Groveler/Hybrid Board

for small junk when i dont feel like a longboard i got a firewire sweet potato goes good up to head high and turns fine. also got a hayden hypo kryto fun in everything from knee high to overhead. both boards are fast down the line..

 

Stretch Superbuzz, is all that your asking and more. Got one last summer and it grovels real well especially in the mush but can also handle larger surf. The speed is nuts and the board just is so much fun. The eps tech epoxy is well worth it the money, my board is in great shape almost new looking.

 

Do yourself a favor and contact shaper Mike Daniel's at Coil Industries, what you are looking for is most likely going to be a Coil Megamind, everybody who owns one swears by them and they do exactly what you are describing and then some. You can email him at mike@coilsurf.com

 

I've got a 5'9 Lost Bottom Feeder. Quad. It's got a ton of volume, (36 liters I think) and very low rocker. If it's 1-3 feet and you don't want to ride a longboard, this is the board. I ride it most days here in VA Beach. Works well even on chest high days as long as it isn't a super steep takeoff or barreling (just not enough rocker for that type of wave).

They aren't cheap though. Maybe you can find a used one.

 

honestly, talk to brian wynn. he'll make you anything you want.

 

+1. I own 4 (+ sold 1). I've owned the roberts wd, the plank, the bottom feeder, a log, ridden an takayama egg.

Hands down best board. period.

never touched a super buzz..... heard good things.

 

tim nolte, grandy nc.

 

i have a lost motivator. id swear by it. i ride it 95% of the time. it even does well in the big stuff. i have been drooling over that uberplank though

 

http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/for/3517792949.html willing to talk about the price

 

Call or stop in at Greenlight... look at the SPUD or one of Brian's Subway Series boards. The SPUD is similar to the Sweet Potato, but with a couple modifications for local surf. Main features: flat rocker with a touch of flip in the nose; thick, flat deck with an angular rail that rolls over into a thin, performance rail radius (gives added volume, but without that full, corky rail); nose-to-tail vee with full double concaves the whole way; short (5'4-5'6 are typical) and wide with quad setup, plus an extra plug for the Nubster; Beak nose; super wide tail that's pulled in at the end into a full rounded pin. Kinda hard to explain, but it goes better in our local beachies than the full round tail of the Sweet Potato. EPS/Epoxy. Great, funky little shape...

 

^^^^^^^this. you can explain to him what you are looking for and he can steer you right.

 

Awesome man, i'm almost ready to pick my 1st one up in about a month, just waiting to hear back from MD. 6' 4" Flashback Fish, cross between a HPSB and a Fish, so it's got a very high end, but can do some groveling too, but i'm sure you know all about it if you own 4. You on Sways?

 

got a CI (original) Motor Boat and love it....also rode the Lost sub scorcher 2 and went really well also..

 

Anyone ever ride a Lost Monkfish? Looks like that could be a fun summer board. Or a Round Nose Fish?

 

I have a bunch of these types of boards. My favorite by far has been the Airglide, Surfboards by Y or "catch surf"
It is a pretty dope boards. I ride a 5'10 and am 182lbs. This board rips turns, airs, goes fast down the line.. and its not super expensive. Watch the videos on Catchsurf.com

 

The ...Lost RNF is a classic design that work in so many different kinds of waves....had fun sessions on it. classic shape.

 

Thanks Scotty. Versatility is very important. I wish I could afford a different board for every condition, but not in the cards. Want something that will work in the small stuff, but still hold when there is a little size.

 

Check out Solid Surf Co. I found a post here and asked what boards they had available. They have a board called the Sasquash that works well in smaller surf but can still handle larger waves. I just got one brand new for $425 and Nick delivered it to me in the Boston area. Very happy with it.

 

Yeah...if for some reason i had to only ever use one board, I would probably end up picking something like a RNF. Will it work on a huge heaving offshore day? No (unless you're Cory Lopez). Will it work in ankle high. No.

But for just about anything from knee to head high its pretty much going to get the job done, and for a lot of those waist - chest high marginally fun days, it's just a perfect shape.