Fin setup for Von Sol Flying Manta?

[BentoBox70]

I'm sure many of you have an opinion on what works and doesn't work with the Flying Manta.

So what works?

[ A ] Thruster
[ B ] Standard quad
[ C ] Standard quad with nubster
[ D ] Twin (upright or keel)
[ E ] Twin with stabilizer
[ F ] Controllers
[ G ] Speed dialers
[ H ] No fins
[ I ] I don't have a Flying Manta, but still interested
[ J ] I don't have a Flying Manta... I don't care.

Please feel free to explain your selection. Aloha

 

[MathDebater]

I've only tried quad + nub because that's what came in my board and it goes great. I wouldn't really want it any looser.

 

[tedshred5]

C.

definitely not A

 

[Havoc]

I'm sure many of you have an opinion on what works and doesn't work with the Flying Manta.

So what works?

[ A ] Thruster
[ B ] Standard quad
[ C ] Standard quad with nubster
[ D ] Twin (upright or keel)
[ E ] Twin with stabilizer
[ F ] Controllers
[ G ] Speed dialers
[ H ] No fins
[ I ] I don't have a Flying Manta, but still interested
[ J ] I don't have a Flying Manta... I don't care.

Please feel free to explain your selection. Aloha

[H] is ur best option. otherwise dvs quad keels and a small nub. i'm planning on riding mine again and playing with fins. such a great design.

anyone ever get a poly mandala? wonder how long the wait is.

also, von oceanslide, how does the manta compare to ur superchunk? again, we should all thank oceanslide for being the manta pioneer

 

[menobrah]

Only ever ridden the quad fins that come with 'em...not a big fan of the nubster...I feel like it strangles the very characteristics I love in the manta..Every time I put it in I come in and take it out mid session.

 

[oeste858]

I)
not on the Manta bandwagon… yet.
I was actually just in a shop in Oceanside today that sells a lot of VS and Sean’s personal boars. The owner was talking up the VS Stiletto quads (the thin pointy ones) as his favorite quads to another guy. Might be a little too loose for manta tho. Dunno

 

[MathDebater]

I think I sense a YOLO opportunity @oeste858

 

[JDJ]

Quad set with nub.

 

[BentoBox70]

I rode it today as a standard quad. The waves were small, but it generated speed quite easily. For a first session, it was great.

I'm interested to see if a Twin w/ stabilizer will yield the same results.

Mahalos

 

[Oceanslide]

In order:
VKQ set with reg nubster
Stilleto quads with reg nub
DVS quad keels with reg nub.
With all, start with the nub in the front slot.
If you need just a tad more hold, move it
to the rear slot.

 

[VonMeister]

I would go with Vonbercrombie fins......like his quad plus nub. I'm guessing he had his templates in mind when he designed the board.

 

[Havoc]

Yeah standard set r von knight set. They’re good but I like the dvs ones better. Prly gonna try a bigger nub for more control

 

[laidback]

thank oceanslide for being the manta pioneer

The mantaneer

 

[offroute]

Recently been running the McCallum Quads without a Nub on my Manta.

 

[parkiteric]

i go with whatever sean mattison recommends. I've had 3-4 of them. I just outgrew my 5'7" manta. too fat for it now. anyone want it? $400

 

[pagey]

Yeah standard set r von knight set. They’re good but I like the dvs ones better. Prly gonna try a bigger nub for more control

I like the DVS Quad Keels also but with the Pivot Nub in the rear slot. I've had 10 Mantas and have tried many different fin set-ups. This is the one that works best for me. The Manta is such a great board though that pretty much any fin configuration will work.

 

[Havoc]

I like the DVS Quad Keels also but with the Pivot Nub in the rear slot. I've had 10 Mantas and have tried many different fin set-ups. This is the one that works best for me. The Manta is such a great board though that pretty much any fin configuration will work.

ya i got the idea from u pagey. many thanks

 

[menobrah]

i go with whatever sean mattison recommends. I've had 3-4 of them. I just outgrew my 5'7" manta. too fat for it now. anyone want it? $400

where you at... my 5'7 barely has any life left in it...

 

[pagey]

ya i got the idea from u pagey. many thanks

Thanks, Havoc. And I'm sure I got the idea from someone else! But we all owe Oceanslide for turning us on to the Manta in the first place.

 

[JDJ]

My first Manta was a bit too loose for my tastes with the stock Hynson fins. My most recent one feels perfect. I haven’t measured the fins, but my new one has FCS2 fin boxes and my first was fusions FWIW