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NSP:231 Infamous Latham, Dogtooth, Film Making and Chasing Your Dream | David Ochoa

NSP:231 Infamous Latham, Dogtooth, Film Making and Chasing Your Dream | David Ochoa

Interview with David Ochoa

Today’s interview is with the legendary David Ochoa! If you don’t know his name PLEASE go have a look at his instagram and youtube channel, you will not be disappointed! Some of the most epic spearfishing footage you will find, David has made a name for himself as a world class spearfishing guide and cinematographer. He was on the show 8 years ago and today makes his comeback to the Noob Spearo podcast with an update on his life, spearfishing stories and his epic camera and film work! Hear all about spearfishing around the infamous Latham island, his camera gear and editing workflow, making a living off of something he truly enjoys and so much more! Do yourself a favour and go check out this video on youtube of his trip to Latham island!

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 02:55 Patron Curly voice message
  • 12:55 Welcome David Ochoa!
  • 15:15 David is a force in the spearfishing world
  • 18:05 Making a living off of something you truly enjoy
  • 23:00 Spearfishing as a currency

  • 26:35 A FROTHING instagram
  • 29:20 How do you plan a spearfishing trip?
  • 36:30 Video editing workflow

  • 42:05 Social media and mental health
  • 44:05 Infamous Latham: tell us about it!
  • 50:10 Sharing knowledge and tips vs keeping info private
  • 53:40 Warm up spearfishing to prepare for big fish
  • 56:10 I’m a 25m diver –  can I hunt dogtooth around Latham?
  • 59:25 What is the appeal of Dogtooth Tuna and social media?
  • 01:10:40 Tragedy in Florida

  • 01:16:30 Video editing, story telling and cutting footage: filming vs diving
  • 01:21:55 What goes into producing these videos?
  • 01:25:00 Who are your spearfishing role models?
  • 01:35:45 Poo stories
  • 01:40:15 The realities of life
  • 01:43:50 Thanks for being on the show!
  • 01:48:20 Outro

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NSP:230 Blue Water Shore Diving | Wahoo for Days | Nick Anastasia @teamseamonkeys

NSP:230 Blue Water Shore Diving | Wahoo for Days | Nick Anastasia @teamseamonkeys

Interview with Nick Anastasia / @teamseamonkeys

Today’s interview is with Nick Anastasia, aka @teamseamonkeys from Hawaii! Most people think of long boat trips and hours out to sea when they think of “blue water” spearfishing. Nick does his blue water spearfishing from the shore! The unique topography of Hawaii means that within a hundred meters from the shore, you can be in hundreds of meters of water! This brings its own dangers of massive current and swell, but also brings along a whole host of blue water pelagic fish! If Yellowfin, Bluefin and Dogtooth Tuna are considered by-catch, you know you’re in a good spot for spearfishing! Hear stories of epic hunts around Hawaii, close calls far out to sea, some awesome Hawaiian underwater photographers and spearos, blue water hunting rigs and gear and so much more. Go give @TeamSeaMonkeys a follow on instagram for some epic content, guarantied to make you froth!


Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 05:35 Welcome Nick from Hawaii!
  • 06:00 What are you doing in Japan?
  • 08:25 Spearfactor podcast, the Hammer & French Polynesia
  • 10:05 Your dad’s sailfish hunt
  • 13:40 How long have you been spearfishing for?
  • 15:25 Mark Mohler aka @markshark808 with some amazing photography
  • 17:50 Pineapple Kidz Spearfishing
  • 18:35 Blue water shorediving! Safety, gear and stories!
  • 25:15 Angled fin blades
  • 28:10 Amazing photoshopped Ono picture, gyotaku

  • 34:50 Using massive blue water roller guns, double double inverted roller!
  • 39:55 Adapting to a large speargun
  • 41:20 @paul_hutchings spearguns
  • 42:20 Wahoo spearfishing tips
  • 44:15 Jamie Ryves @deeplyimmersed
  • 44:50 Explain your float and rigging system
  • 53:55 Common Noob Spearo issues in blue water spearfishing
  • 58:30 Hunting Yellowfin and Bluefin Tuna in California

  • 01:06:25 South African spearfishers are hardcore!
  • 01:13:30 Faith and spearfishing
  • 01:17:55 Why spearfishing makes you froth
  • 01:23:50 Public speaking tips
  • 01:26:40 Safety tips
  • 01:30:25 Hawaiian spearos
  • 01:32:20 Thank you for being on the show Nick!
  • 01:33:50 Outro

