NSP:185 Matthew Novakovich | Making Ocean State Spearguns

Interview with Matthew Novakovich Today's interview is with Matthew Novakovich, the man behind Ocean State Spearguns! Born out of seeing a need that he could fulfill, Ocean State Spearguns are hand-crafted timber spearguns that can be customized to your liking! Want a big mid-handle 5 band blue water speargun? Or how about a short speargun for low viz diving and shooting in caves? Matthew has you covered! Starting as a small hobby, he gave Cameron Kirkconnell one of his spearguns to test and he's been making more ever since! Doing most of his diving in the usually dirty and cold Atlantic, he has learned a thing or two about making robust spearguns that work well and look good while doing it. Check out to see what he's doing! He has some great insights into barotrauma and has a story about how it almost ended his diving career but more importantly - how he responded. If you have a barotrauma and are being told you'll never dive again then give the Divers Alert Network (DAN) a call! Visit their website and view all of their medical info Not all injuries are permanent!   Important times: 00:13 Intro 02:30 Hello and welcome Matthew! 03:55 You have some nice fish over there like Tautog 05:00 05:55 Tell us about Ocean State Spearguns 11:15 How do you make your spearguns? 12:40 How many spearguns are you making? Are you making spearguns full time? 15:00 So you started spearfishing again after 15 years! 16:15 What are your diving conditions like? 18:00 Did you just shoredive? What type of diving are you doing? 19:50 What was a memorable fish to hunt? 21:22 Colour grading your footage 23:25 Striped bass? 26:30 Biggest obstacles you faced starting again 30:40 How much time did your efforts take to benefit your diving? 31:30 Did your dive buddies progress with you or were some more experienced? 35:00 Is your dad spearfishing now too? 36:55 Scary stuff: Barotrauma 40:00 Pin holes in wetsuit ears 41:00 What did the doctor say? You can never dive again! 42:00 What did the DAN doctors say? Yes you probably can! Dive medicine is sometimes more specialized than most doctors have experience with 49:30 What's next with Ocean State Spearguns? Rollers? 52:30 Social media 54:20 Componants 57:05 Shafts 57:50 Do you any do any off-shore bluewater diving? 58:40 Do you get a guide when traveling? 59:40 Travel speargun? 01:01:40 Funny stuff 01:04:50 What gear is in your dive bag? Mako and Salvimar wetsuit 01:06:00 Mako fiberglass fins 01:07:10 How long is your 'warm' season? 01:08:15 Spearo Q&A 01:10:00 The speargun building community is great! Where should people look to find out more? 01:11:00 Thank you for being on the show! 01:11:45 Outro   Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android Important Links     Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . 28-day Freediving Transformation (CODE: NOOB28 for 15% off) | Equalization Masterclass – Roadmap to Frenzel | Free Courses | Freediving Safety Course | How to Take a 25-30% Bigger Breath! | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their | ‘Spearo Dad’ | ‘Girls with Gills’ | ‘Jobfish Tribute’ | Fishing Trips () Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing