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Surfed Ti tree on Sat (Christmas eve) and Nationals to first point Christmas day but swell was a lot larger and I was riding conventional surfboards. Boxing day was with family and friends at the beach so we opted to surf first point and didn't bother to look at Ti tree. Just the thought of the crow...

Hi Bob, Surfed first point on boxing day. Had a window of opportunity from about 11am where the frothing crowd backed off a little and the tide started to drop. I got quite a few waves but many sectioned or had drop ins which brought down the section in front of me. The Kelly fins that I put a littl...

The crowds are the fly in the ointment.
I'm keen to take my gst for a run so I can luck into parts of the waves less swarmed over by the frothing hordes.

The theory is fine of using the current rather than fighting it, but the north NSW/south Qld points can get a sweep that runs south to north that just carries you away from the take-off area in seconds. Jump off the rocks and in a second you can be 100yards from where you started. Sometimes you can...

If you're using fcs fins and plugs then the old blue Kelly Slater fins I put a bend into work very well.

Hadn't surfed my board for a while but I've tried it with an old set of blue Kelly Slater fins that I heated up and put an inward curve in them. Bingo! Went from a very ordinary fin which would release and let the board start sliding if I pushed it hard (which I don't actually want) to holding throu...

Here's me with my first paipo being 4'2" X 22 1/2" X 3" and thinking ok these dims should work. Don't want to go too extreme compared to what seems to be the norm and here's your 6'3" X 29" wooaahh! How thick is it? Isn't it difficult to paddle with that width? I'm asking as...

Yep...reckon my 4'2" is enough work paddling for me without making it any harder. Having a rest atm as I have a torn medial ligament in my right knee (not from waveriding) which needs to be rested. Take fish oil and glucosamine daily already but using an anti-inflammatory from the doctor has he...

skim.jpg While I'm thinking of it and I've got your attention Bob...I saw a 41" skim board with a wide planshape going into a shallow curved swallow (bum tail) and thought, "this has potential to be ridden as a paipo". Needs a re-paint though. Think I've read of people surfing skim b...

img20110616111838[1].jpg img20110616111821[1].jpg img20110616111814[1].jpg Fins are 4 3/4" tall, base 4 1/2" and to angled up to cutaway which is then 5"s long. The chap I've borrowed them from also has a smaller pair which I can try. The shark fins arrived...had to sand down the tab...

I've also tried a set of curved fins (think fcs c-grv) which worked phenomenally. Best fins by far. Used them in weak 1'ers that were still running down the line and they gave me the feeling I could go anywhere I wanted to. Plenty of drive and hold in turns but still loose enough. Tried them again i...

The fins do look lethal but in saying that I've had some pretty wicked looking fins in other boards.
The potential for being rolled with the board seems pretty high with the prone board though.
If you don't hear back from me at least you'll know whats happened.

I've been looking for a set of longer based keel fins that would fit in all three fcs plugs but only have a depth of 3-4"s. Keen to get drive and hold for fast down the line speed. I've not found anything along those lines and came across these fins while hunting around... http://www.reefshark....

Hi Bob,
I'm having the time of my life riding the gst.
I need to take some better photos of the board.
Will be interesting to see how it goes sans fins.
Not certain I'll get the "bite" I need out of the rails though.

Hi Rick,
Are riding an Austin?

Thanks Uncle.
Have to go back and have a look at the photo insert advice now I'm fully awake.
Just had some pitching 3' peaks this morning.
Moved the modded M7's to the rear plugs.
Would definitely like a bit more hold to see how it feels.

I'm currently riding my new 4'2 X 22 1/2" X 3" board and I've tried using FCS bonzer side fins (the larger one of the quartet) in it. Also tried the fins picture below which are FCS M7 glass flex fins I cut down but have foiled any thinner. (Edit- "It was not possible to determine the...

My name is Pete. Started riding Crozier single fin slab kneeboards back in 1979. Then it was onto his twin fins. Rode stand up surfboards from 1981 to now. Had a dabble back on a couple of kneeboards in the last 2 years. I've wanted to try a bellyboard/paipo for a few years since reading about them ...