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Octafish
- Thread starter YakAk
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always wanted to sample an Octafish
TK on his Octafish at OTW
[img:center]http://bonzer5.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Octa1-660x368.jpg[/img]
TK on his Octafish at OTW
[img:center]http://bonzer5.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Octa1-660x368.jpg[/img]
love my twin keels, love my octafish...both are versatile, timeless designs. it's a tough decision, which is why i have both. they kinda fit in the same niche in the quiver, too. different feels, though. twin keel-a bit more cruisey, octa-a bit more like a hpsb.
If you ride steep waves with a lot of push, Octafish is great. It's not a groveler, though.
Keel will go in anything, knee to overhead.
Depends where you surf.
Keel will go in anything, knee to overhead.
Depends where you surf.
I was the crash test dummy for the first one. The O-Fish was the result of me spending a winter largely on a twin keel. I had fun on it, but there were some limitations and for me, trying to switch back to non-fish board in serious waves was something of a problem for a few waves. So the idea was to keep certain aspects of the fish but make it more versatile and easier to transition off of.
This is me being shy with O-fish #1
About the only change made to subsequent OF was the tail was narrowed a bit. If I did another one now I think I would stick with the wider tail. It groveled pretty well and I could still surf ten foot faces with it fine. Although in tiny waves I would use a 7" cutaway and then switch to Malcolm's 7" center fin as the waves improved.
I rode that board until the deck-side glass split over the stringer. Should have never sold it.
This is me being shy with O-fish #1
About the only change made to subsequent OF was the tail was narrowed a bit. If I did another one now I think I would stick with the wider tail. It groveled pretty well and I could still surf ten foot faces with it fine. Although in tiny waves I would use a 7" cutaway and then switch to Malcolm's 7" center fin as the waves improved.
I rode that board until the deck-side glass split over the stringer. Should have never sold it.
For me, my Octa goes better on my backhand than my twin keel. My octafish doesn't have the loose soapy speed of my twin keel (not many boards do). I prefer my octafish in a wider range of ocean conditions (can handle wind and chop better).
The video of that TK shot is even better..
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Good point, there's definitely a backside advantage with Octafish over a keel, in fact I loved it backside. The last time I surfed Swarmies it was on an Octafish. Haven't been back there since. 
Had a good time at Abreojos on it too, few years back.
Had a good time at Abreojos on it too, few years back.
When I had the above referenced keel fin fish in my truck, I got a ride onto a certain restricted surf spot and it was the kind of thing where I had to go now, no time to go home and switch boards. Predominant left (I’m regular) throwing hard and well overhead. I embarrassed myself. The next day I got a ride in as well, only I had time to pick a more standard HP Bonzer shape. I redeemed myself. At that point the wheels started turning and I got interested in combining aspects of both shapes. So I drove by Malcolm’s shaping room and apologetically asked him if he would consider my request. He was enthusiastic about it. Not just open, but enthusiastic. So it got put together. So yeah, the backside thing was a large part of the inspiration.
flat foil keels? quad? wasn't the whole idea of the speed dialer to loosen up backside surfing on a fish?
Yeah I gotta agree with njsurfer. As much as I love my Bonzers, I have a few quad "alt shapes" (gotta be a better term) that are my go to for fat faced slopes. All have flat inside foils. None have controller style fins. Of the three I'm currently enjoying a josh hall long fish Simmons the most. For slopey waves I'd say ditch that center fin.