Interview with Chris Coates

Todays interview is with Chris Coates, returning for a 3rd episode! In this episode, Shrek catches up with the legendary spearfishing pro from South Africa who’s on a journey to perfect speargun technology. Chris shares an intense story of a shark encounter that almost cost him a finger and talks about his journey trying to perfect speargun technology. They dive deep into the all the details that make spearguns work well. Roller’s, rubber thickness, and the pros and cons of different shafts. Chris also talks about his new Devil Fish spearguns and his upcoming spearfishing bootcamp in Mozambique, which you can sign up for on his website coatesmans.com. Today is a look into the finest details that make your speargun either work really well or miss every single time. Get ready to learn a lot!

Check out our first 2 episodes where we meet Chris Coates in NSP:021 and NSP:166 which is all about making your speargun shoot straighter!

Important times

• 00:00 Intro
• 06:08 Welcome back Chris Coates!
•  07:03 Spearfishing Bootcamp in Mozambique
• 16:23 Advanced Spearfishing Techniques
• 31:32 Understanding Fish Movement and Aiming Better

• 32:06 Reef Diving Configuration for Spearguns
• 33:20 Guiding and Shooting Techniques
• 34:25 Shark Encounter and Safety Lessons
• 35:54 Spearfishing Gear and Techniques

• 38:37 Speargun Mechanics and Rubber Bands
• 54:25 Shafts and Floppers: Preferences and Performance
• 01:04:30 Spearfishing Stories and Experiences

• 01:08:02 The Origin of ‘Devil Fish’
• 01:08:48 Updates on Old Friends
• 01:09:33 Speargun Options
• 01:14:11 Challenges of Scaling Up
• 01:18:17 The Importance of Consistency in Gear
• 01:20:46 Instinctive vs. Classical Marksmanship
• 01:34:09 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up