

Noob Spearo Podcast
Isaac 'Shrek' Daly
Interviews with spearfishing experts, authorities and characters from all over the world.
Actionable, Frothworthy and Mildly Humourous:)
If you don't love spearfishing now, give it 3 episodes and some time in the brine
Find out more at http://www.noobspearo.com
Actionable, Frothworthy and Mildly Humourous:)
If you don't love spearfishing now, give it 3 episodes and some time in the brine
Find out more at http://www.noobspearo.com
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Aug 24, 2022 • 1h 11min
NSP:198 Australia East Coast Part 4 | Central Coast Spearing | Central Coast Sealions (x6)
Interview with the Central Coast Sealions (x6) Today's interview is with 6 of the Central Coast Sealions! Several ex-presidents, the current president and a bunch of super stoked spearos join Cam and Shrek as they chat all things Central Coast diving and how being involved in a club has made a huge difference. Get an window into the inner workings of a spearfishing club from the guys that do it, organising comps to getting noob spearos into the water to being a good boaty, today's conversation is an interesting one! Tips for diving the headlands, predicting weather conditions, being a good boaty, how to disguise your photos to hide the location and some hilarious stories from the guys who've been diving out there. Lots of laughter and some really actionable info, let us know what you think in the comments! Follow them on Instagram: @CentralCoastSealions and join their Facebook group! Here is the podcast Shrek mentioned about the fishing lures and the sounds they make. Important times: 00:13 Intro 07:00 Welcome Alistair! 08:30 Club social meetings, welcome Andrew! 10:10 How many dive days do you get in a year? 13:00 Welcome current President Josh! How do you get noob spearos started? 16:35 Which lobsters do you get around here? 17:10 Welcome Mark! 19:30 Becoming a skipper: first time taking divers out 23:25 Welcome Dave! 26:20 How many days with good viz do you get here? 27:55 Central Coast swell 29:25 What weather apps are you using? 34:55 When the water is dirty, we adapt and do something else 36:30 Big white boulders, avoiding the kelp and what to expect on the bottom 37:40 Seafood: how good are the Central Coast Sealions? 39:25 Abalone 42:05 Foraging 43:15 Spot burning 45:30 How to disguise your pictures 49:55 Best stories! 55:45 Getting rammed by a shark! 01:00:00 How to be a good boaty! 01:03:30 Big seals 01:07:15 Thanks so much for the chat guys! Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links @CentralCoastSealions on Instagram Central Coast Sealions on Facebook Central Coast Sealions Info Page Episode 30: Lure Rattles. The Truth About What Fish Hear (And Don't) Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

Aug 10, 2022 • 50min
NSP:197 Australia East Coast Part 3 | Simon Horvath | Advocacy in Spearfishing
Interview with Simon Horvath Today's interview is with Simon Horvath! If nothing else, this episode will convince you to join a spearfishing club! The wealth of knowledge, opportunities and lessons you get through being in a club is a sure way to get better at spearfishing and have a great time doing it. A club will help get you through that first year, teach you things you would have otherwise taken years to learn and ultimately make you a better diver. Another important benefit is being connected to the voice of spearfishing in your area. With so many stories about new protected areas essentially making spearfishing inaccessible and illegal, having a connection your local government to have your voice heard as a spearfisherman is extremely important. Simon has been playing this role for the Central Coast spearos and been a voice for fisho's and spearos alike. Go find out about your local clubs and join! If there are none, consider starting one yourself! Important times: 00:13 Intro 03:45 We are midway through our journey, today we make a visit to Simon Horvath! 04:25 Lovely rainy weather 05:10 Central Coast Sealions spearfishing club 07:15 Hawkesbury almost lost 90% of their fishing 10:05 Spearfishing makes you acutely aware of your environment 13:00 Education 15:25 How can the average spearo get involved? 