Recent sessions

I prefer to avoid the more popular spots until after the water turns cold (meaning requires a wetsuit) as they get packed in the warmer months with noobs, kooks, and surfers with attitude. You still get all of the above in the winter but in much smaller numbers (this might not be true everywhere but Floridians have a strong aversion to the cold). By the time the water temp hits the 50s it takes some really decent surf to pull people out in any numbers.

Unfortunately 18th street, my normal spot, just hasn't been the same since the hurricanes came through and shifted the sand bars around, so I hit the pier last week to test out some new fins (Orange and black Ally Stealth fins w/ fin socks) -- I lost one of my Churchill Makapuu fins in a big wave during one of the storms and replace them with  Laguna Surf II fins which literally fell apart at the seems after a month. Anyway I loved the Ally fins and the waves were great which means it was packed, though only one idiot dropped in on me and gave me attitude. Surprisingly there were two other bodyboarders in the water which never happens. I caught some fun waves on the south side then it turned a little weak so I paddled under the pier and stayed till dark catching great waves on the north side.

Saturday I took a tip from the owner of the local board shop and headed to the poles. There were a lot of great waves at first but as the waves died down the line up filled up with LOTS of A##H####. I got dropped in 8 times by 8 different people. Short boarders dropping in and tearing up the shoulder ahead of me causing it to break and killing my ride. I guess its to be expected... I don't normally surf there, so I'm the new guy and a bodyboarder to boot and it's an elitist group... still it pissed me off... I charged right ahead and they seamed surprised to find me not backing down still right at their feet. The waves were really fun though... never been there under the right conditions till now and I caught a handful of really great waves. I have to keep going back and earn my place. And like I said the line up thins with colder weather so I'll try back in winter.