Interview with James Sakker

Today’s interview is James Sakker! It’s day 3 of Shrek and Cam’s East Australian Coast trip and they are chatting with James Sakker! Whales and sharks become a big talking point with loads of stories of encounters and tips for dealing with them yourself. Also some bonus tips for hunting Mackerel and drift diving! Lots of laughter and great stories!

Important times:

00:13 Intro
06:55 No lobsters were harmed in the making of this podcast!
07:50 Day 3 on our mission
09:30 You picked an amazing time to come, not
10:55 Big whales and a baby whale
14:25 Tail slapped by a whale
15:40 Scariest whale story
17:40 Diving with Dodgy and a Bull shark!
22:10 Cam’s shark encounter
25:15 How should you handle sharks when you shoot a fish? Keep eye contact, roar or make a loud noise underwater. You’re big, be aggressive. Except Bull sharks.
30:40 Sharks have strict hierarchies, especially Great Whites. A smart shark is a cautious one.
32:10 Encounters with aggressive sharks
35:00 Poking sharks away and a mate getting bitten
41:10 Tagging Great Whites

42:40 Great Whites throughout the world
44:45 Is it blood or movement that attracts sharks?
46:20 Alternatives to poking
48:15 Thoughts on the swimmer taken in Sydney, very unusual behaviour
50:30 Tiger sharks and Dogtooth Tuna
53:20 Cobia
54:20 What is your diving range at home?
56:25 Drift diving = accuracy matters more than time
01:00:20 How do you dive pinnacles?
01:01:55 Flashers and Mackeral
01:04:20 Sound underwater
01:06:35 What’s coming up next?
01:08:05 Outro

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