Hellfire or Alternator?

[buzzy]

On ya Slowman!

[surferireland]

Hey stick, I had a similar situation, had a 6'4 Flexfire and a 5'10 dom (which I love) Im 85kg and 5'10 - I never bonded with the flexfire - I wanted it for overhead powerful surf but I never felt very confident on it, especially when the surf conditions were rougher, so I ended up selling the flexfire, I bough a 6'6 xxxxxx rounded pin for the bigger juicy days and its all I need. when it gets bigger and more powerful the standard shortboard ie the alternator becomes more of a board of choice IMO - my brother has bought a 6'6 alternator which I rode recently, its still a high performance design, its definitly not a hybrid, plenty of rocker nothing too fancy, a good reliable solid board. You have the dom which when ridden short covers all stuff to just overhead, and the alternator would easily cope with everything above. I think the hellfire will overlap with your dom. You could go for a one board quiver of course which the hellfire would be a good choice for,...

[surferireland]

If you want it for bigger surf id go the 6'2 in FST - tougher material

[kdropin]

or the borez...:)

[surferireland]

I thought the borez would be suited to smaller conditions? I could be way off on that one though

[Chris]

yeah surfer that is a fair assessment. because its a bit shorter and wider than say a Taj or a Flexfire, it feels great in tight steep pockets and beach breaks while you are still below the "commitment" sized wave. By this I mean think playful sizes, not where you are reaching for added length to get into the wave. I like it primarily in waist to a couple feet overhead. Much bigger and typically you are going to want more length than the Michel carries.

[surferireland]

Chris what do take out in big surf?

[Chris]

I haven't really spent much time on anything other than a 602 Alternator round tail and the 606 or 608 flexfire pintail. That being said, I get onto my 602 in a majority of my step up days. ride futures with JC1s. The 606 and 608 were great for windy days back east when it was 8+ at 10s and I was in a 5/4 with boots and gloves. Haven't been in anything over double overhead yet here in CA and a lot times at that size, you are at a place that is packed and I spend my energy on the tweeners where the hassle is less...