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NSP:238 From 0 – 2.3 Million YouTube Subs | Aquatic Apes aka Lenny Logsdail

NSP:238 From 0 – 2.3 Million YouTube Subs | Aquatic Apes aka Lenny Logsdail

Interview with Lenny Logsdail aka Aquatic Apes

Todays interview is with Lenny Logsdail aka Aquatic Apes! You may know him from Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube, here is his story of how he started spearfishing, how he ended up in Bali, Indonesia and how he went from 0 – 2.3 million subscribers! Hear about spearfishing in Bali and around Indonesia, hunting huge dogtooth tuna and wahoo, island life, filmmaking and Youtube! We hope you enjoy this episode with a legend of the spearfishing Youtube game!

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 05:55 Welcome!
  • 08:00 How to achieve Youtube success
  • 11:30 Moving to Bali, Indonesia
  • 14:20 Indonesia vs Florida
  • 19:00 Your big Hollywood movie career?!
  • 20:40 How to go spearfishing in Bali

  • 28:35 How to get rid of the rust
  • 30:35 Walk us through your speargun and float setup
  • 35:10 How to shoot more big fish
  • 37:45 A budget friendly, DIY trip to hunt Dogtooth Tuna
  • 40:55 Why do you love spearfishing?
  • 45:05 Asian foods
  • 49:25 Tell us about your Youtube channel!
  • 53:50 Spearfishing with a camera
  • 01:00:30 Controversial videos: for the Karens!

  • 01:07:25 Where do you find your music?
  • 01:11:45 Monetizing your channel
  • 01:18:50 How to get better
  • 01:25:15 How do you plan and write videos
  • 01:29:40 Getting better at whatever you do

  • 01:36:15 Practical film making tips
  • 01:41:15 Losing a friend: Shallow Water Blackout
  • 01:48:10 How to buddy dive better
  • 02:05:10 Spearo Q&A
  • 02:09:30 Outro

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NSP:237 The Stalk Outdoors Life | Andy

NSP:237 The Stalk Outdoors Life | Andy

Interview with Andy from the Stalk Outdoors Podcast!

Todays interview is with Andy from the Stalk Outdoors Podcast! Andy is a frothing spearo and an avid outdoorsman with a particular interest in bow hunting. We chat about his spearfishing story, his days in the commercial dive industry, scary stories and some epic fish hunts! Get some excellent and practical tips on gear, spearguns, fins and so much more. Go have a listen to the Stalk Outdoors Podcast and hear his interviews with other legend spearos and hunters like Trevor Ketchion, Zachary Schmidt and many others! Such a good conversation, thanks for being on the show mate!

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Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 08:55 Welcome Andy!
  • 12:45 Keeping spots secret
  • 19:15 Where did you start spearfishing?
  • 27:30 Working in the dive industry
  • 34:50 Being a spearo dad
  • 39:05 Have you taught spearfishing before?
  • 42:00 How do you get from 10m down to 15m+? What tips do you have?
  • 45:35 Scary stories
  • 50:25 Ego in spearfishing – pushing too far
  • 01:00:00 Favourite species to hunt
  • 01:04:55 Spearfishing techniques and tips
  • 01:09:40 Recent success story: Red Emperor
  • 01:12:50 Shrek’s Red Emperor story
  • 01:17:40 What gear is in your dive bag?
  • 01:20:00 Spearguns
  • 01:28:50 Fins
  • 01:37:25 Don’t dress up like a christmas tree
  • 01:41:00 Tell us about the Stalk Outdoors Podcast!
  • 01:45:00 Thanks for being on the show Andy!
  • 01:46:00 Outro

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NSP:236 Spearing Unmolested Oceanic Pinnacles with the Crisp Boys | Matt and Ben Crisp

NSP:236 Spearing Unmolested Oceanic Pinnacles with the Crisp Boys | Matt and Ben Crisp

Interview with Matt and Ben Crisp

Todays interview is with Captain Matt and his First Mate Ben Crisp! A massive thanks to Matt and Ben with Prosail for hosting us on our Whitsundays Spearfishing and Sail trip! The Crisp brothers are veteran sailors that looked after Shrek, Eckart and the crew while sailing around the Whitsunday Islands! With praise all round for dealing with the rugged windy conditions, keeping everyone safe and putting them on some good fish – they did a legendary job this week! Hear some BTS stories of the wins, close calls, spearfishing tips and tricks and the usual banter you’d expect from Shrek and the crew. Again a massive thanks to Prosail and Salt Sessions for making this trip happen!

