Highlights from the 2nd Annual Toe Jam from the FUEL TV series Pull.

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What, who, and where are these guys? Only time will tell who Company Wake is and what they are all about. Surf Expo is only 3 and a half months from now. Check out this video and try to figure out who this is…

Subject: Jeff Weatherall
Photo: Joey Meddock
TSQ Location: Book 2.1, Critique, Page 83

These photos are fun to take because I nearly get taken out every time I do them. It’s like a game of peek-abo with the subject and camera. It’s like playing with a snake without being bitten…like jumping a rope without getting tripped. (I guess the main bullet point here is… CLOSE)

The sun was dropping quick and was only lit for one run down the lake. One run would be lit correctly, the other run was going to be backlit. But, the line we were running was chosen based off the water conditions we had to deal with.

We are both on wakeboards in this photo. I’m standing as tall as I can to “even out” the angle with the subject. You can’t see the board I’m riding on but damn was it cool! I was given a board with no fins, only bungee straps. Steering was way out of line to say the least. It was like dancing on a floor of marbles…like driving on a sheet of ice…(SLIPPERY, I guess would be the main part of the presentation here.)

I made my rope a few feet shorter so I could stick that camera right in his face as best possible. The tricky part is reacting quick enough to dodge the rope coming at my head and the camera. You have enough time to watch his/her pop and that’s about it. By the time they have rotated, it’s often to late. If they get all their “legs” on take off, the margin for error is decreased. If not, you’ve got to move quick…or else. Quick like gazelle…faster than OJ driving down the freeway… (NOT SLOW, I guess is the one thing you’ll need to get out of this.)

Giggity…Meddock

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Subject: John Ruark’s wakeskate collection
Photo: Jeff McMurtrie
TSQ Location: Book 2.1, Chronicle section, Page 18

David Hanson has a nice set up out in Narcoossee, Florida. That set up is a spot known as the Grandma Gap. Dave pitched the idea to his grandma and she was cool with letting him build a pool gap in her backyard on her private pond, so that’s what he did with the help of some friends.

That pond is home to some of biggest bass I ever caught growing up and now it’s home to one of the sickest pool gaps around Central Florida. This photo was taken on just another random day of shooting.

Usually all the shots are taken closer to the rails, but when John Ruark pulled up and grabbed a board, I noticed his nice stack of water shredding devices taking over the entire back half of his car.

As he was packing up he set his stuff down and I decided that that was the time I had to get a photo of it and this is how it turned out.

- Jeff McMurtrie

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Subject: Jeff Weatherall
Photo: Joey Meddock
TSQ Location: Book 2.1, Juice section, Page 7-8

Acapulco Getaways, Mexico –
Jeff, Darin and I traveled down south to one of the best wakeboarding locations in the world this past February.

We went out and rode with some friends one sunny afternoon looking for some new ideas and angles to shoot. The three girls that were in the boat with us were already laying out, soaking up the sun.

I jumped in the tow boat as Jeff took his last run for the day. The light was already too high and the sun was heating up.

The shot was impromptu, but once I saw the angle that might work, I did my best Spanglish interpretation to communicate with them.

I told Jeff what I was seeing, butt apparently, he had the better angle.

- Meddock

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The first stop of Raging Pull, Nike 6.0’s grassroots wake series, is going down May 24th in Nahunta, Georgia. Nike 6.0 team rider, Ben Horan is hosting the event in his backyard, complete with a newly built winch-pond. Read more…

Pro wakeboarder Daniel Watkins goes scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef and surfs a shark on the Gold Coast with Mick Fanning.

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Subject: Marek Malinoski
Photo: Bryan Soderlind
TSQ Location: Book 2.1, Critique section, Page 89

After shooting some action stuff with the Bonecrusher one morning, I broke out the large format camera to get a shot of him and his kid.

I had to shoot with a very slow shutter due to the conditions and little Marek didn’t want to stay too still.

I took this first shot and we called it a day, Lindsy had to take the baby somewhere and I had to get home.

It is always fun to take some time on a shot after you’ve been vigorously loading rolls in a boat shooting action. It is crazy to think that Rusty has a kid when he is really just a big kid!

- Bryan Soderlind

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The Liquid Force Maven Sessions has kicked off their summer tour! This Women’s Specific Wake Camp is an awesome event not to be missed by any level lady rider. The Maven Sessions is a Women’s Only Wakeboard Clinic which educates women on the latest wakeboard technology and gives them an opportunity to ride and be coached by some of Liquid Forces Pro Women Riders.

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The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association announced Monday that O’Neill has been nominated for five SIMA Image awards including the Lopez Freak for Men’s Boardshort of the Year. These awards help identify and recognize the most influential and contributing companies in the boardsport industry.

I’d like to take this moment to extend a well deserved shout out to O’Neill for creating some of the best boardshorts out there.

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