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Lost Round Nose Fish Redux Surfboard Review

The Lost Round Nose Fish has had a loyal fan base since its inception some 20+ years ago and in its latest “Redux” incarnation is wowing a whole new crowd.

Lost RNF History 

The original RNF is the world’s best selling Fish model. At a time when everyone was riding ridiculously rockered , tooth picks, Chris Ward and Cory Lopez  were immortalized alongside the RNF in the classic Lost video 5’5 x 19 1/4″, and the rest as they say is history;  the wider template fish/hybrid revolution had begun.

Far from being a “groveller”, The RNF Redux is equipped with the tools to perform in decent waves as well as the smaller summer junk. The rocker, bottom contours and nose shape are faithful to the original Classic and the Redux inherits some of the glide and manoeuvrability of its cousin the RNF-Qunit.  A significant wing transitions into a fairly narrow swallow tail which allows the tail and fins to release in punchy waves, and give a nice positive “bite” when executing snappy turns in beach-break waves.

The RNF Redux comes with 5 fin boxes, opening it up to a huge variety of fin setups and combinations. The front fin boxes have returned to the classic twin-fin placement which is a hint as to how Matt feels the board performs best, namely with large front fins and a myriad of combinations thereafter. It can be surfed as a Twin/Quad with large twin fins up front and small quad rears, or with the Mark Richards style 2+1 or the Futures T1 with the large front twins and a small stabilizer at the back. Obviously a regular quad setup or thruster will work and then there is the unhinged freedom of a straight-up twin fin to experience THE purist form of fun you can have on a surfboard.

Lost Round Nosed Fish Redux Sizing 

So who is the Lost Round Nose Fish Redux for and what type of waves does it suit?

Its appeal spans a broad range of abilities; the experienced shortboarder loves its speed and performance in thigh to head high waves while the less aggressive rider appreciates its eagerness to turn and make you look good in the “less-than-cover-shot” conditions most of us experience day-to-day.

If you’re a decent surfer you know what volume you’re looking for probably, by way of example 2 of the boys here have this board and have surfed it on and off over the last 2 months, the first guy is 5’ 8 and 70kgs a solid intermediate surfer he’s riding a 5’ 8 in standard dims at 31.5 litres which is around his normal volume. The other guy who is a lower level intermediate is 75kgs and normally surfs boards around 35 litres, he’s on a 5’ 10 at 35 litres. Both are happy with the volumes and how the boards surf.

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