Surfing Waves

Just wondering if anyone on here has ever ridden a 7S Super Fish XL...I'm mainly interested in the transition to that board from a longboard (currently using a 9'6"). I'm 6'0 180 lbs, and the board I'm looking at measures 7'3", 22" wide and 3" thick (it's got thinner rails and has a step deck so I guess it's 3" in the center part of the board). I'm not going to be buying until probably the end of summer, just doing some research at this point.

Thanks
Den