I have been riding a Nugget now for the last 5 years and truly love it . I am 110 kg and it floats me perfectly but its time to move on to something newer . Thinking of the north Cross ? Any suggestions guys ?

May need to go custom shape Black Sheep board co in Queensland . Few of my bigger riders are on my Smook Shredder MK4 5'3"x18.5" 2 1/8" 23.8 Lt Which has planning hull low profile / thin rails and reduced tail area to be able to sink rails or tail in on sharp turns on waves and for stronger wind This size would be ok over 20k but if lighter probably require like 5'4/5'5 x19" x2 1/4

Frauso,

I have a 5.3 Nugget and a 2021 5'5 Duotone Pro Fish and weigh in at a 100 pies. Some seem to say that the new Fish is a replacement for the Nugget.... its not.

When it's over 16knots, I take both boards down with me. I usually jump on the Fish first and if underpowered or if the wind drops I grab the Nugget.

I've only used the fish with my 8 & 10 Pivots so far. I also have a S25 14m Boxer but I haven't used the Fish with that kite yet due to the fact that when I chuck the Boxer up the conditions are marginal and best suited to the Nugget.

The differences I have found over the last couple of months are:-
- The Nugget has a way better low end (3-4 knots), stays on the plane easier during transitions and on sloppy full waves. When the waves get chest high it can accelerate too quickly down the face and becomes a handful. The Nugget is loose, fast and better in marginal conditions.

- The Fish is way lighter, has more rocker, feels a little draggy but is more locked in. The bottom shape definitely makes it ride softer in the chop. On a nice sucky wave above waist high is where the Fish starts to come alive. That draggy feeling it has going up wind, keeps you from out-accelerating the wave and allows to play on the face with ease, executing nice turns with plenty of grip and stability. I really enjoy the ease at which it sits in the pocket toe-side while I drag my fingers along the face of the wave. The Fish can also handle more wind than the Nugget.

They both track up wind well, but the Nugget will do it in less wind. If you have any questions on the Fish.. hit me up.

My suggestion would be keep Nugget and get another board to cover the conditions the Nugget doesn't excel in.

Bazz

With more time on the fish I am getting better foot placement and board composure to get a little better bottom end out of it. I would say the bottom end difference between the Fish and Nugget is now about 2-3 knots.
I got to ride the Fish with 14m Boxer today for the first time. Wasn't on it long until I dropped down to a 10m Pivot. I noticed that the Boxer goes up wind better using the Nugget than the Fish, not hugely better though.

Another thing to add is the 5.5 Fish not only feels smaller but it also feels shorter to ride and pops over the white water so smoothly compared to the 5.3 Nugget.

Frauso,

What did you end up getting?