Lost Hydra Surfboard Review - Great Super Groveler
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2022
- WOW, this is a fantastic super groveler. Best in smaller waves maybe chest high and below. Also better in softer conditions which is perfect for Bolsa.
I would place this board in terms of grovelability between the Sweet Potato and the Seaside for those of you familiar with firewires. The reason being, a 5'2 Sweet Potato is 32L, a 5'2 Seaside is 26.5L, and the 5'2 Hydra is 27.2L. Somewhat in between.
I surfed it as a 2 + 1/2 (I say half because my buddies trailer fin is tiny). I also surfed it as a quad, and then again as a 2 +1 using the NVS stabilizer. Let me know which you thought looked best on me.
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Such good small wave surfing! Low-key my fav surf yt channel!
Hi Thomye! Awesome review! 🎉
You almost have those airs wired ,just have to work on the landing ,I enjoy your reviews very informative and easy to relate to ,hopefully I day some of the board companies will send a few boards your way to review.
Great video!!!!!
Ooh I was just curious about this one 🎉
Keep reviewing different boards!!!! You have the very similar impression i do of boards. I love the seaside and disliked the dominator which is just too slow. I am heavy front footed too
Would be interesting to compare it to the Bobby quad due to the similar tail shape…would be curious
Hi Thomye ,that looks like a great board , it is really made for lack lustre waves, I have a Firewire potatonator probably 10 years old .I might have to dig it out!
Oh shoot, I used to have a potatonator back in the days. I think it was a 5'4. Loved that board to. Super fast and drivey. I was just telling someone in the water yesterday that my 5'4 Mashup feels very similar. I wish I had footage of my potatonator.
Man, that board seems to fit you good 🤙
would love to see you testing the new Puddle Jumper Pro! i think you will like it since you want to come back to performance boards but something that will still work in the waves you usually riding ! Yeww
I am trying to borrow boards since my surf budget is completely negative. I lined up an EVO and a Bean Bag so hoping to do that soon.
I would love to review the pjp and the happy everyday. Similar daily drivers. Hoping soon.
Tomo's tail creation in this and now the Bobby Quad too!
Even the Lost Hydra tail concept.
Hi Thomye, board looks good! Based on the number of boards you have tried over the last little bit (tricky question since it is dependant on wave type) is there a certain board you are wanting to ride session after session right now?
right now it is the mashup. it is good for me from roughly 1.5ft to about 6ft. if it were smaller, I'd want my twice baked or a Hydra. Any bigger, I'd probably go with my hypto. but for sure the Mashup is in my car at all times no matter what now.
Another great review. I am curious, what boards would you put in the Groveler and Performance Groveler category?
this is my subjective option of course but the performance category for me would be boards like the Sub Driver, Sharpeye Disco, Pyzel Phantom, etc. So boards that to the normal person might be considered a performance board. Taking a high performance board and then making it a tad wider and ticker. As for grovelers, something between that and the seaside.
@@ThomyeSurfs Makes sense. I am thinking about my next board as I am going back home soon. Your videos are super helpful, thanks.
Chur, looks epic...
yeah, that 4th day was ridiculous. Not sure why I got out. I should have gone and no leashed it. :(
Hi! Wonderful reviews! which one did you prefer between sunday 6.0 and hydra? and in general, in small and soft waves? Thanks!!
tough question. I guess it depends on how small a wave. from a peformance standpoint, I like the hydra better. from a fun factor with a bunch of surf options, the 6' Sunday. it's just such a cool board. but they both have a place in the quiver, for me, my seaside and potato sort of fills the short sub 5'3" board. so no hydra for me. The 6' sunday is the only board of its kind in my quiver.
Appreciate the detailed review! How does the Hydra compare to your FW mashup in groveling? I'm in the market for a versatile groveler for those small fatter gutless days.
grovels better of course since it's its whole design and purpose.
if you compared the 5'2 Hydra to the 5'6 Mashup, they are roughly the same liters but the hydra has 3 distinct advantages for groveling. 1) the hydra is putting most if its volume under your chest for better paddle power whereas the mashup has to push it out evenly through the nose and tail. The nose serves no purpose for groveling. in fact in most performance boards, the nose sits out of the water for surfing, paddling, etc. 2) the hydra is much wider which means it will plane easier at lower speeds. the negative to that is at higher speeds, it's harder to displace. 3) since the board plans better at lower speeds, in weak softer waves, the board surfs better. making it a better groveler.
having said that, someone like a pro can push around the smallest of boards so for them, they would rather have the performance. in fact, most pros grovelers are usually a version of their pro board but 1/4" wider and 1/16" thicker. nothing drastic since they are training really year round and can't and shouldn't be using different boards with different design characteristics. Hope that makes sense. I think the Hydra is a great groveler but since I can push around my mashup in roughly the same waves, I like the nimbleness and performance of the mashup over the benefits of the hydra groveling. :) With that said, for me, if the waves got smaller than 1.5', I'd want the Hydra.
