by Brandon Swanepoel | Mar 15, 2023 | Noob Spearo Podcast
Interview with Øystein Sundland
Today’s interview is with Øystein Sundland from the Havkontoret Norwegian Spearfishing Podcast and we talk all things Norway spearfishing! If Norway wasn’t on your bucket list for spearfishing destinations, now it will be! Cold water, big fish, bigger sharks, night diving and some amazing scenery for when you surface, Norway is a semi-hidden gem in the spearfishing world! Hear some stories and get info from a local Norwegian spearo about the spearfishing in Norway, what gear you need and what fish you can expect to encounter. Øystein runs a Norwegian spearfishing podcast called Havkontoret, if you speak the language then here is an amazing resource for you! Have you been diving in Norway? Let us know your experience in the comments!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 05:25 Welcome Øystein!
- 07:50 Tell us about the Havkontoret podcast and how you started spearfishing
- 11:45 What is the vision for your podcast?
- 13:30 Norwegian fish farms
- 17:15 What is the spearfishing scene in Norway like?
- 18:55 Dill and Scallop pasta
- 22:30 Halibut! What is it like hunting them?
- 27:40 Massive Monkfish on little Christmas eve: how to hunt and cook Monkfish
- 36:45 Your family has some freediving and fishing history
- 40:50 The spearo lifestyle
- 44:55 Hunting using the tidal currents
- 49:30 Keeping spearfishing spots secret
- 50:25 You have some awesome podcast guests – the Turbot King! And other fish species to hunt in Norway
- 54:30 How to spearfish in Norway
- 56:40 Spearfishing Coalfish
- 01:00:20 What wetsuit are you wearing? A Frivannsliv 7mm
- 01:01:30 Diving in fjords
- 01:03:15 Norway spearfishing regulations and licenses
- 01:10:50 What’s in your gear bag?
- 01:12:15 Rig line, float and flag
- 01:16:15 Do you have fishing competition from line fisherman?
- 01:18:55 Scary stuff
- 01:20:30 Buddy diving vs diving alone
- 01:25:40 Funny stuff
- 01:28:05 Getting caught in the current
- 01:30:40 Spearo Q&A
- 01:33:30 Thanks for being on the show! Where can people find you?
- 01:36:20 Outro
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by Brandon Swanepoel | Mar 8, 2023 | Noob Spearo Podcast
Interview with Adam Sellars
Today’s interview is with Adam Sellars from The Pressure Project! Freediving instructor, spearo and all round legend Adam Sellars joins us to chat about the instructor side of freediving courses and how he teaches and trains new and already experienced divers to be safer and more effective. He had a natural talent and excelled at freediving deep, far deeper and earlier than he should have! These ‘mistakes’ taught him valuable lessons that he can now share and teach to his students. Hear about freediving in the Kilsby Sinkhole, how to convince your friends or partner to go spearfishing with you and some banter from the 2 legends, Shrek and Adam!
Here is the infamous wreck dive moment Adam and Shrek mention at the end of the show!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 07:10 Welcome Adam Sellars from the Pressure Project!
- 08:20 The magic of diving in a sinkhole
- 11:35 Assumed level of competence
- 14:45 Spearos who are anti freediving
- 21:00 The Pressure Project: what is it all about?
- 29:30 How to get your friends to go spearfishing with you!
- 33:25 Becoming a teacher vs being a friend
- 43:25 Setting your limits as an instructor
- 56:45 99 Spearo Recipes and cray diving!
- 01:04:05 Who have been the people and resources that helped you get better?
- 01:07:50 Separate your ego from your diving
- 01:17:05 Going ALL IN
- 01:22:15 Body-Mind connection
- 01:29:20 Thanks Adam!
- 01:31:20 Outro
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by Brandon Swanepoel | Feb 22, 2023 | Noob Spearo Podcast
Interview with Francisco Loffredi
Today’s interview is with Francisco Loffredi from Rio De Janeiro! A life time in the water and a culture that celebrates spearfishing has shaped Francisco and the way he dives today, from his early days being a commercial spearfisherman to his development into competition and trophy spearfishing, we chat about the reasons that he’s changed his approach, how competition and sport fishing can actually help keep the sea healthy and some of the hilarious stories he’s had a long the way! An absolute legend with the consistent spearfishing performance to back it up, you are going to learn a lot from him! If you speak Portuguese then check out his podcast: Sangue No Convés! We chat everything from diving super deep to spearfishing super shallow, how to land big fish and the in’s and out’s of commercial spearfishing. Thanks for being on the show mate!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 08:45 Welcome Francisco from Brazil!
- 10:15 Tell us about spearfishing in Rio de Janeiro
- 12:35 Trophy spearfishing and your approach to spearfishing
- 14:30 Shooting from the hip, being prepared when the opportunity arrives.
- 16:50 Headshots and penetration – how and when to perform a proper headshot
- 25:05 What are the prevailing currents?
- 27:00 Spearfishing deeper than 30m
- 32:40 Hunting extremely shallow
- 34:20 Cheating and nefarious behavior for competitions
- 29:55 Spearfishing and diving with your son
- 39:40 What is the Rio spearfishing culture?
- 41:30 Confronting the spearfishing ignorance in the public: facts vs narrative
- 46:55 Debating anti-fishing people, sport fishing could be the answer
- 52:15 Seaspiracy review
- 54:05 Cagarras marine park
- 57:55 Most fish are good to eat, tell the story of fishing
- 01:00:40 Hired by a top restaurant in Rio
- 01:06:30 Seafood is a huge passion for you, what are some memorable recipes?
