Spearfactor #016: Allen Yangco & Brian Fern from Longfins Spearfishing

In this episode, I speak with Brian Fern and Allen Yangco from Longfins Spearfishing. These two gentlemen truly define what the term giving back to the community means. Longfins originally started out as a online diving store that Allen started, but it failed. This failure didn’t discourage Allen from continuing on with the Longfins brand. He felt that the failure was a blessing in disguised. After seeing many of the divers in their area not diving safely as well as several diving related deaths including 4 of Allen’s friends, he and his friend, Brian Fern, decided to continue with Longfins by holding spearfishing seminars for the youth of Kauai. The goal was to share their over 50 years of knowledge and experience with the kids of Kauai to teach them how to ethically hunt and safely dive for fish. The seminar is free and everyone is encouraged to attend. During the show, the boys share numerous stories of bad and good dive buddies, sharks, recovering fish from caves, and ethnical fish hunting. Allen shares a story about when he was diving near a bay with monk seals when a huge tiger shark came at him. Allen did not see the shark but his buddy quickly intercepted it and saved Allen from an attack. Additionally, Brian shares a story about when the current picked up so bad on the reef that he and Allen had to shoot their shafts into the reef in order to avoid getting swept out to sea. This episode is full of tips to make you a better and safer diver. If you would be interested in attending the seminar or want to put a one yourself in your local area, feel free to contact the boys at @long_fins on IG. Brian Fern @solid.ink Allen Yangco @aloha_spear_it NOTES: Introduction and Longfins the brand 04:15:-09:04 Ethical Spearfishing 09:04-22:50 How to dive safe 22:40-25:00 Spearfishing seminar for Youth 25:00-31:20 Diving for GT/Ulua 31:20-40:10 Build the community with kids for safety 42:15-49:55 Diving with sharks and stories 49:55-1:03:00: Goals for Longfins 1:03:00-1:08:34 Real life situations & Safety tips (recovering fish, weighting tips, currents) 1:08:34-1:29:55 More details about the spearfishing seminar 1:30:00-1:36:00 Closing & Contact information 1:36:00-1:38:29 Sponsors for this podcast included: Kimera spearfishing Promo: SpearFactor for 5% off. Los Bigotes Apparel Hotrod Spearguns Akaso Cameras Promo: akaction10 OneDrop Spearfishing If you would like to support the show? Go to the supporter page at https://www.patreon.com/the_spearfactor Your donation helps keep the show going with editing and production cost. LEARN MORE SpearFactor is all about sharing information about spearfishing to enhance your experience in the ocean. If you are a new spearo, please checkout www.spearfactor.com for more information on targeted fish types and spearing. SOCIAL MEDIA Podcast: https://www.Spearfactor.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_spearfactor Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SpearFactor #spearfishing #spearfishingpodcast #spearfactor #onedropspearfishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices