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The AO is a daily driver alright but of a different kind a slippery bat from hell speed no middle fin kind so if you are a thruster guy ya might want to think about it octafish. I ride all quads as dd etc so easy transition for me but since September I have not been able to put my AO down
love it..Ive never ridden a AO but I can tell just by looking at one and holding one that's its not for me. Im also a used board junkie so Id be going the Octa route for sure. I hate buyers remorse on a brand new board that doesnt feel right. Im sure used AO are extremely few and far between too. Guess Im not much help.
You've gotta try something different! That's the CB magic. You don't hear too many (if any) bad AO reviews.
I think this is the way I’m leaning...I had a magic MR style twin+trailer when I was in my teens back in the late 90s & have always had a soft spot for the design...we rarely see A/Os here on the east coast-new or used.
It's probably just my perception but, the fin placement looks like they're too far inside of the rail and maybe a little too high from the tail. Compare it to your pic of the Octafish. I realize this board is a step up with a narrow tail but something about it doesn't look right.
I see what your saying. Definitely look farther inside the rail. Maybe that was the issue. Like I said, I got the square out and triple checked em numerous times. Believe I set the center fin where Malcolm recommends and based the runners position off of that. Tried a few different things but never felt right. Malcolm told me that Watermans Guild was up to speed on the glassing of them but that this was in their first batch of Bonzers. Don't think they did very many more. You can kind of see how yellowed it is from the beginning of the concaves to the tail. It was very tail heavy. Oh well, hope the guy who bought it got it dialed.
Guess it depends what waves and how you surf. MLV is a really solid board that performs in sub par all the way up to head high. The BB is a zippy little package, but like a wave with curve. And don't discount the biscuit bonzer - that thing is insanely good.
The Bumblebee is a replica of one of the shapes that Duncan and I rode between 1973 and 1978. It is designed to be ridden shorter than the average board. It has a wide arc tail, about 9 1/4″ to 10 1/4″ from corner to corner. Most people ride them the same size you would ride a “fish”. The Bumblebee rides equally well frontside and backside. It is very fast and works in a wide variety of waves.
