Beginner help

[jayblay23]

I'm fairly new to surfing... I'm buying a board soon and need help choosing between a 6'4 fish or a 6'6 shortboard. I realize shortboards are for more advanced riders, but I'm planning on advancing my skills very quickly, since I am moving to the coast (wilmington, nc) and I'm very good at snowboarding, wakeboarding, skimboarding, and skateboarding. If you could help me decide that'd be awesome!

[drowningbitbybit]

[Jimi]

Classic.

If you buy either a fish, or a shortboard, your skills will not advance. Get a board 1ft longer than you are tall and you have a fighting chance. Make sure it's think and moderately wide.

Buy a shortboard when you can rip on a longboard.

[surf patrol]

Crikey DBBB.

Hi jayblay23, welcome to Surfing Waves!
Don't take DBBB too seriously, he likes to do that

The advice you'll hear again and again on this site, and you've already had a taster from Jimi, is that you'll progress much better on a bigger board. It'll make things much easier, more enjoyable, and get your skills up for surfing a shortboard of fish in no time.

[DogDays2]

Hey jayblay23, go for something longer like 8ft. Wilmington doesnt offer the best waves for a shortboard. It's hard to even catch a wave on a shortboard here let alone progress with it. You'll surf a lot more on a funboard or longboard.

[garbarrage]

Jayblay... what SP and Jimi said.

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[garbarrage]

If you look at DBBBs post long enough, I think you become hypnotised.