@@ThomyeSurfs Thanks for the detailed response and laying out the pros and cons between the two. I also liked how you break down grovelers into sub categories which helps out a lot with board selection.
How do you feel about traction pads on Grovelers? Coming from surfing mostly mids, I’m always hesitant to throw one on a shortboard even though I know it will likely help tremendously. Just not into the aesthetic. Do you think they’re a must have? Seems like it could be a game changer surfing small waves.
I think it depends on your level of surfing. If you are really comfortable on a mid, then a shortboard should be easy for foot placement. My boards have staged traction. They have the kick which tells me if my foot is all the way back, the arch bar only covers the back half of the traction pad so that I know if I'm on it but not touching the kick, i'm basically over the back fin or between. If i'm on the flat part of the pad, I know my feet are over the front fins.
for me, it is a must but for others, likely not. You are right though, I don't like the idea of putting a pad on my Too Fish but for other grovelers, it doesn't bother me. Watch my AIPA dark twin video, you will see me step right off the back. Also on my HELM Weekender, it's a softtop, since it has no pad, I step right off the back quite often. I'm certain if I surfed without a pad for a while, I would get better at it, but my brain hates thinking when surfing, LOL.
I got the same board I ride it as a tri fin on mushy small waves it goes
I enjoy your surf vids and feedback. What was the swell forecast those days?
1 to 2 poor to fair on day 1. 2 to 3 fair on day 2 and 3. 3 to 4 fair on day 4. Bolsa gets crap reports but once in a while it gets gets good. But it depends on who's standards you use. Shape could be epic but if it's 2 to 3, it won't register more than fair.
@@ThomyeSurfs I noticed a 16s swell period today on MSW for Bolsa. Surfline shows 3-4’ poor to fair which is shocking rating IMO considering long period swell! We hardly get clean/small long period up here on the WA coast!
@@warriorforestmonk how cold is the water up there. My kid goes to school in OR and I drove the coast. There was a spot I saw that looked good but sketchy.
@@ThomyeSurfs I surfed over the weekend - 49° water temp - the 4/3 cuts it for 2hrs max before the chills start. Good spots in OR, many coveted/localized. Sharks are real there, not so much in WA. 🤙🏼
@@warriorforestmonk Shark? I didn't realize they were that far north. :( No wonder no one was out. It looked really good and surfable.
Hey Thomye, quick question. Would you recommend the hydra or the too fish for the lower end intermediate daily driver on the east coast? Thanks in advance.
hydra or seaside, not the toofish. if you are lower end intermediate, I'm guessing you want to hone your turning skills a bit. go with an easier board.
@ThomyeSurfs looking good on those small waves. Have you ever tried the lib tech construction? I'm in doubt of getting a hydra 5'5 or a SP2 5'4. I'm surfing gutless flat wind swells. How do you compare those 2 boards? And which one do you prefer? Did you ever get the SP2 and if not why not?
Good questions. I have never owned a libtech or surfed one so my perception of them could be wrong. A while back I did go to a shop to pick one up but when I held it, it was just too heavy. I didn't like the idea of a groveler being so heavy. I know they are more durable but durability wasn't my highest priority. Grovel was.
In terms of comparing the two, the SP has a tiny bit for grovel power for 4 reasons: 1) it is almost 1" wider. In slow waves, the board will get to plane quicker. 2) a tad hard to tell but the tail is fuller. 3) SP2 has a tiny bit more liters is a shorter package. more foam under the chest. 4) it's lighter which could equal even more buoyancy.
Having said that, for all the same reasons, the Hydra will have the tiniest bit more performance. both are marginal differences so take it with a grain of salt. If your waves are truly small and soft, go for the grovel.
