SpearoBlog: Recent Episodes
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Kelsea Albert’s Spearfishing Journey We interview with World Spearfishing Team Champion and multi world record holder Kelsea Albert. From frog giggin as a child to World Spearfishing Team Champion and World Record Wahoo. We get to now Kelsea and enjoy her passion for our sport. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear SURF FUR […]
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Megan Romine’s Spearfishing Journey We interview Megan Romine a Florida Spearfisherwoman that fell in love with diving so much, she changed her career to get more water time. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear SURF FUR – Surf-Fur.com Segment Sponsors: SPEARING MAGAZINE – SpearingMagazine.com Leave A Comment At The Bottom Get THE SPEAR […]
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Jeremy Caulkins’ Spearfishing Journey We interview Jeremy Caulkins a So Cal Spearo with over 25 years of experience. He’s an FII Freediving Instructor at Dive OC and all around great guy. We talk about how he discovered the sport and he takes us through the highlights of his spearfishing journey so far. Enjoy. Show Links […]
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We are BACK! What happened? We are back on track for 2020 and plan on doing 12 – 24 episodes this year. Listen to this short update for full details. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear SURF FUR – Surf-Fur.com Segment Sponsors: SPEARING MAGAZINE – SpearingMagazine.com Leave A Comment At The Bottom Get THE […]
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Danny Clark Jr’s Spearfishing Journey We interview Danny Clark Jr on of the most humble and positive spearfisherman you could ever meet. We talk about how he discovered the sport and he takes us through the highlights and some scares of his spearfishing journey so far. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear Deeper Blue – DeeperBlue.com Aoshun […]
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Lena Balta’s Freediving Journey We interview Lena Balta an awesome freediver with a phenomenal journey that includes 16x National Freediving Records. We talk freediving competitions, Bests, Firsts, and even a little spearfishing. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear Deeper Blue – DeeperBlue.com Aoshun Spearfishing – AoshunSpearfishing.com Immersion Freediving – ImmersionFreediving.com Segment: The Salty Spearo […]
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Trish Fea’s Freediving Journey We interview Trish (da Fish) Fea an FII Instructor with an awesome background in safety. We talk about how she got into the sport and went from beginner to certified instructor, the importance of quality training, and the minimum training you should have. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear […]
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Ryan McInnis’s Spearfishing Journey We interview Ryan McInnis from In-Sea TV. We talk about spearfishing, travel and his awesome adventures all over the world with some of spearfishing’s best known spearfishermen and women. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear Aoshun Spearfishing – AoshunSpearfishing.com Immersion Freediving – ImmersionFreediving.com Segment: The Trident – MontereyBayTritons.com The […]
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Jerry Gunn’s Spearfishing Journey We get back to that new diver stoke with Jerry Gunn. A long time Scuba diver who is new to freedive spearfishing but is attacking it. We jump into the new diver experience, the expectations, and the realities. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear Aoshun Spearfishing – AoshunSpearfishing.com Immersion […]
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Garo Hachigian’s Spearfishing Journey Founder of Gannet Dive Company Garo came over to The Spear studio and delivered tons of vale for you. We go through his spearfishing journey and the origin story of Gannet Dive Co. A solid episode. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear Aoshun Spearfishing – AoshunSpearfishing.com Immersion Freediving – […]
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Anvar Mufazalov’s Spearfishing Journey Anvar is an amazing spearo and creator of Deep Spearfishing Encyclopedia. We talk about spearfishing the Mediterranean, making spearfishing videos, hunting techniques, and much more. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear Aoshun Spearfishing – AoshunSpearfishing.com Immersion Freediving – ImmersionFreediving.com Segment: The Trident – MontereyBayTritons.com The Salty Spearo – SpearingMagazine.com […]
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Skye Bailey Howard’s Spearfishing Journey Skye is a Louisiana spearfisherwoman with great enthusiasm for the sport and an awesome approach to getting better. She dive oil rigs, cooks a mean fish taco, and has one of the coolest jobs; graphic designer at Spearing Magazine. Sorry boys, she’s taken. Let’s meet Skye. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: […]
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Geoff Coombs’s Spearfishing Journey Geoff is a Canadian Spearo and Freedive Photographer. We talk about diving in Canada under ice, how to make awesome underwater photos, and he gives us some tips for spearfishing, freediving, and photography. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear Aoshun Spearfishing – AoshunSpearfishing.com Immersion Freediving – ImmersionFreediving.com Segment: The […]
