petenice
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Inthe past i have ordered boards fron scott raymond henry in encinitas. I have lost touch with him after buying off the rack boards for the last few years. I can't seem to find a good oldschool fish in the local long island shops, anybody reccomend a good local shaper or cali shaper who will ship to NY ?
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adam33
Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 02/23/05
Posts: 1031
Loc: Long Beach, NY
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Long Beach Surf Shop on Park ave. carries Chris Birch fishes. The boards look really nice from what I've seen, and I see a lot of guys out here (LI) riding them.They're old school with a more modern outline.
In Cali, Manny of Mandala custom shapes makes an amazing fish. He ships to NY, and is a really nice person to deal with. You just might have to wait a bit, but it's worth it. Good Luck on your quest.
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RW
Grom
Reged: 01/11/02
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Loc: Jersey
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I've got two Chris Birch shapes. Great boards and a lot of fun. I have a 5'8" fish and a 5'10" double wing round tail twin fin. I highly recommend his shapes.
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GilgoRider
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 12/16/04
Posts: 292
Loc: central, LI
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if you live on long island give a call to bob pitagno of exotic surfboards. He lives in babylon and does good work at a a good price with fast turn around. heres his site with some of his fish:
Exotic Surfboards Link
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dubstar
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Posts: 564
Loc: Long Beach, New York
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air and speed in montauk had a decent selection a few weeks ago...unsound in LB has hobies...main beach has Kane Gardens...for pavel, mandala, hynson, etc., you'll have to order and wait...and wait...and wait 
check that BP marley fisw with he wood keels...posted here a few days ago...
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petenice
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Reged: 10/20/04
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Loc: strongisland
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thanks for all the info, I'm 5'10 185lbs .i usually ride a 6'6 0r 6'2 thruster or 9 ft long board. what size fish would you recomend .
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lazymuoio
Grom
Reged: 10/30/04
Posts: 94
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depends on how wide and thick you want it but length wise id say around 5'8 and 21 wide and 2 3/4 thick
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craigj532
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"I want to buy a fish and live in long island ny..."
I wouldn't recommend doing either, but it's your life.
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dubstar
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Loc: Long Beach, New York
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gee, craig, you're so cool
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craigj532
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gee, craig, you're so cool
No, but I do have a sense of humor, and I do appreciate the use of proper grammar. Plus, I've owned a fish and lived on Long Island, and I sincerely hope that I never have to do either again.
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pass_the_stoke
Grom
Reged: 07/06/05
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thats rite theres no waves in new york. definetly give bob pitagno a call, got a very nice fish that he shaped and its perfect for our waves
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skip
Michael Peterson status
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gee, craig, you're so cool
No, but I do have a sense of humor, and I do appreciate the use of proper grammar. Plus, I've owned a fish and lived on Long Island, and I sincerely hope that I never have to do either again.
-What kind of fish were you riding Craig? Just curious...... because I have seen some lousy surfing on some lousy fish over the last few yrs.I have also seen some excellent surfing recently on very small fish( 5ft). To say fish suck is obviously a stupid statement. Dubstar--How is your order coming? I heard Lis is shaping in SD for a while.
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GeneralDisarray
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 03/16/05
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Loc: Yo' Momma'a Double-Wide
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To say fish suck is obviously a stupid statement
toPBK (fishmonger) to the white courtesy phone. 
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craigj532
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Loc: Honolulu, HI
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gee, craig, you're so cool
No, but I do have a sense of humor, and I do appreciate the use of proper grammar. Plus, I've owned a fish and lived on Long Island, and I sincerely hope that I never have to do either again.
-What kind of fish were you riding Craig? Just curious...... because I have seen some lousy surfing on some lousy fish over the last few yrs.I have also seen some excellent surfing recently on very small fish( 5ft). To say fish suck is obviously a stupid statement. Dubstar--How is your order coming? I heard Lis is shaping in SD for a while.
I didn't say fish suck. I said that I hope to never own one again. Just like I hope to never own a longboard again. It's simply a matter of personal preference. I don't like the way fish feel underfoot, and for the waves I ride, I don't find any advantage to them that is distinctly different from riding wider, thicker thrusters.
I'm sure that I could spend lots of time and money investing in fishes to try to find the one that's "right" for me, but I'd rather invest in the boards that I prefer.
I've ridden all different kinds of boards, and fish were my least favorite of all of them. I personally think that the whole fish renaissance is more hype than substance. They work for some people, and for some people they don't. Whatever floats your boat.
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surfnli
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 02/18/05
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"I want to buy a fish and live in long island ny..."
I wouldn't recommend doing either, but it's your life.
hahahahahahaha awesome. don't know about fishes yet but i can't wait to move!
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dhsp
Grom
Reged: 07/04/05
Posts: 63
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Let Me show you what i think about fish. Check this Vid... Look at the guy on the green and yellow fish. they are so fun...
http://dhydrated-productions.com/july_9th
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Coque
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Reged: 08/18/04
Posts: 3709
Loc: Vigo, Galiza, Europe
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First, i think this guy on the video is surfing a fish to big and thick for him.
Second, i think the video isn't a good example. If i see the video before buying a fish to make the decision... i would buy another thruster, for sure.
He can't bury a rail, that i think it's the funniest thing on a fish and not just ride flat on the wave.
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vespagetti
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 09/28/04
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Loc: O - Side
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He can't bury a rail, that i think it's the funniest thing on a fish and not just ride flat on the wave.
Exactly.
