Noob Spearo Podcast

Interview with Tim McDonald Targeting species spearfishing with Tim McDonald, what a treat! We have a good Q&A session about finding and hunting Barramundi, Pearl Perch and the infamous Green Jobfish that challenge many spearos. There are some hairy stories in here about boating mishaps, sharks, big fish stories as well as some mindset discussion that might help you take your spearfishing to the next level. Listen into this episode with one of Australia's best spearfisherman, Tim McDonald. [FULL SHOWNOTES AVAILABLE AT NOOBSPEARO.COM] 'Fan-boy alert' - Tim's been one guy I've looked up to since I started spearfishing 6 years ago. He used to feature heavily in the now extinct Spearfishing Downunder Magazine DVD's, of which I spent countless hours watching. He's an interesting character that many of you may recognize from a highly popular YouTube video 'Spearfishing a 138kg Black Marlin' (vid at noobspearo.com). He gets taken for a ride with his reel gun and captures the entire experience on film. When he's not in the water, Tim serves as a Christian Pastor in the Western Suburbs of Brisbane where he also lives with his family. Funnily enough his son now has the spearfishing bug and has begun slowly usurping many of the Queensland state junior records. Tim is sponsored by Riffe, a trusted name in the spearfishing world for many years so we also speak a bit about some of his favorite equipment. Tim McDonald Interview Time Stamps 8:00 Getting started spearfishing Where did you get started spearfishing? Who was an early mentor? What were some of the obstacles you had spearfishing? What resources did you have to learn? Umberto Pelizzari - Manual of Freediving 15:00 What is one of your most memorable spearfishing catches? 17:00 What was your latest spearfishing adventure to the East Coast USA like? 19:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique? 24:00 What has been your scariest moment on the ocean? 30:00 Veterans Vault - Targeting Species Spearfishing | Barramundi | Pearl Perch | Green Jobfish What are some actionable tips to target each of these species? What do you need to understand about the species? What are some of your personal bests? What are some crucial techniques for hunting each species? Where do you find each species? What body language do you employ? When you have found a good lay on the bottom do you throw sand, rub coral or make noise? 51:00 What is the funniest thing you've seen out spearfishing? 57:00 What is in your spearfishing dive bag? Check out a huge range of Riffe equipment here Check out the DiveR spearfishing fins here Use the code: NOOBSPEARO at checkout to save $20 on every purchase $200 65:00 Spearo Q&A If you had to start all over again, what would you do differently? If you could go back in time to when you were just starting what advice would you yourself? During your 15 years spearfishing, what is the single biggest thing you've learned? Who is the single best person to go diving with? Could you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you iun one sentence? Find Tim on Instagram Here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with James Nestor This is a wide ranging, free flowing chat with James Nestor, the Author of Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells us About Ourselves. I found out that James is also a spearo and came to it through freediving. Spearfishing was the logical next step after pairing his strong sense of responsibility towards the ocean, along with his new found passion freediving. His selective mindset towards fishing is awesome and its something that many of us recognize in our own spearfishing mindsets. In this interview we delve into his experience starting both freediving and spearfishing, which were both unusual introductions to say the least. We also discuss his bestselling book Deep and many of the situations and information that intrigued me. If you have a lot of curiosity about the ocean in which we spend countless hours chasing fish, then you will enjoy this chat and probably the deep book as well (links to everything we chat about as well as the book are below). Listen in:) James Nestor Interview Time Stamps 4:00 James Nestor Introduction (thanks to Chris Schlenner who recommended the Deep book and suggested we have an interview!) How did you get introduced to freediving? Who were your biggest freediving influences? 9:00 Overview of some of the freediving concepts discussed in the Deep book What is the masterswitch? How do people tap into the mammalian dive reflex? What intrigued you so much about freediving? 11:00 What were some of your obstacles getting started freediving? 17:00 How were you introduced to spearfishing? 25:00 What is one of the toughest situations you've been in in the ocean? 27:00 Veterans Vault Marine Mammal Communication What is the experience like diving with sperm whales? What are some of the research challenges that freediving is helping to overcome? What are you guys investigating currently with marine mammal communication? CETI Foundation - get involved Freediving Physiology What do you understand about blood-shift? What other physiological responses do our bodies have to freediving at depth? Can diet affect or improve our freediving performance? Mentioned in the interview are these people and situations: Herbert Niches deep dive injury Diving with the Ama (ancient Japanese female diving group) The conservation aspect of spearfishing Taking a homemade submarine journey down to depth Diving with sperm whales Magneto reception and magnetic fields Aquarius Underwater Research Station 52:00 What is one of the funniest things you have seen spearfishing? 54:00 What is in your spearfishing equipment bag? 58:00 California Spearfishing and Abalone diving 60:00 Spearo | Freediver Q & A What is the best advice you have received freediving or spearfishing? Who has been the most influential person in your freediving and spearfishing? What are the current challenges you face freediving and spearfishing? Who is your favorite person to go spearfishing with and why? What three pieces of advice would you give to someone starting spearfishing? Websites and Articles Mentioned CETI Foundation - get involved - freedivers needed! 