Noob Spearo Podcast

Interview with Devin O'Dea and Eric Keener Today's interview is with Eric O'dea of the Backcountry Hunters (BHA) and Anglers and Eric Keener of Fin and Forage! We chat everything 30/30, MPA's, conservation, hunting and how they all connect. We also have a great chat about the upcoming Catch and Cook comp with Fin and Forage, the BHA and Messermeister. A spearfishing competition mixed in with masterchef with a beach cleanup and urchin culling event with prizes for each different category, this is a great idea and we can't wait to see this comp happen! You can visit this link to find out more! Follow Fin and Forage on Instagram and YouTube to get all the latest content they make and hear all the news about this comp! Important times: 00:13 Intro 03:25 Hello and welcome Devin and Eric! 05:30 The Backcountry Hunters and Anglers: what is it and why is it important? 08:00 Hunter and conservationist 12:10 Growing up with deer in your garden 14:25 Eric Keener from Fin and Forage, reintroduce yourself! 18:50 30/30: What is it all about? 21:50 What happened in NSW? 26:35 What is your advice to the everyday spearo? 30:35 Citizen science: iNaturalist and how to get involved 36:25 Food changes mindsets and perceptions 41:15 The Catch and Cook Comp! Tell us all about it! 43:25 Beach cleanup prizes 47:00 What are you doing with the urchins you're collecting? 51:00 Who are the legends that made this possible? Fin and Forage team, Ryan Gentry, @CutProfessor 52:00 Lots of big sponsors and massive prizes! 53:10 The infamous Valentine Thomas story! 58:55 Was your trip succesful? 01:00:25 Devin, do you and Eric ever dive together? 01:01:25 The most fun you can have with your spearfishing friends 01:02:30 "I don't regard nature as a spectator sport" Discuss! 01:05:20 Belonging in a place you don't belong 01:06:25 Go to FinandForage.com and on Instagram to find out more about the competition! 01:09:35 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links Fin and Forage Catch and Cook comp Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Fin and Forage on Instagram Backcountry Hunters and Anglers on Instagram 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

Interview with Samuel Mumford Today's interview is with Samuel Mumford, the frothing Cornish Muso spearo living down under! Growing up in Cornwall, he started spearfishing, frankly by punching them with a blunt speargun. Have a listen to the episode to hear his experience with the Mike Tyson Speargun! From almost getting drowned by a crab to the infamous Cornish Sea Turtle, he has some great tips for hunting fish like Dhufish and Mangrove Jack and has a lot of knowledge other spearos can learn from. With a great attitude and a clear and obvious love for the ocean, we think you will enjoy today's episode with Samuel Mumford! Check out his music here! Important times: 00:13 Intro 01:50 Mitch Noober Story 07:05 Welcome Samuel Mumford! 08:05 You perform at night and spearfish during the day 09:00 What is your daily spearfishing like? 11:35 Growing up in Cornwall 12:20 The Mike Tyson speargun! 17:00 Respect the learning curve 19:10 A memorable catch 23:30 East coast vs west coast of Austrailia 26:20 Who are you diving with these days? 27:35 The Dhufish 29:05 Mangrove Jack hunting tips 35:00 What motivates you to spearfish? 36:50 Getting confident cooking fish 38:30 What about raw fish and ceviche? 41:35 99 Spearo Recipes 42:35 Introducing mates to spearfishing and drawing on knowledge from line fishing 44:15 What do you look for when hunting? 46:55 Garlic Buttered Western Cray with Med Salad recipe from 99 Spear Recipes 48:35 Scary stuff: Almost taken out by a crab! 53:45 Funny stuff: The Cornish Sea Turtle 55:55 What's in your dive bag? 57:45 With your expensive Salvimar Hero 115 Speargun, are you prepared to drop it if you need to? 59:10 What grinds your gears about the spearfishing community? 01:03:15 What are WA's fisheries like? 01:06:15 Plastic fins 01:11:25 Spearo Q&A 01:15:40 Thank you for being on the show @SamTheWaterman! 01:16:05 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links @samthewaterman 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

