Channel Islands Feb's Fish 6'1 review: a straighter modern fish

Updated 2026-09-19

The Channel Islands Feb's Fish is a 6'1 stock twin fin, Mikey February's signature model, built with a straighter outline than a typical fish. It has already done enough to help push a wider, similarly sized board out of the rack.

What it is and why I bought it

I bought the Feb's Fish stock in May 2025, an EPS Spine-Tek build with a modern rolled bottom into a mild single-double concave vee tail. At 6'1 and 44 litres, it sits close in size to a Firewire Seaside I had in Volcanic construction, but with a straighter, less bulbous outline.

How it surfed

Already, the Feb's Fish has made its case. Its best wave came at Sunrise at a top speed of 24 km/h (about 15 mph) over an 80 metre ride, using MFC JS Carbon fins. Against the wider Firewire Seaside of similar length and volume, the Feb's Fish paddles better as a twin than the Seaside does as a quad, and it has been the board reached for instead, session after session, until the Seaside stopped earning its place in the rack at all.

Who it suits and who it does not

A modern, straighter-outline fish like this suits someone who wants the small-wave fun of a twin fin without the extra width and bulk of an old-school fish shape. It is not built for anyone who prefers a wider platform under their feet or wants maximum paddle power over a straighter, faster line; for that, a wider fish or a mid-length is the better call. The logged wave range is 1 to 4 ft, ideal at 2 ft.

What happened to it

It is still in the rack. It cost $1,399 with no asking price recorded, and it has already proven its place by helping make a wider board redundant.

Questions people ask

What fins work on the Feb's Fish?

MFC JS Carbon fins are the set logged against it.

How does the Feb's Fish compare to a wider fish-style board?

At a similar 6'1 length and close volume, the Feb's Fish has a straighter, less bulbous outline than a wider fish like the Firewire Seaside, and it has paddled better as a twin than that board did as a quad.

What size waves suit the Feb's Fish?

The logged range is 1 to 4 ft with 2 ft as the ideal, so it is a small-wave board rather than something for size.

For the full spec sheet, see the current quiver. For the board it helped retire, see the purge. For similar small-wave twins, see the Album Plasmic and the Campbell Designed Twin Cam.