i have my new flyrod and reel for bonefishing.....but when the waves are up and its 5mph offshore wind...i set the rod down and grab my board. i shot this footage this morning from my GoPro on my head






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HE7x3-7Itc

I think you have your priorities straight at this time!

What software do you use with your Hero HD? I am playing with different ones but am not happy yet.

Merg,
Those go pros are sweet. You ever mount one on the front of your board? Waves look great except I'd rather be going right, I don't like those lefts being a regular footer.

I agree with you though, as someone who recently picked up surfing about 2 years ago, its addicting. Theres days when I'd much rather go out and surf on my off day then go fishing..

nice name boss....i only fish with knuckbusters as well. i dont like the view from the board. alll though im going to get the 99$ go pro for a second view on my board to mix it up in the videos.

i spent the better part of 6 hours finding out how to edit the movies once they came off the camera.

http://highonmountainbiking.com/news-and-info/edit-gopro-hd-videos-free-fast-and-easy/

this link is the brainchild of 6 hours staring at the computer screen on google I use this way to edit them. Not the best...but it works for now. I have a laptop with a little more juice then my current one that i just picked up cheap and im going to buy software that can just edit the darn things as the H.264 MP4 format the camera saves it in. You just need ALOT of computing power for HD stuff and Up to date video cards. Everyone complains about editing and having to buy software. but at the most expensive, 300$, your getting studio quality ( 5 diffeent settings of studio quality) HD 1080p video....doing your xtreme sport. who the hell cares if you need a good (100$ or so) editing program to edit the videos? yoru still thousands ahead of the game compared ( in my sports case) to a 1200$ underwater housing and a 2000$ dollar camera. So i love it to death.

Great video.

Beautiful conditions too.

I would take that over chasing steelhead every time.

Have you hooked up with abu? He takes killer pic's.

Mf

abu loomis.....he move to maui? im on oahu. i wanna hook up with mingo when he makes a trip over here for some bones. heard you guys got monsoon rains....it aint much better over here....just warmer

Thanks MT. I have the naked go pro and have played around with it but not enough. Your bare bones solution looks good.
Have you looked at Pinnacle Studio HD? I have not used it yet.
Link: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us...tudio+HD+14.htm

I really like this link: http://www.eyeofmine.com/gopro/

my brain hurts from all the programs. ill check it out....i do have to make a decision in the next few days which program im going to pirate for editing HD

That pinnacle studios look sLEGIT!!! might have to get that one....one of the cheaper priced ones too.

Wow! That's some impressive surfing! But then I can't even stand on a skateboard on level ground.

I used to look, kinda, like that skinny white dude and wondered why chicks liked me, not that I minded. Now I am old, and grey, and am very glad I married a woman who loves me . Enough of that. Thank you for the good posts.

Great vids!!! Keep posting.

I ordered the Pinnacle stuff as a disc and will let you know as soon as i can audition it.

have i heard of stand up paddle....brudddahhhhh. it was pretty much invented out here in hawaii. Hence why hawaiians win the races every year

http://alexaguera.com/fishing-sups/

one of my next 3 boards....gonna go bonefishing on it.

Marzo RIPPPPSSSS. ive seen him surf out at rocky point here in oahu. mental. hahaah thats not jacking brutha just good input. i got another video for ya the 29th surf sesh at pupukea ( north shore next to pipeline)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1JSzwcicw

and i got vegas pro 10.....now i just gotta figure out how to use it

I just got a go pro for xmas and am in the same boat as you doc. What I do is use AVS video converter to change the format from MP4 to Mpeg 2, I havn't found a software program yet that will edit mp4 files. Once I convert it I edit the clips in Pinnacle studio, It's a simple program thats easy to use and so far I'm pretty happy with it. I'd stay from sony vegas pro ten unless your already an advanced film editor, it's a beast of a program but not the most user freindly. Alot of people I spoke with also recommended adobe premier elements.

And Mergantroider, I just moved back to WA from Huntington Beach last year and I'm gonna have to say that your priorities are in perfect order!!!

yeah but i have two friends who get paid to edit film and they are going to teach me how to use it. so eh....what the hell. Beast is understatement brutha. it looks like you could use it to land the space shuttle when you open it up.

how about a whole lot less pansy surf talk and a whole lot more surfer girl footage. merg it's friggen cold here in the areas of the PNW. we could really use skimpy skin on boards video. just saying.

two weeks ago



few days ago



Today on the westside.


not alot of girls surf bro. and when im surfing im concentrating on my surfing.