6 Tips to Go Spearfishing More California Department of Fish and Wildlife Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves Shrek's Deep Book Review Audible Free Audio Book (show sponsor) Amazon Paperback Amazon Kindle book Find James Here mrjamesnestor.com Twitter Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with Gerasimos Kavvadias One of Greece's best spearo's joins us for a good chat about last years spearfishing world championships, Greek spearfishing and some of his own ninja spearfishing hunting techniques. In this chat Jerry shares some good insights into what a mentor really is. Perhaps you don't really need to have a close relationship with someone in order for them to be an effective mentor. Jerry's enthusiasm and passion for spearfishing and the Greek spearfishing lifestyle come through loud and clear and despite English being his second language, Jerry communicates very effectively in this interview. Listen in here! Interview Time Stamps 3:00 We find out a bit about his spearfishing history. Corfu spearfishing beginnings and learning from his Father. 6:00 Trial and error spearfishing. How Jerry overcame some obstacles + a few mentors and what mentors are. 11:00 "Jerry what was your most memorable catch?" 16:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique and how do you apply it effectively? 20:00 Veterans Vault: Competition Scouting What are the common techniques or strategies? What are the main considerations? Search patterns, using electronics for your advantage How do you understand when fish will be at your marked spots? Greek video hunting Dentex 31:00 What is one of the funniest moments spearfishing? 36:00 Toughest situation on the ocean? 40:00 From head to toe, what is your spearfishing equipment? 41:00 Spearo Q&A What is the single biggest thing you've learned during you're 30+ years spearfishing? What is the single best piece of advice you have been given for spearfishing? What does spearfishing mean to you? Find Jerry Here! Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with Pat Swanson Should I try diving for a job? I love the water and I think could spend all day in it so why not make it my job? This is a thought Ive had and in this chat with veteran spearo and ex-commercial diver Pat Swanson we dig right into whether its a good idea or not. Pat's a three time New Zealand spearfishing champion and a resident of Taranaki, New Zealand. This is where I grew up so I was pretty stoked to catch up with Pat in his New Plymouth home. In this interview Pat also lays out some practical tips and ideas for scouting a potential area and we dig into some of the key considerations for assessing its dive-worthiness. Listen into our chat here. Pat Swanson Interview Time Stamps 3:00 Pat Swanson introduction and background + Pat's insights into a dive with Shrek 8:00 Influential Book mentioned Hanz Haas - Dive to Adventure Dive New Zealand - Wade 10:00 What were your biggest obstacles starting spearfishing? 12:00 Commercial Diving for Spearos What has been your experience and background commercial diving? What advice would you give to spearos wanting to try commercial diving? What is required of commercial divers? 19:00 Most memorable fish - New Zealand Hapuka 24:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique and how do you apply it effectively? 30:00 What is one of the toughest situations you've had in the ocean? What happened and what did you learn from it? 34:00 Veterans Vault - Reconnaissance 101 for shore dive spearfishing How do you assess an area? What do you look for? What are your biggest tips for finding spearfishing spots? How to Shore Dive Guide - Part 1 How to Shore Dive Guide - Part 2 3 Online Tools To Find Spearfishing Locations 42:00 Whats been your funniest moments spearfishing? 45:00 What spearfishing equipment do you use? 50:00 Spearo Q&A What is the single best piece of advice you have received for spearfishing? What does the spearfishing experience means to you? Who has been the most influential person to you in your spearfishing and why? If you started spearfishing all over again, what would you do differently? During your 30+ years of spearfishing, what is one of the biggest lessons you have learned? What current challenges do you face in your spearfishing and how do you approach them? Mentioned New Zealand Spearfishing Association Lake Taupo Catfish Cull Challenge Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' - Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with David Hochman One of the coolest dudes in spearfishing, David Hochman joins us fresh from a day out spearfishing aboard his Rhode Island based, Spear-It Charters vessel. With 40+ years spent in the water spearfishing and commercial fishing, Davids knowledge of the marine environment is extensive. We do a massive drop down into targeting Striped Bass, their behavior, environment, sustainable fishery and more. He holds the current world spearfishing records for Striped Bass with both Pole Spear and Speargun + he's put more guys onto Striped Bass than anyone alive - he knows his stuff! Listen in for all the usual laughs + tips, techniques and wisdom from this weeks special guest, David Hochman. Sign up for 'The Floater' - Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox Free 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with Travis Hogan Manufacturing some of the toughest gear in spearfishing, Travis Hogan from Aimrite Australia gives us a good rundown on DIY speargun modification. He shares a phenomenal personal story about shooting a 250lb marlin from a trailer boat as well as a scary moment 60 miles out to sea. A fellow crew member was bitten (badly) by a reef shark and had to be taken by helicopter into Cairns Hospital. If you like listening and talking about all the facets of spearguns then this will be a great listen for you. We have a targeted discussion about trying and testing spearguns, personal preference/bias, budget considerations, shooting styles, common struggles and mistakes people make with spearguns. Listen in and let us know what you think in the comments below. Get your hands on 10 tips to become a better spearo, diveday checklist and Facebook private group all access free here at noobspearo.com