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Gregory Cain’s Spearfishing Journey Gregory shares his journey. We talk about spearfishing, photography, freediving competition, and his time traveling and living the dream. Gregory is an avid listener of The Spear so he really brought a fresh perspective. There is a lot of great info in this episode. Also check out the blog post Gregory […]
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The Bill Van Deman’s Spearfishing Journey Bill Van Deman shares his journey that took him from diving in a lake as a kid in Indiana to full blown Florida spearo running/competing in tournaments, teaching freediving and having a blast. A lot of great info in this episode Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: GATKU Polespears – Polespears.com/thespear […]
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The Gary Maugh’s Spearfishing Journey Gary was International Underwater Spearfishing Association’s Athlete of the Year in 1987. The only IUSA Award winner with a focus on Fresh Water. Let’s get into this episode Enjoy. Show Links Segment Sponsors: The Trident – MontereyBayTritons.com The Salty Spearo – SpearingMagazine.com Leave A Comment At The Bottom THE SPEAR […]
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The Grey Beard Adventurer’s Spearfishing Journey Dale was born in 1935. He is a life long waterman with an amazing resume that includes the Athlete of the Year award from the International Underwater Spearfishing Association. Let’s get into this episode and meet the Grey Beard Adventurer Enjoy. Show Links Dale Sanders: GreybeardAdventurer.com Segment Sponsors: The […]
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I’m getting my freedive training on. One of my goals for 2016 is to learn how to safely dive to 100 feet. So I signed up for an FII Level II class in September. I’m nervous and excited to take the class. Not bad nervous. Good nervous. Like when you know you are going to […]
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Welcome to SpearoBlog! This guest post by David Bond is part of the Spearfishing Story Series by SpearoNation Community Members. Enjoy! One of my most epic days of Spearfishing White Sea Bass was at Santa Cruz Island for 3 days on the Peace Dive Boat. Spearfishing Santa Cruz Island Day 1 Saturday (first day of […]
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Don Barthman’s Spearfishing Journey Don started diving in 1952. He was part of the generation of divers that innovated the sport and made it possible for us to have all this great modern equipment. He was a member of the Moby Dicks Dive Club. Also the Purple Urchins, Deep Angles, Richond Pelicans, and dove against […]
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Hi ladies and gents! As the fishing season heats up I want to re-allocate some of my time to get in some diving and finally complete the SpearoNation Spearfishing School project I started working on back in 2013. What this means: I’ll be TEMPORARILY scaling back The Spear Spearfishing Podcast to one (1) (regular […]
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John B. Griffith’s Spearfishing Journey John has been diving for 33 years. He is Associate Editor with DeeperBlue.com. He is a passionate freediver with a plan to make an attempt for a National Static Apnea record. Let’s get into this episode Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: Pre-Roll – 2016USoASpearfishingChampionships.com The Trident – MontereyBayTritons.com The Salty Spearo […]
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Mike Benedict’s Spearfishing Journey Mike Benedict is a SoCal spearo who started in 1964. Born in 1954, he saw SoCal spearfishing evolve into what it is today. He joins us to share some of the stories of his beginner days and some of the epic spearfishing adventures he’s been on. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: Pre-Roll – […]
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Tec Clark’s SCUBA and Freediving Journey Tec Clark has been diving since he was 12. He has over 25 years of experience as a dive educator and a ton of experience in the field. He shares expert advice and best practices for SCUBA divers and professionals on his website ScubaGuru.com He joins us today to […]
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Terry Lentz’s Spearfishing Journey Terry Lentz was the Individuals World Spearfishing Champion at in 1959. He is 79 years young and still dives today. He gives us a glimpse into the days before open cell wet suits and long fins. He gives us some insight into some of the great watermen of the time. Enjoy. […]
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I took a trip out to The Blue Wild Expo in Florida a few weekends ago and had a blast! I’m going to keep this entry short and sweet. I ran around with a video camera not knowing how to approach it at first but by the second day I had it down. We feature […]
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Daniel Ash’s Spearfishing Journey Daniel Ash is a Florida diver that spends most of his time diving the Bahamas. We talk Hawaiian Slings and Polespears. Bahama hunting techniques, safety, and of course spearfishing stories. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: Pre-Roll – 2016USoASpearfishingChampionships.com The Trident – MontereyBayTritons.com The Salty Spearo – SpearingMagazine.com Listener Supporter Give Away Thanks […]
