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Noob Spearo Podcast

Noob Spearo Podcast

Isaac 'Shrek' Daly 322 Episodes Sep 2, 2026

Noob Spearo Podcast features interviews with spearfishing experts, authorities, and colorful characters from around the globe. The show aims to be actionable, froth-worthy, and mildly humorous, appealing to both newcomers and seasoned divers. The host encourages listeners to give the podcast a few episodes to develop a love for spearfishing, emphasizing time in the water. More information can be found at the Noob Spearo website.

Episodes

NSP:321 Pinnacle Hunting Remote Great Barrier Reef and Beyond with Matty Parker
NSP:321 Pinnacle Hunting Remote Great Barrier Reef and Beyond with Matty Parker Sep 2, 2026 01:45:56 At 26, Matty Parker was locked into a Pilbara mining job. He came over for one Coral Sea trip, went home, sold everything inside a couple of months, and drove across Australia to get out of the golden handcuffs. Twenty-five years of spearing later he manages Divers World in Cairns — the biggest and longest-running shop up that way — and runs MBP Spearfishing Charters, and he's the bloke every loca
NSP:320 Decoding the Wild with Johnny Mitchell
NSP:320 Decoding the Wild with Johnny Mitchell Aug 24, 2026 01:39:12 What if becoming a better spearo had less to do with diving deeper or buying better gear—and more to do with learning how to actually see what's happening around you? In this episode, Shrek sits down with commercial fisherman, spearo, hunter and lifelong observer of the natural world Johnny Mitchell, with Johnny's longtime mate Tim McDonald joining the conversation. Johnny has spent decades living
NSP:319 The Unknown World Record Dogtooth Tuna Story | Jean Napier-Hattingh
NSP:319 The Unknown World Record Dogtooth Tuna Story | Jean Napier-Hattingh Aug 9, 2026 01:10:22 In 1989, Jean Napier-Hattingh hung mid-water off a reef 20km out from the Mozambique coast with a 1 metre speargun and shot a dogtooth tuna the same size as she was. It dragged her until her mask and snorkel came off. They had to cut it into four pieces to weigh it on a 20kg scale. It was 52 kilos — a men's world record she had no idea she'd broken, and a women's international bluewater record tha
NSP:318 5 Spearos Finish Instructors Course in Bali + Spearfishing Rumpongs | Matty and Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz) and Chiz with Spearo Co
NSP:318 5 Spearos Finish Instructors Course in Bali + Spearfishing Rumpongs | Matty and Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz) and Chiz with Spearo Co Jul 8, 2026 01:10:09 Part two of the Bali crew adventure. Matty, Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz) and Chiz push through flu, blood noses and an LMC scare to finish their freediving instructors course with Adam Sellars and The Pressure Project — every one of them nailing their 32m depth, static and dynamic requirements. Then they head up the coast to spear the rumpongs, Bali's handmade floating FADs, with the experienced loca
NSP:317 5 Spearos Learning to be Freediving Instructors in Amed, Bali | Matty and Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz) and Chiz
NSP:317 5 Spearos Learning to be Freediving Instructors in Amed, Bali | Matty and Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz) and Chiz Jun 26, 2026 01:14:56 No host behind the desk for this one. Five of the Noob Spearo crew — Matty, Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz Adventures) and Chiz — hand the mic around in Amed, Bali while they work through their freediving instructor course with Adam Sellars at The Pressure Project. You'll hear the full airport saga (a declared speargun, a false-positive drug swab on the podcast recorder, a phone lost forever), Rhys talk
NSP:316 The 1770 Beginner Spearfishing Retreat Debrief Vol. 2
