I haven't surfed in at least 10 years ... ever since they brought in the sand and totally messed up the waves.  I rarely surfed Suis because I hate the waves there, but I do understand what Ronin said.  Once when I did go there, I waited and watched how everyone surfed.  I too wondered why everyone was sitting off lineup.  I at first thought that it was the current and everyone was drifting away from the peak.  But no, that's where the regulars lined up.  I finally paddled to the peak and caught a wave ... and remembered why I rarely ever go there ... except for a few spots, the wave really sucks.  I paddled back out to watch more waves just to make sure what I caught wasn't a fluke.  Nope, that was the Suis wave.  I told the guy near me  "now I remember why I don't come here often" he laughed, and I caught the next wave in.  BTW, I too surfed with Rabbit.  On a first break day, he would yell to me "Hey Mike ... you can have this wave!"  I kicked out and he was taking the outside wave.