Interview with Jamie Ryves Today's interview is with Jamie Ryves from Norfolk Island who now lives in Vanuatu! Originally a chef, circumstances meant that work was hard to come by which caused a shift in his lifestyle. He now lives on a smaller island around Vanuatu and goes spearfishing twice a week to support his family! He takes some unbelievable footage, if you have any interest in big game fish like Dogtooth Tuna, this will be your new favourite source of video! Stunning conditions, excellent tips for hunting big Dogtooth and personal stories of Samba's and Shallow Water Blackouts and how he is a safer diver because of them. Check out one of the most underrated YouTube channels around! Important times: 00:13 Intro 02:50 Hello and welcome Jamie! You are from Norfolk Island? 03:55 You live the spearo life and take amazing footage 05:25 The currents are a mystery 06:05 Where did you grow up? 07:50 You are a chef? Are you still cooking? 10:05 You are a specialist Dogtooth Tuna hunter! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijsU8Goxig) 13:30 You have an underrated youtube channel 15:15 Have you thought about guiding? 16:45 What capacity do your charters have currently? 19:00 You get a wide range of species, which are your favourite? 23:10 Tell us about a good hunt 26:25 You were a bodyboarder too, but spearfishing came easier 28:55 You use a floatline but you have shot a few with a reelgun! Tell us about your gear for hunting them 31:30 What are common Dogtooth hunting problems? 38:30 I need to visit you! 40:10 PB's and sharks 44:05 How have you studied the sea conditions? 46:05 So you have some extreme structure, tall sea mounts and volcanic rock drop off's 47:25 How long do you need to stay there for a good trip? 52:20 Freediving in spearfishing: what is your position? 58:00 What about scary stories? Samba's and SWB's 01:09:10 How do you train your buddies to dive safer? 01:12:30 Wayne Judge 01:16:55 Funny stuff! 01:18:25 Funniest friends 01:19:55 What gear are you using? Ruku fins, Aimrite wetsuit. 1 spare shaft. 2 reel guns and a double roller from Aimrite. Riffe bungee. Ocean Hunter and Riffe 3 atmosphere floats. Slip-tip spear 01:27:05 Spearo Q&A 01:34:05 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links nfislander on YouTube @deeplyimmersed on Instagram SPSpearfishing on Facebook 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

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 OceanStateSpearguns.com 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 Dan.org and view all of their medical info here! 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 David Hochman @SpearItCharters 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 https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links @OceanStateSpearguns OceanStateSpearguns.com 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

Interview with Will Brunker Today's interview is with Will Brunker of Aquagat! An innovator in the speargun world, Will has developed several unique and bespoke designs and components for spearguns! Colourful, tough and functional! He gave up his day job to go into making spearguns and components full time and has been making it work! We don't talk much about his spearfishing journey but we sure do geek out about spearguns, from designing them to making custom and unique parts and everything in between. Today's episode is a great one for anyone interested in making their own parts or gear. Be sure to check out Aquagat.com for all the great gear he makes! Important times: 00:13 Intro 03:30 How to write a guest recommendation! Welcome Will! 06:00 You have made a lot of innovation with different materials 07:30 How did you start building spearguns and how do you do it? 09:30 Aquagat is a great name! 12:05 How long have you been doing this? 16:15 How do you manage the balance between work, family and spearfishing? 18:55 What does your spearfishing look like at the moment? 22:25 Mentorship mentality 24:45 Early lessons and experiences in the water 26:45 Dry training 28:05 Speargun accuracy and pool testing 31:15 How do you aim? 32:55 How long should it take to get used to a new speargun? 36:50 Taking your ego out of it 39:40 Let's talk about your spearguns and components 46:00 Keeping your intellectual property safe and R&D 51:51 Buying cheap gear - the poor man pays twice! 54:30 Tell us about your reels, how many designs did you go through until it worked? 59:35 Do you get many Noob Spearos or mostly experienced ones? 01:01:50 "Where form meets function" 01:05:45 Who do you get your speargun inspiration from? 01:07:15 Tell us about your inverted speargun 01:12:30 How hard are they to load? 01:14:00 D Revolution 01:18:10 How to ballast your speargun 01:21:00 Changing the setup too soon 01:24:15 Should spearos have different spearguns? 01:27:25 Bluewater gun rental 01:29:10 Consistency in rubber bands 01:31:25 14mm bands vs thicker ones 01:35:30 Tell us some of your funny stories! 01:41:25 How often are you diving and what all is in your dive bag? 01:42:23 Innegra DiveR fins, Ocra footpockets, in-house prototype wetsuit 3.5mm and 5mm. Magnesium supplement and hydration. 01:47:15 Advice for new spearfishing creators 01:50:10 Spearo Q&A 01:52:25 Thank you for being on the show Will! Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links Aquagat.com @aquagat.speargun.art 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

