@NJ Longboarder if you have any pics of your Comet's and Nose Devil (Actually any of the Gene Shapes) handy and would like to share them feel free. If not, I'll settle and try to use my imagination to rub one out like when I was a kid.
I'm 42 years old, 5'10 and 170lbs. My first fish and probably my favorite board is a very traditional 5'8 Mitsven DH fish with glass on keels. The board really opened my eyes to the speed of a twin keel and I think I remember someone explaining to me that a twin keel fish was really just two...
Seems to be a common theme with the shortboard holdout crowd to try to substitute a CI mid for waves better suited for a longboard or maybe a mini-simmons. Come to think of it, I'm surprised there isn't a CI mini-simmons yet, wouldn't even have to convert the "I don't want a board over 6' crowd."
Saxon Wilson, his down to earth and casual but fun personality translate through to his surfing. Also really enjoying JJ Wessels surfing as well. Tosh Tudor is a great example of the proverbial apple not falling far from the tree. It's really cool to see a father and son surfing at that level...
Just a heads up. I started trying to standardize this process a little for people who have bought boards on my page and need help transporting them. I reached out and asked if anyone travelled the 95 corridor for work/trips/etc and was interested in getting gas money for the route they were...
B.B.C. - Big Board Curious? You heard it hear first, sorry, I just had to get that off my chest, the comment, not a BBC. I'll let one of the more knowledgable guys like @JBorbone weigh in on the tail comments, but I think the term most appropriate in this situation is "Swallow" it's less...
I have a 7.5 Volan Frye in my 7' C-bucket and like it just forward midpoint of box. Just another option to the 4a. I have been playing with that fin and have an 8" 4a as well that I haven't tried yet.