Used to ride a 60's Cordingly put at Mets when I worked at Odyssey on West Coast highway way back, plenty of surfing when others could just watch.
Had a 9'0" Bic thruster just so I could get out on small or really full days When I grew up and had kids to make the most of the limited opportunities to surf at the time.Loved it. ended up with a 10'0" Cali Tanker style simply for Tip time and am now awaiting the arrival of my McTavish Involvement 9'5" to fill the gap.
surfing is like carpentry...use the right tool for the job.