What board size do you ride?

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by Camjon10, Jan 29, 2012.

  1. bmore surf

    bmore surf Well-Known Member

    112
    May 20, 2006
    32yrs 6'2" 175lb-ish
    6'1"x 21x2.5" RNF 3 fin
    6'8 x193/4x 25/8 thruster Wynn
     
  2. 15stwr

    15stwr Well-Known Member

    71
    Oct 5, 2010
    6.2, 175, 38 years on this planet

    current quiver =
    5.4 sweet potato
    5.8 bing mini simm
    6.0 twin keel fish
    6.0 hpsb
    6.3 step up
    6.6 cambell bonzer
    6.10 dusty rhodes (from 69)
    9.4 webber performer
     

  3. KJ528

    KJ528 Member

    7
    Feb 20, 2012
    Too small for an elephant X too big for an ant.
     
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  4. spongedude

    spongedude Well-Known Member

    301
    Feb 28, 2010
    all aquiver.....

    49, 5'11", 172-177, depending on doughnut consumption

    9'4" weber performance board
    9'8" bruce jones "classic" noserider
    working on 6' becker

    and my go-to
    45" empire "nick o" sponge (it's BLUE!!!)
     
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  5. leethestud

    leethestud Well-Known Member

    Aug 12, 2010
    6'0 tall 190ish pounds, 26 years young

    my dims are 6'4x20x2.5

    The quiver:

    2 x above (one is pretty flat, one has a little more rocker) I ride them in almost any conditions.
    5'10x21x2.25 M Rowe round nose quad fish (small days)
    6'6x19.75x2.5 round pin single fin
    6'10 WRV eggy funboard thing (more fun than you might think)
    7'6 CI pin tail (this was a gift but I do take her out when things get hairy)
     
  6. jml7140

    jml7140 Well-Known Member

    175
    Jun 12, 2009
    5'10 x 205 x 34

    Have too many boards, if that's possible, but right now find I'm only using the:

    6' twin fin
    6'2 RNF
    6'5 hpsb
    6'8 single fin
    9'10 longboard
     
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  7. terra-firma intolerant

    terra-firma intolerant Well-Known Member

    740
    Jul 5, 2008
    I haven't posted in the forum for a while, but I think this thread could be helpful.

    I'm 5'7" and weigh about 135(summer)-140(winter+wetsuit) lbs... 17yrs of age, so paddling doesn't govern my board size yet.

    Right now I only have two boards that are really dialed in to my size:
    5'9 (18.15 x 2.15) Sharpeye Sb-10 -HP shortboard, and it's a thumbtail so it has a teeny bit more hold than a squash. This is my east-coast "good wave" board.

    5'5 (19 x 2.25) Sharpeye Disco -pretty much my go-to board for WB. Most fun you can ever have on small, pockety waves and allows you to surf them the way you want them. When the waves are chest high and starting to barrel, I'll switch to my Sb-10.

    I really want to fill in the gap b/w those two boards ^. Something for when it's like chest - shoulder high, but super rippable an forgiving.

    I also have a 5'3" self-shaped mini-simmons-shape, and that's really fun on glassy, walled-up days, as long as it's not too steep, but I haven't ridden it anything over maybe chest high. The problem is I think it has little bit too much volume for me. Honestly it could be like 4'8", but I guess it wouldn't be so easy to catch waves then...

    I also have an old, old Rusty Piranha that used to sit in my ceramics class. The tail was gouged out but that was only thing that was wrong, so I just chopped 5 inches off and now it's a 5'3 1/2" twin-keel nugget rocket haha. Only tried it in knee-high surf and I'm itching to try it in better waves.
     
  8. wave1rider65

    wave1rider65 Well-Known Member

    405
    Aug 31, 2009

    In my opinion the best WRVs were shaped by Tommy Moore who now shapes for Lost in Cali and has his own brand as well. I had a quad rocket fish he made me and it was a sweet ridin stick!
     
