Better Spearfishing
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Better Spearfishing
Everything you ever wanted to know about spearfishing....and more! Nick shares the tips and tricks he's learned over 30 years of spearfishing around the world to help you get more out of your spearfishing...along with some tall tales and amusing adventures along the way. Enjoy!
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Seeing my first great white shark
I saw my first great white shark last weekend! In this episode I share the day out diving and the details of the experience
Diving after a long break
What happens if you haven't been diving for a while? I share what I experienced, plus an awesome new technique I discovered (accidentally!) to bring f...
What bowhunting taught me about spearfishing
I recently got into bowhunting using a traditional wood longbow, and the learning experience of being a beginer again reminded me of many similarities...
Getting your family into diving and fishing
I share my recent experience of teaching my step-son and fiance to dive, as well as starting my family on fishing, and how to get young people into th...
Fish biology and how to find different types of fish
A quick recap of the Perth metro-masters competition we won and how to find different types of fish by understanding how they feed, their vision, and...
Diving the New zealand nationals in Stewart Island
Graham and I headed over to Stewart Island in New Zealand to compete in the national competition. We had a fantastic experience diving in the cold 13...
Longer, harder, deeper! Improve your bottom time
I share what I learnt from my recent trip with Micka about improving my bottom time, plus how to get wary tropical fish to come closer, and where to h...
The picture versus the story
Thanks to Micka for providing the topic and ideas for this episode. This presents a different way to judge a catch : by how impressive the picture is,...
Freediving in Bali
I had a wonderful freediving trip to Amed in the North of Bali to escape Perths winter. I describe the place and why its become the freediving mecca f...
I hated floatlines, now I love them. Here's why
For the last 20 years I've mostly used reelguns. I started using floatlines again this year, and to my great surprise I'm loving them. In this episode...
How to do well in spearfishing competitions
I share some tips and tricks on how to prepare for spearfishing competitions if you want to place well. Enjoy
The one thing the spearfishing-industrial complex doesn't want you to know!
Something a bit lighter in this podcast. I share a secret tip that everyone can use to catch great fish, using the gear they already have, and diving...
Diving alone?
Don't dive alone! It's the best safety advice we have. In this episode I share details behind this, as well as the different risks between spearfishin...
Macro versus micro diving
I share what I learned from competition diving and how "micro" diving can help you catch different fish even on heavily dived spots
Keiren Limpus interview
Keiren is a top level diver competing both nationally and internationally for Australia. We dove the Australian national titles together, then Keiren...
Choosing the right fins
Confused over which fins to gey? Plastic, fibreglass, carbon fibre, softs or mediums....in this episode I explain all the factors involved plus some s...
What I learned from William Trubridge
William Trubridge is an elite professional freediver who gave a talk at Adreno here in Perth recently. I share my takeaway learnings from his talk, as...
Many little lessons
A random collection of all the interesting tips and tricks I learnt from 40 divers over the last few weeks competition
Overview of the interpacific championships in New Zealand
I share my experience of competing in the interpacific championships in New Zealand, what I learned, plus what I liked and disliked
Finding the good spots
Finding the good spots a.k.a. scouting. In this episode I share how to scout from either the shore or a boat and what to look for to find good spots t...
How many spearguns do you need?
Spearguns!! Everyone's favourite topic. But how many do you really need to catch the fish you want? In this episode I share the factors you need to co...
Winning the South Australian State titles with Ethan Yeo
Ethan joins me in this podcast to share his recent win of the South Australian Spearfishing State Titles, as well as details about diving South Austra...
El Nino weather
We are having an El Nino event here in Perth this summer, with lots of strong offshore winds. I discuss my last two weeks diving and how the weather h...
Why do we spearfish?
Something a bit different- I go through some philosophy and biology to try understand what drives us to dive
Speargun accuracy and rollerguns
This is a technical one - the results of testing all my spearguns on a target, the theory and physics behind accuracy, then testing my three new rolle...
Dive shallow
After a great dive this weekend where the deepest dive was 3m, I realised that you can learn practically everything you need to know about hunting fis...
Australian Spearfishing Team Profile: Trevor Ketchion
In this episode pro diver Trevor Ketchion joins to share his experiences and give an overview of how international spearfishing competitions work, plu...
In the Australian spearfishing team
I'm happy to share I was selected to represent Australia in the national spearfishing team in the Interpacics competition in March 2024 in New Zealand...
A surprise interview...of me!
After recording the last episode with Micka and Antoinne they sprung a surprise on me - they interviewed me! We also talk about some tricks we discove...
Staying healthy for diving
Ear infection? Trouble equalising? Here's what you need to do to stay healthy for diving. Especially useful for diving trips to the tropics
extreme bluewater diving in Indonesia
I have just spent a week diving an island in Indonesia with my friends Antoinne and Micka. On this extended episode they describe the conditions, equi...
Freediving with David Mulheron
Renowned freediver David Mulheron shares an insight into the world of professional freediving. David shares tips and advice on how to improve your div...
When in doubt just go
Everything looked doubtful about yesterday....marginal forecast, noone else keen....but I went anyway and had an awesom day. I describe the day out,...
Perfect conditions
The weather this weekend was perfect! No wind, no swell, 25m visibility. I describe what we saw diving, plus the seasonal variation of fish I've notic...
Pre-dive and post-dive preparation
In this episode I discuss how to prepare for your dive, both before and after. Having your logistics sorted out and systematic makes it so much easie...
Covering ground
Over my last two dives the ocean conditions have varied widely. In this episode I share the importance of covering ground and moving spots to find the...
Finally good weather
Well there was a break in the foul winter weather at last so I got out diving on Saturday and Sunday. The conditions changed overnight and lead to som...
Spearfishing Sicily with Aldo Turco
In this episode my buddy Aldo Turco joins from Sicily. Aldo is a marine biologist who has dived all over the world and now lives back in his native S...
How long does it take to master spearfishing
In this episode I share some thoughts on how long it takes to get good at spearfishing. Then I share practical suggestions on what can help you accele...