Tail Shapes - the back end

weirdo · Post by **weirdo** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:14 pm

Thanks for that Beeline..... sweet

C.P.Odom · Post by **C.P.Odom** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:32 pm

Quite a number of times in the last few months younger surfers have come up to me and commented on what a nice "Fish" I was riding.

All of my boards are Flashpoint Aussie Tri Round-Pintails.

What happened to the definition of a fish surfboard?

Beeline2.0 · Post by **Beeline2.0** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:35 pm

C.P.Odom · Post by **C.P.Odom** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:58 am

If I could find a wave that big I would not be considering it.

Curtis

john - · Post by **john -** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:28 am

whats the benefit of a fish tail over a swallow?

or just point me to where it has already been covered

Headwax. · Post by **Headwax.** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:43 am

Hi Dorje

it's like the difference between fish and poisson....
or sole and flounder (yep, the eyes are on top on the

swallow tail could be narrower,
fishtail could be fatter,
narrower suggests better grip,
fatter suggests better planing,
narrower suggests rounder planshape,
fatter suggests more parrallel rails
at the risk of being runover by a lissian, you might think one would sit
in the barrel better....

but as a proviso, see below

Peppered Sole
Aseraggodes sp

The Peppered Sole can be recognised by its very flat body (typical of the Family Soleidae) and elevated eyes on the right side of the body. It lacks pectoral fins and has papillae in front of the mouth. It is usually sandy coloured, speckled with light and dark spots.

It grows to about 10cm in length.

This species is found on sandy and silty bottoms down to depths of about 15m, in coastal bays of New South Wales.

Like all flatfishes, the Peppered Sole passes through a planktonic stage, during which, the eyes are positioned on either side of the head. As the fish develops, one eye moves across the head, so both eyes end up on the same side.

In some flatfishes, such as the Peppered Sole, the eyes end up on the right side of the head. Another family of flatfishes, the Bothidae, contains the Left-eyed Flounders, in which the fishes all have their eyes on the left side of the head.

john - · Post by **john -** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:24 am

cheers wax...i was feeling all neglected

my dream board just grew wings...and the coins are still rattling the tin...the new wettie had to take precedence but, cos no matter how good the board, its hard to paddle when frozen