Have had my Fiji in everything from clean waist high runners through unruly OH side shore beachies to firing well OH reef break freight trains. It does it all. It prefers a little juice so definitely not a groveller but the massive probably would be.
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Morning of the Earth
- Thread starter rts265
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I jumped on a used 7'0" massive a few weeks ago. Had some repairs and pressures on the bottom, but the dude was letting it go for cheap. Wanted to sell it quick because he was leaving town to move out west. About a half a dozen dudes hit the seller up in the parking lot inquiring about the board while I was meeting him. Given that, I figured I might as well snag it, and try it out to see what the hype is about. Should be easy enough to unload for the same price I got it, even with the repairs and pressures on the bottom.
It was weird, there was wax all over the rails and fins too. I took the board home, unwaxed it and cleaned it up. The deck more or less looked brand new. From our conversation, I don't think the dude was the most advanced surfer, but was inspired by all of the video clips and dropped the cash for a custom right around 2020 or so. Given the board's appearance, I think he was just getting hammered into the sand bar and the bottom was taking the impact. Either way, a score for me and a fun test!
So far, I have rode it in everything from long period outer bar juice to thigh high inside zippers. The board works incredibly well in a variety of conditions and it goes good both frontside and backside. The deck/rails aren't crazy refined or anything too out of the ordinary, but all of the elements of the board come together quite well into a fun package. It has a fairly relaxed rocker, but I had no problem fitting it into boxy chest high barrels breaking in shallow water last week. Hope to get it out some more later today when the wind dies down.
so at the end of the day it's just a functional boar where all design elements come together.
I forgot to mention the massive amounts of street cred that I have received in and out of the water already, but that goes without saying.
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I've been growing my beard out for the last 19 months just to get ready for the delivery of my MOTEs. My top-knot too is going to be out of this world.
i'm thinking about getting a 7'10 channel bottom stamps sultwinn and get it finished in like 6-8 weeks just to mess with goodfish
ya, the board will rip no doubt but your 8 week beard and top knot are gonna be weak as fck
Well, the joke's on you 'cos in 6-8 weeks I'll probably still be waiting for my boards, so my top knot and beard combo will be even better.
A very ERBB dilemma:
After I had written off getting a MOTE not having heard back for like 6 months, and getting a Ghost Shapes Ghobra that I really like, I get the invoice today for a deposit on my 6'6 Fiji.
On the one hand it's probably my only opportunity to get a MOTE. On the other I'm really happy with my Ghobra and the Fiji would be largely redundant in my quiver (6'6 vs 6'4). Also I live in an apartment and board storage is at a premium and I'm not one to buy a board just to sell it and maybe turn a little profit.
I guess I could alter the sizing to make it non-redundant but I tend to just surf one board in everything and the 6'4 Ghobra is working well.
Do I follow through and get the MOTE or just tell them forget it, hit up the next guy on the list?
After I had written off getting a MOTE not having heard back for like 6 months, and getting a Ghost Shapes Ghobra that I really like, I get the invoice today for a deposit on my 6'6 Fiji.
On the one hand it's probably my only opportunity to get a MOTE. On the other I'm really happy with my Ghobra and the Fiji would be largely redundant in my quiver (6'6 vs 6'4). Also I live in an apartment and board storage is at a premium and I'm not one to buy a board just to sell it and maybe turn a little profit.
I guess I could alter the sizing to make it non-redundant but I tend to just surf one board in everything and the 6'4 Ghobra is working well.
Do I follow through and get the MOTE or just tell them forget it, hit up the next guy on the list?
play the long game. Keep the order, who knows what you be into or needing when it is finally ready?
Exactly.
Your Ghobra will probably be long gone when you finally get the MOTE in 7 years.
Had the same thing happen with someone I know. Ordered a Massive but as time went by it was lost in the mists of time. Then one bright day it arrived unheralded. He only kept it for a while. Turned out it didn't make him surf like Torren. Fancy that. He sold it on with plenty of custom heel dents to the next hopeful.
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You follow through, you buy the board, you wait forever, you get a little annoyed by the multiple mixup and delays, you grow your beard, you develop a topknot, you go on a spiritual journey to help you come to terms with the situation because you don't want to develop a prejudice against a board that you've never surfed, you start wearing travellers pants, you buy multiple tie-dye T-shirts, you realise yoga is good for you and there are loads of hot chicks in the classes, you start eating overnight oatmeal with almond milk, pumpkin seeds and craisins, you consider quitting alcohol to cleanse your soul, you start writing poetry, you draw pictures of flowers, you do a load of other stuff, but YOU FKUCING BUY THE BOARD, MAN!
Then years from now, when the board arrives, you quite like it.