summer board & question about a quad

[surfsc77]

im starting to think about a board i can use this summer, and i was wondering how small i could go on a fish. a lot of them are really wide and im pretty skinny, but i wanted to check with some other people first. im 6' 3" and about 170 pounds. the smallest board ive ever tried riding was a 6 6 which worked perfectly. how small can i go?

now for your consideration

also theres a quad fish about that size at my local shop. its a quad, which i have no experience with. whats up with those? thanks for your responces

[Bad Beat Maker]

Wow I never knew about that shop. Next time I go home to Jacksonville I'm gonna have to stop by there

[Driftingalong]

Generally you can go 4-6" shorter than your normal shortboard.

A quad will hold more during carves...it won't slide like a twin.

And, the link you posted is of a modern version of a fish. It has a small swallow tail.

Check this out...
http://wavesofdiscontent.blogspot.com/2007/03/ok-lets-clear-this-up-fish.html