Watch: Close shaves with Mason Ho

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

It says something when the 'safest' wave in Mason Ho's latest clip is 12 foot Pipeline. It's no surprise, of course, fella has made his name (Stonemason?) surfing waves where it's always low tide, however he's outdone himself here.

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thermalben Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 10:02am

That wedge is off the hook!

How does he not seriously injure himself? Bloody hell.

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Woof woof 41 Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 3:31pm

Wow how's that last spot Ben looks like that not secret spot on the south coast but over lava...
Ripcurl should sponsor Ben Gravy some wetsuits and get MH and him together for some crazy unknown novelty waves... House hold name soon Mr Gravy will be

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 10:35am

Holy shit he’s mad.
Could watch him surf all day.
Only a matter of time until he gets a serious cheese grater

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crg Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 12:52pm

That pipe section where he has the Mohawk totally reminds me of when Danny Wills had a Mohawk in some video...well right up to bit when he could actually surf pipe...harsh I know...sorry Willzy...keep running those sand hills... ;-)

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Woof woof 41 Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 3:40pm

Haha I know how good does Danny surf.. But doing a layback at the bottom of a 10 ft barreling pipe bomb was not best maneuver to be trying one heat away from becoming a world champion..

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crg Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 8:16pm

He's still surfing so good and clean I have no doubt he could requalify if he tried.

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Woof woof 41 Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 8:31pm

Yep.. He's like a reverse Dane Reynolds in talent and character..
Be some much fun if he was on tour! But the tour also has its way of eliminating people from the
public surf scene if there subject to a failed tour attempt.
But if wanted it the world could be that oyster hey Craig.

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Woof woof 41 Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 9:16pm

Sorry Craig brain snap!! Thought you where talking about M,HO..
Yes watched Danny a few years back on these 4-6ft lefts just going in and out of the pocket with Ridiculous flow,Position and combined turns...
Danny's surfing is completey guided by the so called "power source" of the wave. (Pocket)
The spot you need to be in to be the real pro... Every turn

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t-diddy Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 4:58pm

love it, great guy, great family

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udo Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 5:14pm

MadMan !
Cmon over to Oz and paddle 'The right' Mason.

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simba Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 6:55pm

Breath of fresh air ol mason......hope he survives a bit longer.

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surfstarved Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 9:31pm

He does my head in with those rocks. He's just got no sense of his own mortality (or he just doesn't care).

Looks like he's sharing a hairdresser with Mikey Wright too...

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Sheepdog Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 10:11pm

He is not long for this life lol

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Tenn Wednesday, 31 Jan 2018 at 11:28pm

That bottom turn at 3:00 man he's really digging in, looks like he's taking the piss with his surfing, just taking the gnarly ones and pulling it off with style

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podrig Friday, 2 Feb 2018 at 4:35am

So sick, could watch this for days... all style, not many can look the same surfing one foot rock spiders as they do creeping big boy pants Pipe.

But seriously, even in the "out-takes" he somehow bails calmly into a not-faceplant, makes me think of all the poor schmucks who end up on @kookslams or the like, surely somewhere there is footage out there of this guy snagging a leggie while rock-hopping or at the very least blowing out some pluggers en route to a post surf feed.