Rob Machado's midlength fish shape, inspired by Skip Frye.
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Rob Machado on the Seaside & Beyond, "I’ve really been wanting to play around with some longer fishy kind of boards for a while now... Ever since I spent some time with Skip Frye and he showed me some of his fishes in the 7 foot range It’s been on my mind. I first stretched out the Go Fish and made a 7'0". It worked great and really got my mind spinning. Then I made a 7’0" Seaside and it became one of my favorite boards in my quiver. I rode it in everything - super small days, bigger days and everything in between. It’s become a board that I will take with me everywhere I go.
It glides. It turns on a dime and most importantly, it puts a smile on my face."
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 5 reviews.
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"I just got a few sessions in on the 7’4” Seaside and Beyond. I am impressed with the down the line speed. I am using the Machado Seaside quad keels. You often see video of people tail riding these long fish and while you have to be back in turns what impresses me the most so far is how it goes when you slide your stance up in trim. I had sessions on fast beach break and fast point break and have been beating ridiculous sections. It’s fast."
"Love this board loose and glides like a dream cartches waves easily from small to overhead"
"I'm 6'0 and 155 lbs. Intermediate/experienced surfer turned weekend warrior. I chose the 6'8 in Volcanic. Board is very light and appears to be build well with stronger than average materials. The Go Pad Fish fits perfect. I rode it with the Machado Seaside Quad fins and it surfed really fast, yet very loose when standing on the tail. Glides good, turns great, and it paddles like a dream."
"This board is hands down the best board I have ever owned! I'e had this LFT construction model for a while now and it has been awesome. Im hoping to upgrade to the new technology (helium Volcanic or Thunderbolt) as soon as I can get my hands on it. Thanks Rob Machado and Firewire for this amazing gift - Yiew! üòé"
"This is the one board you must have. Once you surf it you will find it very difficult to put down. Surfs like a short board but catches waves ease. Ive surfed it in tiny surf up to double overhead and it works like magic. I'm 59 years old and its a great equlizer when paddling around with youngsters. You get into waves early and it performs on the face allowing for shortboard type turns. Even with a lot of volume the rails are designed such that you can bury them woth ease and cranck turns. I just ordered my second board because I wore out the first one. Ive had three rotator cuff surgeries in my 45 years of surfing and this board has eased the stress on my old arms and allows me to go where I want on a wave. If you surf it you wont want to take any other boards out…It will be that magic board you have looked for your whole life"
