laceys lane said...thedrip said..
Guess it depends on your definition of a fish. Calling a rose a daffodil doesn't make it a daffodil. I will stick with my thesis - no such thing as a 7' fish.
Fishness for me is defined by performance and design parameters that NO 7' board can fulfill.
but I think you missed out on what I want the board to do. im not surfing threatening waves.
its a point wave that can be good but also have fat slow sections.
the flying fish rocker from what im feeling on the 6 ft er should be ideal for that type of wave. good speed and still handle sessions.
the board goes extremely well in top to bottom beachies.
the flying fish is mr top 2 selling boards. I reckon there is a reason for that
you go to hi end performance gunny at the alley and your going to suffer.
its actually a very hard place to get the right board for
cheers
No, I got it. I just don't think any 7' board can perform in a true fish style even if it has fish characteristics in its design. I think the nomenclature is inaccurate. A seven footer cannot turn or perform in the same way as a true 6' fish. I am not saying the board won't work, or be fun, but just that a seven foot board doesn't perform or feel like a proper fish board. It's not just about low rocker, wide and thick, wide point forward (in some designs) wide tail stuff. It's about shortness of rail line, skatiness, flickability and a tight turning radius. And a true fish is meant to do all that. It's design features work in bigger boards but they just can't turn or feel like a proper fish board.
but I sold it before I realized 
