How many kooks per square meter you have there?

Queen of the Coast…🤫secret spot lol

Is that Blacks? You learn after a big mistake... or two... that on a big day, don't take the first wave or even the second wave of a set... if you blow it.... hold your breath and try to relax.

Malibu?

bro, you are so funny!

I almost died in 15 to 25 ft hurricane surf in Florida

Is it not obvious that these guys are caught inside? That's all part of it. Like you've never been there?

malibu kook club

Oh how cute baby waves. Sure looks like there’s adults out there though. Either way how cute waves.

There Just Dropping In Is there No Shame any more

He took full advantage of that fun little wave!

I think the guy at 3:08 totally snaked the guy further back. You can see he made the wave break sooner than it naturally would have. Man, I've been out in waves smaller than this but still relatively huge...for me anyway. I got a beatin' that I'll never forget. And that was over 50 years ago in Huntington Beach.

I've never surfed a wave bigger than 5 foot, but I kind of want to experience getting tossed by a wave like that... Even If I'm on my board for 2 seconds 😅

When my daughter was little she would say "it's fun to have fun but you have to know how!" It's all good!

Good thing they built a breakwater or no body would be able to park anywhere near the overcrowded mess

There's just way too many freaking people on planet earth.😢

Hey I think I saw you surfing there. Because we’re there every time

brad your from a different era your Qs are well lets just say. we surf because its a gift and we love it . dont over think it be greatful.

2:52 craziest sponging line i have ever seen, insane move into the top of the wave for the barrel then flips at the end just insane

I just graduated 🥹

Paradise lost

Rip currents, just wax your board properly, use a lightweight longboard and paddle back on a slight angle facing the shore, it'll be slow but you'll inch your way back to shore no problem

When was this?

No shape and fairly dirty water being near a power plant.

That’s interesting

Funny on the last clip he wanted to be like look at how you hurt my precious line even though the wave is over what a crybaby

Took a wipeout in HI and the leash hogtied me by wrapping around both my ankles. I couldn't kick out of it as the wave was pulling the board and dragging me behind it.

Let's gooo

Malizoo is like Swamis.... Last time I surfed Swamis it was with 80 of my best friends lol....

I will never forget May 15, 2021 when my buddy and I paddled out in front the power plant at HB State Beach. First real south swell to hit. It was very low tide, walled and dumpy. First wave I caught instantly turned into a big freefall airdrop. Me (my medial tibia), board which was imbedded in the lip of the wave all hit in the same moment an almost completely dry sandbar in a violent explosion. A split second later I bounced way up above the water to land in calf deep water with a burning stinging excruciating pain. I checked the board and all I found was a crack in the rail just behind the nose so I paddled back out. After successfully catching and riding a couple waves the pain kept getting worse so I lifted my leg up to see the swelling growing quickly. I got to the shore and could walk. Ranger happened by quickly thank God and drove me to my truck. HUGE contusion and I was on crutches the next 3 months and at that time didn’t even know if I would ever walk normally again. Thankfully I’ve mostly recovered now. I keep surfing but to this day I’m often times having trouble committing to dropping in when it gets a bit critical. It’s stuck in my head...

I'm with you on the Croc being my biggest fear!

Caught inside at Blacks is brutal.

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Getting your leash stuck on a reef and drowning. Trick is to pull your leg up and remove it. Also people that do not use a leash in crowded lineups are pretty deadly. White board in whitewater landed straight in my mouth in Malibu pier while I was taking a breath 💀

