Just turned 40 a month ago and going to Indo for the first time in my life (I cant believe I just wrote that...).
I've been surfing since I was 9, and traveled to a lot of amazing destinations to surf...but somehow never made it to Indo.
Since I'm turning 40 and convinced my wife to let me go (while she stays home with our 3 kids all under 10...), decided to go all in and will be staying with Kandui Resorts in early Sept. I'm a Goofy foot and am stoked to go left, but also enjoy trying to get tubed on my back-hand.
Still trying to decide on my quiver...thinking I'm going to bring 4 boards. Here's a couple of combo options I'm thinking of bringing:
Option 1:
5'7" McNeill Rasta Torus Twin (28L?): I love this board frontside in waves from waist hi to several feet overhead...it just freakin flies. Still having a hard time on my backhand on it though.
5'11" Plus One Altered Mind Machine (30L): Daily Driver to Step-up, 5-fin set up
6'0" Pyzel Ghost (30L): 5-fin set up, have ridden this board at my local mushy reef break and really didn't like it. Hoping its the waves and not me and looking forward to using this as a step up in Indo for HH-DOH (?)
6'2" Plus One The Show (29L): Step-up. Lower volume than the Ghost but longer thinner lines
Option 2:
Switch out the McNeill RTT with another small-wave board. Options include 5'6" Album Fascination Asymmetrical fish, potentially a 5'10" Album DisAsymm, 5'7" CI MTF, 5'8" CI Sampler or something else fun for smaller waves. Maybe a 5'8" Pyzel Gremlin?
Switch out the 6'2" Plus One with more of a true step-up...perhaps a 6'4" CI Taco Grinder?
I guess I'm wondering what I should bring for the smaller and larger sides of the equation...HH and under and 10'/DOH+
What would you bring?
I've been surfing since I was 9, and traveled to a lot of amazing destinations to surf...but somehow never made it to Indo.
Since I'm turning 40 and convinced my wife to let me go (while she stays home with our 3 kids all under 10...), decided to go all in and will be staying with Kandui Resorts in early Sept. I'm a Goofy foot and am stoked to go left, but also enjoy trying to get tubed on my back-hand.
Still trying to decide on my quiver...thinking I'm going to bring 4 boards. Here's a couple of combo options I'm thinking of bringing:
Option 1:
5'7" McNeill Rasta Torus Twin (28L?): I love this board frontside in waves from waist hi to several feet overhead...it just freakin flies. Still having a hard time on my backhand on it though.
5'11" Plus One Altered Mind Machine (30L): Daily Driver to Step-up, 5-fin set up
6'0" Pyzel Ghost (30L): 5-fin set up, have ridden this board at my local mushy reef break and really didn't like it. Hoping its the waves and not me and looking forward to using this as a step up in Indo for HH-DOH (?)
6'2" Plus One The Show (29L): Step-up. Lower volume than the Ghost but longer thinner lines
Option 2:
Switch out the McNeill RTT with another small-wave board. Options include 5'6" Album Fascination Asymmetrical fish, potentially a 5'10" Album DisAsymm, 5'7" CI MTF, 5'8" CI Sampler or something else fun for smaller waves. Maybe a 5'8" Pyzel Gremlin?
Switch out the 6'2" Plus One with more of a true step-up...perhaps a 6'4" CI Taco Grinder?
I guess I'm wondering what I should bring for the smaller and larger sides of the equation...HH and under and 10'/DOH+
What would you bring?