The Good Morning thread

watch out for them starved student girls Ted

ahhhh yes indeed , thank gawd for retinas

Morning one and all

Not been there mate,I guess you love the inlaws10 stitches what

Did ya backhand that schoolteacher in the end Boof hey must be getting close for you to snap up that Ronnie stick by now mate

Morning all hoping for some clean LB waves this morn looks like we got some decent swell for a while

Good Morning NZ's finest & Good Morning other chasps - last day at the Lime Pit , another day closer to pulling the pin - you ripper

morning all sleep in this mornung work today ,last day

Nice jump in wave size with a 14 second wave period. Pity about wind direction though.......maybe tolaga or mahia for a good morning friday?

Afternoon now, but im all for breaking the rules unless the Maddog has a problem with it.. And i'll comment on the nice new avatar.. i love longboarding 2.

Anyway, why did i quote ted... .this was in the morning paper..... Newcastle Herald.

Feet up..

i reckon it is media beat up but still....
and on the shark nets, very sadly we had a whale in one of the nets this week, supposedly he got free but they're not 100% sure.


BREEDING conditions for sharks are the best they have been in more than 20 years, one of the state's most experienced shark patrollers believes.


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Warm ocean temperatures and increased whale and baitfish numbers are fuelling the population boom.

"There were a lot of sharks around last summer but there are more this year, " Surfwatch Australia director Michael Brown said.

"If the weather is nice and there are lots of people in the water I have no doubt we will be seeing some [attacks]."

Shark numbers in the Hunter are likely to peak after Christmas when water temperatures reach the low 20s.

Among the casualties from last summer was Glen "Lenny" Folkard who was attacked while surfing at Redhead Beach in January.

Mr Brown said he would not be surprised if another shark attack occurred along the Redhead to Belmont stretch.

"The typography of that area is perfect for sharks," he said.

"Any fisho will tell you there's tonnes of baitfish around."

Like most shark experts, Mr Brown said sharks did not prey on humans. "Most sharks have never tasted human flesh. They are looking for baitfish.


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"But when you get more than a couple together they behave like a pack and start snapping at anything."

Surfwatch Australia is lobbying for funding for a dedicated radio channel that could be used to report large schools of baitfish.

"The government could give you $10 million to go and look for sharks but they would be wasting their money because you can't spot every shark," he said. "If you invest in aerial baitfish patrols you can see their food source and get a much better idea where they are."

morning.



yeah Ted, the guy is just looking to keep his planes flying, but what a dickhhead for scaremongering, saying there will be attacks, and especially on the beach i surf a lot through summer.

^^^^^That's commitment for ya.

Did you order a new 1?

Have a good trip boys.....

Awesome waves here this morning head high sets, sunshining, happy people, may be some pics later