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Step up for large/mushy waves (north San Diego)
- Thread starter scythemk
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ALBUM surfboard RARE 8'0 CUSTOM "Whale Shark" model - sporting goods...
Selling my RARE CUSTOM 8x22x3 ALBUM "whale shark" model surfboard in VERY GOOD condition. Twin fin MAGIC!! The color is a beautiful Tasman Green, Volan wrap, rock solid board in very good condition....sandiego.craigslist.org
fukc the hardest
that Boars a 7/7 - those r some premium pizza stains.
But seriously, how the fxk does that even make it out of the glass shop looking like that; and shocking the glass shop and Album either just don’t give a fck or are clueless or both… n I can’t believe people pay premium prices for these things.
What I meant was I seem to notice the nuance of the wave more.
For instance, what works at Blacks during a 12 second period will have you being very choosy at 15 seconds and at 17 seconds you're toast. Beyond overhead it usually leaves you longing for something longer than you would use elsewhere.
Swamis might ride something bigger than normal simply because of the crowd.
etc
The hard part about all this is on some of the bigger days you might only get a wave or two.
covered ground and paddled around the lineup easier, but harder to knife into takeoffs compared to P2. I didn't catch very many.
my buddy on his 6'2 Ghost, by comparison, was having a ball
It seems like the OP isn't going this direction but I am a similar size and ride a 6'6" Von Sol Shadow Mid Twin and it works fantastic for me in pretty comparable wave in the Sunset Cliffs area. It can handle the occasional barrel section but I would not pull it out if it was consistently throwing.
I worked a five minute walk from the stairs for almost 4 years and surfed it maybe 6 times. Zero times since I moved offices. It can be super fun but not worth the hassle.
The one time I surfed there a crackhead ran up on me and squared up. Thought I was about to have to set my board down, but than he forgot what he was doing and walked away.
Another vote for a blackbird here.
I surf NCSD reefs frequently. At the size OP is talking about my blackbird works great. It obviously works in heavier waves but also surprising well in big mushy waves too. I use a GH quad fish up until its a few feet overhead, after that the blackbird will take care of anything it will throw at you. My only advice would be to go long if you end up getting one. Mine is 8 inches longer than my good wave shortboard and I wouldn't do it differently given the chance. I had a shorter one and after going bigger I didn't notice much disadvantage but did see a lot of advantages.
I surf NCSD reefs frequently. At the size OP is talking about my blackbird works great. It obviously works in heavier waves but also surprising well in big mushy waves too. I use a GH quad fish up until its a few feet overhead, after that the blackbird will take care of anything it will throw at you. My only advice would be to go long if you end up getting one. Mine is 8 inches longer than my good wave shortboard and I wouldn't do it differently given the chance. I had a shorter one and after going bigger I didn't notice much disadvantage but did see a lot of advantages.
FWIW I was driving around today with 6’8 blackbird + 6’3 ghost in the car. (Big thruster guy here. LOL) Blackbeard is such a security blanket.
that blue 7’0 Blackbird would be solid choice if it’s in new condition. Personally, I’d rather save a couple hundred bucks for a stap I know I won’t use more than a handful of days each winter. But then, most of my boars were used.
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I got a Blackbird a few years ago by calling Rustys warehouse and asking if they had a 6'10" in stock for a trip I was taking.They say no, but get my number and did the leg work to find one for me. An hour later the kid at the LJ Shores shop calls me and says he's got one and can knock $100 off the price. Went down that afternoon and picked it up.
Of course that was before the dark times. Before the Empire...
Of course that was before the dark times. Before the Empire...
this was a garage sale $20 find 6'8"
originally for wife
became the big mush buster
originally for wife
became the big mush buster
Anybody try the Arakawa Holy Moli? Looks like it could be fun at places that could use the added width.
never tried one but it looks great. had my eye on that model for a bit now. I think it'd go insane at sizable mush burgers around here
an older guy around here has one. i felt it up and told him if he ever wanted to sell it to let me know. it looked great to me. i think someone on here has one but i can't remember who. or maybe it was the stun gun and i'm misremembering...
Get a mid-length twin fin...best boards ever for mushy OH to DOH waves in SD. Ive got a 6'9" LoveMachine FM thats the fastest baord I've ever ridden. I've got a 6'8" quad Aquatic Oddities that I love. I've got a 7'0" Album Townsend twin thats super fun.
If you want to do what you said in the original post, a traditional shortboard like the many mentioned above aint gonna cut it...
If you want to do what you said in the original post, a traditional shortboard like the many mentioned above aint gonna cut it...