First of all, these boards absorb water no matter how tight the fin screws are...but the momentum from that extra weight actually makes the board even faster. The bottom is kinda like a snowboard base, p-tex with a very light grind from tip to tail (fastest bottom in the business). Top does need a light wax, at first, but then never needs to be waxed again. The included plastic fins are garbage: they're so soft, the screws just rip through and the fins fall out and sink. Highly recommend you upgrade to their harder fiberglass fins. Due to knee surgery, I rode the 6 ft LOG exclusively for 2 years and it was the best groveler I ever owned...by far!
So true thank you for sharing all that knowledge on your experience with the CatchSurf Log. The Fins do come out easily, and they have a ton of flex in them as well. Thank you for sharing and watching the review.
I personally have not tried that board yet, However I use a softech Kyuss King Fish for pounding shorebreaks. That is a fun board too, and it can take a beating. Have a great day thanks for the comment.
Apologize for the delayed response. The 7' wavestorm has about 70L and the 7' Log has 72L so both boards are going to catch the smallest wave possible. The big difference is that the Log is going to outlast the wavestorm. The stringers in the Odysea boards make them stiffer then the wavestorm boards. Hope that helps, once again sorry for the late response.
A 6' log would be challenging to learn to surf on even with a healthy amount of Volume. My suggestion would be to go for the 7' Log if you want to progress quickly and plus you will always have a back-up board when the waves get small. If you plan on surfing only smaller waves and taking your time to learn to surf, then go for the 8' Log. Hope this helps you out. aaron
First of all, these boards absorb water no matter how tight the fin screws are...but the momentum from that extra weight actually makes the board even faster. The bottom is kinda like a snowboard base, p-tex with a very light grind from tip to tail (fastest bottom in the business). Top does need a light wax, at first, but then never needs to be waxed again. The included plastic fins are garbage: they're so soft, the screws just rip through and the fins fall out and sink. Highly recommend you upgrade to their harder fiberglass fins. Due to knee surgery, I rode the 6 ft LOG exclusively for 2 years and it was the best groveler I ever owned...by far!
So true thank you for sharing all that knowledge on your experience with the CatchSurf Log. The Fins do come out easily, and they have a ton of flex in them as well. Thank you for sharing and watching the review.
I’m an advanced surfer, I’ve had like 4 54 Specials during the years and omg they are the best boards for shorebreak barrels
I personally have not tried that board yet, However I use a softech Kyuss King Fish for pounding shorebreaks. That is a fun board too, and it can take a beating. Have a great day thanks for the comment.
Would you say the 7’0 can definitely catch the same tiny waves like a wavestorm?
Apologize for the delayed response. The 7' wavestorm has about 70L and the 7' Log has 72L so both boards are going to catch the smallest wave possible. The big difference is that the Log is going to outlast the wavestorm. The stringers in the Odysea boards make them stiffer then the wavestorm boards. Hope that helps, once again sorry for the late response.
@@KitePaddleSurf yes for sure it will have a longer lifespan, I just got the 7’0 Tyler Stanaland since it was was 30% off at Catch Surf
As a beginner, can I buy a 6’0 log?
A 6' log would be challenging to learn to surf on even with a healthy amount of Volume. My suggestion would be to go for the 7' Log if you want to progress quickly and plus you will always have a back-up board when the waves get small. If you plan on surfing only smaller waves and taking your time to learn to surf, then go for the 8' Log. Hope this helps you out.
aaron