How do the pros or even others get their 'oversize' boards to Hawaii? I always end up having to rent a sup on Oahu when I'd rather take my 10ft Coreban. Any easier/cheaper way?

dcenzed said..
How do the pros or even others get their 'oversize' boards to Hawaii? I always end up having to rent a sup on Oahu when I'd rather take my 10ft Coreban. Any easier/cheaper way?

Nothing a substantial quantity of cocaine, a paddle and a GPS can't fix...

Just ask politely at the check in counter if they can simply put it on the roof racks?

Craigslist is worth a look, especially on Oahu. Plenty of good boards for $600-800, with some even cheaper. If you aren't as picky, some boards are really cheap, like in the $300 range, mostly entry level boards and old first gen surf sups like the old SUBVector and first gen PSH 93 Rippers. I met a guy who bought a board for $250, surfed it for 6 weeks and just gave it away when he went back to the mainland. Said he came out ahead compared to rental or baggage fees.

Just make sure you pack it as if you're going to war the baggage chuckers love sups