need some help guys, 3x equally boards have come up and I can’t decide!!
so I’ve had my 8’2 Smik spitfire for 2.5yrs now. It’s been the most trusty quiver killer I’ve ever owned. Can handle
bigger stuff, still rides smaller peaky stuff.
it wasn’t until recently where I swapped out the fins for the hipster twin fins that my spitfire brought on a crazy and dynamic new lease of life. It had my hooked on how tight and playful it could now be!


A good deal popped up on the hipster pin at 7’8 x 28 98l. But also then saw the twin pro which the shop had at 8’3 x 29 x 105l. Initially I thought the twin pin would be the go and provides difference to the spitty, but I wondered how it would go with the waves I surf which are mostly head+ and grunty like Aus. (West coast NZ). Water is often choppy, beach break and hard work.
so then I thought maybe the twin pro, as it might still be more playful and faster in smaller stuff than the spitfire, but also more agile?

Then I got offered an even better deal on the new 8’1 x28 x 98l ghost up, which I hadn’t really looked at.
After hearing creek say it was fast and loose as a twin, it grew on me. The volume and length would be a good mix and squash tail might be better and faster in smaller waves than my spitfire?
only drawback for me is the tr3 vs biax carbon of the smik which is just crazy light and strong.



What do you guys all reckon?
pics below of me surfing would like +/- the typical waves I’d surf at my local. Sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger.








Need some help- 3 equally good boards. All slightly different.

I was slightly leaning that way, but wasn’t sure if the 8’3 might be on the bigger side for that board? It’s a shame they don’t have the 8’0 available.


I did look at the ghost up 8’1 today, quite a different looking board. More refined and thinner rails in the middle, but definitely thinner rails and tighter tail in the spitfire.
I never thought the spitfire had thick middle rails, but compared to the 8’1 ghost it did. But then vice versa with the tail and thickness there.

I would focus on what you want the board to do compared to your current. If its just a case that you want to try something different or hoping it will be better I would just get the one that captures your enthusiasm and imagination and fits best in a quiver scheme. To me that would obviously be one of the smaller boards. Whether they will be easy or fun is another story. Its hard to say much from the pics but you might enjoy a shorter faster turning, more reactive board in quick sectiony beachbreak waves. My vote would be for the 98 smik if it has more width in nose that should make it more forgiving. You could also ask smik how it would perform compared to your current which seems to be the info you are missing.

Twin fin boards are set up for twins e.g. toe, cant and distance from rail and tail-it's a real horses for courses thing-just have to listen to the shapers. Ghost fin cluster is moved forward where twinnies sit closer to the tail. Basically if you want a twinny I'd go with a board that's been designed as a twinny and if you love the spitfire than the pro version of the hipster might be up your alley. Fwiw I'm loving my 8'3" Hipster pin but probs not as advanced as you.
With regards your experience of turning the spitfire into a twin and it firing, I did the same with my 7'Harley Ingelby mid 6 (5 fin cluster) and Harley was adamant about boards being set up for twins and so is Kale Brock whose released a twin and a thruster of a similar midlength design template. Worth listening to those blokes talk about it on youtube if ur interested.
Fkn great problem to have, keep us in the loop and probs can't go wrong good luck