Interview with Brandon Hendrickson Recently Brandon Hendrickson competed in the Roatan World Freeediving Championship and he finished very highly placed. In this interview we talk about deep spearfishing and how to choose both dive buddies and travel companions wisely. In the Veterans Vault section we get into some of the inherent risks of deeper spearfishing, how to manage the risks, the different phases of a longer dive + a few hints and tips about slowly acclimatizing your body for greater depths. Brando is definitely a competitive type of person and so this interview lends well to people that are serious about taking on greater depths in their spearfishing. Sign onto the Noob Spearo Newsletter here and get 10 tips to become a better spearo free!

Overcoming Common Spearfishing Issues This one was a while in the planning and so its fairly comprehensive! Turbo and I encountered a significant number of obstacles starting out and so doing a podcast on overcoming common spearfishing issues was inevitable! If we don't cover your issue then please let us know in the comments below. Heavily mentioned throughout this episode is our Master-spearfishing-post here that contains links to most of our blog posts, guides, videos, podcast episodes and more. If you are in your first year of spearfishing or have yet to shoot your first fish then this is a great episode to sink your teeth into. In this Q&A with Turbo we cover spearfishing problems and solutions for; Equalizing Breath-hold Finding a buddy Hunting Techniques Conditions Finding places to go spearfishing A more comprehensive list of articles, videos, podcasts and more for spearfishing problems can be found here.

Interview with Jim Russell That's right Jim Russell from North California joins us and gives us a full orientation to spearfishing in North California. From conditions to species as well as insights into equipment, local clubs and hunting techniques this is a phenomenal chat with a top bloke:) Jim was super humble when I reached out to him through social media and was very forward about telling me he's 'just a weekend warrior'. Well that's sometimes exactly what we like here at the Noob Spearo and despite Jim's protests hes a super knowledgeable and experienced spearo with plenty of knowledge that we didnt have before speaking with him. Listen into some bloody good banter about spearfishing in North Cal.