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Mike “Hatch” Hatcher’s Spearfishing Journey Hatch from Hatch Custom Spearguns is an amazing diver and speargun builder. This is an epic episode packed with Spearfishing, Diving, and Speargun building knowledge. By far this is our longest single episode but it is full of knowledge, stories, and will definitely need to be listened to multiple times. […]
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Derek LaVault’s Spearfishing Journey Derek is an amazing diver. A fellow podcaster and part of the inspiration to kick off this show. He produced and hosted one of the original video spearfishing podcasts. Deeper Perspectives. He is the man behind Hi Heat Wetsuits. He joins us to talk spearfishing and share some knowledge with you. […]
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Daniel Koval’s Freediving Journey Daniel is originally from Southern California but now lives in Hawaii. He spent some time as a commercial spearfisherman while working on becoming an FII Freediving Instructor. He talks us through his deepest dive where he hit 266 feet. He shares some next level insights and shares some awesome stories.. Enjoy. […]
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Matt Mattison’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is a Spearo from North California. He started the NorCal Underwater Hunters forum. He spent a whole year diving up and down the California coast. We talk, fishery management, ab diving, kayak setups, scary moments, and he shares some great stories. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: Pre-Roll – 2016USoASpearfishingChampionships.com […]
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Bill McIntyre’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is a Spearo originally from Florida but now living in Southern California. At 77 he has been spearfishing a long time and has seen the sport grow and evolve. He shares some great stories from the 50’s to present time since he is still an active diver. Enjoy. […]
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John Paul Castro’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is a Spearo from Key West. He learned the old school native Spearfishing style as a kid. At age 29 he discovered modern Spearfishing. He putts things into perspective for us on the Trident Segment and talks about what makes a great dive buddy. We also talk […]
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Will Powers’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is a Spearo from Texas. When he realized he could combine his life long passions for hunting and fishing into one, he was all in. In 2011 he added his passion for writing and became the copy editor for Spearing Magazine. We talk spearfishing but we also go […]
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Justin Baker’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is a Florida spearo with an awesome approach to hunting. We talk spearfishing. He shares new tips in The Trident segment and the most gripping shark attack story so far on the show. We also establish when it is OK to to be a creeper. This show was […]
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Angie Anderson’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today starting spearfishing at 7 years old. She is a Florida spearfisher. She competes, has some world records, and most importantly has a great attitude about life, this sport, and safety. Lets dive in. Enjoy. Show Links Sponsors: Pre-Roll – 2016USoASpearfishingChampionships.com The Trident – MontereyBayTritons.com The Salty Spearo – […]
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Mark Laboccetta’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today was 10 when he learned to spearfish in the Mediterranean before moving to the US. His company, Maverick America, was one of the big players in bringing european brands like OMER to the US market. He shares stories about some of the first spearfishing gear manufacturers and how […]
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Bob Pennal’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is a Northern California diver who is one of the Founding members of the Monterey Bay Tritons. He shares the story of how the Monterey Bay Tritons were formed, some intense stories from his career in law enforcement, the lessons learned from them, and how they apply to […]
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Adam Skolnick on Writing “One Breath”, and Life Lessons from The Freediving Line Our guest today is an author and journalist who’s work has been published by The New York Times, Playboy, ESPN.com, Men’s Health, Outside, Wired, BBC.com, Travel + Leisure, among others. He is here to talk about his latest book, “One Breath: Freediving, […]
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Dennis Haussler’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is world class competitive spearo Dennis Haussler. He shares some amazing stories. Gives us a glimpse into the mind of a competitor. He shares some great insights and tips for first time competitors. Are you competing this season? You are going to love this episode. Lets dive in. […]
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Sam Blount’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today Sam Blount from Front Line Freediving is a spearo and PFI Freediving Instructor. He has been in love with the water since he was a kid and decided to make it his profession in 2015. He is based in North Carolina. He shares what North Carolina diving is […]