Here's a better example. Be patient and watch it till the end (great read too)...
http://www.allaboutsurf.com/0501/articles/hydrodynamica/index.php
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dhsp
Grom
Reged: 07/04/05
Posts: 63
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Well sorry not all of us can surf like the malloys. we live on the east coast and are not gifted with perfect point waves and the only time we would ride a fish would be in conditions like in this video. just tryin to help out dont gotta hate.
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dk
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Reged: 09/14/03
Posts: 9546
Loc: Leucadia
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who wouldve thougth a thread about fish would be filled with trolls 
i rode mine all weekend in overhead surf. It wasn't mush it wasn't knee high and it wasn't oldschool in anyway!(besides the cheater 5 in the barrel  )
all about going vert and spinnin reverses on my fishy  . not to mention floaters! 
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ny_surfer
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 02/11/05
Posts: 316
Loc: New York
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The merrick fish is good and thick depending on your height and weight, ride it real small if you are a good surfer.
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susej
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Reged: 05/28/03
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Loc: Japan
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...we live on the east coast and are not gifted with perfect point waves ...
Are you sure you live on the east coast?
Cool little vid of crappy waves.
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Coque
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Posts: 3709
Loc: Vigo, Galiza, Europe
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dhsp, it has nothing to do with surfing like the Malloys, who, by the way, no matter what their videos (and Taylor Steel's) tell us, aren't the best surfers in the world.
For me it has to do with a little (light) guy surfing a big (too much foam) fish, riding it all over the water, not being able to bury a rail, just floating over the wave like on a compact noserider.
Don't take me wrong, if this guy enjoys that, is OK to me.
BUT the thing is that i guess most of the people who says " a fish doesn't hold on bottom turns", "a fish is just for knee high waves", "a fish can't hold a line", and all this kind of things is because they're riding the wrong fish.
By the way, i don't surf like the Malloys, i'm big, fat, out of shape, 11+ hours a day in an office... but i enjoy my time in the water even on small waves with on shore winds...
Keep wet!
Coque
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dhsp
Grom
Reged: 07/04/05
Posts: 63
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well im 5'10" and wiegh about 155 and my fish is a 5'6" how much smaller would u have recommended?
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dk
Rabbitt Bartholomew status
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Loc: Leucadia
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i would recommend keeping your fish 
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Coque
Miki Dora status
Reged: 08/18/04
Posts: 3709
Loc: Vigo, Galiza, Europe
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Maybe the fish isn't big, and, at this time, my mouth is bigger  , but the guy on the video (is that you?) didn't seemed to me like riding a fish, maybe he comes from a thruster and still has "thruster manners", maybe he isn't used to thicker rails, maybe it's the wave, but i think he's trying to generate speed like on a thruster and he's riding with the board flat to water untill he makes a move (ie: cut back).
I'm 6'0'' and 195lbs and i ride 5'10x20.5''x2.625'', but i always rode bigger boards (lot of longboarding also).
The thing is why the hell someone wants to live in Long Island??? 
My apologies if the guy riding the fish is you and you felt as i was so critic, it wasn't my intention.
By the way, i'm sure you have better waves on the east coast!
Coque.
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dubstar
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Reged: 04/07/04
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Loc: Long Beach, New York
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Daniel Thomson in NJ on KG fish 2004
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Money4CoffeeMan
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Reged: 03/31/05
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Inthe past i have ordered boards fron scott raymond henry in encinitas. I have lost touch with him after buying off the rack boards for the last few years. I can't seem to find a good oldschool fish in the local long island shops, anybody reccomend a good local shaper or cali shaper who will ship to NY ?
I think right now the best fish being sold off the rack are the Kane Gardens at Main Beach in Wainscott. Just my opinion.
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itchyfingers
Grom
Reged: 07/01/05
Posts: 43
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Peten...
Check out
www.freespiritsurfboards.com (I think that is the link, if not it is linked to my website)
Despite the fact that his name is nowhere to be found on the site, these are Scotts boards. He has someone else doing the legwork.
For his retro boards he is using the freespirit logo, a logo that a freinds mom made for him in the seventies.
You can order his boards online.
Joe
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petenice
Nep status
Reged: 10/20/04
Posts: 622
Loc: strongisland
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thanks for the link , i noticed Scott's logo's on the longboards, I still ride a longboard i got from him in 1988, a very progressive design for the time.
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ny_surfer
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 02/11/05
Posts: 316
Loc: New York
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Coque, here is a pic of why you might want to surf on long island.
[image]http://www.surfnpics.com/October_25_2004A/pages/Surfing%20138_jpg.htm[/image]
Their are more pics on my site Surnpics.com Long Island Waves
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ny_surfer
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 02/11/05
Posts: 316
Loc: New York
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Well that didn't work, lets try again.
If it doesnt work this time, I suck, just go to the site and check the october pics.
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ny_surfer
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 02/11/05
Posts: 316
Loc: New York
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Coque
Miki Dora status
Reged: 08/18/04
Posts: 3709
Loc: Vigo, Galiza, Europe
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NY_Surfer, afford some dollars and come to live to Galicia... Here you'll find plenty of good empty beach breaks, the food is really good, the wine is better, the chicks are great, live is cheap, no one will bother you because most of the people doesn't speak english. Bring your fish with you because here you won't find a good fish (board).
I was just kidding about wanting to live in Long Island because i figured any surfer would want to go to the West coast, i've never been there. In fact my mother lived some years in Baltimore but i never felt so attracted to go to the US East cost to check the waves.
I'm sure if you want to live there you must have some kind of motivation (waves, job, a girl).
Buy a fish, go to live to Long Island if that's what you want to do. If finally you don't like your decision, you can sell your fish, move back to another place or do both things.
So go ahead!
Coque.
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