19:00 Tell us about your spearfishing journey 21:40 The club made a really big difference 24:15 How to find the Central Coast Sealions 27:10 How many members have you got? 28:55 A club is a great way to get past that first year 30:30 How is your viz? 34:30 Tell us about your sinus issues 39:10 What's a memorable fish you shot? 43:20 Your dream spearfishing destination 43:50 What does the spearfishing lifestyle mean to you? 45:55 Thanks Simon! Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links @simon.j.horvath usfa.org.au auf.com.au Central Coast Sealions Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

Jul 27, 2022 • 1h 11min
NSP:196 Australia East Coast Part 2 | Intelligent Whales, Lobster Boys & Laughter
Interview with James Sakker Today's interview is James Sakker! It's day 3 of Shrek and Cam's East Australian Coast trip and they are chatting with James Sakker! Whales and sharks become a big talking point with loads of stories of encounters and tips for dealing with them yourself. Also some bonus tips for hunting Mackeral and drift diving! Lots of laughter and great stories! Important times: 00:13 Intro 06:55 No lobsters were harmed in the making of this podcast! 07:50 Day 3 on our mission 09:30 You picked an amazing time to come, not 10:55 Big whales and a baby whale 14:25 Tail slapped by a whale 15:40 Scariest whale story 17:40 Diving with Dodgy and a Bull shark! 22:10 Cam's shark encounter 25:15 How should you handle sharks when you shoot a fish? Keep eye contact, roar or make a loud noise underwater. You're big, be aggressive. Except Bull sharks. 30:40 Sharks have strict hierarchies, especially Great Whites. A smart shark is a cautious one. 32:10 Encounters with aggressive sharks 35:00 Poking sharks away and a mate getting bitten 41:10 Tagging Great Whites 42:40 Great Whites throughout the world 44:45 Is it blood or movement that attracts sharks? 46:20 Alternatives to poking 48:15 Thoughts on the swimmer taken in Sydney, very unusual behaviour 50:30 Tiger sharks and Dogtooth Tuna 53:20 Cobia 54:20 What is your diving range at home? 56:25 Drift diving = accuracy matters more than time 01:00:20 How do you dive pinnacles? 01:01:55 Flashers and Mackeral 01:04:20 Sound underwater 01:06:35 What's coming up next? 01:08:05 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links Catch It Grow It Cook It Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

Jul 13, 2022 • 1h 25min
NSP:195 Australia East Coast Part 1 | Coffs Harbour Bluewater Freedivers
Interview with Tom Sandstrom, Angus Knox and Cameron Wise Today's interview is a little different, join Shrek and his good mate Cam as they go on a spearfishing road trip down to Sydney! Today we are in the Moonee Tavern in Coffs Harbour after a day of spearing, having a few brews, a good meal and a great chat with mates! Shorediving, breaking in new wetsuits, cooking tips and what conditions you can expect when diving around Coffs Harbour. Join Shrek and his mates in the pub after a day of spearfishing! Important times: 00:13 Intro 06:05 Welcome everyone! 07:00 New wetsuits 10:25 Shorediving in Coffs Harbour 11:30 Abalone: size, how to find them and how to cook them 13:50 How is your seafood game? 16:20 Cooking fails 17:30 Mushy Kingfish Pastrami 19:25 Dry-Aging 21:45 Icing fish 24:45 Smoked Mullet 27:35 What conditions can we expect diving here? 31:50 Too cold for Kingfish? 33:30 Tips for shooting big Kingy's 36:45 Hunting Parrot fish and Dhufish 40:20 Do you wear a GoPro? 43:25 What are the best months for diving here? 44:40 How can someone start diving in Coffs Harbour? Coffs Harbour Spearfishing Club! 47:45 What makes a good dive buddy out here? 49:18 Good habits and ettiquette 51:20 3 free online tools help find secret spearfishing spots 53:10 Core freediving techniques 54:30 Stress testing 57:25 Can you remember your first big Kingfish? 01:00:20 Family spearos 01:02:40 Spearfishing Competitions 01:04:20 Gunther Pfrengle 01:08:05 Barriers to entry - getting past the first year 01:10:00 We shoot 3 Luderick, how are we cooking them? 01:11:20 Dhufish 01:14:35 Thank you and Thwaites Marine for taking us out and treating us so well! 01:17:30 Spearo Q&A 01:22:00 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links @tommy_dozz @angusknox @coffsspearoclub @thwaites_marine Thwaites Marine Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

