7/25 "The Wedge" pics and vids of epic surf

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07-28-2009, 01:20 AM
troutdog

7/25 "The Wedge" pics

Saturday was supposed to be spent hanging out in the surf with a fishing rod in my hand, but the conditions dictated otherwise so I decided to hit the Wedge and check out the massive surf that was pounding the South facing beaches...the spot where it all came to the head being "the Wedge" outside NPH.

Found a parking spot around 9am and the first thing I saw as I approached the beach was a very welcome sight, the DFG checking stats and asking questions....

A quick shot as I walked towards the rocks to meet up with Timster, lots of people were already lined along the beach watching the surfers out on the water

Not too much later...can you say "move back a little"?

On the other side of the jetty it was a much calmer scene...a new member ready to do battle with Koshaw and 2Quick in the ongoing saga of "Rod Wars"!!! :LOL:

Cold beverage anyone?

John Wayne's old boat "Wild Goose" even got out to check out the waves

Granted it was nothing compared to the other side of the jetty,but check out the rollers along the breakwall heading towards the bait barge :Shocked:

With rod wars being represented, "Camera Wars" were being waged by many....spearheaded by none other than Timster!!! :LOL:

Ch7 was not going to miss the action....

There were literally thousands of dollars of camera and video equipment present

In all sorts of shapes and sizes...

These dudes had lap tops at the beach to set up their gear

Check out the people in the tree trying to check out the waves

Okay so what is the big deal? Why the crowd?

Only experienced swimmers/surfers/boarders were allowed in the water

Photos don't ever do the waves justice, but try and use the people in the water as a reference for size....

"Did I just survive that?"

The point of no return baby!

Woo-hoooooo!!!!

The various rescue boats in the area did a great job when they were needed

Rescue in progress...

Swimmer being taken out past the waves to be picked up by the rescue boat

Rescue boat took the tired swimmer around the jetty to be dropped off in safe waters

TM65's dream job..."there ain't no 5mph zone past the breakwater bro"

Personally I liked my vantage point just fine...

Case in point :Big Grin:

Nice ride dude....

One of my favorite shots of the day

Thanks for checking out the post, see you on the water...

TD
07-28-2009, 01:45 AM
BIGRED KILLA

Thanks for the cool post Aaron that was crazy out there but atleast you played it safe and found a nice spot on the beach to stay i like the view.lol

Bigred
07-28-2009, 11:21 AM
KID CREOLE

Nice pics dude
07-28-2009, 01:18 PM
WARRIORMIKE

Nice pics!! :Wink:
07-28-2009, 01:51 PM
Fisherman57

Great pics Aaron!

I had to zoom in on that one pic.... wth is Wingnut doing out there surf fishing?
07-28-2009, 02:22 PM
pargo lsb

troutdog,
great pix, thanks

i was tubing on the corona side saturday morning. there were lots of monster waves going over the jetty. another fisherman told me that on friday someone died at the wedge hitting the rock.

some scary waves... these surfers have big balls

richard
07-28-2009, 02:26 PM
Puropuro

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Originally Posted by Fisherman57

Great pics Aaron!

I had to zoom in on that one pic.... wth is Wingnut doing out there surf fishing?

ROFLMAO, awesome!
07-28-2009, 02:34 PM
MAVERICK27

Awesome!!!! Thanks for the call and heads up. Your message didnt show up on my phone until monday. I guess pismo dunes has reception issues.
07-28-2009, 02:47 PM
hbomb

Gnarly waves dudeeee......:Cool:
07-28-2009, 05:07 PM
victor101

Wow, great pics man! thanks for the pics...I would of enjoyed that vantage point too haha.
07-28-2009, 08:27 PM
Rooster

Who needs surfer mag with TD around :Envious: Awesome pics TD.. I remember that place being really shallow. Those guys must be nutts... Gotta love it!
07-28-2009, 09:06 PM
ghetto dad

LLLMAAAAAAOOOOOOO @ wingnut surf fishing in that pic!:ROFL:

NICE pics and report brother......thanks TD

GD
07-28-2009, 10:00 PM
Wingnut

Awesome pics Aaron. :Cool:

Yes, it was tough out there, but I did manage to catch few body boarders, and a PB surfer. :LOL: :ROFL:
07-28-2009, 11:52 PM
MAN VS WILD

Nice pics bro! that was a nice vantage point you had there...:EyePop:
I bet the sound of the waves crashing was pretty awesome. Thanks for the pics, I wanted to check it out down there. thanks to you i felt like if I was there.

MVW
07-29-2009, 02:24 AM
troutdog

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Originally Posted by BIGRED KILLA

Thanks for the cool post Aaron that was crazy out there but atleast you played it safe and found a nice spot on the beach to stay i like the view.lol

Bigred

"safety first" Red :LOL:

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Originally Posted by KID CREOLE

Nice pics dude

Thanks KC, I got seriously trigger happy out there...I posted a fraction of what I actually took. What an incredible sight to behold.

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Originally Posted by WARRIORMIKE

Nice pics!! :Wink:

Thanks Mike, but don't let the Mrs. catch you posting on this thread! :LOL:

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Originally Posted by Fisherman57

Great pics Aaron!

I had to zoom in on that one pic.... wth is Wingnut doing out there surf fishing?

Thanks Dana, nice job cleaning up up that photo....I woulda never caught that!

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Originally Posted by pargo lsb

troutdog,
great pix, thanks

i was tubing on the corona side saturday morning. there were lots of monster waves going over the jetty. another fisherman told me that on friday someone died at the wedge hitting the rock.

some scary waves... these surfers have big balls

richard

Yeah it was very unfortunate a life was lost on Friday, that jetty can be very dangerous if you get caught in the wrong spot. Thanks for props pargo lsb.

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Originally Posted by Puropuro

ROFLMAO, awesome!

"ditto" :LOL:

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Originally Posted by MAVERICK27

Awesome!!!! Thanks for the call and heads up. Your message didnt show up on my phone until monday. I guess pismo dunes has reception issues.

No problem MaV, hope you had a nice trip up North....lets touch base this week.

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Originally Posted by hbomb

Gnarly waves dudeeee......:Cool:

Pretty crazy stuff, I was quite happy just being an observor out there!:LOL:

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Originally Posted by victor101

Wow, great pics man! thanks for the pics...I would of enjoyed that vantage point too haha.

Thanks Vic I am glad you enjoyed them, there were plenty of good vantage points out there all day! :Wink:

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Originally Posted by Rooster

Who needs surfer mag with TD around :Envious: Awesome pics TD.. I remember that place being really shallow. Those guys must be nutts... Gotta love it!

I was telling Dana I am ready to upgrade my digi cam, some of the equipment out there was quite humbling. Regardless it sure beats my old cell phone pics :LOL: Hope to see you soon Rob, always a pleasure hanging out and shooting the carp with ya.

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Originally Posted by ghetto dad

LLLMAAAAAAOOOOOOO @ wingnut surf fishing in that pic!:ROFL:

NICE pics and report brother......thanks TD

GD

Thanks GD I'm glad you enjoyed it, was stoked to see the conditions had no bearing on your fishing trip with the family....good stuff man!

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Originally Posted by Wingnut

Awesome pics Aaron. :Cool:

Yes, it was tough out there, but I did manage to catch few body boarders, and a PB surfer. :LOL: :ROFL:

If anyone could pull a legal hali from that spot it would be you dude, prolly on a Snoopy rod to boot! :Wink:

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Originally Posted by MAN VS WILD

Nice pics bro! that was a nice vantage point you had there...:EyePop:
I bet the sound of the waves crashing was pretty awesome. Thanks for the pics, I wanted to check it out down there. thanks to you i felt like if I was there.

MVW

You hit the nail on the head MvW, the sound of the crashing waves was like the clap of thunder....the shear power of those things was amazing! Time to go fishing Tony, been to long dude :Cool:

TD
07-29-2009, 06:19 AM
DCCTrouserTrout

Those are some cool pics. I don't think I have ever personally witnessed waves that big in southern cali...
07-29-2009, 07:54 AM
seal

Spent a good part of my youth risking life and limb bodysurfing the Wedge. Got a few neck jams but still have use of all my limbs.

Thanks for taking me back.
07-29-2009, 08:05 AM
RL-IN-OC

Wedge

Hi, Thanks for the awesome pictures! It was nice to see newports' finest in action. they work hard everyday to keep everyone safe, and the crowds under control. I hope you don't mind if I share your pics with some of the guards. they will get a kick out of seeing themselves at 'work'.

