Twin Fins

When I was 20, my rents lived in San Diego and the first time I went out, I didn't bring a board. The neighbor had, I think about a 5'10 or 5'11 MR twin he let me borrow. That was really the first time I ridden a twin, man it was so fun! Took a minute to get dialed in, but once I did, I had a blast!

 

I have a RNF with 5 fin boxes. It's my favorite board by far. Super wide range of waves and wide range of fin options. I have some Futures AMTs I run on it and it is amazing. Also really like surfing with a quad set up. I am approaching 40 y/o and appreciate the volume in this shape. I highly recommend the 5 fin set up though. Makes this shape basically a one board quiver.

 

Mommy, buy me some candy!

 

color schemes are nuts

 

Campbell bros, malcolm/duncan, moonlight glassing, all were very good to me, treated me like family, but the boards were ****, but they did look great. I was beyond surprised.

Scott Busbey is in his 40th anniversary with his shop, and he loves to ride and shape twins. I have three of them. In The Eye Surfboards.

 

My buddy grabbed me this 5'10 Lance Collins shaped twin from the man himself at surf expo last weekend. Its been flat all week but hoping to take it out this weekend.

 

HELL YEAH! Reminds me of the pics of Richie Collins! Have you seen any of the Richie Collins boards, he is doing some crazy 80's colors and designs.

 

I recall reading an article in on of the mags back in the '80s, where the writer, while interviewing Richie was talking to him as he was shaping. In the middle of the interview, one of the strings of his hoodie got caught in his electric planer, and in an instant, the planer sucked up the string, and pulled the planer straight up into his face, slamming his head and knocking him out cold!

 

Holy sh*t! Lol

 

classic!

 

Ha! Great story

 

Love a good fish. The ones with the giant swallows are always kind of impossible for me to surf backside. They seem like they wanna fight you the whole way.

 

I have a twin that I am having a mixed bag of results on. I love it for how fast it is and once I can get it on rail it is insane. It's definitely a big transition on the drop because of the looseness of the board.It feels like it wants to slide out from under you. Turns feel totally different but they are soooo smooth. Just takes a little more adjustment with your weight and stuff. I 100% know it's me and having to learn how the board works but its hard to call it my go to board. It's definitely a different type of riding, but once you start to get the hang of its quirks its a great addition to your quiver.

 

Most of the people who have trouble with retro fish, with the big swallow, are riding them too big. Not saying that's your issue... but it is an issue for many who struggle with them backside.

The other thing is... your back foot can move around, unlike most modern shortboards, where your back foot is pretty much in one spot all the time. I have two retro fish with the big fish tales, and I have pressure dents all over the place over the entire tail area.

 

check out Peter Schroff's take on the twin fin, you can still order one from him too, he has been making them for decades. I have ridden 3 different styles over the years from him and they are magic carpets.

 

this is true.

my foot back foot moves all over my fish