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    5'8" Potato-nator fins help.

    Hello all,
    I just got the 5'8" potato-nator and was wanting to know a good quad fin setup. I usually dont ride quads but want to start on this board, i weigh 145lbs and am 5'6". The board has future fin setup i am surfing in North Carolina so most of the time the waves here all small and mushy. We do good days every so often.

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    soilsurfer252, for your weight, i heard the F4 and Rasta quad sets are good.

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    I have the 5'8" and have a heap of fun with the Controllers.
    44yrs / 86kg / 6'2" Mini Driver / 5'8" Potatonator / 6'4" Futura (sold) / 5'8" Sweet Potato (sold) / 6'1" El Fuego (sold) / 6'2" Dominator (sold)

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    I have heaps of fun with the Elevons as well
    165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
    Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
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    Thanks for the help might see if i can try and demo some of those fins. Have any of you tried out that surfboardwarehouse.com? I guess for 10 bucks a month you can demo as many fins as you want, kinda like netflix for surfers. Do the Rastas and controllers have pretty good stabilty? I know some fins on quads can get pretty lose on bigger waves. Thanks again

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    you also cant go wrong with the SF4s...
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    I've got the elevons in mine , after trying sf4 and others I like the elevons the best they seem to have made the board come alive ,its a 5'8 also but I'm 6'2 and 190lbs

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    If you can beg borrow or steal to get a set of Elevons..do it. They are THE best fins IMO for that board...dont ask me why thought...cause I have no clue.

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    I seccond tht motion, although I like the Solus
    165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
    Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
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    What set would work for a truster setup in the p-nator?
    At:
    83kg
    3 to 5 foot waves
    All conditions
    Progressing to intermidiate ability

    Cuttle you were/are surfing your p-nator as a truster right?

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