Wave Hog?

Next time I see you I'll give you a buck to get hella radical, problem solved.

sounds like an angry Liberal wanting to take form you to give to others. When all they need to do is get better themselves.

I smell bacon!!! (if you have to ask...)

@johnb:

How come whenever someone says something inane like that there's always spelling mistakes, bad punctuation, and weird capitalization errors?

It's good karma to let a wave go every once in a while.

Oh, i know the type. It's always the older, angry, longboard guy. Best advice is just to ignore those clowns.

That's LM for ya. One time I had someone yell at me because I was riding a WH wave and rather than paddle around me and take the whitewater they wanted me to end my ride so they could paddle out across the shoulder. Kooks galore out there.

" never snake people, If someone is behind me , in the right position , I will always give them the wave. But, if I am a more experienced surfer, and am in the right position, and pay attention, and catch what I feel like is a fair amount of waves"

You sound golden to me.

I mean are people expecting you to hand them waves...
waves are there for the taking (not stealing) if it's yours take it. With some communication of left and right calls their can even be some sharing.

"hey, if your not a pro, don't hog the waves"
The whiner needs to paddle harder and get those arms ready for winter...

"The whiner needs to ... get those arms ready for winter..."

No, @jawkdna, he doesn't. He's surfing Linda Mar.

#trollinghardorhardlytrolling

If you consider yourself an "aggressive" surfer and paddle out at a spot notorious for kids and beginners, you're a wave hog.

Depends where you're at in Linda Mar. If you're the guy backpaddling everyone at the spot where all the kelp is and then claiming right of way, then yeah, someone might get ticked off. If other people are being mellow and obviously letting stuff pass so others can have fun and you're aggressively going after every wave you can catch, then yeah, someone might get ticked off too. Not sayin' you were doing any of that, but that may be how things are perceived.

Thought about it a moment......you see, you catching all the waves is actually EDUCATIONAL for the noobs there. When they wake up and realize what they're sposed to be doing: going to the peak (in an orderly fashion), looking, and sharing when it's not your right of way, then they'll catch as many waves as you did. That's what I did when I had a fuqn soft top there!? I watched! I learned! I studied! I asked for help! Didn't catch shit for a while even! So instead of that idiot calling you out, he should have asked how you got so many waves...duh!

If you receive cash monies then you're a pro.

"That's LM for ya. One time I had someone yell at me because I was riding a WH wave and rather than paddle around me and take the whitewater they wanted me to end my ride so they could paddle out across the shoulder. Kooks galore out there."

That has happened to me there as well by a chick. She came paddling over to give me heat, and I was expecting her to apologize for paddling right through my line and forcing me to straighten out. A lot of people don't seem to understand etiquette.

A wave hog is that guy paddling on a massive log (or SUP) way outside who is on nearly every wave before a short boarder can even think of catching it. In Santa Cruz, there is some separation and there seems to be a general understanding of which type of board belongs where, but those distinctions are sometimes blurred at Lindy.

If you were in "that spot with all the seaweed", then there's only one spot to take off - ever. If you were there and you were constantly paddling over to the left and a little outside of everyone then you were jumping ahead in line. That will piss people off whether they say anything or not. That said - thats the only spot at LM where I've seen grumpy old men (and women) yelling at other people for no real reason.

I'm assuming you weren't in that spot if you were having to paddle around and about to find the peak. If you were somewhere else on the beach, then the other guy had a problem and you have a right to rant on the Internet. Next time throw some spray all over him.

And, yes, I prefer to sit way on the inside with my log and catch whitewater straight to the beach.

"hey, you've caught too many waves, how bout sharing?" In four decades of surfing I've never heard ANYONE say that...well, at least not as politely as that! You say he was older and perceived as angry...then you need to consider the source. That stuff happens with unsurprising regularity at every crowded surfspot on the planet. The fact you felt the need to post on the internet your side of the story hints at self doubt about your actions in the water. If you are the seasoned "aggressive", but fair, shredder that you may think you are, then let that water roll right off your back. BTW, sets don't come just in trains of three:)

@BB's on it. If it's a defined peak with a compacted takeoff and you're paddling back out and around folks to the deepest spot you might wanna pump your breaks. A lot of us are used to shifty beach breaks with a lot of free movement. The wait in line factor gets more extreme when the wave breaks in the same spot every time. If you didn't fuck that up, you're golden!

Solution:
Stop surfing Linda Mar(ginal).
Worked for me.

wow. lots of comments on this one. you sound fine if you dont snake people. the aggressive part its what i wonder about. it sucks when your wave is coming and a guy paddles ten feet in front of you and takes the wave. but since you said you pay attention to position thats probably not the case. its more likely the person was experiencing sour grapes and upset that you were catching waves when he couldnt. ignoring kooks is usually the best bet. if that cant be done its fun to freak em out. recite some ferlinghetti poetry or ask them "whats your sign?" or tell them that you forgot to take your anti-psychotic meds, and youre feeling feisty.

I've seen some overly aggressive surfers at Lindy before, as well as the occasional log-rider who keeps lining up much further outside than the true line-up...then paddles for days to catch the wave early and then have to weave around all the surfers in the expected line-up. Those are the guys that can be problematic at a novice spot like Lindy.

And let’s face it, Lindy is owned by longboards, so if you are on a thruster, you’ll get some glares from the old timers if you are in their general area.

And again, it’s Lindy...so I would take any harsh comments from there with a grain of salt. Just smile and surf on!

"Take waves"? I'm sorry but surfing is not an inherently aggressive sport (hell, I don't even consider it a sport). Aggression only rises its head in a crowd. If you are solo, its just surfing.

Generally speaking, if you are counting waves, there's a good chance that you are a wave hog. Or at least there is some potential.

An*ger
noun
1. a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.

Man*age*ment [man-ij-muhnt]
noun
1. the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.

Combined: a class that my ex-wife had to attend every Tuesday for a year per court order. heh, heh...
(just messin' with ya' elliot. Keep charging bra!)

The line-up is a unique and dynamic social situation that can require instruction and learning. It almost always requires sharing and communication. Communication can keep the good vibe in check. A little self deprecating humor goes a long way to start the conversation.

When in doubt, be the person you would want to surf with.

@elliot: All in good humor, mang. I just remembered that I actually got talked to once at Lindy a few years back by a local there because I was lining up too far inside (like I said, a thruster in a longboarders world). At first I was thinking "Ch-wa???? This is Lindy...no one should be getting upset at Lindy??" But then I figured that from his point of view, I was a (insert explicative here) in a crash of rhinos. Just try not to let that kind of shiznart get in your head and ruin your sesh.

@c.elliot, are you "aggressive" or "mellow", maybe if you were both while surfing you would get more stoked rather than provoked.