In the two sizes I tested, both 5'2, the grovel to performance gap was too great to compares. They weren't even in the same category of boards at that point. I chose not to get the SP2 cuz the smallest size offered was too big for me. if they made a 5'1 or 5'0 at around 29/30 liters, I probably would have moved on it. But since I have my TwiceBaked, I couldn't justify it.
@@ThomyeSurfs Thnx for the quick response! They say lib tech sits between pu and eps in terms of float. I like the helium tech though over anything else. I have the Sunday 5'6 that board is crazy. You can flick it around like a shortboard but it still has enough volume and the shape to cruise if you want. Having said that i hope they come with a baked potato 2 in the helium 2 tech. That was my favourite board. Looking for a more performance groveler though so I'm leaning towards the Hydra. Puddle Jumper could be a good pick too.
@@ThomyeSurfs by the way it looked like you had way more fun on the Hydra then on the SP2!
@@leighrosendahl2734 definitely the hydra 5'2 over the 5'2 SP2. The SP2 was just too big for me. I agree about the BP, if they rereleased that i would pick one up again but only in Helium. No volcanic. I'll do ibolic though although not sure the flex on the will be noticeable on such a wide, short, and thick board. Helium on that board was best. I missed out, when they had it, I at the rapidfire so I passed up the helium version. biggest regret ever for me. LOL
The best I've seen you going backside!!!
Now you having me thinking....
Should I get the hydra or the Seaside for groveling waves???
I think the seaside is a tad less litera and has a knify tail. But it is a dedicated quad. The hydra does have more fin options. Can't lose with either but consider length to volume. If I were to choose, I would either get a 5'1 hydra or a 5'2 seaside.
@@ThomyeSurfs Thanks! Just picked up a 5'5 Mashup that was on sale - we'll see how it goes out here in Florida with it.
@@ThomyeSurfs I also felt up a Hydra and the 5'2 felt a bit bulky, the 5'1 felt better around the arm.
@@dynodin81 I think if I were to buy one, I would be looking at the 5'1 in an epoxy technology too. that way i get a bit more float but is a smaller package.
@@ThomyeSurfs I was thinking the same as well; I'll be moving on from PU boards since they don't last as long and boards are getting pricier.
I'm also front footed and pearl way too much when riding low entry rocker (flat) boards. Love my pod mod: it's one of the few grovelers that have medium nose rocker.
I have one of those too. I bought mine too big though, actually, I bought on sale so I got what they had. But love that board too. I wonder if people would want to see a review of an old board like that.
@@ThomyeSurfs it's a relatively old model, but I see the Torq version is still in a lot of surf shops. A surprising amount of people ride them at my local break (it's usually pretty mushy).
Review of a pod mod would be great, had one for years, my go to, I think its on the large side and been thinking about a smaller one but keep looking at other options.
Pod Mod looks good but I’ve heard better feedback on the Bobby Quad as far as CI’s grovelers go.
The pd is a great all rounder not so much a groveler, but throw in 2+1's then can go really well in small waves
good to see you doing board reviews again I enjoy them alot. Hey Thomy just bought the mid 6 7'0 you said you want to get better on midlength your welcome to do a review on it. I don't have insragram so don't know how to contact you besides this I am interested on your next camp trip as well. keep shredding🤙
what up Jae. my email for this account is tyeguin@gmail.com. email me there and i'll send you my number. :) I heard through the grapevine that they might be making a smaller version of the mid6, a 6'8 and 6'10. that would be rad too. Anyways, email me and let me know when you are camping next. I am going hopefully and April again and then again in Oct 2023 for my annual.
@@ThomyeSurfs maybe I should of waited
@@jaekim7395 we'll see, might not happen.
@@ThomyeSurfs I e mailed you I don't know if you got it. I thought I saw 6'10" in youtube somewhere.
Looks like it goes good. And you rip well 😊 Hydra must be good for 1-3ft?
perfect for 1 to 3
Hey, this may be a little off topic but I wanted to know if you know any good foamies that arent priced too high. I am an absolute beginner and I have never touched a surf board in my life, but I am really determined and want to learn!!
the best priced is the Wavestorm if you can get it at Costco. it's $99 usually around spring. They go fast though. you can also buy them 2nd hand. Cosco/Sam Club, can't remember which, also carries the Jerry Lopez Foamy but it's not as good. It will do in a pinch and won't slow any learning but later down the road, I feel like they will flex and fall apart.
try and start there. I'll try and post a video soon for people that have never been in the water and are learning. Been meaning to do that.
