by harg » Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:02 pm
I think Howly is totally right, posting to FB is about vanity. I also think it really sucks. there are very few real "secret spots" up here. they're more like patches of sand that are usually crap, but with a certain combo of swell/sand/tide/wind/luck, have pretty good days. if you've spent your time and know how to increase your odds, those days are the ones that make surfing up here special.
If facekooks are talking about those particular patches of sand, it may not even increase the average facekooks knowledge all that much. BUT, it spreads the base of knowledge and hugely increases the odds that some pack of facekooks will get lucky on any given day. that reduces my odds of not running into these people, which is a real bummer.
it's not just on facebook either. i've heard people openly naming spots in the water, which again, is clearly meant for others to hear as a claim of their legitness. hopefully the first big swells of fall/winter will clear some people out like normal