what size

[bigperm]

live on east coast of usa
230 can surf well athletic
38 yrs busted
surf during winter with 5/4/3/or 6/5/4 also

[OceanMindedBoy]

Your first concern should be the volume. Have you used the volume calculator yet?
I encourage you to do so. And since you say you're athletic I would go 2 to 6 inches below your height for a potatonator.

[aurfalien]

9'6" FlexFlight.

[prjwebb]

At 230 I'd guess you'd be looking at something in the 604+ range.

[iggy]

Where in the East Coast bigperm?