2024 Corona Fiji Pro Fantasy Picks Preview

[@lee.j]

dark horse in Rio, he has spent his life surfing perfect left hand reef breaks like uluwatu, could see him do really well here

[@lukewilliams6569]

Nope, surfs too small

[@OldSurfDad]

I like this logic and the unpredictable nature of Ulus is not dissimilar to Cloudbreak. Let's see. Do I pick Rio IN Tier B?🤔 Who's your Power Surfer btw?

[@lee.j]

@@OldSurfDad it’s a bold pick forsure

[@OldSurfDad]

Turns out you were right! Good Call!

[@lee.j]

@@OldSurfDad I will take it !

[@Jd-le8sq]

old surf dad small fix for your top 5 qualification chart. Yago is higher ranked than Jordy and 2nd place finish for Yago should be higer points than listed. Great preview as always! Still debating Jordy as he has good heat draw and possible matchup for a quarters. Others thinking to choose are the goat, barron or ramzi

[@OldSurfDad]

It's been corrected on the website (oldsurfdad.com). Thanks for catching that! The women's matrix had a slight change as well.

[@skatearmyy]

Erin Brooks is a no brainer for a Tier C pick. This Girl RIP'S!!

[@OldSurfDad]

Facts..But do you Power Surf Her? 🤔

[@skatearmyy]

@@OldSurfDad i'm going out on a limb and saying Yes, she will win it all

[@OldSurfDad]

@@skatearmyy I agree..I powered her! Lets see

[@Live2Surf]

Hi Old Surf Dad- My picks are JJF and Katie Simmers. They are amazing and barrels are their specialty. They will need to preform extremely well and have a lot of luck on their side. Florida boys and girls, Getting ready for Hurricane Ernesto. Waves for the weekend. Whew!!

[@OldSurfDad]

Thanks for commenting and I love hearing about Hurricane swells having grown up in Florida and experienced the magic of that hard offshores after the Hurricane passes. Its beauty watching the wind groom an east coast swell! Stoked for you. Those are solid picks by the way..I'm still thinking about it. Will make picks tomorrow on the LIVE SHOW at 1:15pm Los Angeles or 4:15pm East Coast time. Who would you say is your dark horse pick that will surprise us?

[@Live2Surf]

Medina as my (dark horse)-He showed us time and again what he’s capable of in all conditions.

[@Christ_Our_Life]

🙌 Brooks & Kelly for the win! 😮😂🤙🤙

[@OldSurfDad]

It could happen. I'm leaning towards Erin for Tier C, but don't tell anyone! Ha. Are you brave enough to make Kelly your Power Surfer? 🤩

[@Christ_Our_Life]

@@OldSurfDad The waves don’t look that big so not sure about Kelly. So many first time surfers at this break… Cole could take it too. 🤔

[@davecalneggia6285]

... Yeeeewwww 👍🤙

[@OldSurfDad]

As always, thanks for watching Dave! Btw, Who's your dark horse surfer(s) for the event?

[@davecalneggia6285]

​@@OldSurfDad... Oooh brutha !!? ... after giving it some thought I could see Houshman fill that role after absorbing those goofy footer stats ... And Molly " since you asked Dave .. I reckon she could be proper fired up after her disappointment in the Olympic result.

[@OldSurfDad]

@@davecalneggia6285 I like it. Still thinking about my picks for the Live Show tomorrow. Considering both of them 🤔

[@davecalneggia6285]

@@OldSurfDad ... Hard task mate ... That's my input anyway brutha.. I guess I will always like the new kids on the block to do well and I really like the overall mentality of those two in general.. look forward to the podcast mate 🙏

[@markriobr]

As i see here Medina has no´ chance. How far can hate goes

[@scottthomasen8978]

What about Cole? Goofy..big power surfer.

[@OldSurfDad]

It's a solid call. He's due for another good result. Oddly, most of his success has been in rights on tour. I would say I want it to be bigger for him to thrive, but I've seen him rip apart small trestles and HB. Let's see. I just saw his quiver and matching hair dye on instagram. Pretty epic. Btw, Who's your power surfers?

[@scottthomasen8978]

@OldSurfDad I keep thinking of that wave at chopes, where he laid in to that sizzling mach speed quasi cut back...all power. I love JJF and Griff....for power probably JJF and Cole to be honest....and Jordy! Cheers.

[@OldSurfDad]

@@scottthomasen8978 Yes! That turn and barrel at Chopes! I think we are just starting to see his super star potential.

[@shacktime]

The forecast looks like shit. Those favored in the meat are gonna get smoked by the air squad.

[@OldSurfDad]

You're right, but it's slightly better than it looked a few days ago. Who's your air game Fantasy Picks? Asking for a friend who needs better fantasy results..Ha

[@shacktime]

@@OldSurfDad Gabby is heavily favored for this one. Italo and Robo will be strong as well. Others I expect to have strong shots are Houshmand, Callinan, and Ramzi.

[@Jd-le8sq]

i cant decide between jordy ramzi and callinan with the forecast. Just worried they might matchup against Gabe. I need a strong pick for surfival.

[@OldSurfDad]

@@Jd-le8sq Congratulations on making it this far. I don't want to give you any advice because I lost Surfival back in El Sal! Go with your gut instinct and Good Luck!

[@BarryRodger-iu3sl]

😢

[@OldSurfDad]

Is the sad face because of the Surf Forecast? I agree, but it has slightly improved since I made this video...