NSP:315 Making Fins Great Again (+ what happened to Sharkshield?) with Ed Martin
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
Release Date: 05/03/2026
NSP:319 — The Unknown World Record Dogtooth Tuna Story | Jean Napier-Hattingh
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 that still stands today. Jean spent a year in hospital as a seven-year-old being told she might not walk again, decided she'd live the most adventurous life on Earth, and has spent forty years backing...
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NSP:318 — 5 Spearos Finish Instructors Course in Bali + Spearfishing Rumpongs | Matty and Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz) and Chiz with Spearo Co
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 local guides at Spearo Co: first-ever dolphin fish, triple tail everywhere, and Matty sprinting across the open ocean after a jammed roller gun. Liv's one-shot redemption dynamic after four failed...
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NSP:317 — 5 Spearos Learning to be Freediving Instructors in Amed, Bali | Matty and Liv, Noffs, Rhys (No Viz) and Chiz
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 talking through his first-ever loss of motor control on a static, the mouthfill "great mystery" that throws every spearo sideways at 15 metres, and the mindset gold from Adam — the nana voice, the...
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NSP:316 The 1770 Beginner Spearfishing Retreat Debrief Vol. 2
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 strangers backing each other so hard it makes your abs sore from laughing. Shrek gathers the whole crew — students and instructors — on the last night for an unfiltered roundtable covering their...
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NSP:315 Making Fins Great Again (+ what happened to Sharkshield?) with Ed Martin
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 crash at the same time. He's since closed the shop, sold the boat, moved 400 miles north to an 80-acre former turtle farm near Ocala, and is now running two manufacturing businesses out of...
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NSP:314 Nordic Endeavour Ocean Rowing & Spearfishing + Neurodivergence | Josh Halley
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 adventurer, spearfishing and cleaning up the ocean along the way. That's before we even get to the near-blackout in Bali, the 50kg dogtooth he deliberately left at depth in Papua New Guinea, and the...
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NSP:313 Tactical Breathing for Spearing and Life | Cindy Yang
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 — from a hyperactive kid in Taipei who'd never seen the ocean, to chasing abalone on the Northern California coast, to becoming one of the few female firefighters in her station, to eventually...
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NSP:312 Depth Progression with Mark Davies from Karma Dives
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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-angle training, pulsing/warmups, balloons), refining technique and streamlining, disciplined surface intervals, and the added risk of spearing versus line diving. Mark shares cautionary...
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NSP:311 Frothy Stories, Big Fish & Reef Vibes | Sail & Spear Trip 2, 2025 Recap
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
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 Great Barrier Reef, hundreds of fish landed across the trip, multiple 20kg+ GTs caught on rod and line between spearfishing sessions, and notable catches like Red Throat and Spangled Emperor...
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NSP:310 No Viz Adventures with Rhys Clay
Noob Spearo Podcast | Spearfishing Tips, Stories and Interviews
In this episode, host Shrek talks with Rhys Clay, a prominent figure in the Australian spearfishing scene and the creator behind the YouTube channel, . 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 the practical challenges of making and using spearfishing equipment. Rhys shares insightful stories from the spearfishing community, recounts boat mishaps, and gives practical advice on gear, building a...
info_outlineNSP: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 crash at the same time. He's since closed the shop, sold the boat, moved 400 miles north to an 80-acre former turtle farm near Ocala, and is now running two manufacturing businesses out of separate buildings he's literally wiring himself. This episode covers the real Shark Shield story, hard-won business wisdom for anyone thinking about turning their spearfishing passion into a paycheck, and an in-depth breakdown of carbon fibre fin construction — including why "soft, medium, hard" is a terrible way to choose your fins, and what actually matters. If you're a spearo who thinks about gear and business, this one's worth a full listen.
KEY TOPICS COVERED:
- Why Ed closed his Florida Keys dive shop and what the real cost of chasing too many opportunities looks like
- The Shark Shield saga — why the Freedom 8 never made it back to shelves, and where to get one now (Sentinel Ocean Systems)
- How Deep Apnea carbon fibre fins are made: hand layup process, resin management, and why less resin means better performance
- Fin stiffness selection explained properly — body weight, dive frequency, depth, and the static deflection test Ed uses to compare flex
- The flip flop chest loading pad hack: how to rig a full thong with dyneema for an adjustable, depth-stable chest pad
- Business advice for aspiring spearo entrepreneurs: exit strategies, profit margins, and why you need to know when to walk
- What's next for Deep Apnea and KillShot — CNC automation, doubling accounts, and the dream of destination spearfishing
CONNECT WITH ED: Deep Apnea Freediving Fins: deepapnea.com — use code NOOB10 for 10% off blades KillShot Spear Guns: killshotspearguns.com
Sentinel Ocean Systems (new Freedom 8 / Shark Shield stockist): sentineloceansystems.com
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