Jun 29, 2022 • 1h 25min
NSP:194 Kevin Glen | Mantis Spearfishing and California Diving
Interview with Kevin Glen Today's interview is with Kevin Glen former owner/operator of Mantis Spearfishing, a friend of Forrest Galante and the only guy to shoot a Marlin in California! An engineer and innovator in the spearfishing world with countless awesome stories of him and his mates out in the water! From shooting and losing a Sailfish in Durban to tracking down Yellow Tail and Sea Bass in the Channel Islands, he is a great source of information and knowledge in California. Hear some of his stories in the water, the journey of learning to spearfish and the stoke of doing it with great friends. Be sure to check out Mantis Spearfishing and grab their last stock! Important times: 00:13 Intro 04:50 Welcome Kevin! Tell us about this Marlin! 10:10 You engineered a dive float? 13:50 You have an unusual spearfishing story with a bunch of famous friends! 15:55 Setting the record straight on the record Sea Bass with Forrest Galante! 18:55 What's the spearfishing community like there? 20:10 Wind and swell conditions for the Channel Islands 21:35 Urchin barons 22:05 Sheephead eat urchins 26:05 Mantis Spearfishing - tell us about it! The Roller Muzzle 30:10 What does your spearfishing look like these days? Good dive buddies? 33:30 White Sea Bass 34:50 Vermillion Rock Cod 35:45 Do you think your fisheries are well managed? MPA's, 30-30 and conservation 40:00 Big hearts, well intentioned but completely disconnected from the real world 42:55 What's your favourite species to hunt? Halibut, yellow tail and sea bass 44:55 How are you tracking yellow tail down? 46:15 Using bait fish 48:05 Half Moon bait fish 51:45 Memorable fish 54:10 Fighting the fish - how much tension is right? 56:25 Tough/scary situations 01:00:25 Reels vs floatlines 01:02:15 Jewfish, Mulloway or Kabeljou sounds 01:03:45 Designing gear 01:08:20 We need more people like you! 01:12:00 What's in your dive bag for the Channel Islands? 5mm wetsuit, weightbelt, knife, Scorpio Carbon Fibre fins in Pathos foot pockets, Mantis Spearguns 01:15:30 Spearo Q&A 01:22:00 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links @mantis.spearfishing Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

Jun 15, 2022 • 1h 29min
NSP:193 Rodney Pacitti | How to Get 421k YouTube subs with RoKKiT KiT
Interview with Rodney Pacitti Today's interview is with Rodney Pacitti, aka RoKKiT KiT on Youtube! Today is a gold mine for all things spearfishing and Youtube! Rodney has a successful Youtube channel with almost half a million subs that started off with kayak fishing adventures all the way to solo camping, catch cook videos. He tells us about his channel's success, how he started it, the tips and tricks he uses, how he films and advice for beating the algorithm! Give his channel a follow and let us know what you think of the interview! Rodney makes a living making these videos, be sure to give them a watch and see what he's getting up to. What Youtube advice did we miss? Let us know! Important times: 00:13 Intro 03:25 Welcome Rodney! You were requested! 04:30 Tell us about your Youtube channel! 08:25 Kayak fishing 10:40 Kayak diving 12:00 Where do you go kayaking? 14:00 The fishing lifestyle 15:40 How do you film your trips? 18:55 Acting vs real life 20:35 Youtube inspiration 23:55 Your job as an entertainer 25:25 The Youtube algorithm and how to beat it 32:20 What success have you seen from your channel? Are the millions of views paying off? 37:00 What other tricks and tips do you have for your channel? 39:40 Using analytics 42:00 How do you measure your success? 43:50 Best time to post: 7am Saturday morning Sydney time 46:35 What tools do you use to make these videos? 