Nubster

[mrees]

Anyone tried a nubster? Got one on order. Super amped to try it out as i like quads but not too fond of their lack of control at times. Hopefully this little baby will remedy that!! Anyone out there tried one? Whats it like?

[prjwebb]

Have a look through this thread
http://www.firewiresurfboards.com/f/showthread.php?42-Quad-fins-with-stabilizer-fin-(some-might-say-knubster)

[Wandi]

Best thing fcs has come up with for a while

[prjwebb]

Sean Mattison of Vol Sol came up with it I believe. Probably sold the concept to FCS after Kelly's success with it.

[mrees]

Nice one prjwebb. Thats alot of chatter to work through!

[Chris]

yeah little cubs definitely have been around of a while. But its no surprise that mainstream adoption occurs AFTER slater looks into it....

[iggy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ycNAOgDJsX8

[Wandi]

yeah little cubs definitely have been around of a while. But its no surprise that mainstream adoption occurs AFTER slater looks into it....

To tell you the truth I hadn't heard anything about it until I read about it on this forum
So a big thanks to the FireWire forum people

[iggy]

I heard of it for the first time during the Quiksilver Pro in NY and ended up learning a lot more over here with everybody!!!.Thanks everyone

[iggy]

And speaking of some "creative" setups...

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[Wandi]

Maybe use three Nubsters with two twin fins
I might have to try that combo with my hellfire
Will let you know how it goes

[prjwebb]

Ha, things are about to get crazy!
Two nubs with a big centre fin on a longboard?

[Chris]

keep in mind, a lot of knobs are meant to be center fins, not trailers of a quad. could add a bit of unwanted drag.

[saxman1]

keep in mind, a lot of knobs are meant to be center fins, not trailers of a quad. could add a bit of unwanted drag.

I just tried out a knubster on my 5'8" Dominator with the rusty R2 quad set. I wasn't 100% so I didn't get a full test. I had shoulder surgery in Sept and tore a ligament in my ankle in Dec. It was my first time out after my ankle injury. My ankle was a little tender so I didn't push to hard. I think in about two more weeks I will feel better about hitting the lip hard. I Did once but a bailed after I hit the lip because I didn't want to test my ankle that much yet. The shoulder feels good when I paddle. I have been good with the rehab.

I really liked it on the waves with a little more shape and size. On the smaller waves it did feel a little to stiff but I also felt week pushing my toe rail in because of my ankle so I know my transitions where not as fast as they could have been. It really did smooth the whole ride out. It made the board feel a little more locked in. I did a couple nice round houses and was generating a ton of speed. I did square off the bottom a couple times but I never really pushed it as hard as I usually do. It really feels like on a good wave you can really square of the bottom and get a nice smooth wrap. I just have to see if I like how it releases. It will be a couple of weeks before I really know how it releases with harder surfing.

I would say that so far it is an improvement on chest to a little overhead size waves with my R2 set. I will try putting some smaller quad trailers in with the knubster and see if it feels better on the waist/ribcage high stuff. Chest high to overhead it feels great to me so far. I'm thinking of having one plug put in my old quadraflex so I can use my Knubster on that board.

[hwork50]

I felt the same way, on the bigger stuff it really smoothed things out. I am wondering if I get a spitfire (6'0") and I have a Dominator (6'2") when would I ride my hellfire? I do think on a beach break or more solid waves or bigger waves the HF would be the call.

[Slowman]

I felt the same way, on the bigger stuff it really smoothed things out. I am wondering if I get a spitfire (6'0") and I have a Dominator (6'2") when would I ride my hellfire? I do think on a beach break or more solid waves or bigger waves the HF would be the call.
My HF is my first preference, so I'm really only riding the dom in full, small or onshore mush now. If it's 3'+ I ride the HF.

[el02]

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I tried today my knubster fin into my Quadra-five with 2 PC-7 in front and 2 PC-5 in a local lefthander it was about shoulder high very consistent, water a little bit cold (that is very odd in Panama, but it is thanks to the Humboldt current) and a lot of jelly fish.... Gotta say its weird sensation under my foot, coming from thruster mode to use it Quad, gotta say it adds a little bit of hold and control on bottom turns but at the same time offerin more drive. This fin for barrels could be even better, because it make more hold on the pocket, and of course if youre goin frontside (unless you are kelly in teahuppo).

