Pancho knifing one under the lip on a more manageable sized nugget hitting the inside reef, after miles and miles of travel.

The workout routine he does every single day outside the water might play a roll in this.

The small crew & people who surf these types of waves when the south Pacific lights up have these places dialed. So when you see empty waves goes by, it usually means one of two things. It wasn’t big enough, because there’s a much bigger one coming. Or said local experts were sitting too deep waiting for said next big wave coming. Anyone want the scraps???

Carlos Caliente was out there cooling off with some nuts-o winds that came up towards the end of the surf sesh. 

But don't worry, I’ll be there to catch you! On my CF card that is.

and being sucked up and back over the falls is usually when it’s time to call it a good day and count your lucky stars. Or in this case, lucky waves for the day.