50:35 Dealing with internet trolls 53:40 Dealing with the fame 57:05 Sydney spearfishing - how, when and with who? 01:01:50 Boat diving? 01:03:00 Gold Coast Freedivers pool training 01:05:45 How often are you diving? 01:07:40 What big challenges do you face in spearfishing? 01:10:25 Scary moments 01:13:35 Do your kids spearfishing too? 01:16:30 What's in your gear bag? 01:18:18 Noob Spearo discount code for Adreno 01:22:05 Where can people find you? 01:22:35 Spear Q&A 01:26:30 Thanks for being on the show! Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links RoKKiT KiT on Youtube www.rokkitkit.com.au @rokkitkit RoKKiT KiT on Facebook RoKKiT KiT on Patreon Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

Jun 1, 2022 • 1h 32min
NSP:192 Paul Rodriguez | Hot Rod Spearguns
Interview with Paul Rodriguez Today's interview is with Paul Rodriguez of Hot Rod Spearguns! A well traveled spearo that has a passion for making great spearguns, he gives us his best advice on designing and building a speargun and he lets us in on a special project he's busy with... a travel speargun! It breaks into 2 parts for easy travel and fits back together into a powerful and effective speargun to take with on holiday! All this and more! Is Cobia the best eating fish? Or is it African Pompano? Maybe it's the Jobfish! Some robust conversation and interesting insights into the different types of spearfishing in different parts of the world. Also, some great advice for hunting Dogtooth Tuna! Enjoy the episode and let us know what you think! Important times: 00:13 Intro 04:30 Hello and welcome Paul! 05:25 You have invented a travel speargun that comes in two parts? How did this come about? 08:55 How do you build your spearguns? 10:40 R&D in spearfishing is long and expensive. How do you protect your IP? 12:55 How does the speargun join back together? 15:35 Mono or dyneema? What length and how strong? 18:30 Line management and avoiding muzzle wrap 22:00 Simplicity is your friend - form follows function 27:20 Tell us about your spearfishing story! Where and how did you start? 29:40 What is the best all-round speargun size? 32:20 Roller's throw the shaft far but lack penetrating power. What do you think? 34:30 Old school vs new school mentality 37:10 Where are you spearing these days? 37:37 Tell us how you process Cobia? 40:30 Palm sugar for ceviche and smoking fish changes the game 43:10 Rubbers/Power bands - what do you see? 44:40 Most consistent setup uses 14mm bands 49:00 What is a species what you love to target? African Pompano 50:45 Besides the thermocline, what else do you use to target them? 52:40 What are you looking for in weather? Water temp and wind 56:05 As you've traveled over the world, what things have you learned about planning a trip to go spearfishing? 58:05 Spearfishing in the Philippines 59:10 What's the most special fish you've ever lost? 01:00:25 Green Jobfish is the best reef eating fish 01:07:05 Tough or scary situations 01:11:30 Having good dive buddies is the most important dive gear 01:13:20 Good buddy diving is also great fun 01:14:10 Funny stories 01:18:22 What's in your dive bag? JBL Mask, white snorkel, Waihana wetsuit, medium to soft blades, Garmin Mach 1, handbuilt dive knife, Travel Hybrid 120 speargun 01:23:44 Gyotaku is a great way to memorialize special fish 01:25:20 Spearo Q&A Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links hotrodspearguns.com @hotrodspearguns Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

May 24, 2022 • 1h 37min
NSP:191 Captain Bly | Tuna Charters and Bespoke Spearguns
