It’s interesting the different evolution kneeboards went with Australia’s “Slabs” and the US’s Lis fish.The fish was NEVER a board ridden by Australians and the Slab was never riddenby US kneeriders.Today, the Australian modern Slab(fin forward trifin) is a board of choice by modern kneeriders here. I think this is because modern style of no hands on rail and tailslides( fin failure) are more like standup style .
.The fish was NEVER a board ridden by Australians and the Slab was never riddenby US kneeriders.Today, the Australian modern Slab(fin forward trifin) is a board of choice by modern kneeriders here. I think this is because modern style of no hands on rail and tailslides( fin failure) are more like standup style .
I wouldn’t say ‘never’… I had a scooped out ‘fish’ design in '74, but a single fin if that’s still classed as a fish. It was a great board, fast and manouvreable. When I first got on a slab, i hated it; too much ‘over-steer’.
i ride the spoon. it really likes powerful waves and is really fast. it reminds me a little of a surf mat in paddling. its really a “rail grabbing” board to put through turns.
Single fin swallow tail right? :)Outside of even San Diego, there were very few good fish made back then. Most failed when the waves got good size.Those Lis fish back then really came into their own when the waves got real good.......