I've searched for the wolves ... ... on the 6"2' snub fish between North Wall Ballina and Iluka over the past few days. Its initiation was Sat a.m. in offshore 2-3 footers working mechanically left and right across the long sandbank at North Wall. Of course it paddled into just about anything but it also felt tight and fast top to bottom. Its next sesh was in 4-5 cross shore rising swell breaking wide out the back at Iluka. This is where its paddle power gave me much needed energy reserves to make the most of the ungroomed shifting peaks and intense paddling. My wave count was well up. The deck got a little bit skimmy and slidey on the bottom turn in this stuff (as you'd expect) and I need to learn to commit my weight harder on the rail into key turns. But on the flipside it linked crumbling foamy sections with ease making for long rides with uninterrupted speed flow and efficient paddling back out. I'm hoping it gets me up and running in smaller 1-2 footers. Hopefully at 6"2' it's still compact enough for summer junk swells? I feel really positive about this board and the possibilities it will open up for my surfing. It will complement my Darcy 6"4' (which I'll ride on the more vertical days at TOS etc) really well. Cheers! Sean
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