Fish boards

[Dantastic1985]

Hi Guys,

I love the shape of the fish boards and have noticed they all seem to have wicked volume. At what point can you drop from say a 7ft 3" mini-mal to somethign like a late 6ft fish?

Im still very much learning but like to look at stuff on ebay and online as my moeny burns holes in my pockets. My current board is ok but a bit onf a dinger. I bought it for £100, did some crap repairs on it and have put a huge trench sized dent in the middle. Im hoping to get out at least twice a month for a minimum full day or weekend surf prevailing. Am I likely to be in a position where I can transition nicely to a fish come Jan/Feb next year?

Dan.

[jaffa1949]

Dantastic , think carefully on what I'm about to say it may fit you very well.
Don't be fooled don't get a fish at this stage, look for a higher volume fun board of better quality than the old trench board you have now, a bit more width a bit more thickness under your chest.
Why, fish boards are made to throw around in fairly crappy surf and start to fail in their ability in better surf for the average guy>. A good fun board or a sort of universal high volume medium shorty would be a better option and suit more wave types.
I read through a lot of your posts to see where you are really at in your surfing and IMO you are better off stick to more functional over a wider range of equipment than being swayed by things that on the surface look cool. Your journey at this stage would suited to getting an all round set of skills not backing yourself into a frustrating corner.Perhaps there is somewhere you can beg borrow or hire a fish and see how they fit before laying out cash for something you will need to sell on.
You have not reached the optimum performance on a fun board ( I hate that term BTW it belittles a slightly larger all round board).
Going short unnecessarily is falling victim to the fashion side of surfing.

[Dantastic1985]

Wicked. I really appreciate your advise on the forum. As i am very much new to surfing i have no idea on what is what! I will take your advice on board (excuse the pun) and stick with the trenchy for a while longer. Ive still only been out a handful of times this year and am by no means ripping it so it probably well worth my while getting to be better on my current board.

Interestingly however you mention going bigger than what I have already. Would you see my current board as too advanced for someone at my level?