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Cameron Kirkconnell’s Spearfishing Journey Our guest today is an awesome spearo, waterman, and all around great person. He holds multiple spearfishing world records including a 218 lbs Yellowfin Tuna taken with a Polespear. He has been spearfishing all of his life. He shares great high level insights as well as detailed tip. I am grateful […]
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Jose Debasa – We Talk Underwater Photography and Spearfishing Jose Debasa is an awesome underwater photographer. We talk a little spearfishing but most of the time we geek out about underwater photography, techniques, videography, editing, gear. I am very excited to share this episode with you. We stick to our show format but also do […]
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Interview with Riley “Shark Man” Elliott This episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Riley Elliott. He is one of the worlds authorities on sharks. He is a marine biologist from New Zealand, a spearo, a surfer, a shark conservation advocate. He has been freediving with 39 different species of large sharks. He shares […]
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Interview with Rene Rojas This episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Rene Rojas. He is a world class spearo and competitor. He is a treasure trove of knowledge and experience and in this episode he shares some of that with you. Lets dive in. Enjoy. Show Links Rene’s Facebook Link L.A. Fathomiers MontereyBayTritons.com […]
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Interview with Ted Harty This episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Ted Harty from Immersion Freediving. He is a world class freediving instructor and competitor with an awesome approach to learning. We talk about freediving safety, competition, and how freedive training can make us better spearos. Lets dive in. Enjoy. Show Links ImmersionFreediving.com […]
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Interview with Jeff Forster This episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Jeff Forster on of the founders of the Spearo Industries brand. He shares his spearfishing journey and what Spearo Industries is all about. Lets dive in. Enjoy. Show Links SpearoIndustries.com MontereyBayTritons.com SpearoNation.com/group THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 043 Transcript Coming soon… Get […]
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UPDATE: We Are Out Of FREE Stickers Our FREE inventory is depleted but you can still order from our StickerMule store here SpearoNation.com/stickers How to get Free SpearoNation Stickers The response to these stickers was great! I want as many people to have them as possible at little to no cost and with less overhead […]
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Interview with G.R. Tarr This episode of THE SPEAR we get to know G.R Tarr a Florida legend who has been spearfishing since 1965. He’s influenced our sport in many ways. He pioneered the tuna clip float line pull and clip technique for landing big fish. He came up with the idea to make the semi […]
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This post is part of the Spearfishing Kayak Project Series. Click the link to see the all the other posts about the Kraken 13.5 Spearfishing Kayak Setup Spearfishing Kayak Project – Setup The next step in setting up my Kraken 13.5 Jackson Kayak is the Lowrance Elite 4 CHIRP Sounder Installation. I got the call […]
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AUDIO ONLY: VIDEO: Happy Thanksgiving! No interview this week but this is our first VIDEO episode! It’s a short one. Listener Supporter Winner Announced In this episode we do the drawing to see who will win the spot in the FII Level 1 Class put on by Jeremy Caulkins. The Spear Video Episode I’ve been […]
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This post is part of the Spearfishing Kayak Project So I went to my local San Diego Kayak store, OEX Mission Bay to get repair parts for the new (to me) Scupper Pro kayak. A few extra parts here and there and Ta-Da!… …I’m kidding. Check out what happened. Choosing the Right Kayak Before I […]
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Interview with Chris Chaput This episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Chris Chaput the Soul Spearo behind Sea Sniper. We talk about how he got started in the sport and how Sea Sniper the brand was formed. He share some great stories, advice for new divers, and advice for new gun builders. […]
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Oh yes, the… “Poor man’s yacht” – Alex Reynaud (The Spear Episode 38) Spearfishing and Fishing Kayak Project This is part 1 of The Spearfishing Kayak Series At the start of my spearfishing journey I wrote off kayaks and decided to just shore dive. When I first considered a kayak I started looking into them […]
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Interview with Alex Reynaud This episode of THE SPEAR we get to part two of the Alex Reynaud interview. We continue with The Salty Spearo segment. We talk about the 2014 World Spearfishing Championships in Peru, the story of the 68 pound Ulua on this episode’s cover, the best trip to do as a beginner, […]
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Interview with Alex Reynaud In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Alex Reynaud. A world class spearo who is a long time listener of the show and came prepared with so many great stories, insights, and practical tips that we blew past the 2 hour mark. This episode is half of the […]
