This arvo I went to The Spot to ride my new pride and joy for the 3rd time. I was absolutely in heaven with head high sets, some smokin' barrels and lip smackin' tail slides. Gotta love the retro fish twinnie
With 25/30 blokes out it was pretty crowded but I just sat on the inside and was patient for my turn which wasnt that long between them as it was consistant. During this time a knee boarder had snaked and dropped in on me a handleful of times which I just shrugged it off. Then on another snake attempt he took off underneath me (He was paddling infront of me but slightly closer to the peak) and I rode over top of him hitting his flipper which ripped the FCS plugs clean outta the board and luckily wedged the fin into the board so I was able to save it. They are 100 buck MR twin fins.
Can you imagine how angry this made me? I asked him for his details so I could get him to pay for the repair but all I got was a laugh.
To the **** knuckle knob jockey knee boarder... **** YOU![}:)]

surfing-waves.com/wave_priority.htm

sounds like the spot hasnt changed much.
Sorry to hear about your incident but with that sort of crowd it can be expected to have some wave hogs in the line up.
Normally person closest to the peak has priority, long as there to their feet about first. This means everyone is paddling further and further inside or snaking to get closest to the inside taking off when its crowded.

It was good surf yesterday though all over the west coast, the spot saturday morning is never a good option for crowds. I use to go there and 30min before sun up there were usually 20 people in the carpark frothing at the mouth.

I used to think when the eagles were playing there would be less crew in the water but doesnt sound like that has held the masses back.

Oh and 1994 (the year I graduared) I also went to The Spot. I remember this being another uncrowded day. About 10 or so out?

saw your drawings greenroom if you are on the inside you will get the wave every time if you stand up 1stand you aer 10m down the line
and some one takes of in the pit you droped in
getting waves at the spot is ezzy even on a crowed day
you just need to sit in the rite spot

maybe fade em into the pit next time?!!

Greenroom, can you give me a clue as to one of the letters in the **** knuckle ?

Greenroom you had right of way as he was on a knee-board priority goes to skill of riding
1st Surfboad
2nd mals
3rd Goatboats
4th Knee-boards
5th Body boards
did he have a beard by any chance

Not quite sure I agree with the order of skill level with knee boarders being one up from boogers, it's actually quite a bit harder than it looks. I have been kneeboarding for nearly 20 years around Perth and the world and have found that a bit of respect for everyone in the water goes a long way even to the point where waves are given as a friendly gesture in some cases (not often in Perth though). The kneeboarder that snaked you has been doing that for years but he pails in comparison to the morons that can be found at Trigg on a half descent day that stand up, lie down, sit and paddle barges and generally have no clue. With boards @ $700 plus no one needs their gear wrecked by idiots.

I was up at the Spot on the Sunday after, it was good 20 guys out b4 sun up and it was the boogies, knee boarders, mal riders and even the surfers doing the same thing then the boardriders starts. Good fun, s*&t place to get lots of waves tho just expect a relaxing few waves

other wise you will go mad up there