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Surfing magazine recently predicted that 2008 will be the “Year of the Seabass.” A pretty strong claim coming from the most authentic voice in the surfing world.

Twenty-year-old Sebastian “Seabass” Zietz is still unknown to many, and to other’s he’s more famous for his karaoke-dance parties than his contest results. The kid has spent his entire life under the radar. With a story that includes zero birth certificates (and hence no passport until his later teens), three thumbs, an inheritance feud and a four-year hiatus from surfing, it can’t be long before Hollywood comes knocking for the movie rights. But true to the form of mentor and fellow Kauaian late-bloomer Dustin Barca, Sebastian has decided to go ahead and blow up. A Kerr-inspired invert gave him the only 10-point ride at the Oakley Pro Junior, and while he was stopped short in the WQS draw, he dominated the Pro Junior. Looking Curren-esque on long, perfect Lowers rights, Seabass laid down a heat total north of 18 to combo his fellow finalists.

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