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This must be a redundant thread on these boards but I'd appreciate the advice. Currently riding a 6'2" Spitfire in New England at 5'11" and 170lbs. Loving the Spit and I'm looking for something for sloppy days where longboards dominate the line up. I could sell my longboard and fish to finance a SP. A 5'6" would match the volume for the spit. Should I go more or less volume?
Depends on how you feel your spit paddles if its good for float then why not a 5' 7" (39l) Baked Potato
Well a 5'6" is gonna feel quite corky at your current weight even with westsuit on.
I'm 84Kgs and ride a 5'2" and floats me plenty
I'll probably aim for the 5'4" but just a note, it will not replace your longboard, it will rather perform nicely on waves teh longboarders would be sharing
Agree with iggy i am 177lbs and ride a 5.6 go 5.4 max. I think it will not catch waves so easy and early as a longoboard but if get up and go you cane take so much SPEED even at 2 feet wind chop.........
with your height and weight, you could go as small as 5'2 SP but if is too small, 5'4 is another option too. I ride a 5'4 because there were no 5'2 in stock. 5'4 is great but i definitely could go 5'2 because they do have a lot of float.
If you are happy with the 6'2 Spit you obviously like (or need) a lot of VOLUME in your board or generally ride them large - the older we get the more this trend increases. I would not rule out a a 5'8 Sweet potato - you'll catch anything - I'd highly recommend a demo - beg borrow or steal one BEFORE you buy - I had planned on buying a 5'6 sweet potato for contests as they are usually held in crap surf but the Turbo on van has gone pop (goodbye board money)
I'm 82 kgs and heading out to the Airport tonight midnight to pick up my new 6/0 fst, fcs P/nator friends are bringing in from the Firewire factory on the Gold Coast. All just to be ready for for a dawny up the East Coast tomorrow morning!. I'm selling my 6/2 Dom @ 38 ltrs and going up 2 litres in volume because this will be my uber grovel board and I find my 6/4 Hellfire to be pretty good in small waves anyway and I don't want too much overlap. I found demoing a 5/4 SP that it just did not have the paddle power I needed, tho I must admit that at 61yrs I am super sensitive to this paddleability issue. My Dom was used as an all-rounder pretty exclusively for 2 years and was a real wave catching machine so I figure that a couple of xtra liters will only raise the wave count in small surf. I suspect that the same principles will apply to your situation.
woooo lets see the pics!