I cant get on the KB forum for complex IT reasons but this was forwarded to me from a friend who posted the link there. I think this is a post from Bud McCray who grew up shaping Fish and still does. Makes some of the best KB’s on the planet…
"Here’s another cool clip of him…
http://www.waveblasters.com/videos/provideos/wonbb.htm
I’ve known Chris Taloa since he was a kid.
He lives just a couple houses away.
He’s an exeptionally, talented, gutsy, surfer, a real gentleman and all around good guy.
Half Tongan / half Chinese and solidly built.
It amazes me (and most everyone else) how he gets to his feet on such a small board then tears the surf apart on it.
He trains hard and can surf anything you give him.
He specializes in bodyboarding though, got sponsored for it and landed a part in a few films as of late. Blue Crush being his foot in the door for the SAG card.
Over the years I’ve made a few 4 fin standup surfboards for him.
He came to buy a 4 fin fish from me just before Christmas last season.
I gave him a shrunk down F2K / 5’5 X 20".
I told him, " Keep your money and just give this little rocket a work out. Then report back later."
He rode the sh!t out of it and left it at the Volcom house at Pipe when he was on island then took it to Mex and Malibu while away.
It became a real favorite with some of the Pipeline / Back Door crew.
Local hot guys like Braden Dias and Dustin Barrka loved it.
They wanted to get one but then the blank famine struck.
Chris just dropped it back 3 days ago.
It’s pretty battle worn with a major ding on the rail from scraping the reef while he was pitted at Back Door.
Chris once entered a local HSA standup comp held at Back Door Pipeline.
He took 4th overall standing up on his bodyboard.
There was a lot of lame whining from the other competitors, particularly from the ones who got knocked out of competition.
They were crying about how he wasn’t riding a"real" surfboard.
Can you spell… “LOSERS” "