Interview with Captain Bly Today's interview is with Captain Bly, owner and Captain of Lineage Charters and the craftsman of Captain Bly Spearguns! A well accomplished spearo who builds spearguns and runs what sounds like amazing fishing charters! Learn about the mighty Bluefin and Yellowfin Tuna and how to hunt them, how he assists spearos to be better hunters in his local waters and some great tips on aging and caring for your fish to make it taste better! All round tons of great info and good conversation about spearfishing charters, spearguns and getting the best eating out of your catch. Be sure to check out Captain Bly on instagram and his websites: lineagecharters.com and cptbly.com! Important times: 00:13 Intro 06:15 Welcome Captain Bly! How did you fall in love with the ocean? 07:50 Your passion for making spearguns 10:55 What changes have you made in your speargun designs? 12:15 Instinctive aiming 14:15 Ballasting, testing and salt water 18:10 Injury from a big recoil 20:15 You're a veteran, how has that impacted your spearfishing? 21:30 Lineage Charters 24:15 Are people open to learning and taking your advice? Learning things the hard way 26:00 Bluefin story - don't give up! 28:40 Common struggles and advice you see 30:55 Bluefin Tuna are an interesting species, tell us about them 32:20 What is the season for Bluefin? 34:49 What about Yellowfin? 36:40 PB Yellowfin: just under 300lb - tell us the story! 37:50 These fish are tough, they can survive a lot - catching a tuna on a line with a speargun still attached to the fish! 39:40 What do you think of the freediving side of spearfishing? 41:25 Weighting is different for different types of hunting 43:50 Hunting Halibut 44:20 The fear of dropping your weightbelt 47:45 Maui funny/scary story 49:30 Taking hydration out in the water with you 50:05 Night time lobster diving - surge pushing you into the rocks 51:00 What's your advice for shallow, rocky lobster diving? 54:40 Dive flashlights - what's your advice? 56:50 Are you using a cray loop? Only hand diving in California 58:00 What technique do you use to get a tough lobster out of its hole? 59:00 Your ocean is particularly beautiful and full of life 01:00:20 Tell us about Lineage Charters! 01:03:25 I've shot a 100lb tuna, what is your process of caring for the catch? 01:07:35 How do you process a tuna? 01:10:00 It's about the journey 01:11:25 Aging fish works - Dry aging masterclass! 01:14:05 Hanging the fish 01:15:15 You had some shoulder surgery! How did you recover your dive fitness? 01:17:05 Do apnea while doing exercises to build up your anaerobic fitness 01:18:50 The Escapade! 01:21:05 The best float: Ocean Hunter 3 Atmosphere 01:25:50 Funny stories 01:28:30 Spearo Q&A 01:33:10 Thank you for being on the show! 01:33:35 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links CptBly.com @captainblyspearguns LineageCharters.com Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

May 4, 2022 • 1h 36min
NSP:190 Yianni Barthelmess | Froth for the Underwater Life | From Father to son
Interview with Yianni Barthelmess Today's interview is with Yianni Barthelmess, multiple recipe contributor and all round frothing spearo from Shellharbour NSW! Drawing from his dad's love for the ocean, he has really turned his life into an ocean inspired one! A talented chef as well, he has submitted several recipes to 99 Spearo Recipes and has a bunch of catch cook videos on his YouTube and Instagram! Get some actionable gardening tips, practical chef skills and some awesome advice for dealing with sharks! We talk everything from food to gardening for seafood, sharks, shorediving and more! Listen in and let us know what you think! Important times: 00:13 Intro 05:30 Welcome Yianni Barthelmess! 07:15 Are you a professional chef? 08:40 Growing a lot of food 11:55 Rain and fish stocks 16:25 How did you start spearfishing at 7? 17:55 Traveling and spearfishing 19:25 What did you learn about spearfishing in a new place? 21:20 How do you find fish? 23:50 The need to be efficient 24:25 Lessons to spear by 26:40 Boat vs shore diving 28:55 Walk us through a dive day! 31:50 The physiology of spearfishing 35:55 Have you logged or cataloged your experiences? 38:15 Raw fish is very popular right now but they are hesitant 39:30 Raw fish safety precautions 40:45 Kingfish raw 42:55 Fermenting foods 44:35 Tell us about your garden! The Noob Gardener Podcast! 45:25 How do you start a garden for seafood? 46:15 Be a soil farmer 48:10 Fish cleaning bench 48:55 Pests 53:20 Tell us about your recipes! 57:20 99 Spearo Recipes 01:00:20 Overcooking fish 01:02:35 Smoking fish 01:04:00 What else draws you to spearfishing? 