Big Waves vs. Small Waves

not to throw the thread off but what your guys take on bonzers in big surf? i just got hold of a russ short 6'3"
that i was thinking might be my new big wave board. i feel like the shape fits where my surfing seems to be going.

 

Apparently they work in big surf:

 

lmao this is why I always come back.some funny shyt goes on in these threads

 

by the way the new surfer mag got a big board selection review in it with some good tips about fins,boards,etc.i learned a lot things I never thought made a difference,but according to the mag I guess it matters.it gets real scientific,a good read and itll let you know what boards are good for what conditions

 

Some guys insist that bonzers work best in big, fast surf. I've only ridden them in under head high.

 

yo lb did you get the PM i sent you about the mini simmons and that article in surfers journal?

 

Yea, 757... I went back to my stack of mags and couldn't find it. Which issue???

That "golden ratio" concept is interesting, though...

 

its a 6' 3" with a 70's style shape and heavy glass. i had to have it. im pretty sure its going to work just wanted to see if any body had one and used it in the big stuff.
thanks,

 

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the last issue had a cool article about a shaper using the ratio.

 

yea i think it was 22.2. its the one with al knost on it. yea that golden ratio thing is incredible. if it really does work, bob simmons was an absolute genious

 

Share that link! Tried to look it up and had no luck.

 

My step up is a beautiful 6'9 shaped by Redman under the Hatteras Glass label. It's a custom I ordered about 8 years ago when I was living in Avon. Dimensions have faded but he had me go a few inches longer and a quarter inch narrower than my hpsb at the time. Also a quarter inch thicker where it would help with paddling. When u need a step up there's typically a good deal more water moving around. The bottom is relatively flat with a little vee for cutting thru the chop. He was a talented shaper and is missed. I've ordered customs from other shapers and nothing has come close for me.

Once you have the right equipment, know your limits and you'll be fine.

 

Hey Dawnpatrol we should've hooked up last weekend, went to Sebastian caught some pretty big stuff at Spanish house, there was some 8 to 10 ft. faces, best ive seen it in a long, long time, always welcome to come down to this part of florida

 

R.I.P. Redman. He was a great shaper. Pretty cool guy too. I was out at Rodanthe on a big day and a long haired guy walks up to me on the beach and starts asking all kinds of things about what I liked about the board. I was a little sketched out at first. I was built like gumby and here's this older scrappy looking guy grabbing the rails of my board and checking out the bottom. Plus the beach was mostly empty. Then he tells me he shaped the board and went into what he thought might work better for me after watching me surf for a while. I never got the chance to order a custom from him but I did buy another one of his boards a few years later. Best off the rack boards I've ever purchased.

 

I remember riding a Redman years ago. Great board. Belonged to my surf buddy. Classic!!

 

No...no, you are not Laird!! He is one of the greatest actors of our time.

 

east coast big is really not that big ,ever!