Secret spots
shaun wrote:Yes, it most certainly is!!!
shaun u mean yours is you or mines me ?
Sorry phone went flat . Just write it in here .... Just kidding.
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burgsurfer wrote:What can you tell us about your "secret" spot?
Sure you don't want to give us a link to google maps with an arrow pointing to the prime take off spot. But what are you prepared to say?
I'll show you you mine if you show me yours, don't worry no one else is reading this
caml wrote:shaun wrote:Yes, it most certainly is!!!
shaun u mean yours is you or mines me ?
I meant mine.
Shaun why is your picture now sheepdogg
I am Sheepdog.
Oh i get it a hijacking of profile ? Too wierd .Im getting outta here bye
No!! I'm Sheepdog
I knew shaun was a fat poostance shit surfer....
Well how can I deny such a sharp witted jab to the guts, that's what you can see on my latest profile pic.
Shaun!!!!! Shaun!!!!!! If you can't play nicely, don't play at all!!!!!!
Aw Mum, asked you not to come into my room , I'm busy.
No... stop it.... It's time for your bath, and I know how much you like me washing you.... And you haven't taken your ritalin.....
You can't bath me anymore, that was just a once off in Tasmania.
It seemed right down there.
burgsurfer wrote:Wharfjunkie wrote:[quote=burgsurfer
Wasn't directed at you mate. It was more a general observation from what I have seen happening lately they aren't secrets to take to the grave far from it just stops those who don't put in the time and effort from reaping the rewards. The little hints your giving for your stretch of coast I may never visit so wouldn't know if you were being honest or misleading but 7 times hey I don't know how you would measure that mate but best you give yourself a pat on the back.
No worries mate. Re the 7 times that was a knee jerk joke to make lite of thinking you were calling me a kook,.., as I said "probably" which means I dont actually know...,.
You probably do surf 7 times better though. The whole thing with secret spot's is theres always someone else who knows about them. It's just with sites like this CW etc that have reasonably active swell forecasting and winds etc. Once it is revealed how and when a little spot works and people learn how to get there your quiet little uncrowded break becomes another Clusterfuck with poor etiquette.
I dont believe in secret spots because i just don't understand when the line from secret to not secret is crossed?…how many people?
I did surf a real fickle wave in Tassie 15 years ago that apparently no one had surfed before and according to locals no one has surfed since, and it was actually a pretty good wave its just when it surfable, everywhere where else is double the size and pumping.
Weird thread Burgsurfer...!
I'm really not sure where you want to go with this, but it's not going down well with many bloggers here at all...?
Places you've mentioned..! Cronulla, Coal Coast...? etc
They're dead set surfed out for sure, there are many places and many countries that have secret spots that people will keep a secret;)
I hope we aLL WILL......
Cheers Welly, no offense:)
I don't agree too much with mentioning spots even known spots. For every person that knows a well known spot there's a thousand at least that don't know about it.
I've seen so many spots that I searched and found empty become well known whores to magazines and aspiring pros. It really is disappointing when that happens so even known spots I'd rather not say too much.
If you're sharing photos and info about a spot its pretty likely to keep people thinking about the place and on alert for next time its good.the sort of low etiquette take lots of waves, large pack of kook friends.
Not the sort that you want to surf with.
Less mentioned the better.
wellymon wrote:Weird thread Burgsurfer...!
I'm really not sure where you want to go with this, but it's not going down well with many bloggers here at all...?
Places you've mentioned..! Cronulla, Coal Coast...? etc
They're dead set surfed out for sure, there are many places and many countries that have secret spots that people will keep a secret;)
I hope we aLL WILL......
Cheers Welly, no offense:)
No offense taken..., perhaps it's the very reaction anticipated ;-)
Re Cronulla, agreed but the point made about Cronulla was agreeing with Shaun's comment on a spot at surf coast... There are decent or good waves that go completely unridden while the crowd forms a line up and gets in line for a wave while snaking and dropping in on each other. It's like they don't even see it.
Re the secret spot on the coal coast... You can't see it from the road or parking lot at the beach, you will not find unless someone tells you exactly where it is. And only locals know how to get to it and I doubt anyone will give good directions.... Is that not secret?
But regarding giving away the location of a secret spot and reliable directions.... Would NEVER do that! Unless it was localised and the boys acted likes pricks when I went there in which case I reckon the best way to return the favor is to send packs of kooks to drop in on em and take dumps in their bush next to their cars.
Agree with Groundswell. There are a lot of places around oz that aren't secret just haven't been featured in a magazine and are forgotten. One of the great things about surf forecasting today is that it has created a generation of surfers that go to a spot when the forecast says it will be good and don't go there under any other conditions and never see the break on the other side of the channel.
I got told by one bright spark on this forum yesterday that I could not have gone for a surf yesterday as the forecast said it was howling onshore, where I live there is always somewhere offshore or near enough just depends on the swell, I would not want to have to rely on the internet for my every surf where I live, it's great as it only gets crowded when the internet says so and they get skunked most times.
shaun wrote:Agree with Groundswell. There are a lot of places around oz that aren't secret just haven't been featured in a magazine and are forgotten. One of the great things about surf forecasting today is that it has created a generation of surfers that go to a spot when the forecast says it will be good and don't go there under any other conditions and never see the break on the other side of the channel.
I got told by one bright spark on this forum yesterday that I could not have gone for a surf yesterday as the forecast said it was howling onshore, where I live there is always somewhere offshore or near enough just depends on the swell, I would not want to have to rely on the internet for my every surf where I live, it's great as it only gets crowded when the internet says so and they get skunked most times.
On my stretch of the coast the reefs and a point break are reliable.... If the forecast says go chances are you'll catch it but they get super crowded and there are tight crews of locals who sit deep and hussle anyone out of their crew.... If you surf the beachies the reports are a waste of time, you have to know where the banks are good. I surf about 10 different spots and sometimes will go down in a 6 ft swell and they are all closing out. If you don't live here the forecasts can be very misleading and even if you do live here you spend a lot of time checking spots.
caml wrote:Im a spy in disguise youve busted me . But i do have a secret spot . Do u want to know about ( them ) ?
All ready know where yours is, you boogie boarders should leave the gps turned off phone when you share that secret pic:-)
This one wave was very close to where i grew up beginning to surf but didnt surf it until about 3/4 yrs ago . A mate from san diego ? Cali ? Told me about it . Thats strange seeing he only lived there for a yr . Its very fickle and needs specific size , tide , wind . When these conditions occur then theres everywhere else breaking quite good . Anyway lunch breaks over . Bye
What can you tell us about your "secret" spot?
Sure you don't want to give us a link to google maps with an arrow pointing to the prime take off spot. But what are you prepared to say?