01:05:45 Encounter with 2 Orcas 01:07:20 Scary stories 01:09:10 Shore diving and sharks 01:10:30 Tips for dealing with sharks for new divers 01:21:05 Who are your favourite dive buddies? 01:25:10 What's in your dive bag? 2mm in summer, 5mm in winter Cressi wetsuit, Rob Allen Sparid 110 and homemade timber spearguns, Rob Allen Cubera mask, Cressi plastic fins for shore diving and DiveR fiberglass fins for boats 01:29:55 Spearo Q&A Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links Hunt Fish Grow Cook on Instagram Huntfishgrowcook on YouTube Affiliate products: Kebab Skewers and Meat Thermometer FreshWaterWorlds.com Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo YouTube Channel Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

Apr 18, 2022 • 1h 23min
NSP:189 Chris Adair the Bottom Hunter | BC Spearfishing
Interview with Chris Adair Today's interview is with Chris Adair from Bottom Dwellers Freediving in British Columbia and we talk everything cold water freediving and spearfishing! Depending on who you ask, "cold" water can mean different things, but when we talk about the cold water that Chris deals with, it's not messing around! Learn some great tips for getting better at diving in sub 10 degree C water, staying warm and comfortable and about some of the awesome initiatives he runs where he partners with First Nations People communities in remote locations and introduces them to spearfishing and freediving! Learn some great tips and how he is giving back to those around him in such an awesome way! Important times: 00:13 Intro 03:45 @DeepWaterDreamin Patrick Ryan voice message 06:05 Welcome Chris Adair! How did you get into freediving and spearfishing? 07:40 You teach freediving professionally 08:25 Bottom Dwellers! We mostly hunt bottom dwelling fish. 11:20 Hunting on the bottom is it's own technique to learn 12:45 Tell us about Bottom Dwellers Freediving! 15:00 Tide to Table / Freedive Harvesting courses 19:05 Foraging in cold water is magical 20:30 Diving seasons 21:20 You have some great photographers 24:30 You have some great community initiatives you run with the First Nations People, tell us about it! 29:25 What is day to day life like in these remote communities? 32:20 Where can people learn more about the Warrior Leadership program? www.bottomdwellers.ca 34:35 The British Columbia Spearfishing Summit 36:25 Regulations - how does Canada compare to other countries? 40:15 Education is the best way to punish mistakes 41:40 Fisheries officers are invited too! 45:55 Veteran's Vault: Cold water freediving and the mammalian dive reflex 48:55 Countering the cold 52:20 Daniel Mann's shorts over wetsuit 55:55 When do you know when you are getting too cold? When you're shivering, get out! 57:00 PFI Level 1 Requirements 58:15 Thick new wetsuits aren't very flexible! What do you recommend? 01:00:20 Cold water struggles: distributing weight! How do you do it? 01:02:00 Duck diving is extremely essential! 01:04:40 Quick tips for staying warm! 01:08:00 Crocs are just a uniform! 01:10:30 Funny stories! 01:15:00 Hunting and foraging techniques: increasing bottom time and looking in the right places 01:16:50 Spearo Q&A Your best resource for improving your spearfishing and freediving Favourite spearfishing buddy and why Describe the spearfishing experience 01:19:55 Thank you for being on the show! Where can people find you? 01:21:00 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links @bottomdwellersfreediving www.bottomdwellers.ca The British Columbia Spearfishing Summit @spearfishingcanada Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Adam Sterns FreedivingFamily.com use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 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! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Old Man Blue | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their Lobster Bag HERE Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' The Best Place to Find Fishing Buddies and Fishing Trips | Fishing Trips (fishingtripsapp.com) Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing


