Hey there, what do you make of the foam volume within the swallow? Seems there's more thickness there, compared to other more foiled-out swallow sections (like a Christenson, e.g.)
Whilst both (of course) will perform well and be a great board in a huge range of conditions, the Febs Fish still remains that more traditional styled board , in terms of shape, foil, volume distribution etc. both can draw out nice turning lines and generate speed , but the Wills Fish is that little bit more lively off the back foot giving it slightly more of a performance feel.
This board is kinda odd. Checked one out at my local shop. It has a huge step deck (deck is completely flat till it reaches the rails) so felt very chunky. Foil on the rails are one of the weird things to me: low apex but still very chunky. Didn't like the look or feel of that at all. Tail is also very chunky, so you won't be sinking that in for performance. So it has the rocker and outline of shortboard groveler, but thickness, width and foil (mostly) of a traditional fish. I feel this board needs a good wave to really get going, not for your average beachbreak slop...
Good question , both are wicked and soo fun to surf! the Too Fish is Cruisy and fun in small and weak waves. Recommended in 1-5' surf, skewing towards poor/flat to average conditions. The Febs Fish can handle a wide range of wave types: from solid barrels in Mexico, punchy beach breaks and big powerful point breaks such as Jeffrey's Bay and Morocco. we'd say 1 - 6/7 (depending where you surf). The Too Fish has a single concave running from the swallow tail through the chest, with the wide point just above center. The shape is floaty in the chest but thinned out aggressively in the tail to enable hold in more powerful waves whereas the Febs Fish has a more contemporary design (modern bottom contours, rocker, etc.) and finely foiled rails so it could be ridden at the highest performance levels possible.
Still looks like a Steve Lis Fish kneeboard, invented a long time ago, as I shaped many of them! Nothing is new under the sun. This is a great design, invented by us KNEE RIDERS, so you Foot Boarders, enjoy it!! : )
Great review Ian.. I'm still smiling 😅 after the the Lost Short round review.. many moons ago.❤
When you going to review the Lost Pisces?
Hey there, what do you make of the foam volume within the swallow? Seems there's more thickness there, compared to other more foiled-out swallow sections (like a Christenson, e.g.)
How does it compares to the Will's fish from Love Machine?
Whilst both (of course) will perform well and be a great board in a huge range of conditions, the Febs Fish still remains that more traditional styled board , in terms of shape, foil, volume distribution etc. both can draw out nice turning lines and generate speed , but the Wills Fish is that little bit more lively off the back foot giving it slightly more of a performance feel.
This board is kinda odd. Checked one out at my local shop. It has a huge step deck (deck is completely flat till it reaches the rails) so felt very chunky. Foil on the rails are one of the weird things to me: low apex but still very chunky. Didn't like the look or feel of that at all. Tail is also very chunky, so you won't be sinking that in for performance. So it has the rocker and outline of shortboard groveler, but thickness, width and foil (mostly) of a traditional fish. I feel this board needs a good wave to really get going, not for your average beachbreak slop...
How would you compare it to the Too Fish?
Good question , both are wicked and soo fun to surf! the Too Fish is Cruisy and fun in small and weak waves. Recommended in 1-5' surf, skewing towards poor/flat to average conditions. The Febs Fish can handle a wide range of wave types: from solid barrels in Mexico, punchy beach breaks and big powerful point breaks such as Jeffrey's Bay and Morocco. we'd say 1 - 6/7 (depending where you surf). The Too Fish has a single concave running from the swallow tail through the chest, with the wide point just above center. The shape is floaty in the chest but thinned out aggressively in the tail to enable hold in more powerful waves whereas the Febs Fish has a more contemporary design (modern bottom contours, rocker, etc.) and finely foiled rails so it could be ridden at the highest performance levels possible.
Looks very fishy!
Still looks like a Steve Lis Fish kneeboard, invented a long time ago, as I shaped many of them! Nothing is new under the sun. This is a great design, invented by us KNEE RIDERS, so you Foot Boarders, enjoy it!! : )