Hello. Thanks for the vids!
I surf onshore small waves 1-3ft with 6sec periods often... I use a 5'10 33L dominator 2 wich feel goods but i m thinking to change for something shorter and more dedicated for that kind of waves only.
Do you think hydra would be good in those onshore short period? Which size would you recommand, same volume that my dominator2?
Shorter board i surf feeling good is rnf96 5'8 32L but doesn t go well in those conditions to me...
I found 3 hydra in Pu : 5'5 31,75L , 5'6 32,5L , 5'7 34,5L
Or a bobby quad spinetek 5'8 34L but maybe too similar than my rnf...
Thank you!
I really liked the hydra, as an FYI though, it felt similar to my Seaside. Having said that, the thing that helps in those conditions aside for heeps of volume, is width. The wider the board is the less speed you need to plane and get out of the water. Your dom2 is 20.25" wide, RNF96 is also 20.25". Taking volume out of the equation, those two will plane roughly the same, rocker being the other factor. A flatter board does better to plane as well.
Moving onto what will work better, something wider, and something a little flatter. I would recommend trying to go with more liters and wider just to make those types of days way more fun. On those days, quantity matters and quality is already out the door. Hope that makes sense.
Here are some choices:
Hydra 5'7 PU - more liters and more width
Seaside 5 '6 - 1" wider and also helium
Sweet Potato 5'4 - way wider are more float. this would be an uber groverler. Also it is so much shorter which helps make the board feel skatier and fun in those drab conditions.
I sorry I don't have much exposure to other board. I did just ride the Bobby Quad which I loved and am working on releasing the review soon. But, you may be right, very similar in many ways to the RNF96 espeically the width and volume.
I did ride a very fantastic board recently that I will mention. it was a 5'2" Soft top from HELM called the weekender. It is a mini simmons quad and likely not for everybody. Harder to surf but ridiculous for catching waves and making a crap day super fun. I put out a short video where I caught 44 waves in 3 hrs. I would have caught 100 I think but I was talking to a guy I had met about a surf trip to the Mentawai's. Distracted me and I let my friend take a lot of my waves that I had inside position on. This is just a thought, I normally hate foamies and soft tops but this one blew my mind.
@@ThomyeSurfs Nice answer! Helps me a lot! Nice to talk someone "truly groveling " 😀 Thank you for your time!
Please make a review on the Lost Rad ripper
Sort of looks like the CI happy everyday
You need to post a Paypal link in your descriptions so we can support you!
How would you directly compare to the seaside or the pyzel white tiger? I saw your white tiger video showing the rocker nexto the seaside. Which out of the 3 would be a better small wave 1-4ft all rounder?
I think from a liters to length ratio, the Seaside and Hydra are better grovelers with the White Tiger being only slightly behind in grovel ability. However, that also means that the White Tiger can perform better in better conditions. All three are short grovelers so as the waves to bigger and punchier, all three would struggle above shoulder high waves, with the White Tiger being able handle slightly punchier waves. The swallow cut outs on the tails of the Seaside and Hydra make them better for groveling, more straight line projection. At least for me, someone that surfs very front footed or neutral. Rarely heavy back foot.
Awesome mate, thanks for the reply, gives me some good info! So the white tiger maybe has slightly more upper end range, and the other 2 covers more lower? How does the turning capabilities vary between the tail shapes, specifically the white tiger as the other two are quite similar? Considering one of them for daily 1- 3/4ft, constantly variable conditions where i am.
@@joshlittle2031 in a nutshell yes. WT higher top end, the other two better bottom end. In regards to turning, they are similar in that they all turn easily but here are the slight differences. the BQ with the widest tail turns the easiest when waves are smaller, better put, when you don't have too much speed. As it goes faster, wider tails get stiffer on turns. The seaside likely turns best at the mid size waves like waist to shoulder and WT best on the top end. They all work well throughout the different waves but each has their strengths.
I'm not saying that the BQ doesn't work in waist to chest, in fact, in waist to chest, they all work their best, i'm just pointing out where each board is better than the other. Hope that makes sense.
simply put, all three boards work best if you are only comparing the board to itself in waves waist to chest high. but of the three, BQ works better than the other 2 in sub 1.5, Seaside for 1.5 to 3, and WT 3 to 4. Let me konw if that was confusing.