  9. SouthJerseyShred

    SouthJerseyShred Well-Known Member

    82
    Dec 16, 2008
    6'2 195lbs

    5'10 Quad fish
    6'2 T.Patterson x-file diamond squash thruster
    6'4 WRV Quad

    Personally I've had a good and bad experience with WRV. I bought the mentioned 6'4 quad off the rack just wanting to try out a quad. So I get the board and take it out on a clean waist to stomach high day. After about my 10th wave on the thing I noticed that the was a 6 inch crack running along the stringer on the deck. So I end up taking it back to the shop and talking to the employees there about it. I bring the board in so they can see it. After looking at it and explaining to the that I only rode a few waves on it they call up WRV and tell them whats up. so the guy at the shop pulls out a custom board order form and ask if id like to change anything about the board. So I told him that I wanted to take the thickness down a little and some other things. So i ended up getting hooked up with a custom board which I thought was pretty damn cool of them to do!
     
  10. kinglbi

    kinglbi Member

    14
    Feb 17, 2011
    6'3" 175-185 lbs 29 y/o

    5'8" CI Dumpster Diver - my go to for thigh-chest/shoulder
    5'8" Lost RNF - grovel on knee-thigh
    6'3" Jimmy Keith - shoulder+ and super clean (at 18.75" it's super narrow for my height but super fun and fast when its bigger and offshore)
     
  11. BrianSurfs

    BrianSurfs Member

    7
    Feb 20, 2012
    5'7" 175 pds
    6-0 Mini Simmons (tri fin) ride it 90% of time
    7-3 Fish (quad) for head high days so I never ride it
    9-3 longboard
     
  12. SUPREME

    SUPREME Well-Known Member

    148
    Sep 8, 2011
    im 5'7..

    ridea 5'4 and a 5'6.. getting a 5'5 soon
     
  13. a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

    301
    Aug 7, 2011
    6'5" 190

    5'8" mini-simmons
    9'2" single fin hplb
    6'2" grovler hpsb
    6'4" hpsb
    9'7" nose rider
    5'10" fish

    are what i am currently riding.
     
  14. 15stwr

    15stwr Well-Known Member

    71
    Oct 5, 2010
    6.2 170, 38yo

    5.8 bing mini-simmons (seems to be my go to these days)
    5.4 firewire sweet potato (for summer mush)
    6.0 wynn
    6.3 hpsb step up
    6.6 cambell bro bonzer
    6.10 dusty rhodes love from '69
    9.4 webber performer
     
  15. Crazy Davey

    Crazy Davey Member

    10
    Aug 27, 2011
    I'm about 5'8", 145lbs and 45 years. 8'6" is my go to board - have two of them. 7'2" for when I want to play around a bit more.
     
  16. Cisco the Kid

    Cisco the Kid Member

    14
    Jun 1, 2011
    6'4 - 200lbs - 26

    6'6 Al Merrick Tri Fish
    6'8 Tim Nolte Squash Tail Thruster
    6'4 Hotline Fish
    7'2 T&C Gun - big mistake getting this one. Chances I'll get to use this on the east coast are slim to none.

    Use the 6'6 and 6'8 the most

    Right now I'm considering shaping a balsa log between 8-9ft - anyone have success or failure with shaping a wood board?
     
  17. surfinghb123

    surfinghb123 Member

    14
    Jan 22, 2009
    5'6" x 155. 20yrs

    5'6" x 19 3/4 x 2 3/8 Firewire Spitfire in Future Shapes tech
    5'10" x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 Firewire Alternator in Rapidfire tech

    Love both of the boards. I got tired of fixing dings so decided to check out something besides the standard pu board and was very satisfied.
     
  18. gliderrider

    gliderrider Member

    13
    Jan 16, 2012
    I have a 9'2 Jesse Fernandez, bought it for 850. It rides real nice, it was great purchase. I recommend to anyone
     
  19. REDDZ

    REDDZ Well-Known Member

    109
    Oct 28, 2011
    6'0 185
    6'2 hybrid
    6'4 hpsb
    6'6 step-up
     
  20. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
    6'1 pop out- Single Fin Rounded Pin
    6'2 Beach House Quad
    6'3 AJW Thruster Squash
    6'3 Al Merrick Slater Model Rounded pin
    6'10 Hawaiian Thurster Squash
    7'10 WRV Big Wave Gun aka wall hanger
    9'4 Weber Stylist Old School Single Fin Rounded Pin
    9'6 Jed Noll Custom Single Fin Rounded Pin

    6'2 and 31yrs old at 165lbs