The Akila Contemp fish felt sooooooooo good today on cutbacks. This board keeps blowing me away the more I get to ride it. Whatever secret sauce he put into it is working for me perfectly. Got me buzzing after today's session.
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I've been running it just as a twin lately. He recommended his Pivot fin template for the board. He had a set of the handmade fiberglass ones in stock that Brian Bills makes, so I had him include those when shipping the board. I played around with a guitar pick trailer he included also and a small NVS trailer I had. I didn't notice much from the guitar pick in there honestly, but the NVS small trailer noticeably stabilized the board more. It works great at a twin +trailer, but I haven't had the need to put the trailer back in after getting more reps on the board. These are the BB ones i'm running. https://akilaaipasurfboards.com/products/pivot-twin-fin?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_pid=4701342040111&pr_ref_pid=4164308205615&pr_seq=uniformWhat fin set-up are you running? I have been searching for Contemporary fish for some time with zero luck. This board definitely piques my interest.
I have been surfing a 5' 6" Album Plasmic and it's a blast, but its a little chunky at times and was looking for some refinement. After searching for boards that are in stock to get now, I ended up picking up CC Lane Splitter - 5' 10" guessing about 33L. Lane Splitter has met and exceeded my expectations. Volume seems to be in the right places, paddles and gets into waves well, and feels solid on waves. It is fairly versatile and it is the board that I grab for most surfs.
i wish there was info on the two brian bills fin templates. that raked set is very appealing but no idea if it's enough fin for me.I've been running it just as a twin lately. He recommended his Pivot fin template for the board. He had a set of the handmade fiberglass ones in stock that Brian Bills makes, so I had him include those when shipping the board. I played around with a guitar pick trailer he included also and a small NVS trailer I had. I didn't notice much from the guitar pick in there honestly, but the NVS small trailer noticeably stabilized the board more. It works great at a twin +trailer, but I haven't had the need to put the trailer back in after getting more reps on the board. These are the BB ones i'm running. https://akilaaipasurfboards.com/products/pivot-twin-fin?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_pid=4701342040111&pr_ref_pid=4164308205615&pr_seq=uniform
I haven't been on the Plasmic or the Lane Splitter but they both look fun. CC's outlines always look visually appealing to me. The tail on the contemporary fish is very wide and the rail outline is pretty straight. It gains speed quickly in the weaker/softy stuff. I haven't had it in anything over head high yet to see how It handles more size with all the speed it has. Mostly just been in waist to head high surf which it was worked very well in.
Bold words, but I'll say his contemporary fish is my all time favorite DD at this point. I got off it for a while to surf some newer boards and came back to it and it just has something special and unique. Everything just works really well together. Speed, glide, pivot.... Would definitely recommend. I went similar on the volume to what I normally surf and it was spot on. Dims fall a lot thicker than all my other boards though because of the way he foils the edges and nose. His modern fish has more pulled in outline which I bet goes great in the bigger stuff. Would love to add one of those and another contemp fish to my quiver as a backup. Might just do that this year sometime. No clue how slammed he is these days though.how's this one goin?? is this board sizing/foam any similar to, maybe like a neckbeard???
I wanna try maybe a modern fish at some point.
hey u wanna sell me the 5’11? or trade for st?Yeah, apparently that magic board sorcery takes time! it seemed like the perfect storm of them working out the kinks of expanding their operation (space & personnel) and a flood of new orders from the exposure of Slater on the AA twin last year.
Just looked and mine is actually 5'11x 20 1/2 x 2 3/4 (36L), it was apparently a stock board for Surf Station store (FL?!) but was new/unridden when I snagged it. new one should be 5'8 x 20 1/4 x 2 5/8 rounded off nose (like hydronaut) with about 33-34L. I know it's been sprayed (dark green to cover the orange high density stripe) but who knows how long it will be "in glassing"? I guess the sensible thing to do is wait to ride that one before ordering the modern fish, but I'm tempted to just put the order in now and tweak it when it comes up in to the queue in a couple months.
Just order and try to forget about it so it will be a pleasant surprise for you in the Fall!
Maybe. I think @retodd had 1st dibs on it. I’ll check in with him. I’m scared to part with it, but the smaller one is working well so far.
I’ll echo everything that @trifish said about the Cont. Fish. I’ve been surfing mostly other boars the last few months (and I left it with SBD for a while), but man, whenever I jump back on it… magic.
I sized mine like my gravelers volume. The foam is well hidden. As shorter length as you can IMO, like a fish. You want to be able to throw it around.How do you size a Contemporary Fish? I generally ride 23-25 liters. Usually my fishes to small wave boards are 4'11 - 5'0...I saw one on his website that's 5'5 27 liters...but that seems pretty big.
I just saw a 5'5 on offerup...I'm guessing it's too big Might have to order a 5'1 or 5'2I sized mine like my gravelers volume. The foam is well hidden. As shorter length as you can IMO, like a fish. You want to be able to throw it around.
In socal I think contemporary fish makes more sense. I use mine in 2-6ft. Modern fish has more upper end while sacrificing some low end. Akila told me his personal favorite is the modern which makes sense considering the surf he gets. I wouldn't mind having a modern for better days down here or when I start going back towards the Bay Area.Also, it seems like everyone recommends a contemporary fish over a modern fish?
Have you had a chance to ride the GMM2? Im curious to hear your thoughts on it.I just saw a 5'5 on offerup...I'm guessing it's too big Might have to order a 5'1 or 5'2