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Stand Up Paddle => Gear Talk => Topic started by: coldsup on August 15, 2013, 02:03:12 PM
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Got a new shorter SUP which I have set up as a 2+1 (small FCS GL sidebites and a 7 inch rake fin which I used to have on a long egg surfboard) which I'm getting used to.
The SUP has a five fin box set up......so would like to try a quad and thruster probably.
Always assumed that I would have to buy a FCS box adaptor but realise Gerry Lopez fin set mean I can simply plug in a central fin no probs.
These fins seem to have a decent rep as both thrusters and quads? I am hearing these fins are quite tall and wondering if that isn't such a good thing in average to small surf?
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I have a Surftech GL Sweetie Pie 8.10 setup with the GL quads and I love it in all surf. I also have a Naish Hokua 7.6 with the GL quads and whilst I initially didn't like them in the shorter board they are growing on me a lot. Other people say they're too big so I guess it depends on how you like to surf.
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GL's make great twin-fin setup.
Too much fin as a tri or quad.
My opinion.
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Fin sizing is so subjective, the GL-1's are a great quad for me (205+lbs) on my 10 footer while the GL-2's (slightly smaller) work great for my buddy on her 9 footer (she's a lot lighter).
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I splashed out on the 5 fin set so will try both. I'm on the 90kg side so big fins okay with me.
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ColdSup,
I got them on a few of my boards and love them. Some like it quad and some like it tri. I had a thin 10 foot board and it loved the tri setup. I also have 9.6 to 8.6 all setup as gl quads. Love em. For me they ride great. I am heavy and tall and they work fine for me. Get a feel for which setup you and your board like in your waves.
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ColdSup,
I got them on a few of my boards and love them. Some like it quad and some like it tri. I had a thin 10 foot board and it loved the tri setup. I also have 9.6 to 8.6 all setup as gl quads. Love em. For me they ride great. I am heavy and tall and they work fine for me. Get a feel for which setup you and your board like in your waves.
The fun is in the trying :) Never used a quad before so interested in how that goes. Used to have a twinnie fish surfboard - rocket fuel so reckon a quad might give me some of that feel again but with less skate.
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GL's make great twin-fin setup.
Too much fin as a tri or quad.
My opinion.
going to try that too :)
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I just got a quad set for a 4 + 1 board I just picked up (came with 2+1 set). I've never ridden a quad so I'm not sure what to expect or look for. They look HUGE but I guess that's what I expected from a SUS fin.
And what's the deal with finding SUS fins. There only seems to be an hand full of surf fins out there.
Anyway, any more Input on these Fins?
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Got a set of the quads for my naish hokua 9'10
Snapped one of the front fins in a shallow water roll around.....but still using the rear fins with Shapers S9 fins as the front two fins
I like them and no problems when waves get a bit of size