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I recon for your average bloke a good start is a fish. There are lots of types for small waves and you can generally find one that would suit you.
Then go for a standard shortboard. Now these days there is many different types so you can really find something that suits.
Then maybe a step up depending on the waves you are surfing.
I think most people could get away with 2-3 boards. At the moment Im have three.
Two 6,3s and a 6,8. I really need some mid ground although the 6,8 feels great in any size wave and that really was a suprise 
Depends on what waves you ride. You can get by in Perth with one. Two is better, a groveler and a shortboard. If you start to surf anything above about 5-6' and hollow you'll need to start looking at a board designed for those waves. If you want to surf giants you'll need a rhino-chaser. You could get specialty boards too - e.g. there are times I'd love a razor sharp foiled pin tail a few inches shorter than me for days with almost no banks and hollow and 3' or under - take off and pull in.
Realistically I ride one board 99% of the time.
I've got five plus a few other alternatives. One other being built that will replace the 99%er if it works how I hope.
Part of the fun is changing and refining occasionally.
depends on the size of your shed!
i stopped selling my old boards around 10 years ago
approx 8 ranging in size from 5'8 single fin to 7'10 tri gun
breakages take care of a few along the way
the only place you can ever have too many surfboards is at the check-in desk or bali customs
IDEAL QUIVER.
hp shortie
another HP shortie
Fish
Bigger Wider Fish..
Midlength - Single fin
Step up Gun
9Ft LB
10ft Noserider Log.
and i'd throw in a few odd ones two.. twin, bonzer, simmons or something and a couple of old beat up ones and a few old ones you havent got rid of...
and a set of flipper and a hand plane would be good
A paipo would be fun.
maybe even a 666 for flatwater paddling, **** did i just type that
or an OC....
but as legion said alot of times youll just end up riding one of them most of the time but hey, if money is no option id have a garage full of toys.
Yeah i don't think theres a limit on how many boards you should or shouldn't have in your quiver. I guess the limit for most of us comes from the bank account.
I have 4 boards at the moment and to be honest i have only used 1 for the last 6 months...( couple for sale if anyones interested? PM me not sure if I'm allowed to put them for sale on this page??)
Ive Been surfing mostly up around yanchep and theres some great set up's around those parts. Was up kalbarri for the past week and sat a dreamed of some swell hitting jakes point as I've never surfed it before and it was real small. No waves but great place to chill out and get away from it all.
I have 8. I use one of the over 90% of the time.
I don't get rid of boards and sometimes I like riding some of the funkier shaped boards, even if my normal go-to board is better suited.
i love having boards and options. i dont care how many i "need" (probably one). i work enough to buy some boards for myself.
currently have 4
i have my "go-to" shortboard 6'2 round pin
swallow tail 6'0 quad (great on smaller days/fatter waves)
6'0 square tail (selling this now/havent surfed it in ages)
6'1 katana that i just got shaped which after a few surfs will be my new goto board for sure
and thinking bout buying another quad katana
I say three:
Groveller
Standard go to shortie
Shortie for waves with a bit more juice - you might not use it often but you'd hate not having it when it's on.
Ahh true true, yeah was curious about everyones thoughts on this especially how Perth waves are. Currently have my shortie, a retro fish and a minimal that seems to cover me pretty well. Considering getting rid of the minimal though. Hoping with the fish, I can get a decent trade for sonething like the 7s cog. Liking the look of it and price. Would be my go to board for smaller cobditions before I have to bust out the shortie! Hows everyone finding this winter season? Was hit surprises with the other day with clean offshore, small waves and a very summer - esque feel with the arvo sunset surf.
2 boards should be plenty for around town but when travelling i recon take 2 of your favourites or close to it ,thats the one that something will happen to
^^^
Agreed - I have not had a session this winter (locally) that had my heart pumping due to a hard paddle out or to scrabble over the sneaker sets... and I have not surfed much over head high...
