Choice of fin???

by **Bwgan** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:24 pm

I have bought a 2nd hand Tombstone board 9'3". With a beach beat fin. My old lady is harping on about buying me something for my bday for surfing. I was looking on ebay the other day and saw a fin 9" longboard fin "squirell" honeycombe. Is that any good? What would be a good fin?

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by **bluesnowcone** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:00 am

it depends on what you want to do, high performance or nose riding?

by **Bwgan** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:12 am

Eventually thats the plan, but at the moment I'm still learning as its totally different from my mini mal

by **bluesnowcone** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:16 pm

i dont know alot about fins, but i think a "squirell" fin is good for stability and noes riding which would be good, but i would get a 2nd opinion as im not to sure.
if it is for noes riding, and you want to get into high perfonmance later on keep it because its always good to have a big stable fin hanging around for those small days. hope it all goes well.

by **prish1** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:27 pm

I personally like the 9.5 turbo tunnel. Alot of people talk bad about it but it seems to work well for me. You will probably have to try a couple of fins before finding the right one. Keep trying ebay you can usually find a good deal on there. Take it easy and good luck.

by **bluesnowcone** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:51 am

well im going to buy a 7.5 turbo tunnel so iv still got good turning, but i find you have to paddel more forward because it keeps the back down

by **prish1** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:41 pm

I never really noticed that. I put it on my 9'2" today in some mushy surf and caught some pretty decent waves. It handled real well on my board so I am looking forward to it in some clean surf. Well good luck to you and hope the fin works well.

by **Bwgan** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:56 pm

How are you guys getting on with your turbotunnels? I was talking to a guy in a surf shop in croyde on the weekend and he said they are sh1t???

by **prish1** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:26 am

Opionions are like A$$holes everyone has one. The guy in the shop probably heard from someone who heard it from someone else. I have had good experiences with the TT as far as stability,going left,right,ect. Just give it a shot what do have to lose.

by **bluesnowcone** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:53 pm

i agree, and if your still weary about it, borrow one, and give it a try, if you dont like it then fine,

dont knock it till youv tried it

by **WooD** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:11 am

I've never tried a turbo tunnel, and also have heard great multitudes of people trash them. Probably people thats never even tried one. I did meet one old school longboarder that uses them, and said they are great. His only complaint was they didn't make an 11" version.

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