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 06:55 Welcome Matt and Crisp!
  • 10:55 Where did your love for sailing start?
  • 14:40 What goes into planning a trip like this?
  • 16:25 How did you start spearfishing?
  • 17:55 How do you dive deep? How to hunt effectively & how to find fish

  • 24:00 Fish species! Red Throat Emperors, Mangrove Jack & the ones that got away
  • 31:55 Teamwork spearfishing: when the fish fight back!
  • 35:40 Matt’s scary stories: pushing your limits too far
  • 43:20 Ben’s scary stories
  • 48:30 Blackspot tuskfish
  • 50:05 Cobia and Bullray

  • 57:30 Line awareness, some stupid decisions and doing way too much at once!
  • 01:02:40 Bombing seamounts, Dogtooth tuna with the Back to Basics boys and tiny coral trout
  • 01:09:20 Funny stories
  • 01:20:00 What dive gear do you use?
  • 01:25:40 What does spearfishing mean to you?

  • 01:29:25 Favourite fish to eat and how to cook it
  • 01:31:00 Dream list of locations or species, rugged conditions and close calls
  • 01:38:30 We had a magic time, we’ll be back for sure!
  • 01:39:10 Outro

 

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NSP:235 Whitsundays Sail & Spear Charter Report | Shrek, Eckart and Crew

NSP:235 Whitsundays Sail & Spear Charter Report | Shrek, Eckart and Crew

Whitsundays Sail & Spear Charter Report

Todays interview is a report from the Whitsundays Sail & Spear Charter! Some gusty conditions did nothing to kill the stoke of the legends that joined us on the sail and spear charter with excellent underwater conditions, loads of PB’s and some great friendships forged! Here are some stories and reports from the trip, we are looking to plan another trip for 2024 so if you missed this one, the next trip will be for you! A massive thanks to everyone that joined us on our trip and made it so much fun! Another great trip from Eckart and Salt Sessions and a massive thanks to Prosail for hosting us!

Join us on our next trip here!

All these images by Blaze Parsons @blaze_parsons

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 06:15 Sailing out to the Whitsunday Islands
  • 38:00 Day 1 Recap: Spearfishing
  • 01:03:00 Day 2 Recap: Highlights and low points
  • 01:22:30 More highlights and low points
  • 01:41:00 Outro

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NSP:234 Spearfishing: It’s Better With a Buddy | Brad Corbett

NSP:234 Spearfishing: It’s Better With a Buddy | Brad Corbett

Interview with Brad Corbett

Todays interview is with Brad Corbett, aka @zulus64! In celebration of world friendship day, Shrek sat down with local legend Brad in a closed-for-the-day Adreno Aspley store to chat about spearfishing! Brad is a regular out in the ocean and has hunted some awesome fish, he gives us some of his tips on being a better hunter and how good dive buddies = more fish. Being ex-military and an ex-corrections officer, Brad has a good sense of risk and risk management, hear stories of some close calls where being in the water with a buddy made the difference between life and death. All this and more in today’s episode, let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 06:00 Welcome Brad – World Friendship Day!
  • 08:50 Buddy diving produces more fish
  • 10:15 Buddy diving keeps you and your buddies safe and alive
  • 13:15 Spearfishing/freediving courses
  • 14:35 Pure froth moments
  • 16:25 Spearfishing as a team sport and dealing with high risk situations

  • 20:40 Buddying up: shooting a marlin with a reel gun, Noob divers and floatline vs reel guns
  • 32:50 Scary moments to learn from
  • 34:10 Weight
  • 35:25 Sharks: “Love ’em!”
  • 38:15 Hunting Jewfish/Mulloway and Blackspot Tuskies
  • 40:05 Making mistakes and getting back into the groove

  • 41:00 Speargun setup
  • 48:10 Funny stories with your dive buddies
  • 50:50 How to get invited back on a spearfishing boat
  • 54:55 What gear is in your dive bag?

  • 58:05 Budget spearfishing charter tips
  • 59:45 Seafood and cooking tips: 99 Spearo Recipes
  • 01:05:15 What you do differently if you had to start over
  • 01:06:20 Dream spearfishing destination
  • 01:07:05 Best tip for Noob Spearos
  • 01:08:20 Thanks for being on the show!

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