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My new JacKnife arrive today and i must say that it looks really good in the flesh. It is a lot more refined than i thought it would be and has a nice amount of rocker in the nose and tail.
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601 Hellrazor against the 6'0 JacKnife
Fazza, give all of us a run down on how it performs.............
First surf on the JacKnife this morning for around 3hrs at a beachie.
Was around shoulder to head high on the sets odd smaller one odd bigger one. The board is a lot more refined than what you think and you can certainly feel it when on the wave. Took me a couple of waves to get used to it but that board is really fast, goes top to bottom very easily. The board is really easy to turn but does not feel unstable in any way it seemed to handle late takeoffs without a problem.
It certainly surfs like a short board even though it is a HP hybrid and has left me craving for more......will take it for another spin tomorrow in a nice punchy reef break and see how it handles that.
good stuff fazza....the board will "JACKNIFE" off that wing/flyer....
2 more surfs on the JacKnife and i am really loving this board. Surfed it Friday on a nice sized reef break with a bit of push in the waves probably unto head half high on the face. I was a little hesitant as i would normally surf my Hellrazor or Bourez at this break but the JacKnife seemed to handle the waves fine but i am still getting used to the board so it wasn't the best test for it. I used the Futures Techflex CM2 fins which made the board feel a little too loose for me on bigger waves which also made me a bit hesitant.
Saturday surfed for 5 hrs on the JacKnife with Futures TP1 Fins at a nice reef break which breaks over a shallow reef sometimes only knee deep with water. Again i was a little hesitant as i would normally surf the Hellrazor as this wave can suck up quite quickly. After a few waves i got into the grove and really enjoyed this board immensely. It can handle a sucky waves without a problem, nice and fast with a bit of weight forward and then lean back a little when you turn and the board snaps nicely around under your feet. The board paddles really well into waves, very stable on the takeoffs, turns in the pocket if you want to or draw your turn out a little.
I think if you were looking for a board that can handle really good or even mushy waves under shoulder to head and half high this is the board. I think it can handle anything between your small wave Sweet Potato/PNator and your bigger wave HP board. If you wanted to replace your Dominator with a better wave board that can handle a wider range of waves then this is the board. I did look at the Activator but decided that it was too close to the same wave range as the Dominator that I had. The Activator to me seems to be more geared to the same waves as the Dominator but gives you the ability to surf more in the pocket of the wave. the JacKnife surfs in the pocket really well, nice and fast down the line if you need it, and can handle some decent waves if you need it to.
I was looking at the Activator too. That's the kind of information I was after, thanks Fazza, the Jacknike is firmly on my wishlist now.Quote:
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compare it to the magic razorQuote:
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I am still working the board out and getting confident with what it can do but so far i am very impressed with how it performs. I would say fairly comparable to the Razor on the waves i have surfed it on so far but need a few more surfs on. I will try to take both boards with me and go out on the Razor and then JacKnife and see how they compare.
Some Pics of Fridays surf on the JacKnife
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damn we have it so bad where i live!!