Very ordinary. Having said that, I have not found myself being that cold this Winter either.
Yep, been a shocker of a winter but was to be expected.
I've jut been using my 5'10" mostly these last 6 months. Would be using my 5'8" if I hadn't broken it. More volume, but smaller length and some nice oldschool channels which gave it some funky characteristics in the water. Rails were maybe a bit too thick.
If I was running out of space I could sell all but two of my board but they're all racked up in my kitchen, don't get in the way and add a nice bit of charm. They're not going anywhere.
My 9th board is in Bali still...my mate spray painted it and is using it a sign out front of his warung. Son of a bitch...was a good board too. Bought it off a desperate yank who overcharged his credit card.
I actually don't like the idea of change and so normally only the one board that i use.
I really like my Super Fish 6'6" quad but find the paddle a bit slow for my weight but loads of fun on smaller days. A few times pumping along wondering what your even riding(wave wise)
Really looking forward to my Burton 6'8" Fat boy for the extra paddle for those breaks that are a bit more of a paddle. But its still Missing in action
I thought I'd use my 666 for a long board and surf paddling on little days but haven't yet. Will do the day i can drive the car right down to the beach, they weigh a tone Maybe this summer
With two other surfers with my kids i still have a full board rack even though i just sold three boards
Theres a bloke on the QS riding really short boards more like a snow board or wake board - Stuart Kennedy?? saw an article the other day, cant remember where
is doing ok on them too, wonder if they would work on closeout days??
Dave at Katana has a design (got one myself coming soon) short widish quad with skinny rails (as opposed to wide board fat rails to compensate for lack of length so many lines there eh!!)
so many lines there eh!!)
Stu Kennedy is riding Tomo's boards.
Yeah, I guess KS popularised what I'm talking about with the Deep Six. Definitely a niche board in Perth but there are days I wish I had one.
I usually keep a 6'2 and sometimes a slightly gunnier 6'4 incase it's less small (although it's never large in Perth). If it's smaller such as summer time I usually keep the 6'2 and put a fat board or a mini mal in the car.
Usually if I've got a spot in mind and I've got the forecast two boards have me covered regardless. As far as a quiver goes though, I have too many.
Good find Zuke....I wonder when that footage of Al was shot - he has been making shorter flatter boards that retain their volume for years ( I own one). I am no mastro when it comes to design but for the last 4 or 5 yrs I have been trying to go shorter whilst retaining the volume. From what I have seen this has been going on for a long time. Maybe not to the same degree re bigger wave boards - but from what I have seen that is not exactly new. Slaters board might be in terms of the size of the waves he tackles - but Curren was riding short fishes on 10 ft + days a long time ago. Now I know that these boards are not fishes but the concept of a shorter board whilst retaining the volume is still the same in my opinion. I recall reading a Nat Young article many moons ago where he had his boards with the noses chopped of square arguing that the last 12 inches of his boards did hardly anything so why not chop it off and increase the volume elsewhere. The DUDE probably has that article in his collection.
Kneeboards have been doing this since time began And the big wave tow in guys have been doing this for years - replacing size with weight as they have petrol power to get them into a board....look at snowboards - you can go nuts on those things and their height does not change too much. In surfing the quest has always been about the volume - no matter what body shape / size you are you need to be able to catch the wave to enjoy your surf. If you can not paddle it you will have a ****e time and catch nothing. If you can its game on. If you have a petrol powered jetski assist then its even more game on. Length has been coming down for a long time. Not just in the last year or so.
Yeah Zuke. For the days when I like to sit in a rip, or if the banks are super straight. There are times when I blow waves with my normal fat-tailed favourite. It's not designed for steep high lines, just gotta be aware of that. More for top to bottom pocket surfing, which it's great for.
I have2 6'1s that are practically identical as my all rounders, a 6'3, 6'5 and 6'8. also have a few old single fins under the decking for **ty little days.
