Contrasting Rocket Nosed Fish to Regular Fish

I'm guessing a rocket nose is more of a pointy SB nose and a standard fish has the roundnose.

 

I have both and my RNF catches waves like mad but isnt too great inf steep waves. the pointy nosed fish turns alot quicker.

 

the wide nosed fish will paddle more easily and glide through mushy waves better than a rocket fish.

The REAL difference is that most rocket fishes will have a more pulled-in tail, different fin setup, and more rocker than the trad fish...so there a lot more difference than the nose width.

the rocket fish will ride and turn more like a shortboard, a traditional flat rockered, twin finned fish will be super fast down the line and have a real glidey feel. If you ride really steep hollow waves the rocket fish will be easier to control, if you ride really lined up, slopey waves, the trad fish will go fast as hell and beat sections.

 

i think the RNF is considered a performance fish..i think the lost rocket is considered a hybrid...and yes the nose has all to do with the performance of the board....there is a nice page in the FEB2010 Surfing mag. the article is called "whats in a nose" it briefly gets into the different widths and their pros and cons...

 

I'm waiting on my custom 5'9" Lost Rocket. Probably another 4 more weeks..can't freaking wait!!!

 

It all has to do with the amount of board surface that comes in contact with the water. A pulled-in nose should turn much sharper since less board is in the water up there.
Also, most "rocket" or performance fishes have wings at the tail to make it narrower down there as well. Same philosophy. So you have all the width and paddling ability of a fish, but the drawn-in nose and tail allow for rippage.

I think I just made up a word...

 

Def more rocker, especially in the nose, flatter in the mid section and tail.

 

stoneybaloney
def not lame to ride with two fins, ive ridden mine as a twin..fun. also good with a small trailer fin

 

ya not lame at all...my RNF has 5 fin boxes so i can rock a quad, tri or twinny...or twinny with a little trailer. and yes trailer fin is the center fin but when its used in a twin its a little smaller that a normal fin.

 

I have a RNF twin fin I ride occasionally. I tried my friends tri fin this past summer and I felt his board was faster and much more stabile. After I got back on mine it felt very loose. They are very close in dimensions. I ride the fish when I need to bike it to the beach and carrying a longboard would be a hassel. I'm no expert on fish but I do know they are a blast.

 

SB I ride mine with two FSC twins and a small grom trailer.

If you are looking at a more modern RNF as opposed to a retro, I'd go with a quad instead of a 3-fin set up.