Surfing Waves

Hi all, i've took up surfing for a good few months now and when i first got started stayed safe and got a good old 7'3" mini mal. Im starting to feel pretty confident with this and am wanting to go a bit shorter for a bit more movability. Now i dont claim to be a pro or anything so dont want to say im better than what i am, but im needing some help or ideas on what board to go for next im about 11 3/4 stone 6foot 1 and pretty athletic, but still want something not to hard to paddle ive looked at a 6'4" nsp fish but any other suggestions? I want to be in the 6'0" to 6'6" region and not splash to much cash? Cheers in advance!

Firewire Addvance 606 (but its also fairly expensive) - anyway, have a look at the shape and dimensions of that board and also those of the nsp and you will see that they have rounder noses (than a 'traditional' shortboard) and are wider 21inch+ and thicker (2.5inch).

Bascially for easy to paddle boards you need volume (longer/thicker/wider or a combination) and flatter rocker. These are often now termed funboards or mollusc or egg shape

So search for boards with those 'larger' dimensions.

NSP are supper durable, go with that for now.