Interview with Justin Baker
Fort Pierce Fireman Justin Baker joins me for one heck of a chat. There is a full-on conversation about hunting specific reef species and there are plenty of tips and ideas for you to try out and improve your own spearfishing skills.We also focus in on Fort Pierce as a spearfishing desitination and I ask him all about conditions, species, and how spearos roll in his part of Florida. Listen in and let us know what your biggest takeaway is!
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Justin Baker is the fourth SpearHead we have had the pleasure of interviewing (Jose Debasa, Aaron Chasse & Andrew Quincoses have all been on the show). These guys have an extremely cool YouTube Channel called SpearHeads TV so check it out and subscribe.
Timestamps
4:30 Justin Introduction. Sponsors SubSea Spearguns, Saltlife, Speared Apparel (past), Frontlne Freediving, Speared Magazine, Neuretic PoleSpears, Sharkshield.
7:00 Surfing and snorkelling from a young age and his spearfishing origins
11:00 First mega stoke fish on the spear – Mangrove Snapper
15:00 Looking fish in the eye and relaxation
18:00 Figuring fish out. Seeing, identifying, planning an approach/method for attracting them. Tricks and ideas for targeting difficult species
29:55 Mid-Handle Speargun – Justins chosen weapon of death
36:00 Scariest moment spearfishing and what he learned from it. Spearfishing SpearHeads TV Blackout Video
44:00 Veterans Vault: Fort Pierce Spearfishing
- What is the bottom and structure like?
- What species do you commonly target?
- What species are great for noobs to target?
- Can you spearfish?
- What is the vis like?
- Ripcharts App for weather
- How do guys start spearfishing in the area?
- Lobster hunting techniques
61:00 Funniest moment out spearfishing (Subscribe to SpearHeadsTV on YouTube here)
63:00 What is in your divebag?
66:00 Find Justin on Facebook | Instagram
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