I can't say enough about this man. He's like a character in a movie, more specifically a character that we want to be like. Phonebooth and I met through some mutual friends from Guam. I didn't know much about him including his real name, but I soon realized that none of that really mattered. He's the guy that yells "WHAT'S UP!!!!" at the top of the boat ramp at 5:00 in the morning. You know, the attitude that you wish everyone had before heading offshore including yourself. Phonebooth is a perfect example of Island style. Full of love and very light hearted, he loves to travel light and hunt b ..read more

Today I speak with veteran diver Bill Wagner from San Diego California. Bill started diving in the 60s and was the president of the San Diego freedivers. Bill and I discuss how things have progressed/changed over the years from equipment to the state of the marine environment. Throughout the interview Bill shares stories of a white shark encounter in La Jolla, spearfishing trips to Baja and more. I also want to thank listener Tom Harding for connecting Bill and I together. Tom message me from the Spearfactor website saying that I should have his friend Bill on the show, so thanks again Tom.&nb ..read more

Noob Spearo's Isaac Daly, Cast & Spear's Jon Stenstrom, and myself, Bret Whitman, share our thoughts on the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy. These are opinions based on our own experiences. While I disagree with many aspects of the documentary, I have a underlying respect for Ali Tabrizi for creating this film and his desire to help save our oceans' marine life. Check out Cast & Spear Podcast at @ @castandspear Check out Noob Spearo Podcast at @ @noobSpearo   Sponsors for this podcast included: 1. Ted Harty’s Freediving Safety Promo: spearfactor for 15% discount 2. Akason Cameras 3 ..read more

Today I spoke with Tim Andrews from www.highperformancediving.com and we discuss some deep diving techniques and tips as well as the famous Great White Shark encounter off of the coast of Hawaii. This encounter was so popular because the world's largest Great White Shark, Deep Blue, was seen eating a dead whale while other divers swam with it. This shark named Deep Blue was estimated to be between 20 and 21 feet in length. In closing, Tim says that he is going to culinary cook in order to learn how to make trash fish not taste like trash. For more of Tim check out @highperformancediving o ..read more

In this episode, I speak with Tim Hatler and his friends Brock and Jakob about their spearfishing resort located in La Ventana, Baja. The Resort is home of the Bluewater World Cup of Spearfishing. Tim lives down in Baja with his family full time, diving, fishing, and exploring the area. He and Brock are a wealth of knowledge for the area both above and below the sea surface. Tim shares with me how the World Cup is setup and what to expect with arriving for the first time to the resort. Personally, I am looking forward to traveling down there and experiencing the resort with my family. You can ..read more

Ted Harty, Freediving Champion and World Class Instructor and I discuss using the buddy system in poor visibility for White Sea Bass here in California.  This is part 2 of a 2 part series of the Spearfactor podcast with Mr. Ted Harty, USA Freediving Champion. Diving and poor visibility is the sad reality for quite a few of us divers. However, there are ways to mitigate the risk of spearfishing in these conditions while at the same time making the experience more productive, and enjoyable. Rule #1: The first rule to spearfishing in these conditions where 5’ or 1.5m is considered “good ..read more

Dr. Albert is a veteran diver and current multiple women’s world record holder. On the show today, we talk about her experiences as a woman coming up in a sport dominated by men and some of the struggles she had early on because of it. As we progress through the conversation, we talk about her experiences living in Denmark and traveling through Northern Europe, and how some the cultural differences from the we as Americans look at things. This episode is a unique one and I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did chatting with Kelsea. Check out Kelsea’s at:   Instagram @dr_kelsea   Sp ..read more

Spearfactor #24 with Focus Freediving’s Brandon Zeek. In this episode, Brandon and I discuss how he got started in spearfishing and freediving in Southern California. In freediving, Brandon has worked his way up to an instructor level and runs focus www.freediving.com. We discuss one of the recent challenges he has encountered in freediving. He had a squeeze on a 60m dive a few months ago. We discussed in great detail the ends and outs of squeezes and ways to prevent them. As the conversation progresses, we discussed in detail the differences between freediving and spearfishing, and the ways&n ..read more

In this episode of Spearfactor, Jon Stenstrom from Cast & Spear and myself review our year in spearing. Topics cover are: Chasing White Sea Bass  How COVID impacted our lives this year Buying a house in Baja Mexico Running Spearfishing trips Upgrading the boat this year Deaths in our community Goals for 2021 Contact us at: www.castandspear.com  www.spearfactor.com  Sponsors for this podcast included: Ted Harty’s Freediving Safety Promo: spearfactor for 15% discount https://immersionfreediving.teachable.com/?affcode=206131_ycsyh1fr Akason Cameras 15% off https://shareas ..read more

This is part 1 of a 2 part series of the Spearfactor podcast with Mr. Ted Harty, USA Freediving Champion. If you don’t know who Ted Harty is, you should. Seriously! Ted started out as a scuba Instructor in 2005 before discovering the sport of freediving a few years later. Early on in his instructing career Ted was fortunate to meet and be mentored by Kirk and Mandy Krack of Performance Freediving. From there, Ted became a competitive freediver and an a freedive Instructor. During this time, Ted  accomplished an impressive list of accomplishments.  • 1st place finish PFI Competition B ..read more