Speaking of redline's I got talking with a bloke the other day down at Snapper during the week who had a redline & he told me he now uses his 9'6 redline as his everyday board, telling me he's surfed it all around Bali & it's reef breaks, taken it to Hawaii & said it's done it all, he said he could have used a little more speed at times but generally he rated it as a great all rounder.
I watched him from the hill at GM & he could certainly back up what he was saying, saw him get 3 tubes & he was throwing it around like it was a performance board, great to watch & gave me a new perspective on what you can do if you spend the time learning & committing to one board.
I saw another bloke paddling out on a Noosa 66 & he was also shreading it up, I would have never thought of taking such a board out in those conditions but these blokes had the skill to back it up.
Now seriously thinking of trading my 10' redline on a shorter version.