Firewire Helium Too Fish Surfboard 5ft 7 Futures - White

Rob Machado's Firewire new offering, the Too Fish twinny looks like a whole load of fun. Remember the Go Fish? The Too Fish is a great step forward in performance and pure surfing enjoyment.

The Go Fish has been resurrected and improved upon, gone is the "board eat board" concave set up and it now has a super smooth progressive concave through the base. Starting from the nose the board is flat and then runs into a gentle concave which accelerates just where the Machado logo is on the base, it then gets pretty deep and crazy through to the fins. The new shape is about speed and performance with control, and its feels amazing as you run your hand down the board. The vee through the tips of the swallow tail is still there, the whole concept here is about moving water smoothly under the board creating a better ride. The fin positioning is pushed out to compliment the concave set up allowing the board to flow from rail to rail more easily. You’ve got to surf this board as far back as possible to get the most out of it in terms of getting it on a rail and turning. Its super fast and holds really well in steeper surf, and loves the pocket.

No doubt Machado will be seen ripping on this board, going vertical etc but for the mere mortal surfer it's a fast, smooth surfing board that will beat those problem sections and on the rail will fly through turns. The plan shape makes wave catching pretty straight forward, all that surface area up front and under your chest will generate paddle speed right from the off.

If you want to surf it like a shortboard stick to your normal volume, if like most you’ll want a ‘do everything’ feel then bump the volume up by 2-4 litres, its takes extra volume in its stride. The same goes for a lower level surfer, size it up a bit to increase the sweet spot and it becomes more and more user friendly.

Machado has also designed bespoke fins to work with this board with Slater's Endorfin brand. The fins are built using bamboo and then laminated with resin made from recycled plastic all encasing an ultra light foam core. Ingeniously the fin is called the "Too Fish Keel" and is Machado's fastest, lightest and most performance driven twin fin to date. He describes the fins as "loose, lively and drivey for all round flow" sounds ideal for the Too Fish!

Firewire's Helium tech is all about making an already amazing set of construction options even better. Its lighter, seems strong, no signs of any pressure marks at all, and very fast. High Density Aerospace Composite Deck Skins and a new Paulownia/Balsa mix on the rails gives a faster flex response. Having surfed the tech in a couple of different models it does feel light but the speed through a stiffer feel and responsiveness is exceptional, Helium is here to stay.

We're happy to consider trading in your old board against a new Firewire, so If you have any questions about this we'd be delighted to answer them and advise on any potential board choices or enquiries you might have, just drop us an email to info@boardshop.co.uk or call us on 0044 (0) 1243 674250. And don't forget we offer interest free finance on all new premium surfboards.

Firewire surfboards are more durable than other surfboard manufacturing processes, and for 90% of surfers they will improve your surfing. Firewire is pushing the limits of applying new technology and innovation to surfboard design and always has an eye on the environmental impact of what they do, they truly are different to the other board companies out there. Firewire have come a long way since the early boards and the range of shapes and tech just gets better and better. A big chunk of the boards in the range are perfectly suited to the waves that 90% of us surf on a regular basis so if you haven't already given them a try. We're happy to consider trading in your old board against a new Firewire, so If you have any questions about this we'd be delighted to answer them and advise on any potential board choices or enquiries you might have, just drop us an email to info@boardshop.co.uk or call us on 0044 (0) 1243 674250.

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