I have this savings account that I use for toys. This spring I have to make a decision between a Traeger Grill or getting a SUP. It is going to be a tough call. I like the SUP idea, because here in WA being out of the water will allow you to wear a lot lighter suit, then again Traegers are awesome.

I have a Hurley 6/5/4 and it feels like wearing a suit of armor. I hate it.

Also, most SUPs, come with a mast bolt insert so you can slap a sail on it when the waves are blown out. This would mean I could go to the beach with one board and have fun no matter what. Which is important since, I really can't plan my life around conditions, mostly just around work/family/etc. Plus I already have a bunch of windsurfing gear.

two things. Dont you dare say that anything having to do with surfing is a young mans sport. Kelly Slater is pushing 40 and STILL winning WOLRD TITLES. My chiropractor (Dr. Rob Harris) is Over 40 and rips HARDER than most people i know. The two oldest men ive seen surfing were 80 years on a longboard and 72 on a stand up.

Now that being said i will say that surfing is and always will be an "in shape " or "likes to excercise" "or can excercise without dying" persons game. If your getting soggy around the midsection , or youve kept your christmas weight...from '82...then yes you are going to have more difficulty. Easily solved with ANY exercise.90% of what Kelly mostly does, is strength yoga and resistance/ball excercises for his fitness. no gym, no weights. Or just go out and surf. SUP is ALOT of Core and leg balancing. some lunges and a few sit-ups and your golden.



number two is for Rocket Red. Your question has an answer. What will you get the most use and pleasure out of.... do you find yourself 3 (or more) times a week wnting to go out and paddle board? Do you live close or are willing to drive the distance to use the paddle board? Do you have a friend/partner to paddle with? a few very important questions. If you said "no" to any of these my two cents would be to ....get the grill. Unless you live somewhere where its feasible to go on a whim ( the mother of all needs when it comes to a hobby) it will probably collect dust brutha

Ah, hey merg....if you're not going to post Hawaii T&A why bother ?

Peace out

Mf

That is kind of the point of the SUP. I mean I used to go to the beach with a crew of guys every week between Memorial and Labor Day, with a few weekdays thrown in during vacations or whatever. We have all kind of stopped doing that due to responsibilities/marriage/kids/etc. I, however, still have the itch to go do these things and they don't. I am an hour (max) from surfing, and my parents live at the beach. The SUP would give me the option of putting the board on my car and going for a morning (pre-work) paddle somewhere in the sound, or an evening sail at Potlatch, or even let me do a dawn patrol for SRCs/rezzies along some beaches (that would be fun).

Then again, I have a backyard pool, and we have parties break out all summer long. I can guarantee the Traeger would see equal or more use.

I only have one beach buddy currently. He is the guy that lives in my Sister and brother in law's basement. He is a little flakey at best. The best surf is usually early before the summer NW wind picks up, and he is usually 70-100% in the bag at the hour we should be leaving.

I am going to keep thinking about this one.

uh, really watching dudes surfing is pretty gay merg. there i played the gay card. this thread is totally gay! what ever happened to the merg of old? wheres the merg of chicks in every post?

it's sad to see what haw-why-ee has done to you dewd.

Rincon to Dead Mans Cove, who said they totally lost the 60's
We only lost a few weekends!

Ducker!

OK, I am impressed. Totally mysterious. How do they not have their feet glued to the board when they fly up a wave and flip back down?

its all physics....it looks scientifically impossible....it doesnt feel that way though. it happens SO fast you dont really have time to think.

blue water pro -HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA ive heard more stories on the kalanianiole Hwy than any other. its the only highway of any length that is like 45mph and people go slower....so i suppose you could get away with alot more. very funny though. cops out here can be extreme...either way...lenient to the max or "haole hating" cuff you for littering.

yesterday at fullpoint ( left of sandy beach)



same spot...and this guy came out at about noon...he lives 2 minutes down the street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw-VB5zbwfQ

Kekoa is a pretty solid guy. started a non-profit to get a friend (girl) to nationals when she lost her sponsor 4 weeks before the comp. Very humble. my chiro is friends with him and ive talked to him every now and then...



