Noob Spearo Podcast

Interview with Anthony Hafoka Learn more at Benefits of CO2 training for spearfishing Fitness – better than altitude training Lose Weight Swimming and Movement in the water The Relaxation>Self Control Reflex Recovery Breathing Time in the Water Increases Red Blood cell count and volume Anthony joins us from New Zealand to chat about his experiences spearfishing and playing underwater hockey. This chat has some great insights about breathing, specifically surface intervals and recovery breathing. I enjoyed the stories and tips about blackout, training and thinking more seriously about buying a dive watch to help you keep a longer surface interval. If you would like to learn about CO2 training benefits then this is a good listen. Time Stamps 5:00 Anthony Hafoka introduction and background 8:00 Obstacles spearfishing and some of the benefits/strengths he had going into it 9:00 Early mentors and opportunities 11:00 Can you share a story about a memorable spearfishing catch? 2 for 1 13:00 Snapper hunting? How did you start successfully targeting them? How do you hunt snapper effectively? What techniques work consistently? How do you burley or chum effectively? 21:00 What is the toughest situation in the ocean you've been in? 24:00 Veterans Vault: Benefits of CO2 training for spearfishing Greater tolerance to higher levels of CO2 from playing Underwater Hockey and Rugby What are physiological benefits of underwater hockey and rugby? How do you recovery breathe? What are some of the other benefits to playing underwater hockey and rugby? What are your insights around surface intervals? 45:00 What is one of the funniest things you've seen out spearfishing? 48:00 What is in your spearfishing divebag? 51:00 Spearo Q&A Mentioned Find Anthony on or Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free  . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range  Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter  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 Chris Dillon This interview brought to you by Spearfishing hunting techniques for days in this interview. Cris walks us through techniques he has used to successfully hunt Bohar Snapper, Kuta (Spanish Mackerel), and Yellowfin Tuna. In the Veterans Vault Cris shares 9 huge spearfishing tips and at least a few will surprise you. His preparation for this interview was excellent and the information shared is absolutely gold. With several world records, countless spearfishing  in exotic locations and his practical South African manner Cris is a real wealth of knowledge and this interview is brilliant. I have to admit it, I'm spewing I missed this chat with Cris. Due to time and work and pressures I couldn't make it so yesterday I had a few rum and cokes and listened to Turbo's first solo interview with Cris and I really enjoyed it. This is a lekker chat with a cool bloke! I sat there taking notes at times as Chris lays out some great insights and tips that he's learned from countless hours spearfishing, talking and watching legends spear and applying his own research and theories. The things that stood out particularly for me were his breath-up technique, 3 specific species hunting techniques, Bok Koors (Buck fever in Afrikaans) and his passion for the sport. Have a listen!   Time Stamps 4:00 Cris's background and beginnings spearfishing. Stealing his Fathers speargun with his brother and getting into mischief with his love of the water. Underwater hockey, triathlons and Lake Kariba. 7:00 Spearfishing Mentors: Mark Jackson and Adriaan Kriel (AK) 11:00 What changes and improvements did you see when you got more serious about spearfishing in your early 40's? 14:00 What are some of your most memorable spearfishing catches? The 3 special fish he landed! Bluefin Tuna Spearfishing World Record 120 kg 115 kg Yellowfin Tuna on Ascension Island Word Record Bohar Snapper (Twin Spot) - 12.7kg The 3 that got away! Black Marlin Cob in South Africa Wahoo 21:00 Bluewater Speargun discussion 25:00 Spearfishing Hunting Techniques -avoiding 'Bok Koors' Bohar Snapper Hunting Techniques Spearfishing Hunting Techniques for Spanish Mackerel (Kuta or Kingfish) Spearfishing Yellowfin Tuna Techniques 37:00 What has been your toughest situation in the ocean? 47:00 Veterans Vault - 9 Top Tips for Spearo's Less is more. Equipment KISS Relaxation, breathing cycle and technique Buoyancy. How much is right? Trophy fish Use a belt reel if you dive with a reelgun If you get a new mask spend 10 minutes per lens with toothpaste to eliminate fog. Carry decongestants Always carry a spare weightbelt on the boat > this removes any decision making conflict about dropping it. De-tension your rollergun rubbers when you are not using it. 61:00 What has been your funniest moment out spearfishing? 65:00 What is your go-to spearfishing equipment? Spearfishing Equipment Mentioned Alemanni Inverted Roller Speargun - Bluewater Canon Riffe Winged Speargun - Bluewater Canon Rob Allen Belt Reel Rabitech Rubber, Spearguns and Equipment Spierre Fins and Salvimar HECs Wetsuits Elios Wetsuits Alchemy Weightbelt Omer Alien Mask and Sporasub Snorkel SportsTube Travel Case "Put a hole between your big toe and the rest of your toes to let the water drain out after dives." - Cris Dillon 75:00 Spearo Q&A Could you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? If you could go back and give yourself some advice, what advice would you give yourself? What current challenges do you face in your spearfishing and how ate you dealing with them? Who is the best person to go spearfishing and why? Mentioned in the Show Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free  . