Thanks for the suggestions all! Definitely sounds like the Dominator is where I'll be headed. Does anyone have any suggestions on fins(future)? I've read some other posts on the matter but everyone seems to be a lot heavier then I am. .

Thanks for the help. I'm still not 100% sure to be honest, I usually go out twice a week(atleast) but lately I havent been going more then once every 2 weeks and my surfing and paddling has suffered. I definitely realize that I need to go shorter then I anticipated with the SP.

Unfortunately no. I wen't to my local retailer and they don't have any Potato's to demo, in fact they didn't even have a potato there. I didn't really look for the Addvance but I don't remember it being their. I know they had the Dominator though(although it isnt really in the discussion). Unfortunately none of my friends own a potato either so I'm a little in the dark. I feel like the Addvance is a very similar board to my 6'6" just with more foam and while I wish I could buy it too I feel like I should expand my quiver. . If I were to get a Potato how small should I go? Keeping in mind my skill level.

I have a 6'6" swallow tail that has similar dimensions to the Addvance but isn't as wide and not as much volume in the front. It definitely doesn't have as much foam. My 6'6" works pretty well in more ideal waves and my 7" is kinda like my small wave board but I just dont like taking it out much. Generally it just doesn't feel really responsive and I can't pump the board much. It just doesn't feel lively. It's approaching spring so our swell will be dying down and the wave are generally in the 1-4ft range at best(I surf mostly beach breaks). And most of the time we dont have a whole lot of definition to our waves(in the spring/summer). I like the idea of the SP and part of it's appeal comes from it's volume. I was going with the SP because I thought I could get a lot of foam in a smaller more responsive board and could replace/contend with my 7" in terms of wave size for this coming spring and summer. Plus I thought it would be a good addition for those winter days when everything is blown out(which seems to be often =/ ). However if you think another model is going to be a better choice and a more versatile board I'm more then interested. I like the look of the patatonator as it has a different tail then my 6'6" and retains it's width more throughout the tail(something my current 6'6" doesn't do). Maybe in the 6'4" range?