Accidental Tube Rides!!

by **jdec83** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:30 pm

I was surfing at La Jolla Shores this morning, and I paddeled in a little too late, which maybe worked out for the best. As I was paddling, it got too late to bail out, and the wave crested over me. Barely any thread hole on either side! It tubed over me, and allof a sudden everything turned green. If I paddled at the right time and pop'd up, or was on either side of it I never would have been able to see it. I've never been in a tube, but now that I've seen one on my stomach I HAVE to get in one on my feet.
And by the time I realized all this, it sucked me to it's back wall, and slammed me to the bottom....awesome ride!

by **^*^BATMAN^*^** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:38 pm

Ya, bodysurfing in St Augustine about 7 years ago. We were getting solid 7-10ft sets all week. was playing in the smaller stuff, and got sorta draged by current onto a sand bar where the waves were atleast 10ft(or felt that way), got tubed, and acidentally went straight through the wall....but wasnt really through the wall, hit it, and went straight down....

by **bluesnowcone** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:46 pm

partly, i was at boscombe and it was dumpy, and i crouched down and tucked right in and and i was fully coverd in white wash, so more like a wash ride than a tube ride, but it was realy weird

by **northswell** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:31 pm

I probably own the world record for shortest barrel. Saw the wave curl was almost on my knees and must have been covered up for all off a second but felt great when i stood back up the other side. I too want one of thos stood up full on cover ups.

by **isaluteyou** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:43 pm

jdec83 wrote:I was surfing at La Jolla Shores this morning, and I paddeled in a little too late, which maybe worked out for the best. As I was paddling, it got too late to bail out, and the wave crested over me. Barely any thread hole on either side! It tubed over me, and allof a sudden everything turned green. If I paddled at the right time and pop'd up, or was on either side of it I never would have been able to see it. I've never been in a tube, but now that I've seen one on my stomach I HAVE to get in one on my feet.
And by the time I realized all this, it sucked me to it's back wall, and slammed me to the bottom....awesome ride!

Cool

You must have been in the right spot as most the tubes ive seen here lately have been super fast closeouts on the second break. Nothing outback to speak of mainly just rollers :cry:

by **jdec83** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:30 pm

It WAS the right spot, but sadly enough, never would have been there if I TRIED

by **dondiemand** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:55 pm

happens to me all the time, it's awesome how u do tricks that u dont think about

by **gdude335** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:11 am

i actually popped up and was really low and leaned to much to the side making me do a bottom turn and then i saw the wave starting to break over me and it tubed me and most of the water wackd me in my face but i didnt get out!

by **Ellie** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:18 pm

I once fell asleep on the Circle Line and ended up where I started....

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:28 pm

lol how hammered are you??

i got half a tube at perranporth once. it smacked me in the head and knocked me ff my board before i knew what was happening

by **miamisurfer** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:40 pm

TUBES

The greatest thing in the world
I love super hollow sand suckers with those huge lips where you can just stand in the pit of the beast

or i love backdooring it

by **Ellie** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:31 pm

surferdude_scarborough wrote:lol how hammered are you??

A mere bottle of wine.

I thought it was funny.

PS - Is it cos I NEVER post this much that you can tell I've been drinking?! I tried so hard to check the spelling of everything!

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:37 pm

how should i put this????

yes

ive spent the last hour following your posts round the forum