go-to board

Firewire dominator or a rusty dwart

 

Big difference in my mind between head high and hollow, and thigh or waist high and hollow. No one go-to board for that disparate range for me. And I'm 6'1, low 190s, and coming up on 50 years old.

At the top of the range, 6'6 x 19ish x 2 9/16 round tail thruster hpsb, single to double concave bottom

At the bottom of that range, depending on my mood, either 6'0 x 21ish x 2 5/8 retro fish with glassed on wood keels; some modern tweaks. Or... 9'3 x 23 x 2 7/8 single fin classic log; nose concave, to flat, to rolled vee bottom.

A 6'4 x 21 x 2 1/2 quad groveler, and a 9'6 hplb are second choices.

 

38 yrs old, 220lbs light, 5'11" x 21" x 2.5....coil disc with custom round tail. "Fat guy on a little board"

 

I'm not sure what the original poster was getting at- but a board that is good for
Me from knee hi to over head (or 23ft..) , mush to juice, heavy winter wetsuit to heavy summer crowds (read:ding resistant) is the good ol plastic... Umm I mean tuflite 6'8 merrick flier... Can't beat it for any wave condition... Other then riding a longboard.
Not my favorite board to ride- but I could ride it in any condition and have loads of fun!

 

5'8 hayden shapes hypto kryto

 

6'1" 160, 55 years old. Up to head high and slightly over, Tim Nolte hull bottom 9' hplb, thruster setup. But, I am not a "snappy" surfer.

 

I'm 5'8 and 131 pounds, and I ride a Clever Jet, 5'7"x 19 1/4 x 2 1/4 and its great. It's my go to board for everything under OH.

 

5-8" Hayden Shred sled. i literally hate NOT riding it.

 

5'10, 172lbs at 6% (down from 187 in March due to daily water time in cold ass water). Yet to see a legit hollow wave but will soon. Got a quiver of sticks but I think I'd go with the 6' 18" 2" 5star thruster. And probably eat $hit three dozen times before I had my hand in the green face. Then it's history, brah. Things are gonna change. I can feel it.

 

You've seem to have made remarkable progress in your relatively short time surfing. Didn't you start this past winter? Your technical approach and frequent in-water time, have worked well. What was the size of your first board? I started in Sept, surfed through the winter, and am still on my one, 8-4 beginner's board. Ugly thing - lime green, stained, and beat to hell. Kind of embarrassing now, but it has certainly been serving its purpose. Even my wife has commented on perhaps looking for a replacement (actually a good sign to get wife's concurrence). Maybe something around 8 ft x 22" x 3", $400. Really don't want to settle for a NSP, Torq, etc. Used McTavish Carver? Looks like a real nice board but may be hard to find. Will stick with current board through summer. But by then we'll have 3 kids in college.