I love using Quads in mushier weaker waves, which tends to make the board go to flat spaces on the wave more faster and creating more momentum easily. I will try configuration on my Spitfire to see how it goes...

Cheers

[Slowman]

I use R2s in my all my FW boards...I'm thinking the PC7/PC5 might be a bit stiff in the spitfire. I have tried M7/M5 combination in my JS Kingpin and it made an extremely loose board quite stiff. I'd be going with the PC7/GXQ quad set I think if you find PC7/PC5 too stiff as I suspect. My spit with R2/RQ and a little stabiliser surfs anything from knee high to 2' overhead.

[Chris]

yeah in my personal opinion, knubs are way better in better surf. If its small and crappy or slow, i far prefer the speed and freedom of a plain quad.

[el02]

I bought the PC-7 with G-XQ combo and when I tried it, I didnt work me at all. I felt it didnt have any drive and the board felt a bit loose... Ive always wanted to try the PC-7 with the PC-3, but been unable to get those back fins. With PC-5 in the back, my spit and quadra goes insanely good whereever you want to hit the wave. Personally, Ive been goin back to thruster mode lately, its much easier to make great arc turns.... I always change the configuration dependin on the mood and wave...

[Gnubee]

PC7 / GXQ combo turns my El Fuego into a pig. Don't like it at all. Rather than being too loose, I find it too stiff, but this may be due to the fact that it feels like the board has zero drive at all, which is going to make turning harder in the first place. Now with the H3/GXQ combo it is an entirely different story...

[Snapper]

Anyone tried using the Nubster in a Thruster Set-up?
I'm riding the Subscorcher in 5'10 with K 2.1 PC fins Size M (I'm 1,83m 73kg).
Back home there's a lot of riversurfers in Munich (Anyone heard about the "Eisbach" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jErPJbLWis) using Nubster-style centerfins to get a skatier feeling.
Love the skate feeling of my subscorcher in small, steep surf as D'bah when you put a lot of pressure onto the center fin. Wondering if I should try the Nubster + the K 2.1 sidefins on small days even though it might be a fuckin loose feeling.

Cheers

[Slowman]

I bought the PC-7 with G-XQ combo and when I tried it, I didnt work me at all. I felt it didnt have any drive and the board felt a bit loose...
That, I've found, is the ideal situation in which to use a knubster or similar type stabiliser fin. If I take my stabiliser out of my Spitfire, with R2 quads, it loses a bit of drive and feels a bit loose and slidy. Although with stiffer fin combinations it's another story.

[prjwebb]

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Gonna give this a try when we get some waves!

[Chris]

getting back on the horse.

[prjwebb]

Yeah, it looks like a fun set up, I'll try and get out on it over the weekend if the waves aren't quite CBD material and if my SP doesn't arrive before then...

[prjwebb]

Tried the Spitfire last night with the DL fronts, K2.1 rears and Nubster in horrendous conditions.
Actually the first time I've taken the SF out this year. Forgot how fun it was, it's definitely back in the rotation now.

Fin set up felt really good. Stupidly fast! Will have to wait for better conditions to figure out if I need more upright front fins because it may be too tracky but it was hard to gauge last night. Really fast with really solid hold though, I like the Nub.

[Chris]

good stuff... I am just to find a good setup with the knub where I feel there isn't a lot of drag introduced by the center fin...

keep us posted!

[prjwebb]

Yeah I'm not sure about drag because I haven't surfed that board is a while anyway, let alone as a quad. That chopped tail seemed to render the quad setup a little bit useless though as it just got too skatey and slidey. No such problems with the Nub in there though and it still feels super fast.

Going to take it out again shortly so will report back if there's any stand out moments, be it positive or negative haha.

[Slowman]

Anyone tried using the Nubster in a Thruster Set-up?
I'm riding the Subscorcher in 5'10 with K 2.1 PC fins Size M (I'm 1,83m 73kg).
Back home there's a lot of riversurfers in Munich (Anyone heard about the "Eisbach" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jErPJbLWis) using Nubster-style centerfins to get a skatier feeling.
Love the skate feeling of my subscorcher in small, steep surf as D'bah when you put a lot of pressure onto the center fin. Wondering if I should try the Nubster + the K 2.1 sidefins on small days even though it might be a fuckin loose feeling.

Cheers
I have not tried a knubster but I have used a 3" trailer fin with TC redlines up front in a Webber afterburner, it gave me controllable slide.