Full Name: Jarred Dean Hancox
Nickname: J-Rod, The Rod, Roddy, Google, Lego-Man
Date of birth: 4/5/1980
Hometown: New Plymouth, Taranaki
Birth Place: New Plymouth
Ethnicity: Kiwi
Height: 5'9"
Stance: Goofy
How many boards: About 20
Length range: 5'10" - 7'2"
Shaper: Jason Primrose
Sponsors: Ocean & Earth, XCEL Wetsuits, New Wave Surfboards, Famous Surf Wax, Taranaki Hardcore
Surfing since: 1994
How did you start surfing: Traded in my bodyboard for a surfboard after my friend and I decided to stand up
Surfing competitively since: 2001
Competition strategy: Surf to the judging criteria, good preparation.
Career highlight: Finishing in top ten in 05/06 NZ Circuit. 2 x Super 16 appearances, 1st place VQS Raglan April 06, 2 x winner Blacksand Taranaki Champs 05 & 06
Ambitions: Become the best possible professional surfer I can be. Have a dig at the WQS. Catch some Waimea Bay bombs. Win a major NZ competition.
Main surf breaks: Rocky Point, Stent Road, Back Beach, Fitzroy
Favourite surf break: Scar Reef
People you surf with the most: Conan James, Mark Parthemore, Keone Campbell, Dawson Tamati, Nick Ngau Chun
Occupation: Surfer
Other interests: Training (stretching, swiss ball, skipping, diet etc), making surf dvds, sudoku, reading books
Surfing heroes: Cory Lopez, Bobby Martinez, Joel Parkinson, Andy Irons, Daniel Kereopa, Bobby Hansen
Life heroes: Family, Jason Primrose, Freddy, Nigel Dwyer
Favourite food: Mum's cooking, and anything healthy
Favourite moves: Fins Free Reos, big roundhouse cutties, fast topturns, alley-oops
Favourite surf Videos: Campaign (and its predecessors like The Show, Goodtimes, Focus, Momentum), Trilogy
Favourite movie: Beowulf
Favourite authors: Martina Cole, Dean Koontz
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