Surfing Waves

Hey everyone, im 6'0" 210 pounds. I just recently put money down on a 6'4" Canyon Retro Twin Fin Fish. The dimensions are 21 1/4 wide and 2 9/16 thick. I plan on using it as my summer small wave board. Will this board float me and be an easy paddle? Thanks for the help.

i dont know the fishes to well but the dimensions seem okay for your height and stuff-good luck

gsmith wrote:I plan on using it as my summer small wave board. Will this board float me and be an easy paddle? Thanks for the help.

It'll be good as a summer board, and it'll float you (just).

As for paddling - it'll catch waves easily (thats what fishes do)

But a wide nose fish can be hard work to paddle as you're pushing so much water ahead of the board. This might be particularly true for you as being a heavy guy the nose is likely to be on the water rather than riding above it.

Should still be okay for you though, I'd've thought.

that is what the board looks like (minus that ugly color). so would you consider that a wide nose? I'm sorry im kind of new to fish's

gsmith wrote:that is what the board looks like (minus that ugly color). so would you consider that a wide nose? I'm sorry im kind of new to fish's

Well, I kinda meant that all fishes have wide noses!

But they do vary from completely rounded to 'a bit pointed'. I'd say that one isnt especially wide/rounded. Thats quite a modern shape ie is basically fishy but has a few characteristics taken from a shortboard (the slightly pointy nose).

Ive got a similar 6'6 fish (mine's a bit more shortboard, bit less fish) and its not especially easy to paddle. The volume advantage is removed by the weight of the surfer (ie me, also fairly big) sinking the board enough that the fat nose has to push through the water.

Catching waves is easy - that wide tail will catch anything, and lean right over the nose and you're up and riding. But paddling out, across a current, or in choppy conditions can be hard work pushing that wide nose forward through the water.

But for summer conditions - assuming you're not doing a mammoth paddle out, or needing to duckdive beasts of whitewater - they're perfect. As long as a) you can ride them (they can be quite wobbly!) and b) you put the effort in to paddle.


Ah summer days on a fish... heaven... roll on summer...

drowningbitbybit wrote:

gsmith wrote:that is what the board looks like (minus that ugly color). so would you consider that a wide nose? I'm sorry im kind of new to fish's

Well, I kinda meant that all fishes have wide noses!

But they do vary from completely rounded to 'a bit pointed'. I'd say that one isnt especially wide/rounded. Thats quite a modern shape ie is basically fishy but has a few characteristics taken from a shortboard (the slightly pointy nose).

Ive got a similar 6'6 fish (mine's a bit more shortboard, bit less fish) and its not especially easy to paddle. The volume advantage is removed by the weight of the surfer (ie me, also fairly big) sinking the board enough that the fat nose has to push through the water.

Catching waves is easy - that wide tail will catch anything, and lean right over the nose and you're up and riding. But paddling out, across a current, or in choppy conditions can be hard work pushing that wide nose forward through the water.

But for summer conditions - assuming you're not doing a mammoth paddle out, or needing to duckdive beasts of whitewater - they're perfect. As long as a) you can ride them (they can be quite wobbly!) and b) you put the effort in to paddle.


Ah summer days on a fish... heaven... roll on summer...

That is spot on.

thanks so much for the help! i really appreciate it. now i can't wait for summertime fun.