Had a few more sessions on my boards now...
First things first, the asym is the best board I've ever ridden. Everyone who sees it trips out and has an opinion about how complicated it must be, but it's actually the smoothest and most intuitive board I've ever had. It's so precise in terms of what I want the board to do and how the board reacts. It makes surfing easier and even more fun. Last weekend, I had it out at a pretty heavy ledge that pops-up out of deep water that was pushing DOH on the sets and barrelling. The shore break is pretty heavy with some big ol' boulders knocking about, so I was a bit worried about what paddle out could do to my pretty board. Managed to get out back dry-hair somehow, and then just had so much fun! The board scooped so well on the steep drops, and you could really feel how the nose's shovel-channel created lift to prevent the pickle fork from getting stuck in the face. Then, it was just so smooth and fast on the walls. Even managed to make it out of a few full cover-up barrels which is rare for me. So stoked, I love this thing.
Also had a few sessions with the Squit at one of the pointbreaks that walls up on take-off, has a fat section or two, then gets sucky on the inside. It was a blast! The take-offs are steep, so getting my feet in the right position on the little 5'4 was critical, but after that it absolutely flies through the flat sections. Sometimes it was almost too fast as I was really having to work hard to reel in the speed for a cutback. It also held well in the sucky inside section, so I think it's quite a lot of versatility as long as the waves are lined up. Not a dumpy beach break board, that's for sure.
My only worry now is that I need to get the fins for the asym copied as most of my winter is spent at reefs and cobblestone river mouths that always take their toll. Anyway, I love the boards and I'm already considering my next order - ether a Parrallelogram or a double-fork asym twin fin. Plus a Cuttlefish, for sure.
I'd say to anyone considering getting one, just do it. These boards are sooooooooo good.