The Spear: Spearfishing | Freediving | Apnea | Fishing

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THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 035 Transcript

Guys there is no good reason for this show to go away. There just isn’t. There are now 1,000 of you listening every week. That number just keeps growing. There are listeners reaching out and saying you have to get this guy’s story. We are just scratching the surface. There are so many divers to meet and stories to hear.

And there is your constant encouragement that I receive in your emails that you love the show, it resonates with you, and to keep going with this. On my end, all I want to do is keep going with this. This is fun , I love doing it. Everything is going great. Beyond my expectations. The numbers the response is beyond what I imagined when I started this and it’s just not working. Financially. Everything is working but this one dumb thing. And I don’t accept it. I don’t accept that you can have supply, I want to make this show. Demand, 1,000 people want to listen to it but we can’t figure out a way to keep it around. So the answer has been under my nose this whole time. The crowd funding site called Patreon. When I first started exploring crowd funding options of course there was kickstarter but it didn’t really fit our model. I had some reservations about how kickstarter works that I’ll explain bit but Patreon fixed it. Patreon solved for ell those problems.

If you are in front of a computer, if you have a phone in front of you please follow along on your phone. Go to Patreon.com/RomanCastro. Here is the mechanism. Here is how it works. It looks a lot like kick starter but there is a crucial difference. I am not setting an meaningless stop watch where I say give me as much money as you can over the next 30 days or the podcast dies. I’m not holding the show for ransom. I’m asking the listeners of this show for ongoing support.

My question to you is not How much can I get out of you right now? My question is: What are you comfortable with contributing to the show on a per episode basis? And the minimum pledge that the site sets it to is $1 per episode.

What I want to do with that money is this…

If we can get it up to $500 an episode than the show lives on. I stop losing money on it every week, and The Spear lives. I don’t have to spend time trying to court sponsors and can focus on making the show.

But there is more than that. There are some long term goals with this show. I would like to do this full time. If we can get $1000 per episode committed to this show I will do this full time. For me that is a dream job but here is what it means for you…

The show will get a lot better. I’ll have more time to seek out, get to know, and interview the real salty spearos before all that knowledge, guidance, and experience is lost. More and more of you reach out to me and say you have to interview our local legend and I want to get those stories on the air but that requires more time and commitment to reach out and build enough trust to have them be a guest on the show. I want to make some improvements to the website like get a better player. Also, purchase a few more mics so I can record panel discussions but the big difference that you will see as a listener to the show if we can make this my full time job is that I will produce two shows a week. I will double the output. I have a concept for that second show. I’ve mentioned it in the SpearoNation intro video. That show is SpearoTV. One of the problems with the weekly audio interview is that it is difficult to explain more complicated things like speargun rigging or water entry with a speargun. So what I want to do is continue to do The Spear on Thursday and do SpearoTV on Friday or Monday.

Interview with Chris Taylor

In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know Chris Taylor

Our guest this week actually lives a mile or two from my place and we probably would not have met if it wasn’t for this show. He is an awesome dude and loyal listener. He shares his spearfishing journey, some new tips to The Trident segment, we totally geek out on technology, and my inner nerd comes out.

 

Enjoy.

Show Links

Ingenious Automation (ia-sd.com)

Spearing Magazine Subscription Contest Link

SpearoBlog.com/spearingmag

The Octopus Video Mentioned In This Episode

Check out the full description to see how to structure  your Available for Publication statement on the SpearoBlog YouTube Channel

Also see the blog post about this Bora Bora Octopus.

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 034 Transcript

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Lobster Diving Primer

This episode of THE SPEAR is for the first time California spiny lobster divers

We go over the additional gear needed to bug dive, where to find these tasty creatures and I share some tips and pointers that I’ve learned from my own experience harvesting lobsters

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

Show Links

Spearfishing Gear I Use

Lobster Diving 101 for New Spearos

SpearoNartion Facebook Group

TS 030: So Cal Legend Dave Ploessel

Spearing Magazine Subscription Contest Link

SpearoBlog.com/spearingmag

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 033 Transcript

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Question of the Week

No Question this week so you can focus on writing us a review. 🙂

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Interview with Chad Cabe

In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Washington spearo Chad Cabe.

We talk about spearfishing in 51 degree water, freediving competition, water comfort, and mind control. He also shares some great stories and insights.

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

Show Links

 

Spearing Magazine Subscription Contest Link

SpearoBlog.com/spearingmag

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 032 Transcript

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Question of the Week

No Question this week so you can focus on writing us a review. 🙂

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Thanks for Listening!

Thanks for listening and helping me stay motivated with your emails.

Have a great weekend! Thanks for listening! See you next week!

Interview with Chad Cabe

In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Washington spearo Chad Cabe.

We talk about spearfishing in 51 degree water, freediving competition, water comfort, and mind control. He also shares some great stories and insights.

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

Show Links

 

Spearing Magazine Subscription Contest Link

SpearoBlog.com/spearingmag

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 032 Transcript

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Question of the Week

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Thanks for Listening!

Thanks for listening and helping me stay motivated with your emails.

Have a great weekend! Thanks for listening! See you next week!

Interview with Matthew Swartout

In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Southern California Spearo Matthew Swartout.

We talk about spearfishing offshore, boat setups, catch preservation, and more great insights.

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

Show Links

 

Spearing Magazine Subscription Contest Link

SpearoBlog.com/spearingmag

Spearfishing trip video mentioned in the this episode

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 031 Transcript

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Interview with Dave Ploessel

In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know local Southern California Spearfishing Legend Dave Ploessel.

We talk about how he got into spearfishing, what it takes to get monster bugs, the first Wahoo speared in So Cal waters in who knows how many year, and more great insights.

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

Show Links

Instagram.com/wheresdavetoday

Instagram.com/mermaidsandmountains

www.ElectricCalifornia.com

www.JBLSpearguns.com

Spearing Magazine Subscription Contest Link

SpearoBlog.com/spearingmag

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 030 Transcript

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Interview with Jeromy Gamble

In this episode of THE SPEAR we get to know a little more about diving in Florida, why Jeromy likes shiny things, what it takes to get your photos and stories in Spearing Magazine, and a ton more.

Jeromy shares some awesome spearfishing stories and tips he’s picked up along his spearfishing journey.

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

Show Links

SpearingMagazine.com

Instagram.com/spearingmagazine

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 029 Transcript

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Question of the Week

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Thanks for listening and helping me stay motivated with your emails.

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Interview with Abbie Donaldson

In this episode I interview Abbie Donaldson. A Louisiana spearfisher with passion and love for the sport.

Abbie shares the story of her pending womans world record Cobia, how she started spearfishing, and a lot more.

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

 

Show Links

BenthicOceanSports.com

GitEmDivers.com

New Orleans Aqua Aces

SpearoBlog.com/help

THE SPEAR on iTunes

THE SPEAR on Stitcher

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 028 Transcript

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Interview with Cary Humphries

In this episode I interview Cary Humphries. I know you might be thinking. Again? No not again. Cary is a diver from Australia that happens to have the same name as Cary from episode 13.

Cary shares some awesome stories of diving all over the world and has one of the best insights we’ve had for The Spear segment.

OK let’s dive into this episode.

Enjoy.

 

Show Links

SpearForum.com

THE SPEAR on iTunes

THE SPEAR on Stitcher

THE SPEAR Fishing Podcast Ep 027 Transcript

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