I don’t have a Bonzer, but I have a few different fish (quads and twin keel). I would resist the urge to go bigger. I weigh 185 and I like my fish in the 5’9" to 5’10" ballpark. They float and paddle fine.
interesting to see the “resist the urge to go bigger” comment!
maybe norcal waves have more power and hence less board required to get into the wave?
just a thought…
I am 5’8" and 150 pounds. I am using cutaway turbos on the speed dialer. The traditional template has glass on’s.
Guys, Thanks for all the input. After talking to Gary Hanel about the locations I surf, the type and skill of surfer I am and how much I weigh etc…This is what we decided on.
Quad Fish, 6’4", 3+" thick (in the middle with a modern foil and rails), 16" nose, 16.5-17" rails, double wing swallow. single to his special double concave ( I think he does them real deep just in front of the fins to just past the fins, then it gets more shallow).
My biggest fear is to get something too small. I know it would be “cool” to get a 5’8" fish, but even Gary was talking about how he sits on the beach and always sees a few guys on boards (usually fish) that are too small for them. We decided on the 6’4" VS 6’6" because he is going to make it over 3" in the center, but thin out the rails to make it perform MUCH better than an old school fish. I would rather be safe than sorry, I think the 6’4" size will work out fine. I am thinking of buying a used 6’0" fish to play around with on beach breaks, like when my wife wants to go to T-street in the summer on a sat.
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I think GH is steering you in the right direction. I had a 6’0" x 16" x 21.5" 16" x 2.5" with thin rails and it just wasn’t quite enough volume for me. Now I ride a 6’2" x 17" x 21.5" x 17" x 2 5/8" EPS/Epoxy and can’t even begin to express how much more fun this board is to ride. I’d rather go bigger than smaller but then I’m 47 years old.
Guys, Thanks for all the input. After talking to Gary Hanel about the locations I surf, the type and skill of surfer I am and how much I weigh etc…This is what we decided on.
Quad Fish, 6’4", 3+" thick (in the middle with a modern foil and rails), 16" nose, 16.5-17" rails, double wing swallow. single to his special double concave ( I think he does them real deep just in front of the fins to just past the fins, then it gets more shallow).
My biggest fear is to get something too small. I know it would be “cool” to get a 5’8" fish, but even Gary was talking about how he sits on the beach and always sees a few guys on boards (usually fish) that are too small for them. We decided on the 6’4" VS 6’6" because he is going to make it over 3" in the center, but thin out the rails to make it perform MUCH better than an old school fish. I would rather be safe than sorry, I think the 6’4" size will work out fine. I am thinking of buying a used 6’0" fish to play around with on beach breaks, like when my wife wants to go to T-street in the summer on a sat.
RodH, Why not have it all like this board made by Matt Calvanti of Bing with Proboxes.
Makes sense to me…the Eaton Zinger influence made its way back upstream to the Bing line 
I’ve been eyeing this baby up for 2+years Pat Rawson made it for the owner of Tropical Blends.
It was just a too expensive in my mind for a used 2-3 year old board…
Length: 6’10
Width: 21
Thickness: 2 3/4
Price: $985.00
I already ordered my 6’4" quad fish.
Frankly, I didn’t want a board like that because I think that when you try to be all things, you sacrifice what you are really trying to do. In other words it wouldn’t ride like a fish, even if I used a quad config. Also, I am not all that excited about the added wt all those boxes add. I have a 6’7" thruster that is a retro style (gloss, heavier glass, heavy blank, fiberglass futures fins, etc…) and I also have a 6’9 thruster, it is amazing how heavy the 6’7 is than the 6’9, a HUGE difference. I am probably going to go glass on wood fins on the quad just to save some wt.
I kind of like the idea. Looks like one of Chip’s inventions. Of course you’re looking at $300-400 just in fins there. Ouch.
Hi llilibel03, Your right I like Chip’s ideas also. Here’s a Becker Quad Fish with our Special Plastic fins retailing @ $40.00 a set, Fiber Glass Quad fins retailing @ $70.00 to $80.00 a set.