Interview with Forrest Galante Today's interview is with Forrest Galante! Explorer, TV personality, adventurer and spearo, Forest has a rather large resume when it comes to the outdoors, holding multiple spearfishing world records on speargun and pole spear! Having been on the Joe Rogan Podcast and besides his own podcast The Wild Times podcast, he is most well known for his TV shows where he travels to remote parts of the world in search of extinct and extremely rare animals. We are proud to say that his journey was hugely influenced by spearfishing, join us as we have a great chat about his connection to spearfishing and how that relates to the other work he does. Important times: 00:13 Intro 03:08 Welcome Forrest Galante! 05:52 Wild Times Podcast 07:25 Handling large sharks 10:43 First Tiger shark interaction 13:15 We are still learning about sharks 15:10 You're a HECS man and you've been on the Joe Rogan Podcast? 16:24 Extinct or Alive 18:25 Tell us about your adventures 22:15 The reality of working a job like yours 24:40 Your early work 27:30 Opportunity cost 29:30 You have 6 World Records, which stands out the most? 35:30 You seem to like hunting Wahoo, how do you hunt them? 40:00 Getting towed by a big fish 43:25 Bull sharks and Mako's 48:10 California diving 50:50 Do you hunt with the meal in mind? 53:15 Spearfishing presents unique pressure on species 55:55 What is in your gear bag? 62 inch Diablo Speargun, HECS and Waihana wetsuits, Omer Stingray Carbon 25's, Riffe mask and snorkel 01:01:45 What are the obstacles that you face and how do you overcome them? 01:04:35 Thank you Forest! Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links Wild Times Podcast and Instagram Forrest Galante's Instagram 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

Interview with Tran Lawrence Today's interview is with Tran Lawrence from Taranaki, New Zealand! Originally coming from a line of Vietnamese fishermen, Tran is a great example of someone who truly comes alive when he's in the ocean. Apart from being a great spearo he is also a talented creator, check out his website, Ocean Protagonist, here! Have a listen as he tells us about growing up on the water, his connection with seafood and buying a yacht to go sailing all around New Zealand! He has some great stories from his years underwater. He is also passionate about the conservation side of being in the ocean, he has some great thoughts on that. Let us know your thoughts in the comments! "…stories, photos, videos and anecdotes from someone that hears the ocean when she calls and listens when she sings…..a love for the ocean through the eyes of a photographer, videographer, adventurer, diver, fisherman, sailor, refugee, firefighter, and father..." Important times: 00:13 Intro 04:24 Welcome Tran! You're an ex firefighter? 07:00 The Taranaki lifestyle 08:20 Growing up and career 09:05 A big health scare 10:35 You represent a few brands, Catch Fishing, Splash Dive, Atlantis Dive, Ocean Hunter and Rob Allen New Zealand 12:00 You have some amazing content, how did you get into photography? 13:40 Sailing around New Zealand 15:55 How did you start spearfishing? 17:40 When did you realize that spearfishing was for you? 22:00 Diving in Taranaki is a special experience 23:10 Guide to catching Kingfish 24:15 Scarcity mindset and taking as much as you can 28:00 Have you introduced people to spearfishing 29:35 Swimming pool or trial by fire? 31:20 When you take Noob divers out, how do you guide and teach them? Instill the passion and respect for the ocean 33:00 Your favourite species to hunt 35:00 How has your conservation mindset evolved over your spearfishing journey? 37:15 Wine barrel smoker and smoking fish 42:25 You love to cook, walk us through a recipe 45:00 Using more of the fish 47:20 Sharks as a food source 49:10 Do you enjoy more involved hunts? The hunter mindset 52:35 Creativity and your journey into underwater photopgraphy 01:01:25 How can someone start in underwater photography? 01:03:45 Scary stuff 01:05:45 Spearo Q&A Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links OceanProtagnoist.com @Tran.Lawrence 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

