Are you one of these guys?

lol

if so i camp on you

 

Those dudes are a trip. I make it a point to sit right on top of them and follow them around.

Sounds like a time for the Fitzpedo!

 

Man, those guys would've been preferable today over the 3 to 4 Bic-wielding superkooks that pervaded the lineup of 12 to 16 today. Pure hazards. Ahh, the sun and 60s bring out the best in surfing.

 

I don't always and it's not everyday it's like that and never VB-esque. This swell was very finicky and not hitting at many spots, so word was traveling fast on a Saturday plus people had time to make the rounds to check. Still, it will likely only be this way more days as it gets nicer. Long live the Fitzpedo.

 

Brah sound like the SUMMER PROS are starting to paddle out.

Happened to me today for a short time. They got thier photog on the beach hoping to score a barrel... super serious faces lol like its pipeline

I'm just out there laughing and having a fun time- rooting on other guys to take the drop... Then the summer pro shows up- paddles right next to you and goes for every wave you to for... And pulls back at the last minute.. I usually pretend to go for a wave so they end up going and then I get the second, better wave!

On man.. I really missed those ol summer pros during the long winter

 

definitely. guys were all over the place today, all aggro b/c they haven't surfed in 6mos. or longer...watched one guy blow like 6 waves in a row, so i finally just started dropping in on him.

i'm usually the guy paddling away from the crowds trying to find a quieter peak. guess it's time to start searching out the greener pastures.

 

Ya good thing it was a 4 hour sesh, the first half of which we didn't have to deal with much of it and got most of our day's rides. The kook karnival didn't arrive until the last hour or two. Those offshores were pumping hard today too. Some gusts in excess of 20mph. Makes 60s air temp not so balmy. Still, not cold in 4 hours. Life is good.

 

Man, I am a magnet for that behavior. I must have a sign on my back that says come and get me. Problem is I'm probably one of the most stubborn people in the water and once challenged I rarely give up until I win or my session is ruined. I see my buddies just sit back and laugh at these kooks and I wish I could do that. I think the wise thing is to let these people do their thing and realize there are more important things in life than catching the next mush burger but it's so damn hard. My answer is to have zero tolerance for crowds. I mean if someone I don't know is within 100 feet of me it's too crowded and I move. Sometimes the only answer is confrontation although it's a soul killer when it comes to that.

 

fight back with low level harassment which is neither assault nor menacing. angle-paddle AT them constantly,
paddle RIGHT behind them, give them priority BY JUST AN INCH, force them to commit to wave no. 1 of set,
stare at them, learn the head-fake, "fake" paddle around them, "accidentally" grab their leash.

 

Or you could just open your mouth and tell them that what they are doing is bothering you. Don't be passive aggressive. Tell them why you're mad bro

 

back up, I wanna know more about this Fitzpedo...and does it come with a cup holder?

 

Vids or it didn't happen. You know the drill, bro.

 

lol.........