Looking for the right board

[NJsurfer]

I am currently looking for a board right now. It will be my first board, however, I have ridden on boards before- mostly a 6'2" shortboard. I don't have that much trouble and was thinking about a 6'6". I was looking at the nsp epoxy, but I 've heard that it's a synthetic use instead of hand shaped fiberglass. If that's true. What type of board (company) should I look for?