Well I ended up with the new 7S SuperFish II in Epoxy - 7'3" x 22" x 2 13/16

I rode the Poly Mk I version for about 3-4yrs and was very happy with it as an 'all-rounder'... Being a bit older, heavier and unfitter I decided the paddle benefit and extra float of the Epoxy was the go - and the new updated shape looked the goods.

The SF2 paddles really well - I would say easily as well as my McT FB Evo 9'1"... and it catches nearly everything you go for... I have surfed it four times now and it definitely out paddles the poly version, and seems faster too...

However, the one thing I am struggling to adjust to is the corkiness - it seems to sit higher in the water, and seems to be very twitchy/skatey if there's any chop or lump to the wave face... I kooked a few moves I really should have made, with the board going out from under me, and/or skipping on a chop and caused me to lose balance.

I need a few dozen more good waves to call this board... fingers crossed its a keeper as I really do like the extra paddle and higher wave count

G'day weiry...

I took out the stock fins and put in a set of Simon Anderson S25 - Performance Core (large) that I have been very happy with.

I have however noticed that the (quad) set-up is different between the V1 and V2 SF...

GPA said...

G'day weiry...

I took out the stock fins and put in a set of Simon Anderson S25 - Performance Core (large) that I have been very happy with.

I have however noticed that the (quad) set-up is different between the V1 and V2 SF...

jeez i would of thought the SA large would be perfect

Oops sorry, just found this thread

doggie said...

My FireWire

I born every day

swalkington said...

I am currently 6 foot 2 inches tall at 95kg and a couple of years ago was 105kg (fat bastard). Try a Webber afterburner. I have the 6'7" model and it floats me really well. I have surfed it in anything from small beachbreaks to double head pits on the rock. Doen't seem to be corky (which is a problem with most high volume boards). Boards that are too corky can be worse than a board that is too small sometimes in my opinion. Corky = stuck in lip of wave = over the falls.

Are you in Perth?, if so Da Lewy do a "biggy small" which is a high volume shortboard.

JS have a few high vol models as well that look sweet.

Swalkington,

Is yours the tuflite or poly?

Cheers,
EB

Poly

Update: Epoxy + PC fins being way too 'skatey'

Put the stock M7/M3's back in and it seemed a lot better... however, the waves today were nothing like those I surfed previously so not a good comparison. The board still seems a little twitchy - but did not have it skip or skate on me once...

I'll leave the stock fins in for a few more sessions before retrying the Performance Cores again.

cheers for the tip Smicko.