Hidenori Iwagami – Club President

Always eager to help out fellow club members and expand his knowledge of the sport Hide has gone from a novice diver to a very experienced Spearo since he made the jump from SCUBA to freediving in 2008.  Hide discovered the sport after visiting Spear America where on his first visit he signed up for the Fii level 1 class with our own Jeremy Caulkins.  Since that time he has speared in many places up and down the coast, made multiple successful trips to Baja, BOLA, and other spear destinations.  He has taken fish from starting from the common Opal Eye and sheepshead, to Yellow Tail, Blue Fin Tuna and sizable Groupers.  Hide is a great fit for the club and has much to offer the guys and gals who are just entering the sport.  Hide has already started creating events for our members such as the dive trips, the catch and cook, and CPR classes.  We are excited for the new energy he is brining to the table and am sure he will serve his position with vigor and honor.

Ryan Cheng – Director

Hawaiian born, surfer, diver, now Spearo.

 

 

 

 

 

Eric Jensen- Director

 Eric Jensen, son of Poseidon, emerged from the oceanic depths clutching a hammerhead shark in his right hand, and a moray eel in this left.
After such an epic introduction to the world, Eric has since fostered a supreme passion to become an assassin of the water.  Having dived the Sea of Cortez, Fiji, and the Coral Sea, Eric believes to have left his heart in Tonga.  He’s waltzed with whale-sharks, hula’d with humpbacks, and sashayed with sea turtles.
His preferred target species is  the elusive sea horse.  With a personal best free-diving depth of one hundred feet and armed with his weapon of mass fish-struction, Eric Jensen remains an aquatic force to be reckoned with.

Contact Eric at: ericjensen223@gmail.com

 

Fernando Gutierrez – Director

Ever since I can remember, I have loved fishing. As the years passed I became more addicted to fishing and eventually I took a position at Davey’s Locker Sport Fishing in Newport Beach just so I could fish for free. This made me a proficient and skilled sport fishermen and I could always be counted on to fill the family freezer. Deep sea fishing was my passion, until the summer of 2008. That summer my friends and I spent a lot of time at the beach and we would see these guys in snorkeling gear and long yellow poles coming out of the surf. So I went out and purchased the gear and the following weekend I went out at Treasure Island (now closed due to MLPAs) with a snorkel and pole spear in hand and took my first fish – a small black perch. You wouldn’t believe how proud I was of myself. I’ve been catching fish in the 10lb to 80lb range my entire life yet this 8oz fish made me prouder than the rest. My friends and I were hooked on the sport. In the fall of 2009 we saw the need for a spearfishing club in Orange County to educate the public about spearfishing, to sustain the local fisheries and environment, and to unify spearfishers in the greater Orange County area. In April 2010, OC Spearos was officially started and continues to grow today.
Contact Fernando at: fernie8884@yahoo.com