firewire, what kind should i get ?

truthfuly there is not a year around highperformance shortboard for the crap waves we get on the east coast. I ride and love my 6'0 futura by firewire, its not considered a short board but it def rides like one. Im 5'10 and 125 pounds and i wish i got the 5'10 board. But i ride my futura in everything its got enugh volume to surf small waves and catch them very early, works great in an average wave and also floats me well enough to surf the biggest stuff we can paddle into on the ec. I recomend the futura I love the thing so much. If you decide to get that board ride it as a twin finner. Then swith the middle fin once the waves get bigger then 7 feet

 

don't get the taj model, that doesn't work In jersey at all. The flexfire is your better bet. The futura isn't a performance board. Since firewires are so thin and such a performance board, go with the 5'8 instead of the 5'6 to give yourself a little more foam.

 

I am selling a 5'10 firewire flexfire direct drive for about $500. It is in perfect shape. only one small pressure ding on the bottom

 

high perfomance is a state of mind look at what robmachado rides with the biscuit and fishcuit. All the kelly boards I wouldnt consider highpeformance but he kills it. Dont let the typical short board ruin your perspective. Open your mind a little. I just got a 5'9 single fin

 

The Machado Single Fin is sick. I rode one not to long ago . For a single fin its so reposive but not too touchy.

 

its not high performance...rob is just one of the best surfers in the world. he can rip on anything. Kellys wizard sleeve is high performance for him, its just way out of our league.
Ever see dane's section in 5'5 redux surfing the fishcut? yeah enough said

 

I would check out steve boysen surfboards at sbsurfboards.com. great custom boards for not a lot of money.

 

ya robs board was a model that I gave to my shaper for this one. \


I dont know who responded to me but you dont need some thing "high performance" to shred

 

Thats 100% true. My 6'8 Heritage single fin is so fun to ride for being a vintage board

 

Brian Wynn shapes a really good all around board. hes out of Jersey. Perfect glassing and get resinX ** www.wynnsurfboards.com **

 

i have a 6'2 futura. I'm 5'11 190 so its a high performance board for me in NJ, but honestly I think I can go smaller. Firewire's website has a sizing guide, but you can also base the board's volume (multiply the dimensions together) and compare it with another board you have or have ridden, by doing the same math. Part of the fun is figuring out the right board to plunk 700$ on. Heritage in OC/NJ demo's some of their firewire's too.

volume chart:
http://www.firewiresurfboards.com/quiver_volumes.php?boardid=volumes

 

http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/outlet/FWR0002/Firewire-Flexfire-Squash-Tail-Surfboard.html
$500 but only in 5'6...

 

Why buy a firewire? Why not boost your local economy and order a board from a shaper in town? You'll pay less and get a board shaped by someone who rides that same waves you do as opposed to paying more and getting a chip stamped out in a factory in some landlocked Asian country. Think about it.

 

you make a valid argument, and i' don't entirely disagree, except that firewire has only 1 factory located in San Diego. But pickup a firewire board and you'll know why it costs a bit more.

 

http://www.firewiresurfboards.com/technology.php?techid=tech

last paragraph, still love these boards but you need to get your facts right.

 

I thought firewires were produced domestically but wasn't sure, I was alluding more to JS, GSI, and the like. Regardless, my point rings true. It's not local and not suited for the east coast. If you want technology, well, shapers in my hometown at least are using basically the same stuff as the Big Industry companies. You have no excuse for buying a board from 2,000 miles away.

 

wow..i stand corrected, thanks.

 

no you were right on the Asian connection, my mistake as clarified above