Interview with Erez Beatus In this interview we learn why freediving courses are essential for spearo's Erez Beatus from Apnea Australia joins us to give us a great overview of what you can learn on a freediving course. An Israeli born Australia based instructor of the highest caliber, Erez speaks about his background, experience and the benefits to doing a freediving course as a spearo. His knowledge of water and human physiology is phenomenal so this is definitely an important interview to listen to!

Interview with Moss Burmester New Zealand multi-discipline competitor Moss Burmester joins us to discuss parallel skills and more from competitive swimming to spearfishing. We learn more about his personal spearfishing journey and the things that keep him pushing for more. Former Kiwi Olympian #886 Moss has lots of advice and experience training and competing at top levels and so this is a great interview if you share a similar drive. Enjoy:)

This is a 3 part interview talking about the hazards of spearfishing with sharks. The first section kicks off with Turbo interviewing Mitchell Marriott a Brisbane local spearfisherman who had his first scare with a 3m shark and wanted to learn more about managing sharks while spearfishing. Second interview is with one of my good Twitter buddies Rene Nel @diverene who joins us all the way from South Africa where he recently experienced a severe Great White Shark attack while spearfishing close to Capetown. Rounding out the interview with just a good solid overview and some very practical ideas is local legend Trevor Ketchion. If you'd like to hear more from Trev listen to our interview with him here or join him on the Submerged Pscho's Facebook page where you will find some of the best spearfishing videos ever. Whenever you tell someone that you go spearfishing the inevitable question is "but don't you see lots of sharks?". The short answer (depending on whether or not you're speaking to attractive ladies in a bar" is that yes, we do. Most of us do anyway and so it's only fair that you want to learn more about how to deal with shark issues while spear fishing. Listen into this episode for a real good overview of this issue. Leave your comments down below!

Interview with Kevin Daly 6 x UK spearfishing champion Kevin Daly joins us for a cracker chat about everything from competition strategy to maintaining ear health over prolonged days diving. We discuss spearfishing world competitions in multiple locations including last years competition in Greece. Kevin is also the former world record (current South African record holder) for Spanish (King) Mackerel. Its a great story as he shot the fish and then carried on diving for crayfish, hanging the huge behemoth from his float! Kevin's been spearfishing in many locations including the U.K, South Africa, Australia, Europe, Venezuela, Croatia, and more. Listen into a chat with a true veteran of the sport!

Interview with Ant Judge Freedive training for spearfishing. In a pool, in the ocean, in a lake, Ant is adamant that training improves your techniques so that you can improve your spearfishing. In this interview Ant lays out some gold nuggets about not only the advantages of pool training but also some specific techniques that you can try. As an experienced and highly regarded freediving instructor this interview has tonnes of insights and also provides a compelling reason why everyone should do a freediving course.

Interview with Sean Hascup Costa Rica Spearfishing Guide at Hascup Hunts Sean joins us to share a bit about his spearfishing journey. The adjustment from Florida to Costa Rica spearfishing conditions was quite interesting to learn about. He started spearfishing in Stuart, Florida chasing Lobster and other species while pole fishing but when the … Continue reading NSP:056 Sean Hascup Costa Rica Spearfishing Guide →

Boating 101 Episode Bar Crossing with Bill Corten Bills is a renown Australian boating, fishing and bar crossing teacher with many years of experience in the marine industry. A little known fact about Bill is that he also used to spearfish and play underwater hockey. These days Bills regularly runs coastal bar crossing courses … Continue reading NSP:055 101 Coastal Bar Crossing with Bill Corten →

Interview with Jeromy Gamble **Retro – Episode**Throwback Soundbites Jeromy Gamble is one of the drivers behind Spearing Magazine. A resident born and raised Floridian. 12-13 years ago Jeromy got serious about spearfishing and read everything available in forums and online. His attitude and approach to spearfishing these days is very relaxed and he speaks a … Continue reading NSP:054 Jeromy Gamble Spearing Mag's burly bomber →

Interview with Nat Davey In this chat with multiple world record holder Nat Davey we learn about hunting the elusive New Zealand Snapper, DIY Kingfish Sashimi, claiming world records and how rewarding it is to be with someone else who shoots a fish of a lifetime. Nat started diving at 9-10 y/o however he didn't … Continue reading NSP:053 Nat Davey Spearfishing 50kg Yellowtail Kingfish →

