NSP:160 Sam Clothier - Wet Mammal Life

Interview with Sam Clothier - The Wet Mammal Today's episode is with Sam Clothier of the Wet Mammal channel on Youtube! From the UK and now based in Sydney, he's a very interesting dude, quite well traveled and absolutely froths on spearing! He makes great underwater content, has done a Hike and Spear video series and his latest series is called "Spearfishing The Undesirables" where he tries and tastes the so called "undesirable" fish species to see if they're terrible or if everyone is missing out on some hidden gems, examples include Bonito, Longfin Pike, the Old Wife and the Southern Fusilier to name a few. How to hunt them, prepare them and make them taste great! We also chat about Sam's own spearfishing journey and how he spent many years consistently hyperventilating before a dive, training advice and some actionable tips for noob spearos! An awesome guy and a great chat, we hope you enjoy this episode! Let us know your thoughts in the comments! 00:14 Introduction 02:48 Hello and welcome Sam! 3:19 Wind ruining viz in South East Queensland - diving the tweed river 04:16 Diving in structure and out of the way of dropping rocks 05:45 Who are you and where do you come from? 06:50 Starting to spearfish 07:50 Using scuba gear for spearfishing: Knife and fin advice 08:45 Starting scuba and doing a PADI course 10:44 Scuba vs Freediving physical demands 11:30 What obstacles did you encounter? 12:07 Not equalizing 13:34 Hyperventilating 14:33 Why is it bad? 15:18 How did you stop? 16:54 CO2 training 18:03 What other training do you do? 18:41 Spearfishing bit you hard 21:00 What makes you choose not to shoot a particular fish? 21:35 What are "forgivable sins" for new spearos? Shooting illegal fish, bag limits and size limits? 24:09 What's it like in the UK and Sydney? Closed seasons and closed areas 25:58 What about looking for fish identification on social media? 28:00 Hierarchy of spearfishing species 28:50 Spearfishing South Africa - Piet Van Rooyen and books for spearfishing 29:49 What's your favourite fish to hunt? 30:57 How have you learnt to target that fish? 31:58 Hiding your eyes? 32:50 Fish are getting smarter 33:40 Tough situations? 34:00 Entering in big surf? 36:25 Being underwater vs on top 37:07 Risk vs spending more time 38:33 Currents around islands and bays 39:30 "Can anyone show me the ropes?" 40:40 Bribe your local club with a 6 pack 42:20 Freediving/Spearfishing courses - should I take one? What should I be able to do before taking one? 44:50 Freediving vs Spearfishing courses, basic knowledge 46:28 The entry barrier to spearfishing - how best to start? Reduce the complications in the water 48:00 What should a new diver buy first? 50:00 Spending the least money on a mask 51:50 Fins 53:00 Weight belt? 54:30 Ok, now you're ready to shoot fish, now what? Buying a speargun 56:40 Biggest takeaways and that excitement of shooting your first fish species 58:25 What if you have a bit of cash? 59:55 How did you get your advice and gear? 61:01 Find a SHOP, don't buy online. The local networking is worth it 61:55 Where else can you go for info? And joining a club 65:00 Funny stories 66:00 Controversial hunting technique 69:00 Spearo Q&A Best piece of advice Dream location and fish Best resources The spearfishing experience to you 71:02 Thank you Sam and outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android https://link.chtbl.com/Download_This_Episode Important Links Wet Mammal on Instagram Wet Mammal on Productions on Facebook Wet Mammal on Youtube Spearfishing South Africa - Piet Van Rooyen Noob Spearo Facebook Community Noob Spearo Instagram Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 KillShot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Immersion Online freediving classes | 28-day Freediving Transformation (CODE: NOOB28 for 15% off) | Equalization Masterclass – Roadmap to Frenzel | Free Courses | Freediving Safety Course | How to Take a 25-30% Bigger Breath! How To Freedive | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ Noob Spearo MAD GEAR | 'Spearo Dad' | 'Girls with Gills' | 'Jobfish Tribute' Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing