EP 99 | The Dark Side of Being a Pro Surfer | Pinch My Salt

Aloha 🤙 Welcome to Pinch My Salt with pro surfer Sterling Spencer and cousin Ryan—today we dive into the lineup wars: Core-lords vs. Kooks, “Karen surfers”, Gen Z etiquette, peak-hour rules, and why surf schools aren’t teaching the actual rules of surfing. We break down lineup regulation (no refs, no sidelines), how to read local hours at spots like Pipe, and a belt-rank idea for the black belt of surfing so beginners stop paddling into danger. We react to viral clips (fake shark? arrow check!), John John Florence rail power, Mason Ho magic, skim-style wedges, and Pharrell’s Ebony Beach Club wave-pool program. We debate power surfing vs. sauce, why Andy Irons grit still rules, and how to dress/hold your board so you don’t look like a kook. Plus: photographer drama, industry nostalgia (mag days to TikTok), and Sterling’s favorite board right now (JS Flamefish quad). If you surf, skate, or just love surf culture, this episode is for you—like, sub, and drop your worst “Karen in the lineup” story below.


Thanks Pinchers! You’re the real Core-lords holding down the digital lineup. Remember: pick up your trash, respect peak hours, and never fart in the barrel


surfing etiquette, lineup rules, Karen surfers, core lord vs kook, beginner surfing mistakes, surf school problems, peak hours surf, Pipe local hours, John John Florence turns, Mason Ho barrels, wave pool Ebony Beach Club Pharrell, power surfing vs style, Andy Irons, Dane Reynolds, JS Flamefish review, quad vs thruster, how not to snake, surf fight, surfing culture podcast


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