- 01:13:45 Your favourite species to hunt and how to hunt Grouper
- 01:16:35 Do you have problems with sharks in Rio?
- 01:18:40 Tough or scary situation
- 01:24:00 What dive gear is in your bag? Tell us about your Cressi gear!
- 01:28:45 What other Brazilian dive gear do you use?
- 01:30:25 Spearo Q&A
- 01:39:45 Closing thoughts
- 01:41:45 Outro
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by Brandon Swanepoel | Feb 8, 2023 | Noob Spearo Podcast
Interview with Keiren Limpus & Our Crew
Today’s interview is with Keiren Limpus & Our Crew over on North Stradbroke Island for the inaugural 3 day spearfishing and freediving course! Shrek, Keiren & 8 other Noob Spearos spent the weekend right on the seaside to learn how to spearfish, get their PADI requirements and get fully immersed in the spearfishing lifestyle with likeminded people! Hear the guys thoughts and experiences from the weekend and how it has affected their spearfishing, taking theory and putting it into practice – right off the back garden! With fresh inspiration from 99 Spearo Recipes, we ate well! Thanks to everyone that joined us and made this possible!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 04:10 Welcome to North Stradbroke Island with 9 other legends!
- 05:40 We have been cooking a lot! How did the Black Spot Tuskfish cook up?
- 06:30 David, creator of Scorkl, what was a highlight from your weekend?
- 11:45 Alex, you shot some nice fish!
- 14:00 Learning to buddy dive
- 15:15 Welcome Rexy!
- 16:50 Rescue and safety diving
- 21:25 Scotty, how have you found the spearfishing course?
- 23:55 A great exercise to calm yourself before a deep dive
- 25:20 Hello Jeff! You brought a massive timber speargun!
- 27:20 What training have you done to improve your freediving ability?
- 29:00 How does this course compare to the other courses you’ve done?
- 32:15 Luke, you had a tough moment this afternoon! What happened?
- 37:45 Welcome Linton! 99 Spearo Recipes and how long have you been spearfishing?
- 41:25 Highlight of the weekend?
- 43:25 Are we giving you a good experience?
- 44:50 What can we do better next time?
- 47:20 Score out of 10 and feedback to improve on: David!
- 48:45 Alex!
- 51:00 Rex!
- 52:00 Scotty!
- 52:40 Jeff!
- 55:20 Jayden!
- 58:30 Luke!
- 01:00:20 Linton!
- 01:02:20 Keiren how was your experience hosting this course?
- 01:04:20 Shrek’s review and closing thoughts
- 01:05:10 Outro
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by Brandon Swanepoel | Feb 1, 2023 | Noob Spearo Podcast
Interview with Ben Dunford, Richard Gomes & Anthony Fraser
Today’s interview is with Ben Dunford, Richard Gomes & Anthony Fraser of the Spearo Hangout Podcast in the UK! If you’re a spearo in the UK, you need to listen to this podcast! The Spearo Hangout is a UK spearfishing podcast where you can find out everything you need to know about UK spearing and some of the awesome stories they have along the way! We chat about spearfishing competitions, targeting specific fish, staying warm and the dive conditions in the UK! Thanks Ben, Richard and Anthony – 3 legends making the most out of the UK spearfishing community!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 08:15 Crikey! Welcome Ben, Richard and Anthony!
- 10:00 You have some absolute legends on your podcast
- 11:30 How did you guys start a spearfishing podcast?
- 15:45 Anthony: the punching bag of the podcast!
- 21:50 Ben, tell us about your spearfishing competitions!
- 23:40 Criticism for spearfishing competitions
- 26:40 Buying your first spearfishing gear
- 33:25 You guys had a good end to spearfishing in 2022
- 36:50 Competition ethics and fishery pressure
- 43:05 Why is commercial fishing so disliked in the UK?
- 51:50 Let’s talk cooking! Salt and vinegar chippies and crumbed fish nuggets
- 56:20 How do you cook Mullet?
- 01:00:10 Filleting small fish
- 01:06:20 What’s your proudest hunt/catch so far?
- 01:10:35 Wetsuits and staying warm
- 01:13:45 Memorable fish and cheeky dive buddies
- 01:23:40 Scary stuff: 3 biggest risks in UK Spearfishing
- 01:33:50 Funny stuff
- 01:41:25 Weight for diving in the UK
- 01:47:45 Spearo Q&A
- 01:50:55 Dream spearfishing destinations
- 01:57:35 Thanks for being on the podcast!
- 02:02:40 Outro
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by Brandon Swanepoel | Jan 25, 2023 | Noob Spearo Podcast
Interview with Ben Hohnke
Today’s interview is with Ben Hohnke, founder of Hohnke Outdoors! A frothing spearo and land-based hunter with an entrepreneurial mind, listen in on his journey through spearfishing from being an absolute Noob Spearo to now. He has several recipes in our 99 Spearo Recipes book and has created some amazing spice rubs that you can order for seafood, white meat and red meat or game. We have a good chat about taking “trash” fish, better ways to harvest abalone and have a good discussion about the influential spearos that helped Ben improve to the spearo he is today, as well as the concept of “Gatekeepers” and the role they play in new divers getting into the sport. Go visit HohnkeOutdoors.com and see the awesome products they have and go subscribe to their Youtube channel as well!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 01:30 Old Man Blue voice message
- Welcome Ben Hohnke from Hohnke Outdoors! Who are you and where do you come from?
- 11:05 Where did you grow up and start spearfishing?
- 18:05 How efficiently did you buy your gear?
- 22:30 How do you stay diving fit? Pool training?
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