If you enjoyed listening in and hearing about kiwi spearfishing then listen in to Luke Potts or Dwayne Herbert+ You’ve got some great tutorials out there Darren, just kind of an overview on the different components of spearfishing gear, you have a very pragmatic approach to gear, so I have put some of those YouTube video’s up on our website until we have our own content up, but great videos. In fact, we’ve got a bit of a getting started video guide going on on our website just for people starting out in the sport. Shrek: Yeah, I’ve seen some of your gear tutorials. We didn’t have access to the good gear like nowadays.
And it was only a little vest and I thought I was made, swimming in the wintertime with that on when I was about six or seven but that was that. Whereas the old guys, I still remember Dad and his mate making me a little neoprene vest and it was the first real piece of equipment that was mine. These guys today are spoiled for choice and you get guys that go overkill with gear and they get too carried away. Did you start with hand-me-down equipment like the rest of us?ĭarren: Yeah, I was going to say, equipment was the hardest thing. Shrek: What were some of your biggest obstacles you faced starting out? You had plenty of guys to dive with because of your dad and his network of friends. Here is a brief transcription from part of the interview
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