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Today we meet Professor Milton Love from the UCSB Love Lab. He's an author of many books on fishing and specializes in Rockfish.

This is a great one!

In this episode we cover:

00: 30: How he got into fishing

• Party boats
• Pier fishing

5:00: What they’re focused on in their lab

• Looking at if oil platforms are beneficial to fishes
• Using ROV for fish population research
• Off-shore wind farms off California - what does the electromagnetic field from the power cables do to the animals?

8:30: What are oil platforms to fish?

12:00: Why it’s hard to generalize fish

15:36: Do fish feel pain?

• The research isn’t convincing either way.

17:17: What is the state of our fisheries.

• Positive signs on the west coast of the US for rockfish

24:14: How do you catch and release rockfish

• Why you can put rockfish back down quickly they can survive
• What device you can use to get them back down
• Watch: Rockfish barotrauma

27:44: How to catch the rarer rockfish

• Why you should use sibikis
• 20lb test custom sibikis

32:25: Other tips for fishing

• Why the skippers of back in the day were AMAZING

37:59: Who is Oren Winfield?

• Some of his stories

41:00: Why those running the party boats now a bit different from the old-timers

46:53: The El Nino of 57-58

50:38: What fish should you target?

• General rule: bigger the fish and longer it lives the higher the methyl mercury

53:34: Milton’s thoughts on Global Warming

• Why it comes down to politics
• Global Warm is real and it’s happening
• Why we need to work together to tackle it

55:35: What Milton would want on his World Billboard

57:27: How people can find Milton

• Search Love Lab UCSB
• [email protected]
• Books: Certainly more than you want to know about the fishes of the Pacific Coast

1:01:00: If you’re thinking about being a marine biologist - Do it!

• How to get into it in your thirties
• Why it’s never too late to chase your dreams

Check out his book here

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Today's guest is Bill McIntyre, a war-veteran who started out scuba diving before switching to freediving/spearfishing in his fifties. Now at 81, he's still going strong going after ghosts in his own backyard.

In this episode, Bill goes over what he recommends for staying safe while diving, boat etiquette, and so much more. There's really no excuse for saying you're "too old to dive" any longer.

In this episode we cover:

00: How Bill found his love for the ocean

3:24: Talking about fighter jets (F4 and F18)

6:10: How the water has changed over the years

8:10: A clinic on how to stay safe while spearfishing

21:00: Does Bill follow his own safety rules?

26:00: Bills Rules to Boating Etiquette

36:00: How long it takes to clean a boat

38:30: Beers on the boat OK?

41:30: It’s not a competition on the boat

42:46: How do you split your total kill?

43:55: Bill’s favorite fish by rank

45:47: How long before Bill shoots his first fish during a dive

46:33: Is diving abroad different than diving at home?

49:35: Stories about fishing for Marlin

53:00: Does Bill take a rod and reel out while spearfishing?

54:04: A chat about spearfishing clubs

58:41: Fishing spot etiquette

1:00:00: Where to find Bill (OC Spearos Facebook group or [email protected])

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Today's guest is Professor Greg Lutz from the Louisiana State University's AgCenter. He's been studying the effects of aquaculture and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Aquaculture Magazine.

In this episode, he gives an introduction to what aquaculture is, its limitations, and how it can help societies around the world.

In this episode we cover:

2:00: How Dr. Lutz got inspired to pursue aquaculture

3:55: What is aquaculture for beginners

16:00: Why we can't keep extracting creatures from the oceans without replenishment

19:54: Why aquaculture has seen criticism

22:56: What it's like running one of the largest aquaculture operations in Louisiana

31:00: What’s the quality of farmed fish?

39:00: Does he have reservations buying farmed fish from big box stores?

42:00: Where Greg has traveled and how aquaculture is done abroad + why he loves Africa

49:00: How a fish trap can help local communities

54:00: What resources does he recommend for getting into aquaculture?

• Look at professional organizations:
• • Aquaculture Stewardship Council - look at the realistic aspects
  • Global Aquaculture Advocate - balanced outlooks, don’t hide the problems
  • World Aquaculture Magazine
  • World Wildlife Fund - they have an aquaculture section

59:00: Why does he fish?

• The wise people say: You have to make time.
• No better way to get in touch with nature than fishing.

1:03:00: How to get in touch with Dr. Lutz

• Search “Greg Lutz aquaculture”
• Editor-in-Chief of Aquaculture Magazine

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Here's the first in a mini-series of videos (on YouTube) that I'm putting together to help get people into spearfishing.

I've brought in expert spearo Bret Whitman who's been diving for over 20 years. He's based out in San Diego and loves to go hunting for White Sea Bass and Dogtooths when working out in Guam.

In this episode we cover:

• Plastic vs. carbon fiber fins for beginners
• When you should use fiberglass fins

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Today we have the one and only Ken Schultz joining us. He's known for writing the nearly 2000 page Ken Schutz's Fishing Encyclopedia as well as a host of other books. 

He was an editor for Field & Stream for over 30 years, too!

In this episode we cover:

• What was it like working for Field & Stream?
• Ken's favorite books
• Why people come back to fishing later in life
• What made him write a 2000 page book? His process for tackling the task.
• Questions from Valentine Thomas and Luke Ovgard
• The tragedy of the commons
• Ken's favorite fish to catch
• Ken's favorite places to fish
• One of his regrets

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Today we have a gripping podcast with The Coach. If you don't know who he is, he's one of the most popular fishermen in San Diego. You can find him as the top poster in the SDFish.com forum scene.

He's been fishing for over three decades over a wide variety of fishing methods. Everything from commercial fishing, kayak surfing, fresh, saltwater, and even spearfishing.

In this episode we cover:

• Why specialization is hurting fishing
• The issue with calico fishermen
• Sustainable fishing practices - nets vs long-lining
• Heavy metal burdens
• The one thing he wishes his dad did differently that we should all do

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• Say hi to The Coach over at SDFish.com

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My buddy Dan is a top ER doctor here in LA. He's currently writing a book on what he calls the Emergency Mind. In this episode, Dr. Dworkis discusses discuss life while fishing...Unfortunately, no fish were caught in this episode...I'll work on that for future ones :)

In this episode we cover:

• What he likes about Stoic philosophy.
• Books he enjoys.
• Wanderings about how we met and more.

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• Say hi to Dan on Instagram: @d.dworkis

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P.S. Sorry for the bad audio quality...I'm working on making it better.

Hey!

I wanted to share with you the audio from a recent video I posted on YouTube about the Crist Neptune 8 foot pole spear.

I had a chance to take it out to Catalina and caught a Sheephead with it. It's more geared towards the bluewater, but it's still effective whatever the day requires.

Here's a link to the video if you want to see the visuals: https://youtu.be/T0VV6U-ftkY

I'll see you in the water

-Jon

Hey!

I recently took a trip out to Vietnam and Thailand for some fishing and had a blast!

If you get a chance please go eat some Bun Cha out in Hanoi and some Bahn Mi in Hoi An. It'll change your life.

Head over to Bangkok to catch some giant Mekong catfish and feel like Jeremy Wade.

Listen to this episode because I fill you in on what's to come with this podcast and even a story of how I taught a young kid in Vietnam a valuable entrepreneurship lesson.

Keep those lines tight!

-Jon

Dustin is the owner of Gatku and Crist pole spears. He goes into the fringes of the pole spear art with his guide to catching big fish in the blue water.

For the select few of you who want to take the challenge, here are some helpful tips on how to make it happen.

In this episode we cover:

• What you need to think about before attempting a bluewater pole spear hunt.
• How to do it properly. 

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• Visit Cristspears.com

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