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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