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Interview with Mike Wasilisin In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Dr. Mike Wasilisin. A spearo who is off to a great start in his spearfishing journey. In a few years he has gone all out and shot almost all the our local game species and then some. He is here to […]
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Interview with Memo Arikok from Medfish Freediving School In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Memo Arikok. One of my heros of the sport when I first started out. He is an amazing spearo and freediver and he shares some great stories, insights, and tips that are new to the show. So […]
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Show Links Patreon.com/RomanCastro THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 035 Transcript Guys there is no good reason for this show to go away. There just isn’t. There are now 1,000 of you listening every week. That number just keeps growing. There are listeners reaching out and saying you have to get this guy’s story. We are […]
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I took some footage from multiple trips Spearfishing San Diego offshore and put together this video. The video is mostly shot offshore in US and Mexican waters. This is how I try to spend some of my Saturdays in the summer. Big thank you to Matt Swartout, also in this video for taking me out […]
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Interview with Chris Taylor In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Chris Taylor Our guest this week actually lives a mile or two from my place and we probably would not have met if it wasn’t for this show. He is an awesome dude and loyal listener. He shares his spearfishing journey, […]
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Lobster Diving Primer This episode of THE SPEAR is for the first time California spiny lobster divers We go over the additional gear needed to bug dive, where to find these tasty creatures and I share some tips and pointers that I’ve learned from my own experience harvesting lobsters OK let’s dive into this episode. […]
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Interview with Chad Cabe In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Washington spearo Chad Cabe. We talk about spearfishing in 51 degree water, freediving competition, water comfort, and mind control. He also shares some great stories and insights. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links Spearing Magazine Subscription […]
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Interview with Chad Cabe In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Washington spearo Chad Cabe. We talk about spearfishing in 51 degree water, freediving competition, water comfort, and mind control. He also shares some great stories and insights. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links Spearing Magazine Subscription […]
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Interview with Matthew Swartout In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Southern California Spearo Matthew Swartout. We talk about spearfishing offshore, boat setups, catch preservation, and more great insights. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links Spearing Magazine Subscription Contest Link SpearoBlog.com/spearingmag Spearfishing trip video mentioned in the […]
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Thank you for stopping by. Here are the steps to take to be entered in the drawing for a 1 year subscription to Spearing Magazine. We are doing another SpearoNation Contest! I will be picking winners at random and announcing it during the Oct 29th episode of THE SPEAR Podcast. The Prize: 1 Year subscription […]
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Interview with Dave Ploessel In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Southern California Spearfishing Legend Dave Ploessel. We talk about how he got into spearfishing, what it takes to get monster bugs, the first Wahoo speared in So Cal waters in who knows how many year, and more great insights. OK […]
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Interview with Jeromy Gamble In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know a little more about diving in Florida, why Jeromy likes shiny things, what it takes to get your photos and stories in Spearing Magazine, and a ton more. Jeromy shares some awesome spearfishing stories and tips he’s picked up along his […]
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Interview with Abbie Donaldson In this episode I interview Abbie Donaldson. A Louisiana spearfisher with passion and love for the sport. Abbie shares the story of her pending womans world record Cobia, how she started spearfishing, and a lot more. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links BenthicOceanSports.com GitEmDivers.com New Orleans Aqua […]
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Interview with Cary Humphries In this episode I interview Cary Humphries. I know you might be thinking. Again? No not again. Cary is a diver from Australia that happens to have the same name as Cary from episode 13. Cary shares some awesome stories of diving all over the world and has one of the […]
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This morning I received an email about a Facebook post on the page for The Crossfit Games. “EMOM as long as you can: 25 yard underwater swim. Ben Smith comfortably got 10 rounds—a PR from a previous 7 rounds.” —Jay Vera, CrossFit video producer Facebook: VIDEO LINK Twitter: LINK TO TWEET In this video you […]
