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SUP General / Re: Fin recs!!
« on: December 08, 2022, 09:43:44 AM »
Thanks for the advice. Good point on measuring the total area
 I was just measuring height.

My board is the bishop alpha. Not sure what you'd call the shape. Heres the link https://charlestonsupsafaris.com/bishop-boards/

Actually had a pretty fun clean day last week. Waist to chest high and clean. Put the 2+1 on and felt much better. Turns were smooth down the line. Didn't feel slower than the quad and the center fin I think helped my tracking while catching. Gonna look for some nice thrusters about same size since I like the hold. And then a nice fast center.

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SUP General / Fin recs!!
« on: November 29, 2022, 09:26:46 AM »
I have an 8"6 Bishop Alpha. Currently has super flexi plastic fins in a quad. I like the quad and havent slipped off the face etc...

I'm looking for some more speed catching waves and maybe a little more on the face.

Mushy knee to waist high sometimes head high in Charleston,SC.

I'm 190lb and 5"10

My current fins seem fine truthfully but I feel like I should put some good ones on. Was thinking Machado quads or Future Controller Quads. Don't think I want super stiff

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Pulled the trigger on a L41 ST after talking with Kirk.

Decided to go with the 8'10" just to maximize paddle power and volume as I'm not getting any younger or smaller. Even so the 8'10" should feel like a good step down from the 9'8".

Thank you everyone for the feedback and advice. Now we play the waiting game :)

How much do these cost BTW? Is it possible to get on the East Coast?

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SUP General / Re: Adding deck pad towards the nose of board?
« on: November 27, 2022, 05:54:09 PM »
I like the RSPRO cork or invisible traction hexagons. And before everyone jumps in and tells me about much cheaper cork--been there, tried that, it sucked.

Invisible sounds great! Where do I find those. I have some black ones on an beat up board that I used to fill some old ripped pad space.

Also From the comment above I love getting on the nose paddling off the lip and jumping back. Kind fun!

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SUP General / Re: Need help understanding SUP lengths!
« on: November 27, 2022, 05:42:47 PM »
195 Pounds here, 40+ years old. Was on a high volume 10 footer beach break Charleston, SC. Always got compliments on my surfing (Not exactly Hawaii over here). Caught tons of waves and was able to move my feet all over the board. Long board style for sure.

Didn't love the weight and the massive log swinging around in big surf so just bought an 8'6 Bishop board. It's light, its shortish, its fast (Quad setup)

I've been out about 20 times now and although the payoff is pretty sweet once it catches I find myself frustrated. I was NEVER frustrated with my big board. Ok maybe during a storm swell trying to get past the white water.
Do you have the Bishop Sub 8'6" x 30"?  I wonder what the volume is on that board.  How tall are you?  I am the same weight and struggled on narrower (</=30") non long boards (<9') unless the conditions were clean which is rare for my area.  If the frustration continues, you may want to look into a wider board, which has one less axis of rotation to worry about.  A wide 8'6" can feel just as stable as a narrow 10'6" board.  Boards with a guild factor (volume to weight) of ~ 1.5 feel stable to me.

I have the 8'6 x 30 x 4.25 Bishop Alpha. It doesn't state the volume which is frustrating! I'd guess 130? 140? I'm 5'10, on a good day, and 195 on a better day. I actually demo'd in a creek the 9'2 I think. It felt SOO much heavier than the 8'6 that I was like lets do the 8'6.

But yea in the chop its too tippy. I'll give it all winter but if I don't get it by summer it'll be up for sale. The Paint sucks by the way. Very easy to chip. Although less so since I put gorilla tape on the paddle.

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SUP General / Re: Adding deck pad towards the nose of board?
« on: November 25, 2022, 09:41:14 AM »

I've loved the couple of Jimmy Lewis boards I've had with full deck pads... all the way to the nose.  (...not that I spent any time up there.)   Hex would be better for resale value than than scraps of additional deck pad. And wax is just messy.

Thanks! I'll probably grab some hex pads from my local shop. T

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SUP General / Adding deck pad towards the nose of board?
« on: November 25, 2022, 08:59:47 AM »
Hey all,

Downsized from a 10 to an 8"6 and struggling a big with both balance and catching waves as easily. With the 10 I could catch up to the lip and drop in (love that feeling btw). I can still do that with the 8"6 but find myself stepping forward to dig and slipping off the nose since I'm used to a bigger board.

8"6 is fun once I'm on the wave though. Anyways can I add some traction pad strips or hex's to the area beyond my current pad? Obviously not all the way up to the nose but maybe 2-6 inches past my current pad?

Whats the downside? I assume I should go thin. Or maybe just wax? Obviously don't want to slow my board down

Thanks All!

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SUP General / Re: Need help understanding SUP lengths!
« on: November 25, 2022, 08:54:41 AM »
195 Pounds here, 40+ years old. Was on a high volume 10 footer beach break Charleston, SC. Always got compliments on my surfing (Not exactly Hawaii over here). Caught tons of waves and was able to move my feet all over the board. Long board style for sure.

Didn't love the weight and the massive log swinging around in big surf so just bought an 8'6 Bishop board. It's light, its shortish, its fast (Quad setup)

F in chat. Boy is it a difference. Although when I drop in the board makes an extra few turns and surfs well I'm kicking myself for going so short. Balancing for hours on a smaller board sucks unless its super clean. I find myself falling in all the freaking time. Not catching waves that I easily would paddle into or catch up to. Stepping off the pad onto the nose and doing the split down the wave lol.

I've been out about 20 times now and although the payoff is pretty sweet once it catches I find myself frustrated. I was NEVER frustrated with my big board. Ok maybe during a storm swell trying to get past the white water.

Anyways point of story is if you beach break isn't suited to smaller stick with bigger. If I was in a spot with a clean break I'd be happy with my smaller board. Waves get big here when it gets choppy.

10+ feet seems really big to me though. I'm jealous 9"6 was my goal but the 8"6 was so light lol

Anyways I'm gonna stick through the winter with it and try to get better. I suggest staying bigger! Don't be me! SUPs are expensive.

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