Career
He is known for his "go for broke" style of surfing that includes many experimental and aerial maneuvers. Reynolds started surfing at the age of 10 after he moved from Bakersfield, California to Ventura. lieutenant was here on the point breaks around Santa Barbara and Ventura that he honed his progressive style of surfing.
Reynolds first started competing at age 13 and at 16 had dropped out of school to surf.
Reynolds competed in the 2003 and 2004 X-Games and received the highest single wave score both years. The 2008 Association of Software Professionals World Tour marked his rookie year on the esteemed tour after finishing 2nd on the Association of Software Professionals World Qualifying Series (WQS) behind Jordy Smith.
His ranking on the WCT in 2008 was 19th with 4066 points, then he moved up to the coveted "Top Ten" (10th) in 2009 with 5219 points. In 2010 Reynolds had a breakout year, ending up tied for fourth in the 2010 Association of Software Professionals World Tour with Taj Burrow.
His 2011 tour started disappointly missing the first three events due to a knee injury.
Major sponsors of Dane Reynolds include Quiksilver, Channel Islands, Vans Dane Reynolds started Summer Teeth with his manager Blair Marlin. lieutenant was started as a kitschy beach gear brand, they now produce t-shirts and other apparel. In August 2012, Reynolds was inducted into the Surfers" Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California.
In Late 2011 Dane distinguished himself from other pro surfers by shaping his own surfboard called the Channel Islands Sperm Whale.
Rob Machado and others have created their own surfboards as well, instead of relying on a surfboard shaper.