I need the advice of the bonzer collective. Let me preface this by saying that the Octafish is one of my all-time favorite designs I’ve had in nearly 30 years of surfing...if I had to, I would be content to have just an Octafish.
That said, I have an opportunity to score a new-to-me, essentially unridden, 5’10” Octafish in identical dims to my original, magic Octafish that I got back in 2013-20 3/4x2 1/2. Light grey tint, 101 side fins...the price is more than fair.
On the other hand, my local shop has a 6’0” Alpha Omega on the rack. New board, new board price...clear w/ Futures. I have never ridden an A/O...dims look right-20 1/4x2 9/16.
Should I stick w/ the tried & true or branch out & try something fresh? Board would fill the “daily driver” type slot in my quiver.