Randy
City of Newport Beach
07-29-2009, 10:03 AM
Troutman65

:Cool: Photos for sure. The Harbor patrol gig is sweet.:Wink: Thanks for sharing Aaron.
07-29-2009, 05:28 PM
exfactor

No one's said it, so cowabunga!!!!!!!!!!!!
07-30-2009, 10:59 AM
OMWAA

wow! I was encouraged to fish freshwater last weekend by a very knowledgable fellow at turners. Glad I did. 8 ft swells no thanks.
07-30-2009, 03:57 PM
troutdog

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Originally Posted by DCCTrouserTrout

Those are some cool pics. I don't think I have ever personally witnessed waves that big in southern cali...

Yeah those were some of the largest waves I have personally ever seen, simply amazing!

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Originally Posted by seal

Spent a good part of my youth risking life and limb bodysurfing the Wedge. Got a few neck jams but still have use of all my limbs.

Thanks for taking me back.

It looked pretty dangerous out there, certainly not a sport for the faint at heart....glad you never seriously hurt yourself. Thanks for the reply.

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Originally Posted by RL-IN-OC

Hi, Thanks for the awesome pictures! It was nice to see newports' finest in action. they work hard everyday to keep everyone safe, and the crowds under control. I hope you don't mind if I share your pics with some of the guards. they will get a kick out of seeing themselves at 'work'.

Randy
City of Newport Beach

Randy those guys did a great job out there and I encourage you to share the photos that is why I posted them...for others to enjoy. I may have a few more of the guys out there, let me know and I will either post them or PM them to you if you'd like!

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Originally Posted by Troutman65

:Cool: Photos for sure. The Harbor patrol gig is sweet.:Wink: Thanks for sharing Aaron.

They definitely earned their title the past weekend, glad you enjoyed the pics!

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Originally Posted by exfactor

No one's said it, so cowabunga!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or as Jeff Spicoli said to Stu Nahan in the surf scene "hey bud, lets party" :LOL:

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Originally Posted by OMWAA

wow! I was encouraged to fish freshwater last weekend by a very knowledgable fellow at turners. Glad I did. 8 ft swells no thanks.

Wingnut pulled it off and caught his PB surfer to boot! :LOL:

TD
07-30-2009, 09:34 PM
fishincrave

Wow

Nice pics TrouDog those are some nice waves looks like you had lots of fun taking pics:Wink: LOL

Sean
07-31-2009, 07:25 PM
Sparky70

Liked your pics. Liked the 1 with the Lady in it best, nice figure!
08-03-2009, 09:54 AM
RL-IN-OC

Wedge

Hi,

I posted some pics from the LG boat, in the Community - Phot Album Section,

Randy
08-03-2009, 10:21 AM
troutdog

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishincrave

Nice pics TrouDog those are some nice waves looks like you had lots of fun taking pics:Wink: LOL

Sean

Thanks Sean...I seriously must have taken over a 100 pictures. some of which didn't turn out so great, but it was certainly a great day to try and play photographer! :LOL:

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Originally Posted by Sparky70

Liked your pics. Liked the 1 with the Lady in it best, nice figure!

Thanks Sparky, glad you liked the eye candy...one of the perks of living in Cali!

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Originally Posted by RL-IN-OC

Hi,

I posted some pics from the LG boat, in the Community - Phot Album Section,

Randy

Hey Randy do you have a link you could post? It would be great to see the pictures they took!

TD
08-03-2009, 01:35 PM
FishermanStu

i know everyone thinks those waves are super scary and huuuuge but to tell u the truth anyone can swim out at wedge with a good pair of fins in the right conditions. its not a far swim and the rip is always in the same place and the bigger it gets there the safer it is. if any of u guys who do those underwater shots wanted, all u have to be is a decent swimmer to take pics there. if you are taking off on waves thats a different story.
08-04-2009, 10:04 AM
RL-IN-OC

Wedge

Hi,

I added a photo of the Piling support (community Photo/albums) that was broken off from the wave action. What is left hanging is about 15ft long, 50 ft sections broke off and eventually floated north to county beach, where it was removed. The wedge is a tricky area, especially with a front side break of almost 20ft and a shallow shore break. You won't catch me swimming there with 20 footers... True, the rip is always in the same direction. a regular boarder was killed that week, and lots of tired swimmers were rescued, a few had no business being out there, and were very lucky.