How do you size your mini-guns and guns?

[bluengreen]

I've done a lot of quiver thinning and have some gaps to fill but $ is tight, so this is my "budget" step-up and gun quiver at the moment.

Hess 7'2, 20.25, 2.75 with a flat deck and knifey round pin. Probably packs as much foam as a more traditional 7'8. For solid overhead to 2x overhead. Goes good when it's mushy > fast walls. Yet to test its ability in big square barrels (or almondy ones), but I don't doubt that it will perform.

Hess 8'6, 21, 3. Another flat deck but this one has a swallow tail. Max foam for maxing OB. Probably equivalent to a 9'0-9'3 in terms of foam, paddle power, etc. Survival board, but I can do a full wrap on a nice fat shoulder too. Got the biggest bombs of my short tenure at OB on this thing last season.

Rusty 8'3 Blackbird. This works well for me when it's 2X + but hollow. I like it as a cheater barrel board. Went really good on the Tonga Tsunami day last season.

From there I'm stepping down to my 6'3, 20, 2 11/16 CI Twin Pin. This board went really well yesterday in 14 second solid overhead waves.

I would love an alt stap in the 6'6-6'9 range.

 

[Maz]

Sounds very good, bluengreen. I too am culling my quiver at the moment, getting down to 6 or 7 boards, covering lots of ground. 5'10 to 8'6, but might adjust that a bit, as I have my eyes on a proper big wave which might require a 9'6. Might be dreaming, but we'll go ad have proper look at this wave.

At the moment my bigger boards are 6'10 DS (high volume, for OH to 2xOH), 7'6 Spartan (sleeker, duckdives well. For hollow point waves and beach break), and 8'6 DS high volume. Will definitely keep the 6'10, and possibly go 8'0 DS with less nose volume, plus 9'6 DS. All Webster.

Below those, 6'4 Ghost and 6'6 Bourton Reef Swallow step ups.

 

[bluengreen]

What's that legit big wave on Kiwi Isle like?

 

[kool-aid]

Can I come and visit, and you show me the perfect way to paddle out?

Also, may I recommend these? All fins are 4 1/8, and all are flat foiled. They go so so well on bigger quads. I sand the little tip a bit rounder for safety.

Jeff Mccallum Quad - Futures

The Jeff Mccallum Quad is designed to work on his step ups and mid-length quads. With their low profile they have very little drag for maximum speed.

www.captainfin.com.au

I wish I had all the secrets but it's more than 50% luck

And btw, very very curious to hear about your Lyle Carlson gun.

Yeah that makes two of us. I've had one of his boards in the past which was kind of a semi-gun egg shape that was 7'10. It was a pretty good board but it was very heavy and very sensitive to fins. It kind of overlapped in utility with an 8'0 buzz gun that I had which I candidly prefered.

 

[Maz]

Big bombie, 2km offshore. Boat/ski access. Left.

 

[bluengreen]

Follow-up: What is a "bombie"?

Also: What is an "arvo"?

 

[Sharkbiscuit]

Follow-up: What is a "bombie"?

Bombora is an indigenous Australian term for an area of large sea waves breaking over a shallow area such as a submerged rock shelf, reef, or sand bank that is located some distance from the shoreline and beach surf break.

Also: What is an "arvo"?

An afternoon

Oy m8. Troi'd sarf'n out me front ay, but there was heaps of fingered sweet and delicious bag of skittles and fuckall good ones ay. Moight troi the bombie in the arvo, ay d'ya reckon?

 

[toowalled]

Follow-up: What is a "bombie"?

Also: What is an "arvo"?

Big ass outside breaking wave
afternoon

 

[freeride76]

Oy m8. Troi'd sarf'n out me front ay, but there was heaps of fingered sweet and delicious bag of skittles and fuckall good ones ay. Moight troi the bombie in the arvo, ay d'ya reckon?

That actually quite a legit attempt.

 

[tacos]

Great thread, just read it all, taking notes from the OBSF regulars.

 

[Retropete]

Got no skin in this game but here's a clip for those who do and may find it interesting with the edge that could give you the edge (pardon the terrible pun).

 

[kool-aid]

Interesting. Doesn't say anything about the boards but they certainly do seem to work.

 

[vanrysss]

http://instagr.am/p/CjlSzuCJzTN/
http://instagr.am/p/CXhAG4evqg3/
Drew Sparrow probably coolest guns I've seen.

 

[Maz]

http://instagr.am/p/CjlSzuCJzTN/
http://instagr.am/p/CXhAG4evqg3/
Drew Sparrow probably coolest guns I've seen.

This one!

http://instagr.am/p/Ch0ZKw4PdPW/

 

[kool-aid]

This one!

http://instagr.am/p/Ch0ZKw4PdPW/

Cool, wasn't even familiar with this shaper.

 

[toowalled]

http://instagr.am/p/CjlSzuCJzTN/
http://instagr.am/p/CXhAG4evqg3/
Drew Sparrow probably coolest guns I've seen.

3 leash strings

 

[kool-aid]

3 leash strings

They're also insanely narrow...

9’8” 19 3/4” 4.25”
10’4” 20.5” 4”

 

[toowalled]

Pyzel Surfboards - Mini Padillac

The Mini Padillac is a great step-up for people who want a fast paddling and maneuverable board that is stable and easy to ride. Its made to get you into waves easily and early, and still fit into a curvy, late drop. Some might even even use it as their everyday board. We took our proven...

www.pyzelsurfboards.com

These look nice

 

[cjs2002]

Picked up a 7’2 blackbird. Was planning on getting a 6’10 but the 7’2 just looked right!

 

[Mandudebro]

Picked up a 7’2 blackbird. Was planning on getting a 6’10 but the 7’2 just looked right!

Thinking about a blackbird in that size range for OBSF. Is yours stock? They seem a little wide?..although the width gives it some outline curve, which I’d think would make it want to turn more than my 6’9” and 8’0” G$II, both of which are 19.68” and 20.25” and pretty straight railed. Interested to hear how yours goes?..