How’s everyone doing. I’ve been looking around the forum and you guys really know what you’re talking about, so I trust what you’ll have to say.
Here’s my problem. I live in NJ surfing slow, 2-4’ waves on average. On good days, we’ll see moderate speed 4-6’ waves. I own and surf a 6’0 Ron Jon and a 6’4 Al Merrick TPH. I’ve been noticing more and more that I have an extremely tough time catching the slow waves that we get on a daily basis. I’m looking for a board that will go fast with great control in slow, small surf. However, I would like the same board to perform just as well in medium swells of 4-7’.
After looking around the internet, I came across the Fish and the Egg boards. The fish boards are good in small waves but I noticed that they lack control and slip out easy. Though there are several versions of the fish, some performing very well in slow, small surf without sacrificing any control, which height would be right for me (I’m 5’9, weighing 145lb) And if fish isn’t the board that I’m looking for, what is? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
A friend of mine and I are looking to start shaping and designing our own boards. But first, we need to know where to start. If any of you guys could maybe throw us some pointers on how to start the whole process that would be awesome. As well as letting us know what the different widths, rails, rockers, and concaves do for a board’s performance.
Thanks alot, I greatly appreciate it.
-Tyler Ward from NJ