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Long fish - but shorter?
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If you go cc, ask whoever you do the order with for the new version. It’s not on his website but they are making them, He took out the beak and bladed the rails more. Will help with your beach break focus.
They are pretty different boards. I'd pick the moonstone out of those 2 any day at a bb. The nautilus, new long phish, or wolverine sounds like a better bet to me if you want to stick with the CC line. The OG long phish is probably a ton of fun at a point or a softer lined up reef
i don't love a forward foam foil in a beach break.
moonie has quite the beak. same reason i didn't like the lightbender in a BB, balance is off, imo.
LS has a ton of foam under chest but it thins out considerably as it transitions under your chin, while the moonie stays thick, if that makes sense. I expect I'd like my moonie more if not for the beak.
my LS is 5'10x20x2.5 and my Moonie is 6'3x19.75x2.44, neither is OTR dims.
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I think most would say they don't think "fish", when talking beach breaks. Plenty of other boards out there that fit much better in a hollower wave face while also being easier to duckdive. I've had great sessions at some, but really depends on the wave/conditions. Curious, what are you riding now?
If your currently on a cc fish and really liking it at your break, than I think your on the right track and another cc seems like a no brainer. I'm sure he can put you on the right model.
@billypilgrim
Didn't you have a cafe racer at one point or am I thinking of somebody else? I've always been a little intrigued by that one.
+1, worth a look.
Lane Splitter, Nautilus and Wolverine are all same rocker according to CC.
I do. It is an awesome board for the larger waves I ride in Central Florida and is a natural step up from a fish. I have a fishy quiver that ranges from 5'5" Twin Keel, 5'7" quad fish and the 5'10" Cafe Racer.
The Cafe Racer can handle some solid size in spite of its mellow rocker, both front side in backside, probably due to the down rails. It isn't the best option in dumpy waves where the bottom falls out, but otherwise it is a super versatile board. I've had mine for a while and rode it quite a bit when I lived in CA, surfed it a lot in the Northern Outer Banks, and have taken it to PR. I like taking it out on hurricane swells and bigger NE swells here in Florida.
I had a 6’0 cafe racer for a minute. Didn’t click with it and flipped it after a couple underwhelming sessions with too many blown waves. I was riding TKF a lot then, and had high hopes for it. Maybe archer not arrow, but it felt like it bogged on steeper sections when I wanted to crank a big tum. I don’t know if it was those rails or the rocker, or a lil longer rail line but it just didn’t do what I wanted it to. YMMV