""8 Dangers of Surfing"" 1.Crowds 2. Snakes -- those who drop in and steal from the person who has the right of way. Snakes/Thieves don't know how to paddle and position themselves that's why they *steal.* Even the "Pro's" *steal* all the time because they're jealous and mad a non Pro out paddle them and out positioned them. 'Thou Shall Not *Steal.* 3..Crowds 4. Snakes -- those who drop in and steal from the person who has the right of way. Snakes/Thieves don't know how to paddle and position themselves that's why they *steal.* Even the "Pro's" *steal* all the time because they're jealous and mad a non Pro out paddle them and out positioned them. 'Thou Shall Not *Steal.* 5.Crowds 6. Snakes -- those who drop in and steal from the person who has the right of way. Snakes/Thieves don't know how to paddle and position themselves that's why they *steal.* Even the "Pro's" *steal* all the time because they're jealous and mad a non Pro out paddle them and out positioned them. 'Thou Shall Not *Steal.* 7.Crowds 8. Snakes -- those who drop in and steal from the person who has the right of way. Snakes/Thieves don't know how to paddle and position themselves that's why they *steal.* Even the "Pro's" *steal* all the time because they're jealous and mad a non Pro out paddle them and out positioned them. 'Thou Shall Not *Steal.*

Brad, convincing attempt at getting surfers to quit their passion 😉

Good that you caught the bodyboard leash-neck interaction. There's a reason why bodyguards fly free at The Wedge.

Sting rays are nasty! You don't even have to step on one. All you have to do is be near them & they start thrashing & get you.

Any sport where part of the deal is overcoming fear, is going to have some small element of built in risk. the potential for growth through fun is worth it. This video made me feel very safe because I only body surf on a sand bottom, and select only old man waves, because that's what I am . I often use a bicycle to find a good spot, whereas with a car, you pretty much go out wherever you find parking and take what you can get. mobility is my first safety tip. This next part is going to sound all woo woo , but I go with whatever works, as people in real danger always do. Throughout most of mankind, people close to the land considered everything in nature a living thing to be respected and understood as vital to one's life. Besides just checking the conditions before I go in, I do a little mental exercise of gratitude . That is just traditional and natural. But with some people , they can expand that natural condition , into a higher state, something supernatural , although I admit that sounds pretty hard to grasp. It is commonly called, "in the zone" where everything is as if custom made for your happiness . Instead of this happening as a freak occurrence , take the experience further , and if you are able , the ocean might grant you friendship and recognition , as impossible as that seems, unless you view that goal through the lens of a primitive. with a friend on your side, you still get all the same old sly tricks, but you are in a much better condition to have fun., since the playing field is now actively helping. Don't get me wrong, I am for science all the way, and just because it can't explain the hyper natural today doesn't mean it won't in the future. If it is just a perception of the mind , or an observable reality is tough , because all one has to go by is the mind's perception of reality. I had my understanding bolstered one day after I was in great harmony with nature and was just stepping out of the water, laughing at the last little wave playing around my ankles saying good by, when a Belgian man stepped up and asked me how I seemed to know exactly what the wave was going to do. I was a little bit zonked from the activity , so just said something like, " I do it a lot". when a more friendly explanation would be it was a realization of modifying my behavior to more closely align with the energy of nature. An energy that travels from the sun, to move the water, that should be completely indifferent to me. I can't figure it so well, it's as though my reality exceeds my understanding in this area.

130 stitches to the neck. Ripped vocal cords and hole in trachea. Dummy dropped in on me, I cut back to get away, he falls and his board hits my chin and a fin cut me open. 10 days in the hospital fed thru tubes

If you are just learning how to surf absolutely do not get a soft top.

Love your videos. Tons of useful info and footage. My guess is that 90% of regular surfers have finned themselves at some point. Good idea for a poll !

Sting rays are the worst. You're walking or just jumped off a wave till suddenly you feel this slimy, rubbery thing under your foot spazz out causing your heart to jump out of your chest and you suddenly feel that infamous pinpoint sharp pain on your foot/leg.

That "toast" at 3:08 was brutal. WTF were they thinking?

Jan 6. Feast of the Epiphany. 3 Kings!

lest us not forget about the slowest killer of them all - the SUN

You forgot the most dangerous! KZbin content creators that post a video of you while you are supposed to be a work 😅

I miss vids with travis… those are the best

I'm a short boarder, and the leash usually wraps around my legs.

Love your vids