Interview with Tom Sandstrom, Angus Knox and Cameron Wise
Today’s interview is a little different, join Shrek and his good mate Cam as they go on a spearfishing road trip down to Sydney! Today we are in the Moonee Tavern in Coffs Harbour after a day of spearing, having a few brews, a good meal and a great chat with mates! Shorediving, breaking in new wetsuits, cooking tips and what conditions you can expect when diving around Coffs Harbour. Join Shrek and his mates in the pub after a day of spearfishing!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 06:05 Welcome everyone!
- 07:00 New wetsuits
- 10:25 Shorediving in Coffs Harbour
- 11:30 Abalone: size, how to find them and how to cook them
- 13:50 How is your seafood game?
- 16:20 Cooking fails
- 17:30 Mushy Kingfish Pastrami
- 19:25 Dry-Aging
- 21:45 Icing fish
- 24:45 Smoked Mullet
- 27:35 What conditions can we expect diving here?
- 31:50 Too cold for Kingfish?
- 33:30 Tips for shooting big Kingy’s
- 36:45 Hunting Parrot fish and Dhufish
- 40:20 Do you wear a GoPro?
- 43:25 What are the best months for diving here?
- 44:40 How can someone start diving in Coffs Harbour? Coffs Harbour Spearfishing Club!
- 47:45 What makes a good dive buddy out here?
- 49:18 Good habits and ettiquette
- 51:20 3 free online tools help find secret spearfishing spots
- 53:10 Core freediving techniques
- 54:30 Stress testing
- 57:25 Can you remember your first big Kingfish?
- 01:00:20 Family spearos
- 01:02:40 Spearfishing Competitions
- 01:04:20 Gunther Pfrengle
- 01:08:05 Barriers to entry – getting past the first year
- 01:10:00 We shoot 3 Luderick, how are we cooking them?
- 01:11:20 Dhufish
- 01:14:35 Thank you and Thwaites Marine for taking us out and treating us so well!
- 01:17:30 Spearo Q&A
- 01:22:00 Outro
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