Just got my first fish. It's a Walden Magic Fish 6'4". I guess I am a Walden guy now since I own a Walden Magic 9'6" long board and now a Walden Magic Fish. The board looks great, thick and wide so should be very floaty and stable. I have not taken it to the water yet, waiting for the glue on the stomping pad to dry. They said you should wait 24 hours after you applied the stomping pad. Will let you know how it ride.
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Took my fish out today to Doheny. Typically Doheny is not a short board kind of place. Most people ride long boards there. However because of the south swell, we were getting 3, 4 feet waves and that is perfect for me to try out my new Magic Fish. I was surprise to see how easy it float. Paddling it like paddling a small 7'6" fun board. Duck dive is easy. I did not catch the first wave but on the second one, my take off was fast and easy. The board is wide so it is very stable. Riding the whitewater just to get used to with the board balance. Once I learned how it handles, I started catching waves. I was amazed that I was able to make turns, move around like I was on a skate board. Love the late take off. I just lean forward on the nose of the board, looking down the face of the wave, give a couple kicks with my legs and off I go, no paddling is needed. Great. The only thing that you cannot do is paddling this short board all the way out to the the long boarder line up. It's just too hard. But then again, it was fun catching the inside breaks where the long boarders just give up. Yeah, I love it, love the Walden Magic series. They make great surfboards.