Thanks mate, i presume BQ your referring to the hydra?
So out of the 3,im curious which you'd pick?
@@joshlittle2031 sorry. I was actually referring to the Bobby quad. But same principle applies to the hydra. Nice wide tail
Thanks for testing, can you compare it to the twice baked?
i would they Hydra to be more similar to the Seaside. The twice baked has more volume per inch and is wider at the relative length so the TB is a tab better groveler. So then the Hydra is slightly better at performance. it all depends on what size you surf them at but I tend to ride my boards in and around the same liters for the design of the board.
Anyways, comparing the two, at say 30L, the hydra will be longer and narrower. The TB will be shorter, wider making it thicker therefore a tad better with smaller waves. Hope that helps a little.
@@ThomyeSurfs helps a lot, thanks 🙏
I might pick one up. How does it compare to seaside? Looks similar in performance. I’m like you and don’t like when friends ask to ride my boards. 😂
LOL, yup. as for the board, they are similar in fact. not sure which is better, too minute of a difference although my buddy rides his as a 2+1. i think it is better as a quad. As a quad, very similar. fun and super user friendly.
@@ThomyeSurfs great review. I’m picking one up tomorrow. Hard to find a seaside so will grab the Lost Hydra
How much do you weigh/ how’d you like the float? I’m 155 and thinking about buying a 34 liter tomorrow. Not sure if it’s too much foam for me though
I weight 145 now, but closer to 140 when I shot this. I surfed the 5'2 which was closer to 27.25L. I consider myself high intermediate for paddling strength, very advanced for paddling endurance. Also very high advanced for positioning.
if you are intermediate, 34 might be ok. if you are above, it may be too big. It is rather wide so you should have a better idea when you put it under your arm.
@@ThomyeSurfs awesome thanks so much
Whats the difference between this and the Rnf retro. virtually the same IMO besides the fin setup. same litres
to me they look vastly different. The RNF Retro has a classic "Fish" outline with a retro swallow tail. The wide point is more forward and the fin setup is not only a dedicated quad but the quad is pushed back in the twin position. The Hydra outline is more modern. It too has its wide point forward but not as much, it has more of it's rails parallel. Also, the fin is modern quad with a stabilizer/thruster option. The tail has bevels on the outside which actually helps with setting a pivot point. I find this type of tail, same as on the El Tomo Fish, very helpful for my heelside turns. Lastly the bottom. I don't know the bottom of the RNF Retro but the Hydra has what I think looks like the old Stewart Hydra hull. It may or may not be the reason it is named Hydra. I have not found anything supporting that but it makes sense.
The hyda will surf more like a traditional groveler. The RNF Retro is a fish. probably hard to surf backside but very drivey and fast.
Sorry for the late reply.
Hey thomye, i just the hydra 5’9 since the local surf shop didnt have the puddle jumper as a groveler. At 5’7 175 i hope it has enough float. Easy paddle and wave cathing ability for 1-3 foot east coast summer mush? Thanks
should be ok, east cost has small waves but they have push compared to the same size waves on the pacific. The volume to weight ratio you are running with the hydra is .2142857. my ratio when i tested the 5'2 hydra was .189655. I'm basically taking the volume of the board divided by our weight. That board should be fine since it is also very wide. That width will help get you into smaller waves sooner, it takes less to plane the board.
@@ThomyeSurfs thanks. Cant wait to try it out. You look effortless catching those waves when surfing the hydra! Thanks again. I appreciate it.
Hi bro, I was wondering how the 5’9” that you went with is working. I’m the same height and weight as you and surf east coast. Can’t decide between 5’9” or 5’11” hydra. Coming off of a 6’6” libtech extension ramp, 43L.
@@Frank-tz8it hey bro. Whats up. It took me quite a while to the positioning on point for the smaller 5’9 hydra as im
Not an experienced young lad. Lol. Still prefer the longerboard and mid lengths but my son who is 5’8 and 170 likes riding the hydra all the time. Hope that helps. I just need more volume as my personal preference. Gets trick also with our steel and fast NJ beach breaks.