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NSP:229 African Spearfishing Retreats, Ocean to Plate SBT & More | Eckart Benkenstein

NSP:229 African Spearfishing Retreats, Ocean to Plate SBT & More | Eckart Benkenstein

Interview with Eckart Benkenstein

Today’s interview is with Eckart Benkenstein from Salt Sessions! Today is all about Southern Bluefin Tuna: how to hunt them, how to land them, how to bleed and care for them and most importantly: how to get the best seafood out of them! Caring for your catch taken to the next level as we also talk about dry aging, ceviche, 99 Spearo Recipes and so much more! Eckart runs some awesome spearfishing and freediving retreats and he has a few trips coming up soon in and around Australia as well as a massive trip to South Africa for a spearfishing and safari retreat! Visit saltsessions.com.au to find out more and book your spot! There’s even rumors of Eckart and Shrek teaming up for a Noob Spearo and Salt Sessions spearfishing retreat soon! Check the links mentioned below and contact Shrek to tell him you’re interested!

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 11:55 Welcome Eckart!
  • 13:50 Your courses are great! Kilsby Sinkhole
  • 15:40 Seafood on the Freedive retreat
  • 16:15 Hunting Southern Bluefin Tuna -ocean to plate & a fisheries success story
  • 19:50 Minimum size for Bluefin
  • 23:35 Sexual maturity and sustainable hunting
  • 25:15 Caring for your catch and tuna hunting gear
  • 33:00 Bleeding tuna

  • 38:10 Processing the fish vs preparing your hunting gear
  • 42:15 What do you do when you get the fish home? Fish of a lifetime
  • 45:10 How to break down a tuna
  • 48:25 Storage and transporting a large fish
  • 50:25 Aging tuna at least 48 hours – fresh vs aged | 99 Spearo Recipes
  • 55:30 @tassieadventureman’s smoked tuna
  • 01:00:55 Dive watches – pro’s and cons. Suunto, Garmin, Cressi, etc
  • 01:08:55 Divebud

  • 01:13:15 Apple iWatch for high performance freediving?
  • 01:17:00 Joe Rogan Podcast with Joel Turner Bow Hunting
  • 01:19:45 Improving your technique – 1 word prompts and breaking the action into separate parts
  • 01:35:00 Tell us about your freediving retreats! Whitsundays Retreat
  • 01:39:10 Taking Noobs out to dive
  • 01:41:00 African spearfishing retreat
  • 01:46:00 Noob Spearo & Salt Sessions Great Barrier Reef retreat
  • 01:49:35 How to get involved in these awesome retreats!
  • 01:52:00 Noob Spearo and Kieren Limpus weekend spearfishing course
  • 01:54:10 How do you do your ceviche?
  • 01:57:15 Thanks for being on the show!
  • 01:58:10 Outro

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NSP:228 Respecting the Fish | Compassion, Conservation and Hunting Consciously | Kelsea Albert

NSP:228 Respecting the Fish | Compassion, Conservation and Hunting Consciously | Kelsea Albert

Interview with Dr Kelsea Albert

Today’s interview is with Dr Kelsea Albert, multiple world record holder, multiple time USA and World champion huntress and at her core, a frothing speara! Apart from her life saving medical work, she has a huge passion for sustainable hunting. She firmly believes in the value of “one shot – one kill” and has spent her life improving her craft to become an extremely effective hunter. Hear stories of how her husband asked her out on spearfishing dates, the perfect poke bowl, tales of her world record Seabass hunts and some new and unique ways to attract fish! Thanks so much for being on the show Kelsea, it’s great to see someone so passionate about hunting! If you could take one thing out of this episode: treat your fish the same way you would a deer!

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 05:10 Welcome Dr Kelsea Albert!
  • 08:20 Faroe Islands whale hunting
  • 11:25 Spearfishing dates!
  • 14:15 Growing up hunting & one shot one kill
  • 21:40 Halibut & spearfishing tourism, competitions

  • 29:30 Where does your day job and spearfishing cross over?
  • 34:30 Hunting critics
  • 39:35 What research have you done with freediving and spearfishing?
  • 44:30 What is the perfect Poke bowl? Give us your recipe!

