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b"Interview with Eckhart Benkenstein Full shownotes available at Episode 81 is all things Crayfish aka Lobster. We learn about finding them, approaching them, grabbing them and even killing and cooking them. If you haven't started catching crayfish yet then this is a great place to start. This interview is also our longest one and its for good reason as Eckhart takes us all over the place. We discuss good boating practices, hunting tactics, equipment pro's and con's and find out about his early days spearfishing in South Africa. This is a cool chat with a great bloke who lives, dives and works in the Melbourne area alongside previous guest, . If you are interested in helping Eckhart out with his drive to collect wetsuits for his South African waves for change project, please look further below for details. \\xa0TIME STAMPS 00:00 Shout outs and spearfishing news 04:30 Getting started in Namibia. Early beginnings chasing crayfish and starting to see fish. 11:00 First fish with borrowed gear 16:00 Obstacles. Learning weather and conditions. Poor habits with surface intervals and lessons learned. 24:00 Spearfishing boats - keeping divers safe and being a good boatie 37:50 Memorable fish story - White Mussel Cracker 46:00 Spearfishing hunting techniques Catching Crayfish with Eckhart 51:45 Veterans Vault - how to find and hunt crayfish or lobster Where can people find out more about their crayfishery? What equipment do you need for catching crayfish? How do you find them? How do you find a good hole? How do you position yourself for grabbing a crayfish? How do you grab them? How big do they get there in Melbourne? How do you cook them? Discussion about storing them, killing them, and parboiling Hole diving and looking after each other \\xa0 85:00 What has been your funniest experience out spearfishing? 88:00 What is in your dive bag from head to toe? Huge discussion on spearfishing equipment 105:00 Spearo Q&A Can you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? What is the single best piece of advice you've been given for spearfishing? Who has been the most influential person or people in your spearfishing? During your 15 years of spearfishing, what is the single biggest lesson? If you could go spearfishing anywhere and had an unlimited budget, where would you go? Find Eckhart on Social Media at Salt Session Freediving \\xa0Waves for change - wetsuit donations wanted for South Africa. Drop them at Adreno stores in Melbourne Address: 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VICTORIA 3192, Australia \\xa0 Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code\\xa0NOOBSPEARO\\xa0save $20\\xa0on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors \\u2018Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves\\u2019 free\\xa0 Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range\\xa0. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for \\u2018The Floater\\u2019 \\u2013 Shrek and Turbo\\u2019s email newsletter"