A bit late, but what do you prefer for tiny waves? hydra, sweet potato 2 or Bobby Quad?
the SP2 for gutless sub 1.5 ft. BQ for sub 1.5 with a bit more push. Hydra was nice but I feel like it was similar to the BQ in terms of grovel but the BQ performed a tad better. all subjective of course.
@@ThomyeSurfs thank you. I had the 1st sweet potato and it was great. Guess its time for another one. For pushy waves I have a 5'8 twin so I guess the SP will be more usefull
@@JTJorge the new one in my opinion surfs better than the original. I like the Baked Potatoe best but the SP2 has a better pivot point than the original SP making it just a tad easier on bottom turns and other drawn out turns. The SP tail was so wide and round it was harder for me at least to keep the rail set if I had too much speed. Both boards don't do well in better punchier surf but I feel like the SP2 is a tad more performance than the SP. :)
@@ThomyeSurfs exactly, in punchier waves, backside, I had to grab the rail to keep it engaged. But that board was amazing even in bigger waves if they were soft
some of your best looking surfing on this board. We are the same age but I am on the east coast - looking at a 6'4 Hydra 47 liters vs a 6' sweet potato 49 liters - I am 205 pounds and 6' tall - what do you think?
i've always felt that "shorter" boards work better in smaller waves. I know that the East coast waves are generally smaller and lack energy so I'd say the SP2. Get the extra liters and keep the board shorter. It will be easier to turn on the smaller waves. Keep it loose with a set of pivot quads. I'd highly recommend the NVS Aipa Sequencers. I just recently tried that on my baked potato and it took what I thought was loose already to another level. Which btw, I personally don't like, but with a bigger board in small waves, makes the most sense.
The good thing about those fins are that they have plenty of down the line speed but when turning, the smaller rear fins coupled with the gap between the two fins, make them super loose and sensitive.
Having said all that, I loved loved loved the hydra. But I surfed it in a 5'2, at the same size as the SP that I surfed. The hydra was more maneuverable, but I figure it is because I surfed short. I'm certain the 6' hydra would surf better than the 6' SP, but then grovel way worse. At 6'4, you will lose some of that performance, therefore why not just get the board that will grovel better and likely surf about the same.
Anyways, at your height, the 6' SP should be fine if you are a decent paddler. My buddy who is coming off surgery is 5'8 and 215lbs. He just got the 5'10 SP. He needs 44L roughly but because of his height, has a hard time finding the right Liters to height ratio. Looking at nothing else, I'd say the two you are looking at will surf about the same but getting the board that gets you on more waves per session, especially at our age, will be the better call. Then, get another better performing board for better/bigger days.
@@ThomyeSurfs wow awesome response - thanks so much for the time and insight!
Looks similar to the El Tomo
Agreed. Like a shorter chubbier big brother.
What section in bolsa chica is yhe one you recommend surfing in?
Whatever is least crowded. I bounce around a lot.
They all take different swells differently so drive around and check multiple spots. This morning I checked the cams which is the south end, middle and north end. I won't say where I ended up, people get mad, haha. As if it were a secret spot or something.
This reminded of an old rob machado fishcuit video.
oh dang, I remember that board.
Try a von sold manta. Best gravel boar of all time bruuhhhh
someone else told me that as well. If I can get my hands on one, definitely.
Where were you surfing?
Bosla Chica State Beach
Which did you like better, Seaside vs Hydra?
about the same. although one I surfed as a PU and the firewire is Epoxy (Helium tech). The hydra has more fin options since you can run it as a quad or a 2+1. The cluster is too tight for a thruster even though you probably could run it as such. Both can be run as twin but likely not recommended.
I would rank them the same. I prefer the Seaside but mostly cuz of the construction. They surf about the same but the seaside after a year of surfing barely has any pressures.
Thanks for the reply.
That leash broke on a 1' wave now thats scary 😂 man id be glad to have broken my leash here and not out on a big day
:) yeah, i think it was super old. rusty pins. it broke at the pin. haha
@@ThomyeSurfs sucks bro! 😆 im super ocd about rinsing my leash after every sesh especially the metal parts
It is a really odd looking shape. Not sure it would be easy to resell.
possibly true but works well. when i look at used boards, I find that best boards are often the ones that never go on sale. tells me that the user likes it and won't part with it. But surfing is so subjective, it is hard to say.
whats your height/weight?
Oh shoot. I normally put that in every video but forgot this time. I am 5'8" 145 lbs at the moment.