Sweet Potato Fins

[iggy]

6'1" 76 kgs, I assume long limbs?.
If you consider yourself as a good paddler I would go for the 5'6". At this point is more rail length than flotation the issue.
Asan intermediate I believe you want to squeeze performance out of that board and at 5'8" it will be too much foam under the feet and might feel corky

[daven]

yep 5-8 too big
45 yrs 5-10 175 lbs 5-4 perfect. i coulda also got away w/ 5-2, so dont go too big.

[iggy]

i actually ride a 5'2" which I find perfect for my local conditions.
At 6'1" rail length might be the issue more than volume

[Bigblackdog]

Thanks for all the input. Will have the opportunity to have a play on a 506 later this week. Will make the decision easier.

[JaM71]

Hi black dog,

I am 74kg & 41 years young. I ride a 5'6 spud and could easily ride a 5'4. The reason why i dont is that i like the extra foam for smaller waves otherwise IMHO opinion riding a lower volume board in slop would defeat the point. From memory a 5'6 spud is 38 litres which is plenty of volume for me (a local shaper told me that his 5'6 mini simmons are usually 36 litres). I use controllers and agree with Pagey re the different fins.....havent tried the rastas though.