Manasquan Localism (assumed)

Yes it is according to many of the people on this forum.

Its NOT about having a good time, but showing/proving how core of an ec surfer you are. You know...the 3 times a month at best(once or twice a summer,, but you never surf then anyway) it's head high. That **** is core. That's what makes you a better surfer. It's what makes you hungry. Surfing 6 days a week of head high plus does NOT make you a better surfer. Rolling around in 2 foot slop when it's 15 degrees in 30 degree water hoping for the next swell is what makes you better and more core. That's why all the pro's move to nj after they learn the ropes in hawaii.

Oh yeah and to be as uncomfortable as possible in the cold. The sooner you use a 3/2, the more core you are. Surfing until you get frostbite is totally what's it's all about. It prepares you for hawaii. Taking out people who have limited experience and going for near drownings is what it's all about. Yelling at people "where were you in january", hating the summer people at the beach even when their not doing anything, hating the boogie boarders, hating the people you share the water with and making sure to look like you're constipated the entire time. A smile will quickly get you "core" level taken down. Feeling above everyone else. That's what it's all about. The Elitist core ec surfer. HARDCORE.

FOR SURE.

 

I thought surfing was about how tough you are, no? At least thats what I've taken away from the various pissing matches I've read here. I don't even want to surf anymore I just want to beat people up in the parking lot now. "You're not from here and I took 6months of tough guy wrestle punch stuff so arrrr I show you how we do it at my break! Me tough."-(but really I'm just overcompensating and I've watched too many action movies so this is how deal with my inadequecies, I act tough and try to intimidate people)

 

Don't forget slashing the tires of a 14 year olds mom's minivan. That's CORE. That's what kelly slater would do.

 

Ha. Seriously. Thats the secret to his success! Thats what all the best surfers do.

 

ahhh that sucks. figured it only a matter of time before squann locals went this way. Me an a buddy of mine... only heads in the water for half mile either direction...

 

Surfing is an elitist white mans hobby, esp in nj, even more so in towns like manasquan/spring lake. Oh my parents made a lot of money and I got to grow up near the beach so that gives me the right to be a dbag to people who are not fortunate enough to live here. If you want to see how tough you are, take your board and walk around Newark, I'm sure the locals there will be glad to see you.

 

Being straight dueshe nuggets is definitely not cool. Sorry to hear you had funk in your session. The peak at Sqaun is well known for that stuff.

I recently wrote something here about earning your place in the water (not that it pertains to your experience today). Maybe it is relevant though? Idk, I don't know you nor was I there.

I forget the thread name, sorry. I know some people wholeheartedly agree with it, and some, not so much. The people that do disagree with what I wrote, tend to be people who have issues addressing their own shortcomings and expect others to accept them with open arms anyway.

Try not to get too bent about it and figure out how you're going to make your next session better .

 

Yeah, that's pretty f'd up for sure.
Again, I wasn't trying to say you were blowing it, or deserved the treatment those guys were giving you and others.
It's more their problem than yours.
I'm sure you know then, that there are other decent waves around there with less shenanigans. Let them have their soft and fluffy peak.

 

If that's how we'll get waves here, I'm breaking out the box cutters!

 

I am tired of how much balls NJ and north surfers act like they have because you surf in the winter... big f'n deal! You are probably wearing $800 + dollars in rubber... my $250 jacket keeps me warm when I'm snowboarding... no one thinks I'm hardcore for that. Surf when you want to- not because some Ocean County CA boner likes your "im hardcore I surf when its snowing, i almost died from being so cold" facebook default picture. I surf all winter and have figured out exactly how to stay warm, its not something to be that d-baggey about.

 

as soon as the water temps come up.

 

thuggery at the peak

 

I actually have taken my board to Newark.Funds were tight so I did it. I lived in Sea Bright at the time and a friend dropped me off at the bus station on his way to work to go to Hatteras. I got to Newark about 3 hours before the bus left and walked around. It was histerical, quite the convo starter.Comments ranged from WTF are you gonna do with that to nice skateboard.

