Just surfed my new (custom) 8’8" egg quad, ‘controller’ type quad fins. Rather junky surf, but with juice. Experienced not much control…speed, yes. Board has a bit too much float…these are first impressions in not ideal conditions. To accommodate my aging body, I moved up from a 7’10" egg shape, 2+1 set up. Would appreciate any recommendations as to new fins. Surfing small to medium waves, north and south of San Francisco. Thanks
Aloha @flounder
Would you be able to post a couple pics of the board?
I would love to see the whole thing, or maybe just the loaded tail if you want to keep it more about fins.
You can blur out any logo’s if you are sworn to secrecy, etc… 
OK, I hope the pic’s make it through!
@flounder
Not seeing the pictures. The new forum software allows pasting off the clipboard. I would try to make them somewhat reasonable size too.
Without the aid of pics, I can offer you a suggestion based on my own experience. Like you, aging caused me to modify my equipment, board length and thickness is a place to start, but I wanted to take it further to continue to surf on larger and more critical days. My longboards were tuned up with beveled rails, bottom concaves and added rocker. The main ingredient turned out to be quad fins. Using a set of keel fins up front and small trailer fins in back, I was able to make steep drops, turns, and line drives while being in full control. The larger area of the keels grabbed and released more water when needed. I must give credit for this combo to
shaper/innovator Clyde Beatty Jr, who used it on his “Rocket Fish” back in the 70’s.
Yeah Clyde was pretty smart and really used his brain on that one. One of the most innovative and overlooked designs of recent years.
Clyde was one of the first to use epoxy resin on the West Coast. Here are a couple of pics from back in the day. Clyde on the left, I don’t know the surfer on the right, but Clyde did work with another builder on the rocket fish design. Clyde backside on the rocket fish.
Steve Lis was in SB during that period of time. May have had some influence. I remember seeing a couple of his boards in the Beach House on State St. A couple of nice pinlined twins.
OSS1, After a bit of digging, Beatty’s shaping partner turns out to be Steve Brom. Both from Santa Barbara, Beatty taught Brom to shape, gave him a job in his glass factory and together designed the Rocket and Tiger Fish. Brom went on to be the head shaper and designer for Dyno Surfboards in HB, and built boards for team rider, David Nuuhiwa. Small world, in ‘75 I met Nuuhiwa while buying beer in Corona Delmar and wound up buying his 6’ Dyno Fish the next day.