Just mucking around with fins again ...brought 2 sets of shapers...one set with five fins ,other with 4 ,a bargain at $100 a set ...the five set .carbon flare ...had bigger side fins than my original Naish fins .8 instead of 7. 'S .the rear fin wais small compared to the 6.5 Naish rear fin .but put them in and headed out ,I thought I was going to be spinning out with such a small rear fin ...but the opposite ....so I now feel the stiffness of the board is very much decided on what side fins are put on .I did paddle in and push the rear fin up ,and got my looseness back again ...jus cruising ,the fins felt the same ,but when you started turning and throwing the board around ,after market fin really do make a huge difference ,more speed ,and just a nice feel with the slightly flex of the carbon over glass fins .

With the bigger sides I did manage to make it around a few sections ,over the smaller original side fins .and did liven up on the bigger waves .

The second set to try tomorrow will be the super light honey comb quads .core - lite.

any experience and ideas on combos are welcome .with your past experiences .I'm a bit of a newbie at the after market
fins ,but so far are liking the full set change ...before I would only change 2 .the very small rear really improves the nose snapping back around .