ok,what boards would you guys consider the best for nice sucky surf. why is it your best board and what does it do to make it a better handling boards then others?

So I read and watched the thread re: Planing hulls, those young uns on the bits of styrofoam from soft top boards..that led me to look at the other vid shorts by hydronamica about the paipo stand up surfboards (not to be confused with sup as no paddle used)..which then led me onto looking at mini simmons boards and then I found this link which is a company who make larger simmons

boards.www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=masonsurfboards&e=com

There are prob many who shape them but this was the first one I came across. So now I'm thinking my custom I'll get later this year may well be a big bad boy simmons shape just purely cos I prefer the big rounded nose and width. There's just something about the shape I really like? Anyone know much about the paipo or simmons and any experiences surfing them?

what do you prefer?

i'm just about to order a new board from Chris at Oceanline.. he reckons I should go the round tail.

he gave me one to test and it was pretty good.. just not as sharp turns as a squash tail.. although the day i took it out was only waist to shoulder high sets.. and i plan to mostly use it for slightly larger surf (3-6' range) as i have my MR swallow tail for small days

what do you guys reckon from your experience?

Except one !!!!!!

What is your one board quiver if you can only have ONE

ONLY ONE - WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE

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I think so - would be a great complement for the days when you don't quite want to battle a 9' board but dont' want to ride a shortie