Just set up my Naish 9'6" with the above set up and thought some might be interested in different pad options. The bulk of the set up is the SUP pad set which retails for $129 with the tail pad going for $60. More expensive than the Naish and the JL by a little but it's nice.
Paddled it this morning and the traction is the best I've paddled on yet. Thinner than the Jimmy Lewis and Naish pads so impact protection probably isn't as good but the thin feeling is sweet. Somehow feels a bit more direct and crisp but then that's probably just because I had some fun waves this morning.
Could be time for a Casso deck grip review?
Cheers,
Sam.
$129 + $60 - that's less than you sold me my Naish grip for. Has the Naish grip come down or did you rip me off? 
The Creatures grip looks good. Are those side steps I can see? How many peices is the SUP pad set?
Have you got another 9'6" or did you take your old grip off?
Where'd you surf this morning?
I'd love to do a deck grip review - I'll take any opportunity to ride the Naish 9'6" again. Maybe even see how it looks in the foreground of a Sucker-Cam video!
Hey Casso,
Actually that should have read $139 instead of $129 and I also rechecked my pricelist and the Naish Pad retails for $199 so no difference at all in price. Oops.
It's on my new board as we need the other one as a full time demo given the interest in it.
The SUP pad set is 4 piece with the Retro fish set being 6 pieces. I didn't need to use all the fish bits so I cut up some of the unused bits to help make some more width to suit the board.
Went out at cold Long Reef this morning with a cold 10-12 knot Souwester blowing. Wind chill was pretty bad but once I got a couple of nice ones I stopped caring. Turned out to be a lot more fun than I thought 5 minutes in to the session.
Give me a shout when you want to head out for a spin with the sucker. I just need it for tomorrow morning as it should be that little bit nicer with the wind heading NW. Hopefully the swell hangs in there a little bit longer.
Sam.
Looks good...but don't leave your board standing up like that in case there's any archers around.. 
DJ
are you guys waxing the nose or what? my starboard has a 2/3 length pad and i need traction up front but i don't want to use wax. any easily available alternatives? there's spray-on stuff here in the states called monster grip but it's very hard to get.
HI Robdog,
The Naish does come with good deckpad and I've no problem with it at all. Just trying the grip out to see what it's like as not all boards come with grip. The Naish just happens to be the board I'm using at the moment so it was the best one to try the grip on.
I hadn't waxed the nose in that shot but have done now. Showing that much timber up front left me looking pretty stupid a couple of times so I put some on. Got a bit sick of slipping off paddling on to fuller waves as I was walking forward to try get the nose to drop earlier.
Sam.
