{"podcast":{"title":"SpearFactor Spearfishing Podcast","slug":"spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748","podcast_index_feed_id":4577748,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM7078948753","website_url":"http://spearfactor.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c7f86006-e0f1-11eb-a7ca-1bd0c01ff639/image/spear_factor_wp.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"bret Whitman","episode_count":82,"summary":"The SpearFactor Spearfishing Podcast brings you spearfishermen and watermen from around the world to share their experiences in the ocean in order to help us all become better divers and stewards of the ocean. The experts that Bret Whitman has on the show covers all facets of a life based around the ocean. These areas include surfing, freediving, boating, gear manufacturing, fitness training, and cooking. The goal of having this diversity is to help you become a more educate and complete spearfishing ambassador. Find out more at www.spearfactor.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T12:20:56.942935+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748"},"episode":{"title":"Spearfactor #072: Matt Bond, Fishing Politics","slug":"spearfactor-072-matt-bond-fishing-politics","published_at":"2024-08-25T22:40:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748/spearfactor-072-matt-bond-fishing-politics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM7011554811.mp3?updated=1724625912","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM7011554811.mp3?updated=1724625912","summary":"Welcome Back to Spearfactor! Our guest today is Matt Bond. Matt is here to share with us the details of California fishing politics specially the fights against Nonprofit conservation groups wanting to grow the MPA to 30% of the coastline. Matt shares the process of dealing with the California Fish & Game Commission and how to be a voice to protect both our rights to harvest food and the environment that we all love. We also discuss the good and bad about current efforts in our waters and a call to action for fishermen. Matt works closely with the environmental advocates at All Waters to be a voice for our local outdoor sportsman. To get involved, check out All Waters website https://www.allwaters.org or @allwaters_org Find Matt on IG @cutprofessor . . https://neptonics.com Use code: SpearFactor10 for 10% off . . 100% Online Spearfishing Course https://waypointtv.com/watch/spear-factor-spearfishing-101-course Or at www.spearfishingmentor.com This podcast is a part of the Waypoint TV Podcast Network. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social media network, Podcast Network. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join the Waypoint Army by following them on Instagram at the following accounts @waypointtv @waypointfish @waypointhunt @waypointpodcasts Need Gear? Checkout Neptonics products at: Neptonics Spearfishing and Freediving SAVE 10% at checkout with Spearfactor10 code. Follow Neptonics at @neptonics_worldwide If you are interest in more information about spearfishing or want to take a spearfishing course, visit: Online Spea…","meta_description":"Welcome Back to Spearfactor! Our guest today is Matt Bond. Matt is here to share with us the details of California fishing politics specially the fights a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5722,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748/episodes/spearfactor-072-matt-bond-fishing-politics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spearfactor-spearfishing-podcast-4577748/spearfactor-072-matt-bond-fishing-politics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}