Interview with Niall Cameron the Mussel Cracker (Unfortunately we lost a bit of sound quality with this interview so our apologies!) Bloody cracker interview with Niall Cameron, a small charter boat operator in South Africa. Niall is a tonne of fun and he's exactly the type of bloke I love to go spearfishing with. Fresh … Continue reading NSP:052 Niall Cameron the Mussel Cracker →

6 Tips To Improve Your Bottom Time This episode is Turbo and I discussing multiple ways to increase and improve your bottom time. Several meta themes are identified including relaxation, streamlining, economy of movement, as well as several options to explore if you would like to go even further. If you would like to extend … Continue reading NSP:051 101 6 Tips To Improve Your Bottom Time →

Episode 50! Interview with Peter Saunders In this chat with Peter Saunders we talk about issues relevant to every spearo such as; The broad threats to spearfishing and how spearo's can make a difference What representative bodies such as the USFA and AUF in Australia do for spearfishing Easy actions everyone can take to improve our … Continue reading NSP:050 Peter Saunders President of the Underwater Skindiver's and Fisherman's Association →

Interview with Sebastian Kramer Sebastian Kramer is a German born spearo living predominantly in Wellington, New Zealand. An adopted kiwi by choice, Sebastian now trains people about how to freedive and he also takes guided spearfishing trips to various locations in the Pacific including Tonga which is famous for sail fish and dogtooth tuna. In … Continue reading NSP:049 Sebastian Kramer German/Kiwi Freediving Instructor and guide →

Interview with Adventureman Dan Byrne Interview with a young American bloke traveling the world spearfishing. This interview comes from a listener request (James Fisher) and Dan was good enough to join us over skype while he was in South Africa. This episode is jam packed with Dan's stories, adventures and tips for guys and girls … Continue reading NSP:048 Adventureman Dan Byrne →

Spearfishing Buddy Protocol Episode covering buddy basic's for spearfishing *This episode is heavily based off this blog post by Turbo. The reasons to have a clear spearfishing buddy protocol are multitude; Your mate could save your life in the event of blackout You could save your mates life in the event of blackout You land … Continue reading NSP:047 101 Spearfishing Buddy Protocol →

Interview with Jose Debasa Renown spearfishing photographer and videographer Jose Debasa's photography has been inspiring me for ages. He has a unique style that really puts you in the perspective of the underwater hunter (check out some examples here). In this episode we dial in on Jose's experience and progression filming and editing spearfishing videos. … Continue reading NSP:046 Jose Debasa SpearHeads Underwater Photographer →

Spearfishing in Scotland? Pneumatic Spearguns? Thats right! Listen into this interview with Grant Laidlaw, a proper kilt wearing, Mcewan's lager drinking Scottish Spearo In this episode we make a call to Scotland to learn about Scottish spearfishing and hear about Grant Laidlaw's personal spearfishing journey. Overcoming different challenges he has faced is a … Continue reading NSP:045 Grant Laidlaw Scotland Spearfishing and Pneumatic Spearguns →

Podcast Tips, Accessories and Hacks To Help You Master Your GoPro for Spearfishing Finally an episode dedicated to using a GoPro for spearfishing! This episode covers everything from after purchase to post edit GoPro use. About this episode We start the episode in the studio, with Turbo and I giving a run through on some … Continue reading NSP:044 101 GoPro for Spearfishing →

How To Use Drones for Spearfishing Interviews with UAV Coach Alan Perlman and Adreno Drone Enthusiast Kahlee Andrews This Drones for spearfishing episode was inspired partially by watching Drone footage that uniquely captured a spearfishing adventure. The first guest in this episode, Adreno Manager Kahlee Andrews is a former womens spearfishing champion and has taken … Continue reading NSP:043 101 Drones for Spearfishing →

Interview with Ted Harty In this interview with Immersion Freediving Instructor Ted Harty we do a deepdive into equalizing. Ted also shares a bulletproof buddy protocol which is simple but foreign to many spearo's. Its the best buddy technique I've heard and I know it works when implemented. Some key takeaways from the interview for … Continue reading NSP:042 Ted Harty Equalizing Ninja from Immersion Freediving →

