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Tony Alcock

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Interview with Tony Alcock aka Tazyarns Today's episode is with Tony Alcock, one half of "Podcast Yarns With Az And Taz" team, he now has A surfer, musician, jujitsu practioner, spearo and banana farmer from Far North Queensland, he has been spearing for the past 30 years and has a ton of valuable insights! Find out about Flinders Reef, his love for boats, hunting tips, dealing with sharks and crocodiles and how he has recently started diving past 10 meters with the help of Az! Come have a listen for a good laugh and some great tips, let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments! Important times:  00:12 Good day and welcome to the Noob Spearo Podcast! 01:01 What all does Tony do? 01:29 Announcements and some sad news 06:36 Hello Tony! 07:40 Tell us about yourself 09:28 How long have you been spearfishing? 10:29 Line angling vs spearfishing 10:54 Half the day fishing and half spearing 11:19 Tides and crayfish: painted and green 13:54 How do you cook crays/lobsters? How do you prepare them? 15:16 Spearfishing with Az and his great buddy system 16:24 A lot of your diving is shallow, why is it so dangerous? You need a buddy after 10m 17:24 Are you diving in current? 17:55 Where are you and where do you boat out to? 19:00 The lifestyle up there is very different 20:25 What it like being a banana farmer? 21:05 Full moon makes your fruit grow quicker on the week leading up to it 21:19 Being a farmer you're more in tune with the weather and seasons 24:10 Back to boats, you're selling one now? 24:47 I'm going back to an aluminium boat 27:20 Tell us about your boat history 29:41 Are you someone who can just fix everything on a boat? 30:47 Flinders reef and a funny story 33:23 What do you shoot out there and what good stories do you have from there? 37:00 Coral trout 37:56 Fishing with a big mothership 39:07 What do you want to do there this time? 39:27 Are sharks a problem out there? 40:32 What's your experience being in the water with tiger sharks? 41:38 The smaller sharks are the more aggressive ones 44:36 White and Black tip reef sharks 45:44 Have you been spooled before with your reel gun? 46:46 What about jelly fish? 47:29 Tell us about surfing 50:46 Good boating behavior and how to be a good boatie 54:44 We're going on a spearing trip, not a snorkeling trip 56:35  Some people are more freediver than spearo 57:35 How do you approach and hunt Jacks? 59:01 Great hunting tip 01:00:10 What's your biggest Jack? 01:00:59 So you've been spearing deeper lately? What has Az been teaching you? 01:02:31 A dive watch was a great investment 01:04:08 Tuck your chin into your chest when you dive down, slow down and relax 01:05:39 Weather apps 01:07:42 Do you pay attention to chlorophyll and water temp? 01:08:21 Barramundi and crocodiles 01:10:40 Avoid swimming with crocs 01:11:19 Cone shells 01:13:11 Tell us about your podcast 01:14:31 Funny story with music and Youtube 01:15:53 What's in your dive bag? 01:18:02 GoPro's and masks 01:19:49 You have anxiety for a reason 01:20:57 Suits with kevlar 01:23:08 Spearo Q&amp;A  What's the best piece of advice you have been given? What would you do differently if you started over? What's the best spearfishing lesson you've learned? What is spearfishing to you?   01:25:55 Thank you Tony 01:28:23 Jordan's voicemail  Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android  Important Links         Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes   . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS!  – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99  | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:)  Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range .  28-day Freediving Transformation (CODE: NOOB28 for 15% off) | Equalization Masterclass – Roadmap to Frenzel | Free Courses | Freediving Safety Course | How to Take a 25-30% Bigger Breath!  | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $  | ‘Spearo Dad’ | ‘Girls with Gills’ | ‘Jobfish Tribute’  Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

NSP:162 Tony Alcock - Tropical North Queensland with Tazyarns

Tony Alcock is Double Bass Section Leader for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.  He has previously been Principal double bass of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and section leader with the BBC Now (Wales), BBC SSO (Scotland), Scottish Opera, and Co-Principal with the Halle.   We talk about all kinds of topics, including Tony’s path through the music world, what the pandemic has been like for him, getting into coaching, and much more.   Tony coaches people all over the world through Skype audio or video.  Check out his coaching site here, and be sure to subscribe to his YouTube Channel as well!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my  Beginner's Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.   Thank you to our sponsors!   Dorico - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals.  With its streamlined, natural user interface, students and those with less experience in scoring can compose and arrange straight into Dorico, making learning the language of music notation much faster and more intuitive. Editing and making changes — such as instrument, time signature or key — are straightforward, with the notation instantly and correctly adapting to include them, reinforcing the learning outcome.   Ear Trumpet Labs - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass to claim yours and check out the Nadine!   Modacity - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get Modacity – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress.  Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool.  Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time.  Modacity has a special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners that includes lifetime access to the app.     Contrabass Conversations production team:  Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer  Trevor Jones, publication and promotion theme music by Eric Hochberg 

<a href="https://cbso.co.uk/profile/tony-alcock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Alcock</a> is Double Bass Section Leader for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.  He has previously been Principal double bass of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and section leader with the BBC Now (Wales), BBC SSO (Scotland), Scottish Opera, and Co-Principal with the Halle. We talk about all kinds of topics, including Tony’s path through the music world, what the pandemic has been like for him, getting into coaching, and much more. Tony coaches people all over the world through Skype audio or video.  <a href="https://lifecoach-tonyalcock.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out his coaching site here</a>, and be sure to subscribe to his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfJ8C2PTA7s5rkTtPIDarQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a> as well! <a href="http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a> to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our <a href="https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Online Sheet Music Store</a> with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle</a>. Check out my <a href="https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Beginner's Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href="https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discover Double Bass</a>. Thank you to our sponsors! <a href="https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dorico</a> - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals.  With its streamlined, natural user interface, students and those with less experience in scoring can compose and arrange straight into Dorico, making learning the language of music notation much faster and more intuitive. Editing and making changes — such as instrument, time signature or key — are straightforward, with the notation instantly and correctly adapting to include them, reinforcing the learning outcome. <a href="https://EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ear Trumpet Labs</a> - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit <a href="https://EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass</a> to claim yours and check out the Nadine! <a href="https://www.modacity.co/cbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modacity</a> - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get <a href="https://www.modacity.co/cbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modacity</a> – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress.  Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool.  Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time.  Modacity has a <a href="https://www.modacity.co/cbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners</a> that includes lifetime access to the app. Contrabass Conversations production team: <ul> <li><a href="http://doublebassblog.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Heath</a>, host</li> <li>Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing</li> <li><a href="http://mitchmoehring.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitch Moehring</a>, audio engineer</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/04/20/cbc-205-trevor-jones-on-musical-pit-work-scheduling-creativity-and-finding-balance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Trevor Jones</a>, publication and promotion</li> <li>theme music by <a href="https://erichochberg.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Hochberg</a></li> </ul>

803: Tony Alcock on three-dimensional careers