Looking for a Longboard Fin

Dude, take a good look at that fin and tell me what it looks like lol

I don't have one to give you but good topic. I really love my 9" Greenough 4-A that I have in my HPLB, best fin I've owned by far, I think it's perfect for my "style" of surfing.

 

Are you finding that sometimes pivot fins just suck in beach breaks?

 

Blef

 

That kind of fin is a real noseriding fin... really meant for pointbreaks where you walk out onto the tip and stay there for a while. They'll let you drive down the line even after the wave breaks, so you can connect sections, but they don't turn so good.

I think the best fin for nosering in beachbreaks around here is a longer fin with a long base, a narrower tip, and a bit of flex. A 10" fin on a 9'2 to 9'6 will hold for noseriding, and still let you whip the board around do to the reduced tip area and flex. I ride a Farberow Flex on my 9'3.

 

True that, good luck in your search!

 

I've been holding off on buying a pivot for that reason but i was looking at the warren pivot and the velzy noserider. more area but has some rake to it.

 

I have used my 8" True Ames Squirrel Cutaway on my daughters 9' single fin longboard (it has lots of rocker so it's not for noseriding) and have not suffered from lack of drive in beachbreaks. It can slip on steeper waves, so I got a 9" in the same model. I'm still waiting for a clean lined up chest high plus day to see how she holds on the drops.

I like the pivoty-ness of the fin, it lets me do smooth cutbacks and I grew up a spastic twin finner so I prefer to turn. I had an old Takiyama noserider, it was impossible to turn, but it got stolen, so I never refined my noseriding. Noseriding is great over coral reef, to see the coral heads fly by, the water so clear you feel like you're flying on a magic carpet, so I totally respect the toes on the nose. Always room for growth.

New fins are cool. They keep an old board fresh.

 

TOP DEFINITION
blef
Not very exciting
Eh... so so or feh
She has some nice bombs but her ass is blef.

 

One time I sneezed and accidentally bleffed

 

i have a nice one 9 inches ill send ya a pic im in ri though will sell for pretty cheap 50 bucks. its carbon fiber. i never use it since longboarding is gay (sorry I had to) i like to longboard actually.

 

What fin did you end up getting?

 

my favorite longboard fin is the 8in wingnut cutaway as a single of course...

 

What did you pay for that