How to Prevent Seasickness Preventing Seasickness is brought to you in partnership with Adreno Save $20 when you spend $200 or more on your next spearfishing equipment purchase at spearfishing.com.au In this episode Turbo and I share about what we've learned about preventing seasickness. This interview is heavily based on Turbo's popular blogpost how to get over … Continue reading NSP:041 101 Preventing Seasickness →

Audio Interview With Vasilis Koroneos Creator of 'My Blue Mind' 2nd place film in the Deepex – Ill Pescatore in Apnea Video Competition Joining us from Greece for this interview is Vasilis Koroneos a Civil Engineer who is well known for his spearfishing videos. In this interview we talk about target spearfishing species in Greece, … Continue reading NSP:040 Vasilis Koroneos Greek Deepex Finalist →

Interview with Kimi Werner an international spearfishing ambassador Kimi Werner is perhaps the worlds most easily recognizable spearfishing personality. Her video Variables has been viewed nearly one million times and for good reason, its sensational. In this interview we explore some of her experiences traveling the world spearfishing. From diving in the frigid waters … Continue reading NSP:039 Kimi Werner the vagabonding speara →

101 Caring For Your Catch Shorter episode this week covering everything from shooting your selected fish to putting it on the plate in front of your loved ones. Caring for our catch's is absolutely essential for every spearo as spearfishing is recognised as one of the most sustainable and selective forms of fishing. Due to … Continue reading NSP:038 101 Caring For Your Catch →

Rick Trippe Darwin Dolphins Dirtywater Diver The composite spearfishing story-teller, Rick Trippe is a highly experienced Australian spearfisherman with a well-founded reputation for taking down Black Jewfish. This interview is chock-full of Ricks stories and you cant help but be entertained by his passion and excitement. Still hunting fish in Darwins dirty water while contending … Continue reading NSP:037 Rick Trippe Darwin Dolphins Dirtywater Diver →

Travis Corken Neptonics Australia Bluewater Spearfishing Equipment Episode In this interview with Travis Corken Neptonics Australia owner/operator we do an in depth Q&A to learn more about equipment for bluewater spearfishing. Removing points of failure, keeping equipment simple and building trust with the fish were all themes that come through strong in the interview. If … Continue reading NSP:036 Travis Corken Neptonics Australia →

Emanuel Bova from MannySub Emanuel Bova is competing this year in the Australian team that is going to Greece in the next few weeks. Get behind the Aussie team here! About Manny's Spearfishing Equipment Journey Manny grew up in Genoa, Italy, and started spearfishing way back in 1984. In 1988 he moved to Sydney, Australia … Continue reading NSP:035 Emanuel Bova from MannySub Spearfishing Equipment →

101 Freediving For Spearfishing with Pete Ryder This episode is a nuts and bolts 101 freediving for spearfishing interview with Pete Ryder from howtofreedive.com. Pete is a freediving instructor based in London, U.K who has developed two online courses for people who want to learn more about freediving. The 10 metre Freediver is an entry … Continue reading NSP:034 101 Freediving For Spearfishing →

Interview with Rob Gates You might remember Rob Gates from our 101 Croc Episode where he shared about 2 different personal crocodile attack experiences. A love affair with Crocs helped Rob plan a move from Zimbabwe to North Queensland, Australia 7 years ago. He still enjoys spearfishing and talks a bit about transferable skills from … Continue reading NSP:033 Rob Gates Freshwater Assassin & Croc Survivor →

Interview with Dwayne Herbert Kiwi Spearfishing Champion It was a pleasure to interview Dwayne Herbert the 7 time New Zealand Spearfishing and 1 time Australian Champion recently. Dwayne is sponsored by Beuchat and lives and works down the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand. Dwayne shares with us the story of how he … Continue reading NSP:032 Dwayne Herbert Kiwi Spearfishing Champion →

