Homie
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 09/02/05
Posts: 3321
Loc: Creek
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I have been wanting one of these boards for awhile to use as my small wave board and finally picked one up. I took it out for about 2 ½ - 3 hours today in waist high mush and had a blast on it. The board paddles a bit faster then I expected and caught waves with ease. I was out with a handful of people and they were hardly catching any waves so that proves the design works well in small / weak surf. It really takes off right away and cruses right through flat spots. I was using a set of FG-5 fins with the board and it held turns nicely.
I will post an update when I take it out in better surf but so far I am really feeling the design / board. I have yet to ride a …LOST board that I disliked though so those guys must be doing something right…
Initially a fish-like design concept from a teamrider in Japan (Thus the name). "Tataki" came to life when ...lost shaper Jeff Widener painstakingly hand-shaped a master off of the Original exacting design specs sent to us. This little gem features a curvy outline and rail rocker, steep angular down rails, double fluted wings into a straight swallow tail and late 80's influenced retro bottom curves. Most striking feature is the 1/8th" concave deck which creates a very low center of gravity and allows for thin center thickness that paddle well and remains forgiving and flowing in junk surf.. This is a really fun racy board that can be tweaked alot by changing fins around ...Grovels well with small templated thrusters as well as Large Twins with a small trailer fin. Can hold in and carve in big clean surf with a large set of thrusters. Can be ordered 1/8th (conservative) to 1/4" (aggressive) thinner and 2-3" shorter than your normal board.
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Surfival
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 10/25/04
Posts: 205
Loc: Jupiter, Florida
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looks like fun
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southNJsurfer
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 382
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thats one of the board i was thinking about getting... but i just ended up being cheap and getting another used board 
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philly
Grom
Reged: 10/04/05
Posts: 16
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check it holmes ,,we carry them in stock at www.surfskatesupply.com
san clemente crustcore style
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jham
Grom
Reged: 06/23/05
Posts: 61
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i saw this board at ET. the shape looks super fun. i love how the deck is a little concave and fattens out on the rails. i saw a perfect one for me at 5'6 x 18 1/4 x 1 7/8. what are the dims on yours?
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Homie
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 09/02/05
Posts: 3321
Loc: Creek
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6' x 19.25 x 2.18 - thought it might be big for me but it feels perfect...
Update:
I finally got a chance to take the board out in decent surf and again today in fun but smaller conditions with good form. The board held pretty well on the bigger sets and that’s something most fish type boards I have ridden cant do. It really cuts right through flat spots and beating sections even right off a takeoff is no problem. One thing I have noticed when riding this board is my rides are longer and a lot of times end in the sand down the beach. I want to almost say the boards design allows it to work well doing a lot of different things. Its easy to catch waves and take off on – it really gets going in the inside reform… The board turns nice but can be unforgiving and it handles backside snaps well.
Overall in my opinion this is a great small wave board that can handle a good day if you choose to ride it. I could see this being a good board to take on a trip as a backup or small wave board.
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flatfoot
Grom
Reged: 08/11/05
Posts: 91
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but what do u think of the concaved deck.??gimmick...or not??
bc i could imagine concave deck doing good backside but...but...but frontside?
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000
Tom Curren status
Reged: 02/20/03
Posts: 14789
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i dont dig flat or concave decks cus u lose stringer - snap strength, and volume
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Homie
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 09/02/05
Posts: 3321
Loc: Creek
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Well I already broke the stringer on the top of the board right above the logo. I came off a fun left and had a lot of speed so I couldn’t resist the little ramp coming towards me. I popped a backside 180 but when I came down my foot went through the stringer and I did a superman. It isn’t super bad and this is my beater board but I am sure it will snap now. I threw some glass over it so water stays out and I am going to fix it better when I get a chance.
The concave deck is different that’s for sure. It holds backside snaps well but if you’re doing a full roundhouse front side and put to much weight forward or to much rail the board can and will be unforgiving. It likes to slide front side if you like that type of stuff. I keep experimenting trying to lose the fins when I hit the whitewater at the end of waves and I really want to get those front side slide / grabs down that I see guys doing once in awhile.
The board is really just a different design – there are so many things going on with it I have no idea what makes it work but the board is super fun. Its one of those boards you can take out and catch waves all day while everyone around you is struggling. Its not as responsive as my standard squash tri thruster though but it doesn’t cruse through flat sections that well either.
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JJR
Duke status
Reged: 03/06/03
Posts: 21510
Loc: Cyclist hell
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i dont dig flat or concave decks cus u lose stringer - snap strength, and volume
Flatter decks and/or concave decks reduce thickness at the stringer but not at the rails. This helps maintain that all important "flex" that makes a board feel "lively".
Example: We made an entire quiver for Rob Machado years ago with "Whammy bars" in them. Remember those? They were the fiberglass rods placed along the rails back in the mid 90's. Rob returned all the boards and said they rode "dead". Flex is your friend. 
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Homie
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 09/02/05
Posts: 3321
Loc: Creek
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I almost feel like the concave deck and the aggressive rail design is what makes this board slice through flat spots. It does have a lot of flex and that’s a good thing to me as well…
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