What surfboard should I get?

What surfboard should i get?

• I'm used to riding/learned on a 7'2" foam longboard, but i want to get a fiberglass board now and am not sure what kind to get. i do eventually want to learn how to ride a shortboard but i want to start off with something i can have fun on. i was thinking about getting a 7'0" funboard but i prefer a more pointed nose.. like a 7'0" fish? but i don't know which is a better board for me. i'm 5'6" and weigh around 125/130 (female), i'm a beginner, and i usually surf 3-6 foot waves (if that helps haha)

• Answer:

  While fish can be very versatile, they can be difficult ot ride, and not the best for a newbie. Also, a 7'0" fish is a lot of surfboard. More like something a guy my size rides (230 lbs), than a little lady like you. I have three fish in the 7 foot + range. What you need a surfboard that floats you well enough to paddle and catch a wave at your PRESENT SKILL LEVEL at YOUR PRESENT SIZE. We don't know anywhere near enough about you, or where you surf. And, we don't have any opportunity for dialogue. And you need to be perfectly honest about your actual ability. Don't waste your time on line, we don't know anywhere nearly enough about you, or where you surf, how well you surf and we don't have an opportunity to discuss these things with you. We aren't your surfing buddies, we don't necessarily surf where you or know anybody who does. Go to a good local surf shop (or a shop where ever you usually surf) and discuss your options with the folks in the shop. They can give you far better advice than anybody out here in 'cyberspace'. I also belive that you should avoid buying any board made in a throd world country sweat shop Here is a list of some of them: http://bp3.blogger.com/_hPACOtZKKko/RkSTwhvv9kI/AAAAAAAAAfg/QMqBFAtXzQ4/s1600-h/chinaboards.jpg Please avoid ALL popouts: http://www.mckevlins.com/nopopstory.htm IBe careful about taking on-line advice from kids who may know less about surfing than you do, and the internet phonies. Anybody who recommends a specific size or design of a surfboard to a stranger on line is foolish. Anybody who would take that advice is MORE foolish. Good luck with your selection. I have been surfing since 1966, and it has been a lifetime of fun for me