Been shortboarding forever but have just sold them all to move to the dark side

looking at a McT Pinnacle or possibly Fireball Evo Square tail (Or anything else out there For that matter).

Having never seriously ridden longboards before is this a smart move? I'm only 34, but I'm 6'3" and 105kg. I'll be surfing 99% Perth metro waves like Cove, Seconds, and Isos, so rarely gets over head high (most days probably waist to chest high).

I want to be able to catch waves EASY, get up early, trim nice, cruisy turns, and learn to nose ride (I was able to when I was a teen, so re-learning).

Thinking a pinnacle around 9'6" or a Evo of 9'2" or 9'4".

Yay or nay?

Macaha said..
Hi and welcome to the good side coming from a shortboard your probably going to struggle with the pure length of a longboard but at 95 kg your strong enough to handle it. The Evo or Fireball will be somewhat more friendly to surf than the Pin' first up, the Pin' is a cross over between a log and all rounder. But as you said your not new to this surfing game so either will have you sliding in no time, no idea about those WA waves you mentioned.

Those waves are all small puss burgers 98% of the time small, weak, dribbly...take your pick

thanks for the Replies

as Tux said, normally very average at my local spots. You get the occasional good days, but not often.

And sizing wise I'm guessing I'm pretty spot on..

GPA said..
FYI - I'm 49yo, 5'11"@ 113kg occasionally surfing a 9'1" McT Fireball Evo... but I mostly surf beach breaks...

Best McT board in the range for beach breaks.

about as small as Cove gets

Is it just a coincidence the SDR has a whalebone model???

Me thinks not, i'd be giving the "local" bloke a call to ask his advice.

I'm 6'5 & 100kg - go for a bigger board.

Personally if waves are small like the pics I'd go bigger to max wave count. My daily board is 10 x 24 - I ride in 1ft to too big to paddle

Remember - biggest bloke on the board gets the biggest wave

MickPC said..

SP said..
Is it just a coincidence the SDR has a whalebone model???

Me thinks not, i'd be giving the "local" bloke a call to ask his advice.

+1

& why give up the SB's, just add the LB to the quiver.

105 kgs wouldn't that put a hold on SB,you'd need some size to get you going.

Macaha said..

MickPC said..

SP said..
Is it just a coincidence the SDR has a whalebone model???

Me thinks not, i'd be giving the "local" bloke a call to ask his advice.

+1

& why give up the SB's, just add the LB to the quiver.

105 kgs wouldn't that put a hold on SB,you'd need some size to get you going.

Nah I have friends riding under 6'0 high performance boards & they're like 90kg...look at those McCoys & Superfish, they'd hold a ton...boards like that will hold 105kg np...plus the guys 6'3, not 5'3

But yeah at least chest height waves to have any fun

Had my first surf in the new longboard. A lot of fun. Very easy to ride, and turned surprisingly well. Even got a couple of nose rides in! Once with 5 over the nose, and a couple more about a foot from the nose. Overall very enjoyable, I feel like I'd like a bit more length in the board for some extra paddle power getting into the waves early.