101 Spearfishing Beginner Setup This episode covers an overview of the basic spearfishing beginner setup. We cover the speargun, rigline, speed spike, float and flag setup every new spearo should be using. This episode is right back to basics and is all about helping new spearos to keep it simple. The temptation in spearfishing is … Continue reading NSP:031 101 Spearfishing Beginner Setup →

Interview with Ian Puckeridge, Australian Spearfishing Champion This interview with Ian Puckeridge aka 'Pucko' has been a longtime goal for Turbo and I. Pucko is a multiple time Australian and New Zealand spearfishing champion as well as representing Australia over a long period of time in international events. With 40+ years spent spearfishing, an 83kg … Continue reading NSP:030 Ian Puckeridge, Australian Spearfishing Champion →

Interview with Aaron Chasse Speared Apparel Founder + SpearHeads Collaborator This is an interview chock full of good actionable intel for spearfishing! Aaron Chasse, the founder of Speared Apparel and a SpearHeads TV collaborator takes our GoPro Q&A and runs with it. We ask him about the various mount options (head/gun/frame/etc), other critical accessories for … Continue reading NSP:029 Aaron Chasse Speared Apparel Founder + SpearHeads Collaborator →

101 Spearfishing with Crocs This 101 audio interview features several stories from spearfisherman who have been attacked by Crocodiles. These guys were nice enough to come on the show and share their stories with us along with the lessons they learned from being attacked by crocodiles while spearfishing. This one is a little off the … Continue reading NSP:028 101 Spearfishing with Crocs →

Interview With 16 yo Rock Hopper Pete Morris +10 Tips to Become A Better Spearo Pete Morris (a regular listener of the Noob Spearo Podcast) joins us from the South Coast of New South Wales to share about his experience's with rock hopping. His personal experience's with the dangers of spearfishing from rocky surf beaches were by turns alarming … Continue reading NSP:027 Pete Morris 16 y/o NSW Rock Hopper + 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo →

Interview with Sean Hartley Underwater Hockey A Complimentary Sport for Maintaining Spearfishing Fitness A school teacher by day and a rampant 'frothing at the lips' underwater hockey player by night, Sean Hartley is a passionate evangelist for both spearfishing and underwater hockey. If you don't know much about underwater hockey and would like to know how … Continue reading NSP:026 Sean Hartley Underwater Hockey Ambassador →

101 Ciguatera Poisoning This is an audio interview with Levi 'Turbo' Brown about his experience with ciguatera poisoning after eating some affected fish from North Queensland. Turbo developed symptoms shortly after arriving home and eating a Parrot fish over 2 nights. He joined me after spending 3 weeks off work, sick at home and spending his time doing extensive research … Continue reading NSP:025 101 Ciguatera Poisoning →

Ben Choi Texas Oil Rig Spearfishing & Blackout Survivor Joining us from Galveston Texas is Ben Choi, a bloke who came on Noob Spearos radar via the Freedivers Facebook page with a video that shared his personal experience with samba & blackout. In this Youtube footage Ben and a few friends are chasing Mangrove Snapper … Continue reading NSP:024 Ben Choi Texas Oil Rig Spearfishing & Blackout Survivor →

Louie Van Senden, spearfishing writer and drystore co-founder In this interview with Louie Van Senden we go deep into finding and hunting the Australian Mulloway or Jewfish. Mulloway are similar in some ways to the American White Sea Bass or South African Daga Salmon and can be found in shallow water and make a memorable … Continue reading NSP:023 Louie Van Senden, spearfishing writer and drystore co-founder →

101 Shore Diving, a spearfishing beginners guide If you want to know about how to begin spearfishing from shore then this interview covers the basics such as; The importance of local knowledge and preferably an experienced buddy Clear dive planning particularly around entry and exit points Hunting techniques Rigging your gear up for entering through … Continue reading NSP:022 101 Shore Diving →

Coatesman, Our much anticipated interview! Chris Coates is a born and bred South African currently traveling all over the place with spearfishing and formerly commercial diving. When he's at home in South Africa he lives on the Dolphin Coast of KwaZulu Natal. You can find out more about Chris at Coatemans Spearfishing Safaris, where he takes people … Continue reading NSP:021 Chris Coates, Spearfishing Guide, Writer, Photographer & More →