Channel Islands' Newest Team Member is an All-Around Weapon

By now if you haven't heard of Ian Gottron, aka Gato Son on Instagram, you're clearly not paying close attention. He's one of those surfers that everyone loves and there's not much to critique about his approach, he can log just as well as he can egg--and he sizzles like piece of bacon whenever he's on a shortboard, be it a thruster, fish or bonzer.

He's exactly the type of surfer we love to see, humble and curious. Clearly in it for the love and not just hype. We first mentioned him in...