new board recommendation

[db94]

im needing some advice for a new board.. i want a board that would give me more paddle power, and would help me get into the wave easier but i want to have great response from it too. i weight 157 pounds.. ive been riding a board thats pissing me off, too small and thin for me.. a 5`9 18 3/8 x 2 5/16
any advice would be great

[jaffa1949]

db94, you' re jumping around like a Rio Negra frog on a barbeque you ask for advice, it is suggested you go a little longer and thicker in the board to give you the paddle power, and as you have found by going shorter and lighter at this stage in your learning you get nothing but frustration. Go a little bigger all round get a good basic board and master all the basic manoeuvres.
Skill up before you go down.
Boards of all sizes can do airs, get barrelled and anything else but only after their rider can do it first.
You said it yourself the board is too thin and too small, you've looked at fish etc in your 20 + posts since 2009, you know how your surfing is progressing you said the answer, now go do it!