Ive come to the conclusion that Perth sponsered surfers live in their own little bubble, today surfing a little kids novelty wave at sorrento 3rd groin with a crowd of 6, one guy with his stickers proudly displayed was the biggest donkey in the water, he dropped in on me on an ok wave (for the place) and i said nothing,didnt really even care! later on i was out further than said "spono" TOP PRO and took off and he was just inside of me and took off too but got up just after me i pulled off and said sorry, he said "no your not" with an attitude so i told him i was only doing what he did to me earlier, he said something back which i didnt hear but i told him we're not surfing for sheep stations mate, and paddled off. Why do Perth surfers, as soon as they get a sticker on their board, get a big chip on their shoulder Tony Farris is another prime example, and if i knew this guys name i would print it (i will soon). Guys its Perth for f&*% sake, "Why so serious"tm, (tshirts coming soon)(watch your local coffe shop!) And its a kids wave,novelty wave for a bit of fun after work (key word FUN)
Sounds like a bit of a tard, maybe it's all the tactics and game face stuff they coach into them. Agree though its supposed to be about fun not a competition.
Ha ha yeah I reckon there is tossers everywhere, just depends on if you are surfing the same stretch of beach as them.
I like how some people even have a chat to ya then when the next little set you are on the inside of rolls in, he scrambles for it like a madman from the outside!
Gold 
When you say pro surfer..... Do you mean WANNA BE pro surfer? Is there a pro surfer that has actually made it that resides in perth? When i say made it i mean making a substantial living from surfing.
I think the said PRO u are talking about is a WANNA BE surfs a little like most good surfers in a town with good waves....
Last weekend at my break i had a guy next to me. I paddled and was inside but he started to paddle. I called him, pooped up and called him again. He still took off so as i caught him i lifted his board and dropped him of the back
Paddled back out and he gave me stink eye as i paddled inside him and sat there. So i said we'll you ride the wave with me and laughed it off. Next wave he did it again but i pulled of. Third wave i was wanting to go left but he was inside so i called him of and went right through all the crowd swimming. Best wave of the day actually
This this week i'm paddling out and he goes to take of i paddle inside. He stands up, not on the wave properly and turns straight into me. He was very upset and obviously just made a mistake by his response. I said no worries mate but be a little careful as there was no reason he should have hit me..Next wave guess who drops in on me. So i rode all the way about 1 foot behind him. We get to the beach and "says great wave". I just shook my head and he eventually got the message after i SCREAMED at him every time he paddled for my wave Im no wave hog but cant stand it when people don't share or drop in..
I had a Brazilnut drop in on me three times. Ignored the first one. Called him on the next two. On the third, I paddled out and said "Thanks for teaching me the rules of the game. Better to be on the outside hey?" I then proceeded to return the favour. He called like a lunatic on the second burn, and tried to take the moral high ground ranting about the rules and stuff. I just smiled and told him not expect a wave to himself for the rest of the session. I get double six ounce glass jobs and repair my own dings, so the third burn was pretty brutal fade at him. He then really did his block.
But the whole thing did nothing other than stress me out despite my happy go lucky demeanour. Now I just find my happy place and politely tell them they are doing the wrong thing while trying live the way I want - lining up and taking my turn and avoiding drop ins. After a couple of "Straight to the top of the line again hey chopper?" and "Hey your heading to my inside again. How about that?" or "Gee sorry I am on your wave mate." most people pull their head in.
one thing i have noticed about this place, the number of people that snake people and saying they were inside.
i hope none of the above do this 
TK, what is the issue with the right lane approach? I drive in this lane at the speed limit or 2-5k over it if I see someone behind that wants to to do a bit more than that I move over. I find this works OK on the semi-rural roads of Mandurah, not so much in the big smoke. As for surf rules/ etiquette I think it's a lost code in most places but at least we are better than the kiters, have you seen some of the **** that goes on with those clowns?
Lol.
I started kiting in the last two years.
Surfing for 31 years. Grew up over the road from a surf beach. It helped. Having said that, you would think with that start I would be better.
Problem with being in the right lane? If I need to explain then you are beyond explanation. Mandurah semi-rural indeed! That's like saying Justin Bieber sort of makes good music.
Actually that's a good analogy, how about this one?Bieber is like kiting, incredibly popular at the moment, commercially viable and will be replaced by something else in the near future.
I hope the Bieber analogy works for sups to. Although it might be better the devil you know. If those turbo bards (Im not sure what the are called) take off we could have all sorts of problems. I agree there is no surf etiquette in Perth allthouth the crowds are a bit down on the last few years.
On topic are there any current QS/WCT pro surfers from/in Perth? Tons from WA but i can't think of any that reside in Perth ? ?
Kind of stoked to hear that the place still gets a little wind wave.