 

I know who you are talking about, I barely ever surf that spot cause the people are idiots and the wave is over rated but I had a run in with that group. They are all talk. We flipped the script on them called them out. They talked big so we dropped right back in on them and called them to the beach they left. They are punks there was 4 of them 2 of us and they were like and I quote "Im gonna tell my wife on you she knows the police" then they turned tail and took off, hahahahah........

 

Yeah that sucks. I lived in a winter rental right on 1st ave a few years back after completing my active duty. I experienced some localism right by the inlet, similar to your story. After the 3rd time getting faded I took a wave , saw one of the tough guys paddling back out- paddling right for the face, instead of behind me. He was smiling, so I took a big bottom turn and headed right for him. He wasn't smiling. At the last second I went straight. I was about to snap trying to contain my issues, screaming into my board and cursing to myself. I was losing it.(especially at that time in my life.) I ended up taking the next one in and surfed the jetty just north. Over time the glee club that policed that jetty got to know me and eventually stopped. If there's lines rolling in like clockwork, plenty of waves for everyone, I wish people would just be respectful and use the line up properly.

 

I just don't get this localism bs...I have lived on the beach and never ever experienced or dished out localism at my local break...when I was a kid, I do remember some old guy giving me some sh*t for dropping in on him. I was new to the sport and deserved it, but certainly wasn't a localism issue but more of laws of the land.

This is how I look at it and others should as well. If you are surfer, odds are, you are going to travel to some where away from your home break. How would you feel being harassed, physically and verbally, when trying to enjoy some waves that you went out of your way to travel to.

"many think that being harassed is some guy is grabbing every wave that comes thru"...I tend to do this when it's packed, when there is just a couple guys iam gonna share and give people priority when I have priority. When packed, iam constantly paddling outside, inside and around guys to get on the right side of the wave to have priority. They may consider this harassment, but in fact it is not. They look at me like iam jerk. Iam just trying to get as many waves as possible in extremely packed conditions...if i see a set coming in and it looks 100 yards down, iam paddling after it, not sitting out there like a buoy. I may get to it and only to lose priority, and iam ok with that. But I ain't gonna be sitting on my ass. Iam gonna try to catch as many waves as possible in such packed conditions, of which I tend to avoid 90% of the time.

With that being said, there is no room for physical or verbal altercations in the line up...and if I ever saw this in my local break...I can assure you I will say something to whoever is dishing it out, even if it's being done to someone I don't even know...and not helping out someone who may be in distress or even help getting a board is utterly ignorant and arrogant.

 

that's why I don't surf the inlet.i don't ccare how good the waves are,its not worth the hassle.most of the people who surf there aren't even locals,people from brielle and point.manasquan is a bunch of old rich white people.u need money to live there,the kind of money that u can say phuck jersey,im taking a trip to bali.

to the peak owners who want to own it,theres things u can do to mess with them.just paddle everywhere they go,try to sell them into closeouts.see a set of waves coming,act like ur paddling for the 1st one,which is usually a closeout,they take the wipeout,u take the next wave of the set,get barreled,and come out laughing.it seems like surfing is a competition now,who can get the most waves,who can get the best rides.im happy just to be in the water,il take a few closeouts on the head.u really want to piss someone off who dropped in on u,go take their stuff off the beach,walk to the end of the jetty,say hey brahs,heres ur shyt and toss their keys into the ocean.

 

From what I have noticed in recent years:

There is a group of guys at the Inlet that "think they own the peak", and then there is a group of guys at the Inlet that "that do own the peak". It sounds like you ran into the group that "thinks they own the peak". Those guys do surf there a bunch, however, they are desensitized to the fact the the "real locals" don't surf the bowl as much as they used to. When the waves are pumping, a lot of those guys now surf down at Whiting or further north. I am not going to elaborate on it anymore, but it is pretty shocking to see those guys always pulling that crap......they do it all summer/spring/fall/winter.

Whenever I surf the Inlet, I mind my own business for a little bit when I first paddle out to see how the vibe is in the line-up. There have been times where I have paddled in 10 minutes later because everyone is so angry. But most of the time I have noticed if you mind your own business and are able to stand-up on your board, you will get waves.