Yago Dora joins our little pool party alongside fellow world champ Molly Picklum to face off against the reigning Stab High Champs Hughie Vaughan and Sierra Kerr.

Mikey C and Stace provide White Claw-fueled insight and some sneaky picks from our practice day.

We're currently en route to Sydney for our first-ever Stab High on native soil. We'll be at URBNsurf Sydney on October 10th and 11th, so join us if you're around — all info (including tickets) here: https://stabmag.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-stab-high-sydney-2025-presented-by-monster-energy/

The current women's world champ is already locked in to battle against reigning Stab High champ Sierra Kerr (+ Mill Coco Brown, Sky Brown and Bella Kenworthy), and there are whispers of another recent world champ joining us on the men's side. Have a listen and see if you can figure out who.

Buck and Mikey also discuss some recently completed events: EAST Fest, Stab Con and Quik Fest 2025, as well as some surf news. Namely: Nate Florence signed by Red Bull, why Soli Bailey has been out of the water for nine months, and how OnlyFans has been quietly funding surf careers.

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Surf100 California x Pacifico is complete, and we have a (somewhat) controversial winner — at least if you ask Kelly Slater (nobody did, but he gave us his thoughts anyway).

What's not controversial is that Mike Stewart is one of (if not THE) greatest waveriders in human history, so Mikey and Buck break down some of his career feats tube theories.

There are also two major sponsor updates this week: Chippa Wilson leaving his 10-year partnership with Brixton for an Italian wingbat brand, and ANOTHER surfer being signed by Nike.

Buck also gives us a live report from the Quik Fest in France, where partying is obligatory and tops are optional.

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We finally got the GOAT. What does he really think about the modern state of surfing — you're about to find out.

But first, this week's surf news with Mikey and Buck.

Bula vinaka from Tavarua Island, where we just finished interviewing the 2025 world champions of surfing — Yago Dora and Molly Picklum.

You'll hear that toward the end of the pod, but first, Stace G and Mikey C dissect their very different views of Finals day in Fiji, including peak performances and surprise letdowns.

Better late than never!

Joey T, Vaughan, and Ron join Mikey C on the sand to discuss warm-up sessions and hot tips from Tavarua Island.

Sparknotes:

Dogs: Italo and Caroline

Faves: Yago and Molly

Live from Tavarua, we chat with the most prolific shaper in the WSL Finals (by a longshot) — Matt Biolos is peddling foam to Griffin, Caroline, Gabby, Bettylou and Yago Dora, all of whom are in with a shot for a world title this week.

Stab's co-founder joins The Drop to discuss a recent ep of How Surfers Get Paid — including the time he saw Parko's $1.6M contract lying on a table, when Andy yelled at him for simply riding a wave, and all about Twiggy's new Rip Curl deal at 52.

Also...

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Your first Surf100 presented by Pacifico $100k finalist, for one.

But Sebastian's story goes far beyond his recent competitive triumphs, as Mikey and Buck discuss in this ep of The Drop. A prodigious talent from youth, it's possible that Seb's ability (and attitude) got in the way of his success. Thankfully, he seems to have grown past this stage and is moving forward with a new, selfless mindset.

Also in this ep: Surfing cheat codes from Mason Ho, a major foam dilemma, a 10-year-old that can outsurf Mikey C, whale pirates and more.

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The WSL regular season goes out with a full fireworks display... or is that just Jordy Maree's apartment after another blackjack win?

It was a strange but enthralling week of surfing — let's discuss with Mikey, Stace, Buck and special guest Snake Paterson.