G'day All,
does anyone have opinions on the bigger Choptop in particular the 5'10" or do you know of any reviews you could point me towards?
Thanks for your time,
cheers,
Robbie 
Not as good upwind as a skimboard due to the rocker in it.
Not as good upwind as a skimboard due to the rocker in it.
Hey Guys,
I have been paddling the Choptop 5'10 for a few weeks now in the thruster set up.
I am not an epic surfer but i do surf waist to chest waves on it and its fantastic. I live in cape town right in front of a longboard break and now i completely ditched the LB and strictly use the choptop. Yeah its got some width to it but even for my short T-rex arms i can still get some good paddling power.
for kiting ive used it in some pretty marginal winds with a lithium 14lw and like hilly says, its good fun in lightwinds and easy to flip around for strapless tricks. super easy and stable.
Cheers
Schmidy
... thanks guys sounding good so far!
Another question, have you used the board in high-ish winds or how does it handle the rougher water?
I have a Sector 60 and its light wind abilities is second to none but to my surprise it has a good top end too and bugger me it goes okay in waves 
So, does the 5'10" have the same traites but with obviously better wave skills. Is the 5'10" too close to the Sector 60?? I know its hard to answer if you don't know the Sector, maybe you can logic your way to an opinion??
Thanks,
Robbie
I have the 2011 LW as I said goes good in light wind but I pull out the surfboard in decent wind. At 22+ inches it is never going to work in 18 knots + gets a bit bouncy
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105kg have the wide 5 10.
Great fun board surfed surprisingly well for its width. Got it to use on light days was very impressed.
Too loose as a quad the thruster set up worked best for me.
Use it strapless instead of a skimboard. Handful if the wind picks up. Not as good upwind as a skimboard due to the rocker in it.
how dose it go upwind compered with surfboards(medium-large)
Hey Robbie,
I've got a 2011 and love it.
I use it upto 15 knots before swapping over. For me it's pretty good in fattish waves to chest high.
It doesn't have the snap but carves out a jibe really nicely. I find leaving my back foot out of the strap and toe/heel is the way to get the best out of her.
I use it alot in choppy waters. it can become a hand full but with 115kg pushing it around I don't see that begin to much of a problem.
Up wind!! there are alot better boards around but I'm not complaining.
She a keeper for me.
G'day High,
thanks for that. Like most people looking for a board, you want something that can do it all and I know its not really possible but trying to minimize the problem area's is what I am really trying to find out here.
Since I'm heavy I can push boards around pretty easy, like I do with my Sector but the Sector is too much when the waves get bigger so hence the hunt for a Sector-ish board that has the ability to turn like a surfboard,,, but I don't want it to snap around too fast and be squirriley, or worse, you can't carve it. Again, hard to ask a lot of a board but if the Choptop can do it then it may be up my alley.
I already have a surfboard but it needs 18 + to be fun (bought it without knowing what I wanted) and looking for real world every day type of stuff with sh!tty onshore waves.
Would be really nice if I could try one. Anyway, cheers for info!
Robbie.
5'10 choptop 2012, is it available in Australia, how much it go's for active option