Interview about Travel Spearfishing with Jerry Guerra Today's interview is with Jerry Guerra and it's all about travel spearfishing. Ever watch a Daniel Mann video and think to yourself: "I want to travel to other countries and spearfish"? Maybe you've seen films like David Ochoa makes about his trips around the world filming the fish up close and personal. Or maybe you just listened to the previous episode about Palapas Ventana, traveling and spearfishing were made to go together! Doing your first big trip can be a logistical and planning exercise in patience, you don't want to get to your dream destination and not have your fins or speargun! Jerry gives some great Noob tips on doing spearfishing trips, advice for international travel, navigating airports with spearguns, packing, charters and so much more! What big trips have you done to go spearfishing? Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 Important times: 00:13 Intro 05:40 Welcome back Jerry! Spearos are natural travelers - why is that? 08:25 You've just come back from Africa? 09:45 Guides and charters 15:55 Sportube 17:30 Neptonics Speargun Travel Bag 22:00 Zips 23:30 Traveling with a "SPEAR-GUN" is a bad idea 25:15 Weightbelt and carry on 27:25 Fins as carry on 31:15 Travel fins 36:38 Surf bag 37:25 Issues with security in Russia 39:05 Marine reserves and local laws 41:10 Packing tips 42:10 Have extra wetsuits 43:12 Phone your guide or charter just before you leave 43:30 Checklist for all your gear 46:15 Lost luggage 47:35 Spare parts 49:45 Electrolytes and hydration 54:30 Countries where spearfishing is illegal 57:20 Convincing your spouse 59:00 Finding dive buddies in new countries 01:03:21 Local laws and catch limits 01:05:20 Shorter blades 01:06:35 TSA lock and locking your bags 01:07:20 Choice of airline 01:10:50 Pool testing blue water spearguns 01:15:10 Parting tips 01:17:45 Where do you want to travel? 01:18:50 First aid 01:19:25 Neptonics Bleed Stopper 01:20:00 Good fillet knife 01:20:50 How can people follow you? Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links jerry@neptonics.com Neptonics.com Instagram @Neptonics_worldwide 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

