Riding Cooperfishes

General Discussion
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Hi all… First post kind of scared :wink: I rode my friends new Cooperfish a couple days ago. It’s a 9’4 Malibu Foil. At first I was getting super frustrated because I could not turn or and I kept tipping it. After about my 10th wave it seemed to just turn on. It was like a magic carpet! Apparently there’s a certain style needed to ride them?.. Anyone know what I’m talking about or am I just horrible? What makes them like this? Why must I be hooked after one day riding it? How long will it take me to save for one? Just kidding about the last 2… thanks for any help

-jay

snap Respek.

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Think old school. Surf old school.

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Definitely…It takes a new way, or old way I suppose, of thinking. I rode a 9’6 Takayama step deck for years, and as soon as I stepped on my Cooperfish, it was almost like learning to surf again. Think smooth, think long, think drawn out…You’ll get it.

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Hey Jay – welcome to Swaylocks!!

don’t know what you’re used to riding but you probably just need to move your feet a lot more and find the sweet spot; having your back foot over the fin when you turn hard helps.

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Long, smooth, drawn out I know what you mean now… rode it again today 2-3ft churches and it was a blast. When you get on that sweet spot it just sweeps around like its on air. Anyone know why the are so different from most longboards? Is it the weight or shape or both? Definitely going to go for the same feeling on the next board I make. Any tips to achieve this would be super helpful.

-jay

snap respek

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I think it’s the rails. Gene’s rails are incredible!!!

Course, it could be how purty those things are. I don’t think there’s a chap out there making boards that look as good as a Cooperfish.

Show up at San-O with one and all heads turn. It’s that simple.

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I can only comment on the NoseDevil model (10’). Thin, narrow tail made takeoff a little harder; overall handled heavy (because it was heavy). About the same as a Weber Performer or Legend. Drop you rear knee a bit on the bottom turn and keep your foot over the fin. Start walking the second it’s in trim. Old school, retro stuff to be sure. Beautiful boards, great glassing (4 oz. second lam instead of a heavy hotcoat), will really last if taken care of.