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Use code: noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range  Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter  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 Matt Mattison North California Underwater Hunters President Matt Mattison is an avid abalone acquirer. In this chat with him we get right into Abalone and North California spearfishing. Matt's got plenty of experience and he's a genuinely nice bloke so this episode packs a tonne of information and banter. Time Stamps 5:00 Matts story about getting started spearfishing. Learning how to stalk fish properly, how to hold his breath and equipment. Family traditions chasing Abalone. 9:00 North California Spearfishing and the forum No Cal Underwater hunters. 14:00 What has been your most memorable catch? 19:00 What is your favorite Spearfishing Hunting technique? 23:00 Whats one of the toughest situations you've faced in the ocean? 27:00 Veterans Vault | Abalone Chasing (recorded late 2017) How does the fishery work there? What are the size and limits? How are spearos involved in the fishery management? How do you prepare abalone? What do you look for when you are chasing abalone? Where are they likely to be hiding? Do you find them in groups or alone? How do you pry the abalone off the rocks? Where do you find a 10inch abalone? What locations are the best for finding abalone? How do you clean up the shells? Do the smaller ones taste better? Do you have any more tips for finding abalone? 49:00 What is one of the funniest moments you've seen in the water? 51:00 Spearo Q&A Can you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? If yoiu could start all over again, what would you do differently? In your 30+ years spearfishing what is the single biggest lesson you have learned? If you could go back now and give yourself some advice when you were starting spearfishing, what would it be? Who is the single best person to go spearfishing with and why? 55:00 What is in your spearfishing dive bag? Where can the listeners find you? Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free  . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Use code: noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range  Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter  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

5 Spearfishing Tips to Shorten your Learning Curve  This episode I chat with Luke Potts from Aquatic Rehab TV in New Zealand. Its our second live interview (the original and just like the first one we learn a tonne. In this episode we focus in on 5 spearfishing tips and techniques that can make the world of difference in your spearfishing. We learn why hydration is such an issue for spearos, how to make buddy diving uber practical, + body language hacks, breathing and relaxation tips as well as a couple of laughs along the way. Listen in to 5 actionable spearfishing tips and techniques. As discussed in the interview The Discount:) Luke has offered a discount to the Noob Spearo community!  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/howtospearfish/249056455 Episode Time Stamps  7:00 A bit about current New Zealand conditions and Luke's recent diving. 8:00 Some of Luke's background in spearfishing. Commercial diving, underwater filming and spearfishing. 9:00 Holding your breath. Common questions and issues + an idea about hyperventilation or over-breathing. Discussion about CO2 and how it works with our body. Full breath and relaxation chat with an explanation about a technique Luke employs to make sure hes relaxed. 17:00 The Grab A Spotter technique | A practical buddy technique that works. 20:00 Hydration | Perhaps the most underrated controllable variable on your diveday. This affects fatigue and equalization to a phenomenal extent. Luke explains why we dehydrate faster in the water due to the Mammalian Dive Reflex. 29:00 Spearfishing hunting techniques. Pay attention to tide and current - a good conversation about behavior and interaction between conditions and fish behavior. 34:00 Predatory body language. Why you want to remove it and what to look out for in your own behavior underwater.     The Discount:) Luke has offered a discount to the Noob Spearo community!  Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free  . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Use code: noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range  Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter  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 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. [] '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? 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 Check out the DiveR spearfishing fins 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 Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter 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? 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 Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves (show sponsor) Find James Here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter 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 . Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter 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 . Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free . Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world . Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range Sign up for 'The Floater' - Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter 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 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