I LOST the World Title to Kelly Slater?! | Pinch My Salt | #93

Surf comedy meets core-lord confession. In this episode, Sterling tells the wild story of surfing against Kelly Slater at J-Bay—mind games, heat strategy, Andy Irons lore, and the white wetsuit era. We riff on boogie boarding vs. surfing, the real truth about the “720” (it’s a 540, fight us), Chris Joslin’s El Toro 20 tre flip moment, small-town youth group chaos, paddle strength hacks, lineup psychology (how to get more waves), and why the ’80s were the golden era of pro surfing. If you love surf podcasts, skate culture, and dumb-smart jokes, you’re home.
Keywords: Kelly Slater story, Andy Irons, J-Bay, surf competition strategy, wave priority tricks, surf lineup etiquette, boogie board vs bodyboard, Italo Ferreira 720 debate, 540 air in surfing, skate vs surf culture, Chris Joslin El Toro, Tom Curren, Tom Carroll, 80s surf movies, Billabong/Volcom nostalgia, Gulf Coast surfers, paddle training, gym exercises for paddling, beach break tactics, North Shore quotes, wave pool vs ocean airs, comedy podcast surfing.

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0:00 Teenage Shenanigans
8:15 PINCH MY CLIPS!
21:56 Boogie boarding
23:15 Girls in the lineup
24:35 Sterling Stole Ryans Girl
29:02 The 1980's!
32:00 The KELLY STORY!
48:14 Chris Joslin & the 720?
50:25 Italo's 720!? or 540?
53:35 Pro Swimmers nee to Surf!
55:40 Tricks to get more waves
1:02:05 Rob Machado dissed me
1:04:11 Botox & the Birds & the Bees



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Kelly Slater mind games, Sterling Spencer vs Kelly Slater, J Bay heat story, Andy Irons legend, North Shore quote “we both really know who won,” surf lineup strategy, inside priority trick, beach break tactics, paddle strength exercises, gym machine for paddling, boogie board vs surf board, bodyboarding chicks thongs (beach culture, PG), Italo 720 controversy 540, Matt Meola, Albee Layer, wave pool vs ocean airs, Blue Horizon Jack McCoy, Billabong movies, Volcom House vibes, Gulf Breeze surfers, Pensacola surf, Michael Phelps paddling, Chris Joslin tre flip landed, El Toro 20 stair, skate vs surf crossover, comedy surf podcast, best surfer having most fun.