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Born 7th September 1985 in Long Beach, CA

Current Residence: Ventura, CA

Vitals: 6'0", 165 lbs.

Stance: Regular

Watching Dane Reynolds surf is incredible. He's ridiculously creative. He boosts over the lip on nearly every wave, and does a huge variety of insanely fast and stylishly tweaked power airs. He's exciting beyond belief, because you never know what he's going to do next. His spectacular surfing has made him one of the most popular professional surfers in the world, and he regularly ranks no. 1 on the media's exposure metre. He thoroughly impressed Slater on the boat trips for the filming of the Young Guns movies, and won the "Tube of Year" at the 2005 Surfer Poll Awards.

If you don't believe the hype, watch his incredible film "First Chapter", which won “Best Male Performance in a Video” as well as “Video of the Year” at the 2006 Surfer Poll Awards. All of the top pros are basically terrified of the young man since he's beaten 3x World Champion Andy Irons and 2001 World Champion CJ Hobgood in man-on-man heats. Andy even proclaimed him as "the best free surfer in the world". How heavy is that? All the attention and acclaim hasn't swelled Dane's head or made him cocky. He's a quiet, humble, friendly yet reserved guy, who loves listening to Indie Rock music.

Dane toured on the WQS circuit and by 2007 he placed second place on the WQS rankings. Qualification marked his arrival on the big stage. He has the talent and ability to beat the toughest rivals. Even for professionals, surfing against him in competition remains a fearful prospect.