NSP:316 The 1770 Beginner Spearfishing Retreat Debrief Vol. 2 May 4, 2026 01:11:13 Twelve beginners. Two days on the reefs of Agnes Water. One bloke who was mentally drafting his Marketplace listing for his speargun on Saturday afternoon — then shot a red throat emperor at 20m and became a fully committed spearo on the spot. This is the 1770 Beginner Retreat debrief, Mark Two, and it's everything the Noob Spearo ethos stands for: full froth, no ego, and a group of total stranger
NSP:315 Making Fins Great Again (+ what happened to Sharkshield?) with Ed Martin
NSP:315 Making Fins Great Again (+ what happened to Sharkshield?) with Ed Martin May 3, 2026 01:41:49 NSP:314 — KillShot, Deep Apnea & the Real Shark Shield Story | Ed Martin Ed Martin is one of those blokes who genuinely can't help himself — after years running a dive shop, guiding charters, and building timber spearguns under the KillShot brand in the Florida Keys, he bought carbon fibre fin company Deep Apnea, got involved in bringing Shark Shield back to market, and watched it all peak and cra
NSP:314 Nordic Endeavour Ocean Rowing & Spearfishing + Neurodivergence | Josh Halley
NSP:314 Nordic Endeavour Ocean Rowing & Spearfishing + Neurodivergence | Josh Halley Apr 27, 2026 01:25:24 NSP:314 The Nordic Endeavour, NZ Tahr Hunts & Near-Blackout Lessons | Josh Halley Josh Halley of Souls Untapped is back on the Noob Spearo Podcast. He's a spearo, adventure filmmaker, and self-described chaos merchant from the Shetland Islands, Scotland — and this time he's got big news: he's rowing the entire coastline of Norway with an ex-Olympic rower, a freediving coach, and a fellow adventure
NSP:313 Tactical Breathing for Spearing and Life | Cindy Yang
NSP:313 Tactical Breathing for Spearing and Life | Cindy Yang Mar 30, 2026 01:45:59 Reset Breathing, Equalisation Fixes & Ocean Glide: Cindy Yang on Spearfishing, Freediving and Mindset. What happens when a Taiwanese-born Californian firefighter, underwater photographer, and freediving coach moves to Australia for love and brings two decades of ocean wisdom with her? Cindy Yang of Ocean Glide joins Shrek for a wide-ranging conversation that covers her extraordinary life arc — fro
NSP:312 Depth Progression with Mark Davies from Karma Dives
NSP:312 Depth Progression with Mark Davies from Karma Dives Mar 12, 2026 01:31:05 Depth Progression for Spearfishing: EQ, Technique, Safety & Training with Mark Davies (Karma Dives) On the Noob Spearo Podcast, host Shrek talks with Mark Davies from Karma Dives (Hervey Bay) about safe depth progression for spearfishing and freediving, focusing on why divers plateau and how to move from 10m to 15m, 20m and beyond. They cover equalisation troubleshooting (tongue positions, head-an
NSP:311 Frothy Stories, Big Fish & Reef Vibes | Sail & Spear Trip 2, 2025 Recap
NSP:311 Frothy Stories, Big Fish & Reef Vibes | Sail & Spear Trip 2, 2025 Recap Feb 24, 2026 01:30:00 Host Shrek opens the Noob Spearo podcast with a listener voice message from Matt sharing ear-care tips for divers (coconut oil drops before diving and periodic rinses with a 50/50 vinegar and alcohol mix). The episode then jumps into a last-day, post-trip recap of the Whitsundays Sail & Spear Trip, with Sam the Waterman explaining the context: sailing through the Whitsunday Islands to the outer Gr
NSP:310 No Viz Adventures with Rhys Clay
NSP:310 No Viz Adventures with Rhys Clay Feb 9, 2026 01:25:31 In this episode, host Shrek talks with Rhys Clay, a prominent figure in the Australian spearfishing scene and the creator behind the YouTube channel, No Viz Adventures. Both engage in a lively discussion covering a range of topics, including the cultural shifts within spearfishing, the concept of financing homes through spear catches, the charm of maintaining hobbies alongside a full-time job, and

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