yeah ive heard its gotten better...more diversification. really i laugh. the asians are OVER-RUNNING this place. yet they hate whitey for ( on paper) taking over the islands..but in real life..the asians are breeding them out, and own 85 something % of the land thats available?!?!?!?!.it is a mystery to me. i got nothing against asians..im no racist...just a realist...they cant drive worth a ****. Add that to the fact that per capita i guarentee you we have the highest population of OLD (60+) asian's actually DRIVING...GOODNIGHT!!!! yet i only see them pulled over when they've gotten in an accident ( literally, 4 times a week i see). i have 2 friends i surf with that are 39+ aged HPD cops. coolest guys i know. but they even tell me its still really bad. whatever. honestly...its worth it all. this place rocks how did you move back?

who are your friends....ill ask my guys if they like know

Great shots, that headcam thing is sweet. I agree with you wholeheartedly about the confusion with regard to who gets hassled...I think its just a general sentiment that is leftover from different days before 85% of the island was asian-owned. I only got hassled by drunk Hawaiians, and that was usually around Waikiki when I went there occasionally to go to Moose's or some other bar. Parts of Hawaii I miss, most things I dont though. I definitely miss being in the water and living the aloha lifestyle...2 very very cool things to get to do in life.

keep the shots coming Merg...oh and shoots, you owe me a triple overhead air-drop while wearing that headcam brah.

nah...i give respect to the hawaiians and locals alike...i can surf this whole island because i know when to say.." yeah, no problem bruddah" and do what they say. You have to know your place...and hawaii aint the U.S. you may think it is...but it aint. So you use your head and swallow your pride. its all good anyhow.

MERG, Please post pics of hot chicks with killer asses and big hooters...the weather sucks balls in Wa and we are getting starved for some beach tail,,,,,thanks in advance!

Here's a link to a page about surfing a big tide change in the Skookumchuck Narrows up by Sechelt on BC's Sunshine Coast. About half way down the page on the left there's vid of the surfer bein towed in and set loose. The tide rips thru there:
http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/st414skookumchuck.htm

I found the link on this Vancouver Island surf site. It's a segment of the main site CoastalBC.com which covers all types of recreation on VI. I stumbled across it looking for a vaca rental in Ucluelet when my bros and I towed my boat up to fish and dive in Barkley /Sound:
http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/

How about surfing an Amazon River tidal bore for a long ride:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZuZiLuHM1A

i never did get the tidal wave surfing thing...i mean if you got the itch...by all means scratch that mofo, i aint getting down on anyone wanting to surf....but after surfing actual waves...i feel like i would just paddle in, get a heated 5/5/5 and catch some of that crazy AK surf i been hearing bout. It looks to much like masturbation to me. i feel like if you could troll WHILE surfing that wave....now we are getting somewhere.

Here are some pics from the Skookumchuck Narrows up by Sechelt during a spring tidal event. People from National Geographic were there filming because of the major tidal changes that were taking place. It is a short walk in to view the action.

The first one is my B-I-L in his kyak. He is an older guy but loves to surf, kayak, climb etc. Pretty awsome ride!

well then that makes sense. youve changed my opinion. : )

MEGA huge storm in the middle of the Pacific today...Have fun tomorrow Merg...

Blue water pro do you know Sam Kuaaina over on Maui thats who I hang with when we trip over, his boys are both lifeguards he lives in Wauiluku. Was there in early December when the big surf was in, my left knee is still hammered? Megatroid I still scream like a baby when I watch a tube closing out in front of me their is no better adrenaline rush than catching a good wave and closing it out and I am 55 and can still hang with the skinny guys, but I see a long board in my future !!!PEACE

this is all very QUEER! merg have you switched teams? wheres the pasties?

Mergantroider used to post all these ramblings about how much vag he could pull after reading psychology books. I'm beginning to think there's more pulling going on here,and it ain't chicks.

that is pretty crazy

BWP I was on Maui in December 2009 when Jaws was blown up, Watching the "BOYZ" Ride those Mountains was a Once in a life time experience, freaking amazing. I use to love surfing [Maui} now it is getting a little crowded so you got to think outside the box to get to a couple good breaks with locals, I'm blessed to be a friend of One!!!PEACE