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Spearfishing Question and Answer In this episode we change it up. I take some of your email questions and answer them. This is something I’ve been wanting to try so have a listen and let me know what you think. If you like it we can do a few more bonus episodes where I answer […]
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CO2 Tolerance Table 2 In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I walk you through the second CO2 Tolerance Table. You asked how you could improve your breath hold. This is how. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Get THE SPEAR On Your Phone iPhone and other iOS devices you can […]
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O2 Tolerance Table 2 In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I walk you through the second O2 Tolerance Table. You asked how you could improve your breath hold. This is how. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Instagram Homework Show me where you listen to The Spear. Post a photo on […]
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Wrapping up the Kirk McNulty White Seabass Spearfishing Trounament In this episode I interview Jamie Meistrell on the history of Body Glove, Dive and Spear; Al Schneppershoff baja charters and spearfishing lessons; and Clark McNulty with the event wrap up and what this event means to him. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. […]
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Reviewing the PolarPro StrapMount GoPro Cameras About a month ago I was approached by PolarPro to review the StrapMount. We agreed on a paid review. I took it out on some family outings, a few fishing trips, and of course a few spearfishing trips. Using it in all of these situations I ended up […]
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Interview with Adrian Lopez In this episode I interview professional skater and Dark Seas Apparel founder Adrian Lopez. Adrian shares how he became a professional skateboarder and how the waterman lifestyle inspired him to create the Dark Seas brand. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links DarkSeas.com Instagram.com/darkseas SpearForum.com spearoblog.com/help THE SPEAR on […]
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Hey, Flying in to San Diego. There for 10 hrs. Want to grab breakfast? Rene is an airline pilot so he does a lot of traveling. He has been listening to THE SPEAR since the beginning. He reached out to me earlier this year with some questions and we still keep in touch. Last Saturday […]
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Interview with Chris Okamoto In this episode I interview Chris Okamoto co-founder of SpearingForum the most active so cal dive report forum. Chris is an awesome Spearo. His Instagram is full of quality fish. I had been following him on instagram and as luck would have it he happened to be one of the winners […]
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Interview with Jimmy McElree In this episode I interview Jimmy McElree the man behing SpearoArt Jimmy creates awesome spearfishing lifestyle inspired art. He doesn’t just paint it he also lives it. Jimmy is an accomplished spearo and he shares his Spearfishing Journey with us in this episode. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. […]
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Interview with Capt Matt Bly In this episode of THE SPEAR Spearfishing Podcast, I interview Capt Bly. Capt Bly builds spearguns and has 30 years of boating and fishing expereince. He shares his passion for spearfishing, great insights and drops some great info on boating etiquette. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links […]
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Interview with Myrran McKeen In this episode of THE SPEAR Spearfishing Podcast, I interview Myrran McKeen. Myrran shares his passion for spearfishing, great insights and talks about what the OC Spearos are all about. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links OCSpearos.org SpearoBlog.com/help THE SPEAR on iTunes THE SPEAR on Stitcher THE […]
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Interview with Ryan Moore In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I interview Ryan Moore. He is a Team Riffe diver and has been all over the world living that spearo dream. In this episode he shares how he got started and some awesome tips he’s picked up along his spearfishing journey. OK […]
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Interview with Jay Riffe In this episode of THE SPEAR I interview Jay Riffe the President and Founder of Riffe International. He shares the origin story of his company and some great stories from his spearfishing journey. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Show Links ShallowWaterBlackoutPrevention.org Speargun.com SpearoBlog.com/give Get THE SPEAR On Your Phone […]
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Interview with Jonny Newell In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I interview Jonny Newell. He shares his spearfishing journey with us and talks about what it takes to find the elusive White Sea Bass OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Photos Show Links Coming soon.. Get THE SPEAR On Your […]
