Here's another great vid from Blane.. This time about fins.

DJ

As a starting point (as most of don't have a swag of fins) what we are finding works well is a DOLPHIN style centre like the FCS Fluid Foils - 5-6" fin for 9-9'6 board or 7"+ fin for a 10'+board.



Or FUTURE PINS Performance is another really nice fin-




Blane's Thruster Side bites of choice are the Sunny sides-



If you are not riding in super juicy waves then throw in a pair of FCS FG-5's or FG-7's.
These fins have an inside foil (concave) and definitely make the board feel shorter.
Downside is that they can get a bit sketchy when hitting mach speed!

As Blane says it really boils down to your personal style & choice, but the above fins are good starting point.

Any one else found some good reliable set-ups?

Hope this helps!

Andrew.A

yo dudes

im using the simon anderson large quad in my quad board at the moment

and swapping the sides on my thruster between
FG 5
FG 7
G 4 (they dont make anymore)
an old set of G 2 (that they dont make anymore and are bigger than the sunny fins)
simon anderson large
K 2.1 slater fins my most used fins which i always use in my shortboards and in my kiteboards

with a standard dolphin fluid foil 6' centre fin

i am constantly adjusting the centre fin to suit the swell size and swell power or for down the line points or short beach breaks 10 mm makes a big difference in loosening or tightening a board up

i sometimes carry a screw driver in my pocket to adjust the fin out in the water while on the go

each to their own

dogman