The average joe

My friend had the Joe in a 6'2. Was little slow and not very responsive. Probably would be good for beginners, maybe. If your into CI, get the podmod or the weirdo. I have the 6'2 podmod and it totally rips in almost all conditions! It's turning into my go to board, actually. I love it so much.
http://www.cisurfboards.com/board/pod-mod/
http://www.cisurfboards.com/board/weirdo-ripper/

 

yeah, the AJ look good. Tried to buy one when they first came out, but someone got it just before I did...glad I didn't get it because the reviews aren't very good.

There's a guy at my local that loves the wierdo ripper so much, he already bought a second one for when the first one gets too beat up...and he does rip on it.

 

Hey , so tell me how it reacts in 2 ft mush? And wheres the pics of your gf and a proper hello tread? WTF?

 

Friend of mine surfs 5'5 AJ. She luvs that boart. She catches everything. It's all about ability, buoyz.

 

A propere hello tread, or it didn't happ'n.

 

I hear a lot of good things about them BUT I also hear they are not a performance oriented as other grovelers out there. They just plain work, but again with some limitations. The RV, and bottom feeder get great reviews from many people and the Puddle Jumper from Lost is suppose to be the new and much improved version of the other two with more performance built into it. I just got a 6'2" PJ and demoed a 6'4" that I really liked but went for a little smaller. Now if only the friggin swell would come in the north east!! WTF!

 

I had one...I think a 5'5...good small wave board, but stock, it was to wide for my taste, went to a 5'4 fishcuit

 

Tried one and it was exactly what I expected. The extreme width for the (stock) lengths and the exaggerated hip make it not fit at all in small pockets with a confused "not sure where to go" feeling. It's a multi fin with fins pointing at the nose so you would think it would climb and drop well in sections but the stupid width gets in the way. Like surfing a circular outlined board almost. Went fine on the shoulder but the steeper sections that are fun on little crap waves it shakes it's head at. I personally prefer less overall width and a wider tail block so I can stand back foot right over the fin cluster and slightly shorter than I am tall so I am always there. Good beginner short board I guess but a straight up fish or simmons-ish thing with straighter rails through the hips fits my dopey unwiggly/never ever hop goal better.

 

Weird question, Did she buy it used? I sold mine to a girl...same size board.

 

She bought hers new.

 

yeah mr 2009 hello thread

 

I've got the 5'9" Joe...had it about a year...catches waves, and paddles well, but it doesn't want to turn. Seems to work best going down the line...very fish like. I'm happy with it, but it has it's limitations.

 

SO look around at some of my posts and you will see that some call me an analytical surfer... LOL I take that as a compliment. I have a spreadsheet on every board I ever rode whether it be borrowed, demoed, bought or begged for a try. I write down every detail on the board, ie shape, tail, nose, volume, size etc.. as well as my current weight, the type of waves I surfed it in, the fins I used and whether I rode it as a quad or a thruster. Do that long enough and you start to notice patterns whether it be the type of waves I typically ride, or the tail shape I like or fin setup wide or thickness I am comfortable with. At the end of the day it probably means ****s to the experienced guy out there that knows their ****. But to someone who has been surfing for about 3-4 years, its interesting to look back and see where I started and where I am now, how I ride and how I am beginning to learn where my volume/shape comfort level is in the waves that I surf in my area. I dont care who you are, when you are learning to surf or progressing, it is growing pains in terms of progress and money spend. To me its an investment in the progression of surfing. Ive been skiing my entire life well over 40 years,Ive skied europe, heli skied out west, hiked Tuckermans numerous times and also have enjoyed the best and the worst that NEW England has to offer. To be honest I am starting to realize that surfing New England is just like skiing it. If you can SKI/SURF New England you can SKI/SURF anywhere.... I still get out at least once a week from Thanksgiving to late spring. I just know what works for me after YEARS of doing it, from the boots to the skis, to the DIM settings to the waxing and sharpening according to the day. It took YEARS to get to this point. So take your time, figure it out and have a VERY THICK SKIN on this site.. There are many on here that are here to help you, others are just tools that talk a big game will bust your balls and are probably average at best on the waves... At the end of the day, just focus on the goal you set for yourself and have fun. You will never run into anyone on this site in the water and if you do, youll find they are much different in person than they are on this site... LOL GOOD LUCK!

 

Dude ! have and will continue to meet and surf with people on this site! I question some of the stuf you say and at times I need to burn a timeout before calling you out on some of the bs. you produce so stop big timing it and just mellow your groove. Aren't you the same guy that got called out on being new to the forum and some guy named dpsup did some digging until you came clean?

 

Funny how out of all of that you chose to only comment on the negative. So let me clarify the negative part you commented on. 85% of the people on here are honestly here to help, share, and guide with good intentions. The other 15% are idiots that always chime in with nothing to add but insults, talking ****, and probably living in their moms basement at the ripe old age of 30. My point to the new guy is, take the good advice you get here and ditch the negative. Everyone has their own way of learning, progressing, etc... some things are pretty standard but at the end of the day if you really wanna progress its all up to you. Oh and I never tried to hide my identity. My first account was jammed up so I created a new one with the SAME name in different format (toofun to 2fun) Was no mystery there, just reintroduced myself with a hello thread the same way I did the first time so people wouldnt jump all over me for no "HELLO" thread like they do. Look back on the thread and you will see what I mean.

 

Spreadsheets on boards? Percentiles on SI forum posters? It appears you might be the textbook definition of "analysis paralysis". Funny thing I have found is that the best surfers to watch can shred any stick because they are great athletes and have accumulated a ton of wave knowledge. You must be an engineer or bureaucrat. Progress? What is the goal? Shredding? That first duckdive is therapy, everything after is gravy. It all good except flat spells.

 

+1

 

I've got three AJ's and love them. Under head high it's my go to board if I don't fee like lugging out the lb. I've got a 5'9 and 5'8 epoxy with heavy glass jobs that I usese as grovlers and a 5'7 tlpc which I use on cleaner punchier days. The tlpc is a lot more responsive than the 'heavier' epoxies. It's certainly no replacement for a performance shape, but with the right fin set up it can be quite nimble. I've gotten a few small barrels on it. Way more performance than you'll get out of a baked potato or anything like that.