“I worked as a deckie/guide then got into it myself. I fell in love [with spearfishing] and then became obsessed.

It somehow progressed into me starting a YouTube channel where I now live full time from. Escape the 9-5 Freedom!”

“I was taking some Aussie boys out to try and get them their first Kingfish, but they weren’t having much luck. So, I said to them, 'I'm jumping in,' as I couldn’t resist any longer. The water was clean and blue, and the conditions were some of the fishiest I had ever seen, with schools of baitfish everywhere.

I was only a few dives in when a school of 5-6 MASSIVE Kingies swam past me at around 10-15 meters deep. They started to swim off in the other direction once I saw them. It looked like they weren’t coming back, so I turned in the other direction, acting uninterested, rattling my speargun and grunting to try to intrigue them into coming back around. The old tricks worked, and the school of fish looped back, then came swimming straight for me before turning broadside for an easy shot.

I sent the shaft flying from my 120 twin band Rob Allen reel gun and hit one of the beasts. Luckily, I hurt the fish badly; otherwise, I would most likely have lost my speargun into the depths. Long story short, I landed the fish of a lifetime. And to do it right next to the mainland was rare for a fish this size. I was beyond stoked.

Speaking to the old fishermen at the weigh station, they told me it’s the biggest they have seen come out of that area in their lives.”

“For now, home in New Zealand. While we don't have the most diverse range of species, we do have an abundance of fish and its very easy to gather a fresh feed of seafood. There are so many islands that theres usually always somewhere to dive and hide from ugly conditions/wind. However, I have dove in some epic locations such as Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, St Helena Island… and you can't beat warm clear water and big fish!”

“Yellowtail Kingfish in New Zealand. They get the biggest in the world here, extremely tough fish and while they are easy to spear, as they are very inquisitive, it never gets old sending a shaft into those big pelagics!”

“Do a freediving course for techniques and safety.

Buy the most simple, comfortable equipment.

Practice in fishy places, if that means driving a couple of hours then do it! Good way to fast track skills.

Time in the water will improve breath hold- Have patience!”

“Spearing has given me a form of forced meditation. Plus, it gives me fitness, fresh food, and a clear mind after every dive trip.”

“Not too many. I never push my limits too hard. One shore dive on the wild west coast of nz comes to memory. Strong outgoing currents, I nearly gave up fighting coming back in. Not a place to muck around. Very dangerous. I was very very exhausted and nearly got ripped out to sea.”