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There is no denying that the sport of wakeskating is on another level after the Byerly Toe Jam wakeskate-only contest on April 22-23 at the Projects Park in Orlando, Florida. Ten of the best wakeskaters were invited plus a few qualifiers to compete in Byerly's unique format of man-to-man showdowns in three different categories including Boat, PWC/Rail Course and The Winch, a mechanism that towed wakeskaters over an exclusive step-down pool gap built by the riders and Pat Panakos.
A killer day on Saturday drew a decent crowd for the PWC/Rail finals. Non-invitee and up-and-coming Kampus wakeskater, George Daniels showed he can piss with the big dogs as he busted a frontside big spin to kickflip combo in the semis, allowing him the chance to ride in the four man final with Aaron Reed, Danny Hampson and Brian Grubb. The three-fall rule gave riders the chance to throw down and Grubb made the most of it, also winning the PWC/Rail category proving that his skills are diverse enough to beat the world's best wakeskaters in two different areas of the sport. Grubb was obviously happy about his performance and said, "When I made my kickflip, I knew things were going good." And Byerly commented, "Grubb just killed it all weekend long. He went against Danny Hampson in the heat before the finals and it was the best riding I've ever seen out of both those guys." After a short awards ceremony, the riders reconvened at "The Ledge" to finish their unsettled business. The decision to open up another winch session was a good one, because several more riders conquered the gap and Aaron Reed was able to back lip the rail and ride away with the Arnette Best Trick honors. Reed also came out on Sunday to settle some more business by sticking a back lip to shuv out, a truly remarkable move on this type of step down. Byerly said, "That was pretty much the sickest thing I've ever seen done on a wakeskate." 
Besides watching the best display of wakeskating ever, spectators had plenty of Red Bull to drink, the "Ruck-N-Roll Summer Jam" featuring Braided Funk jammed both days on the Budweiser stage and Mrs. Byerly herself was flipping burgers and dogs to feed the hungry crowd. Announcers Nick Weinacker and Jeff "JB" Barton kept the crowd entertained while Parks Bonifay, Andy Lazarus, Collin Harrington, Down South Dave, Ryan Byerly and Rich Facciano judged the crazy action on the water.