Interview with Deryck Tan Today's interview is with Deryck Tan from WA. An Equine Dental and Veterinary Surgeon by day, mad spearo/gyotaku/cooking seafood chef type dude by... I suppose day too! He is an extremely talented artist specializing in the art of Gyotaku - making fish prints! What started as an interest quickly became an obsession, from experimenting with his first fish to now taking commissions. Have a listen to some of Deryck's funny stories and lessons he has learned along the way and get some tips to get into doing your own gyotaku! Deryck is also great in the kitchen and is passionate about seafood, in particular the underrated species. Learn about tempra vs tempura, alternative fish species and get some insight into abalone and urchin cooking. Have you also been inspired to make your own gyotaku? Tag Noob Spearo in your posts, we'd love to see! Important times: 00:13 Intro 04:45 Welcome Deryck! 05:40 Tell us about yourself! 06:35 Cooking inspiration 07:05 Where did your passion for gyotaku come from? 10:45 Why are Dhue fish so hard to shoot? 12:56 Meeting Bert from Old Man Blue for his cray loop 14:20 How did you start spearfishing? 16:45 Spearfishing course and diving deeper 19:53 What skills did you get out of your spearfishing course? 21:42 Tell us about your gyotaku! Tell us about the stamps 25:25 Who buys your artwork? 27:55 What materials are you using? 30:35 How to gyotaku: Thaw and clean fish, pat dry, use scrap rice paper to remove all the moisture especially around the eyes, dilute ink, paint fish with ink but NOT the eyes, get rid of excess ink (use cotton or material), Circle piece of paper to keep the eye protected. Put paper over fish and push it in. Pull it off, add details to the eye, add your stamp. 35:45 Difficult to gyotaku: crustaceans. How long do they take? 38:00 Do I lose the meat if I gyotaku a fish? 39:18 Gyotaku mural 40:00 Where do you get your inspiration from? @gyotakunaokistyle and @fishingforgyotaku 41:45 Tips for trying gyotaku for the first time 42:45 Spangled Emperor and tempra vs tempura 43:55 How do you make a tempra sauce? 48:55 What do you like to drink with your fish? 50:00 99 Spearo Recipes 52:20 Urchin/uni 57:45 Walk us through the journey of getting and building your speargun 01:00:30 Diving in current and caves with a reel 01:05:15 What is your favourite species to hunt in your area? 01:09:10 Tell us about your zen mode 01:09:50 Diving with buddies or alone? 01:14:45 Funny stories! 01:18:45 What else is in your dive bag? Old Man Blue Cray Loop! 01:22:35 Favourite sustainable fish 01:25:15 Spearo Q&A Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links Deryck.Gyotaku on YouTube @Deryck.Gyotaku on Instagram @dinner.with.deryck on Instagram Gyotaku by Deryck on Facebook 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

Interview with Tim Hatler & Brock Kennedy Today's interview is with Tim Hatler & Brock Kennedy of Palapas Ventana in Baja, Mexico! Surrounded by amazing sea's almost year round and with options for when the weather is bad, they have some of the world's best spearfishing out there. They run spearfishing trips where spearos Noob and experienced alike can get in the water and have an opportunity to shoot potentially world record fish! Listen to the stories they tell from their many years running spearfishing trips, advice on booking and preparing for a trip and some of the fun you can expect! From riding Great White sharks to cruising in luxury, if you are wanting a memorable spearfishing experience, go look at Palapas Ventana! Important times: 00:13 Intro 04:00 Welcome Brock and Tim! 05:35 Where in the world are you? 07:05 You have an ocean full of life 08:40 Introduce yourselves and Palapas Ventana 10:15 Tell us about your accommodation you have an offer 12:10 How does it work for international travelers coming to visit? Logistical issues 14:25 How long do you need to have a decent trip? 5 days of diving 15:30 February has the worst conditions, least fish 17:05 Trade winds 19:15 How remote do you travel on these trips? 20:50 Brock, how did you start spearfishing? 22:10 Scuba spearfishing 24:20 Coming from cold water to now having warm tropical water, how has that changed your spearfishing? 25:35 Tim, how did you start spearfishing? 29:00 Spearfishing in Guadeloupe 31:45 Spearfishing with Great White sharks 34:40 What fish do you love to hunt? Tell us about Wahoo 38:05 Most memorable Wahoo 40:12 Roosterfish 42:06 Yellowfin Tuna 44:45 Grouper hunting 50:25 What other locally inspired experiences have you included? What food are you eating on your trips? 57:35 Scary stuff: how do you deal with emergencies? 58:16 Does guiding take away from your spearfishing experience? 59:50 Describe the perfect clients 01:01:40 Funny stories 01:06:50 What's in your dive bag? 01:10:10 List of gear to bring: Don't fly with weights! 01:10:55 Spearo Q&A 01:13:21 Thank you Tim and Brock! Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links contact@palapasventana.com Palapas Ventana on Instagram palapasventana.com 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