  • 49:00 Practical advice for new spearos
  • 54:45 How do I improve my aim?
  • 01:01:40 Unique ways to attract fish!
  • 01:04:55 Funniest moments while spearfishing
  • 01:10:05 The perfect first date: spearfishing!
  • 01:14:15 How can competitions improve their safety?
  • 01:24:50 Local knowledge and sustainable hunting
  • 01:29:05 Memorable hunts
  • 01:37:55 California kelp forests, A Journey Beneath

  • 01:44:10 What gear is in your dive bag?
  • 01:54:40 Self-determination
  • 01:58:25 Treat your fish like you would a deer
  • 01:59:18 Outro

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NSP:227 Rowing, Spearing and Pooing in a Bucket Mid-Atlantic | Glyn Sadler

NSP:227 Rowing, Spearing and Pooing in a Bucket Mid-Atlantic | Glyn Sadler

Interview with Glyn Sadler

Today’s interview is with Glyn Sadler! He is part of a group of friends that decided to row across the Atlantic ocean! We chat all about preparing for a massive trip like this, spearfishing off a row boat and how his time in the military has helped his spearfishing. Mental health is a huge talking point, rowing for weeks on end with 3 other men in a tiny boat is going to push you to a place you probably haven’t been before, Glyn has some great thoughts on how to overcome some mental challenges. We also talk about using the bathroom out on the sea and some of the hilarious stories that come with that!

A special Happy Birthday to Glyn’s son Harry and his wife Sarah!

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 05:25 Welcome Glyn!
  • 06:35 Your military background, spearfishing and ocean rowing
  • 12:00 Mental health
  • 14:40 Useless people
  • 18:00 Resilience and the reality of rowing across the ocean
  • 30:05 Great struggle brings great victory
  • 33:40 A hard reset for your mental health
  • 39:00 How did the bathroom work?

  • 42:10 Spearfishing and ocean rowing
  • 45:05 Tell us about your boat!
  • 52:15 Tell us about this race and the sponsors!
  • 01:00:55 @Adventures_Per_Mare – rowing and spearfishing the UK coast
  • 01:08:40 Fitness
  • 01:12:15 Australian visitor out on the Atlantic
  • 01:20:40 Spearfishing in Northern Wales
  • 01:25:20 4.4lb Mullet

  • 01:28:20 Spider crabs in the shallows and diving with your kids
  • 01:33:50 99 Spearo Recipes and harvesting food from the ocean
  • 01:41:45 Thanks for joining us Glyn!
  • 01:42:40 Outro

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NSP:226 Chat GPT top 10 Ethical Concerns with Spearfishing + Q&A | Trevor Ketchion & James Sakker

NSP:226 Chat GPT top 10 Ethical Concerns with Spearfishing + Q&A | Trevor Ketchion & James Sakker

Interview with James Sakker and Trevor Ketchion

Today’s episode is a chat about the revolution that is ChatGPT! Does AI have a place in spearfishing? Do we still need freediving and spearfishing courses run by humans or will AI take over? We’ve enlisted the helpful and exciting conversation of Trevor Ketchion and James Sakker! We even had a few Patron guests join us as we ask ChatGPT questions about spearfishing and react to them! The top 10 ethical concerns, ChatGPT vs Google, who is the best spearo, where are the best spots, hyperventilation and so much more! We also ask the most important question: Who has the most luxurious beard in spearfishing? Listen til the end to find out the answer! Massive chat that’ll no doubt stir up some controversy, let us know what you think about this!

 

Important times:

  • 00:13 Intro
  • 07:25 Welcome James and Trevor!
  • 10:30 What is ChatGPT?
  • 12:30 ChatGPT vs Google
  • 16:10 Hyperventilating
  • 21:25 10 Biggest ethical concerns for spearfishing: 1: Overfishing
  • 26:40 2. Impact on non-target species
  • 31:45 3. Habitat destruction
  • 37:10 4. Ecological imbalance
  • 44:20 5. Poaching
  • 47:15 6. Endangered species

  • 52:55 7. Human safety
  • 53:45 8. Cultural appropriation in spearfishing
  • 57:35 9. Contribute to invasive species
  • 01:02:20 10. Unethical practices (scuba??)
  • 01:06:15 Who are the best spearos and who have the most luxurious beards in spearfishing?
  • 01:10:10 James, you had a rough spearfishing run!
  • 01:13:50 Patron guests
  • 01:15:00 Trevor’s poo story from the Inter Pac’s
  • 01:20:30 What does ChatGPT think about spearfishing?

  • 01:23:45 What’s coming up on Catch It Grow It Cook It?
  • 01:25:15 Female spearos
  • 01:27:15 Submerged Psychos new videos
  • 01:30:10 Last thoughts
  • 01:33:30 Thanks for stopping by guys!
  • 01:34:40 Outro

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