Interview with Samuel Mumford
Today’s interview is with Samuel Mumford, the frothing Cornish Muso spearo living down under! Growing up in Cornwall, he started spearfishing, frankly by punching them with a blunt speargun. Have a listen to the episode to hear his experience with the Mike Tyson Speargun! From almost getting drowned by a crab to the infamous Cornish Sea Turtle, he has some great tips for hunting fish like Dhufish and Mangrove Jack and has a lot of knowledge other spearos can learn from. With a great attitude and a clear and obvious love for the ocean, we think you will enjoy today’s episode with Samuel Mumford!
Important times:
- 00:13 Intro
- 01:50 Mitch Noober Story
- 07:05 Welcome Samuel Mumford!
- 08:05 You perform music at night and spearfish during the day
- 09:00 What is your daily spearfishing like?
- 11:35 Growing up in Cornwall
- 12:20 The Mike Tyson speargun!
- 17:00 Respect the learning curve
- 19:10 A memorable catch
- 23:30 East coast vs west coast of Austrailia
- 26:20 Who are you diving with these days?
- 27:35 The Dhufish
- 29:05 Mangrove Jack hunting tips
- 35:00 What motivates you to spearfish?
- 36:50 Getting confident cooking fish
- 38:30 What about raw fish and ceviche?
- 41:35 99 Spearo Recipes
- 42:35 Introducing mates to spearfishing and drawing on knowledge from line fishing
- 44:15 What do you look for when hunting?
- 46:55 Garlic Buttered Western Cray with Med Salad recipe from 99 Spear Recipes
- 48:35 Scary stuff: Almost taken out by a crab!
- 53:45 Funny stuff: The Cornish Sea Turtle
- 55:55 What’s in your dive bag?
- 57:45 With your expensive Salvimar Hero 115 Speargun, are you prepared to drop it if you need to?
- 59:10 What grinds your gears about the spearfishing community?
- 01:03:15 What are WA’s fisheries like?
- 01:06:15 Plastic fins
- 01:11:25 Spearo Q&A
- 01:15:40 Thank you for being on the show @SamTheWaterman!
- 01:16:05 Outro
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