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CO2 Tolerance Table 1 In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I walk you through the first CO2 Tolerance Table. You asked how you could improve your breath hold. This is how. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Get THE SPEAR On Your Phone iPhone and other iOS devices you can […]
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O2 Tolerance Table 1 In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I walk you through the first O2 Tolerance Table. You asked how you could improve your breath hold. This is how. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Get THE SPEAR On Your Phone iPhone and other iOS devices you can […]
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Interview with Lora Aimswill In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I interview Lora Aimswill. She shares her freediving journey and her passion for the deep. This episode has great tips and a different perspective. OK let’s dive into this episode. Enjoy. Freediving Session Photos Show Links Lora’s Freediving Blog TranquilDeep.com SpearoBlog.com/give THE […]
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Interview with Cary Humphries In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I interview Cary Humphries. He shares tons of stories from his long spearfishing journey that started back in 1980! Fun fact, I was born in 1980! There are some great insights and stories in this episode OK let’s dive into this episode. […]
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Interview with Forrest Galante In this episode of THE SPEAR a SpearoBlog show, I interview Forrest Galante. I met Forrest through twitter and followed him for a while. He is known by most for being on Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid Season 2 but I know him as an awesome adventurer and spearo. Forrest was […]
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Interview with Clark and Rhett McNulty In this episode of THE SPEAR by SpearoBlog, I interview Clark and Rhett McNulty. Clark is the founder of Hookbuzz.com. We cover the story of how HookBuzz came about, talk epic spear fishing trips, and invite you to the 2nd Annual Kirk McNulty White Seabass Spearfishing Classic. So let’s […]
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Interview with Ryan and Dustin On this very special episode 10 of THE SPEAR Spearfishing Podcast a SpearoBlog production, I interview Dustin and Ryan the founders of Gatku Polespears. We cover how and why Gatku was formed, hit some highlights of each of their spearfishing journeys, talk spearfishing world records, and get some great insights […]
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Interview with Alan Santos and Greg Peterson On this episode I interview two great spearos with different backgrounds and experience levels. We recorded this episode at James and Joseph Spearfishing among all the spearfishing gear a guy could want. 🙂 So let’s dive into their spearfishing journeys. Have a listen and enjoy. Worlds of Wayne […]
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Interview with PFI Instructor Andrew Miramontes On this episode I interview Andrew a newly certified PFI Freediving Instructor. His spearfishing journey helped him discover his passion for the deep. Andrew has reached depths of 140feet and is constantly improving by safely pushing his limits a little at at time. So let’s dive into Andrew’s searfishing […]
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Interview with San Diego Spearo Volker Hoehne On this episode I interview a spearo who started in the 70’s when he was 10 years old. He has years of experience, tons of great stories, and some of the best insights so far. I consider Volker one of my mentors and really appreciate the advice and […]
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Hello! I would say every week, I get questions about spearfishing and hunting fish. Example FAQ’s How to find a reliable dive buddy? How to equalize? What gear do I need to get started? How to get comfortable in the water? How much weight should I use? How to find potential spots with fish? What’s […]
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Interview with San Diego Spearo Arno Chrispeels On this episode I interview a fellow San Diego Freediver. Fun Fact: Arno is the husband of the midwife that helped birth our first boy Aaron and literally caught our second boy Julian. I had no idea until the day I returned a speargun Arno lent me. His […]
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Interview with San Diego Spearo Anthony Putrino On this episode I interview a fellow San Diego Freediver. Anthony is part of the new generation of spearos. He joins us to share what he has learned so far on his spearfishing journey. So have a listen and Enjoy Interview Summary Here is a quick summary of […]
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Interview with San Diego Spearo Justin Schleafli Justin shares some great stories including how he was introduced to spearfishing and how he overcame the beginner hurdles. This was a fun interview for me since I consider Justin one of my spearfishing mentors. I’ve learned a lot from him in and out of the water. Here […]
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On Land Fun Here is something a little different. My wife got me this Super Car experience for Christmas. The Ferrari F430 Spider was awesome. Words and even this video cannot describe how awesome that thing is. If you are into cars enjoy! We will be back to our regularly scheduled fish slaying on the […]
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