Herb, I picked up a used surboard from the Katin shop Seal Beach. The name on the board is “Surfboards by the Creature” It has a very narrow nose and very wide tail. Do you know anything about the shaper and history of these boards? SteveA
…Mike Spetzman A.K.A.“Creature” is a long time SealBeach River Surfer and close friend of mine.His boards/designs are distinctly his own.Mike Rips them like there’s no tomorrow.Mike is about 5 years older than me and still shreads shortboards daily.His board design is built for use in river’s shallow low tide bars and “Barracudas” which is a shallow sandbar right up against the jetty(I mean like on top of it on big days!!!)on the outside about a mile out from the beach. …Tell me the color V pattern you got + size and I’ll tell you what he rode with in. …It’s a double bump/wing hook/bat-curve tail (10"nose,18"+++tail)…is it not?Herb
…That should be, “I’ll tell you what SIZE/type of wave he’s ridden with your board”…(GEEEEZZZ too much CANDY!!!). …Mike,Ciff,and myself were on a surfteam together at the River’s End SealBeach River Classic Contest.This contest was based on a team points score rather than individual scores.Between the three of us, there’s over 100 years of surfing river experience.We RIPPED IT UP! even though we were eliminated by the judges in day 2 (“typical”),people on the beach knew without a shadow of a doubt who controlled river that weekend.Herb