thumb tail for small waves
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:18 pmWill a thumb tail work in small waves, as in knee high and bigger? Or should I just get a squash?
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:18 pmRe: thumb tail for small waves
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:07 pmshortboards dont really work in knee high waves. i can ride my pin tail in the same as my squash if needed but never really surf unless it's bigger than 2ft (chest high) on the shortboard.
Re: thumb tail for small waves
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:43 pmI ride my 5 10 fish in knee hight as said above shortboards don't work in knee high as they just tend to sink
Re: thumb tail for small waves
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:21 amExcept for my fishes all my boards are thumbnails. At 200lbs here is my shortboard quiver:
6'5" x 19 x 2.5 thumb - all purpose fun
6'6 x 19 x 2.5 thumb - same as above, my backup board
6'8" x 20 x 2.65 thumb - for small days, big mush days, or for when I feel lazy and want uber paddling ability
7'0 x 19 x 2.5 rounded pin - semi gun for bigger days
8'0 x 20 x 2.6 rounded pin - big gun for big big days.
If you are not as fat as I am then you get smaller ones, but you get the idea
6'5" x 19 x 2.5 thumb - all purpose fun
6'6 x 19 x 2.5 thumb - same as above, my backup board
6'8" x 20 x 2.65 thumb - for small days, big mush days, or for when I feel lazy and want uber paddling ability
7'0 x 19 x 2.5 rounded pin - semi gun for bigger days
8'0 x 20 x 2.6 rounded pin - big gun for big big days.
If you are not as fat as I am then you get smaller ones, but you get the idea