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Forums > Stand Up Paddle   Board Talk & Reviews

Infinity New Deal vs Kalama surf

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Created by poppy1013 7 months ago, 24 Jun 2024
poppy1013
8 posts
29 Jul 2024 7:51AM
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Thank you! The board doesn't come with fins and when I asked they just recommended FCS II so was at a bit of a loss. The only surf fins I've got go with the surf inflatable from Starboard, but I do think the center fin from that will work for now til I figure out what the heck I'm doing.

nShoreSlider
43 posts
31 Jul 2024 11:36PM
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@poppy1013 definitely give a read through the 5 page long thread on the Kalamas, as numerous folks including myself have given details about how we prefer to fin it... to save you a ton of reading, i run medium quobbas in the sides and tiny cheap 3.5" fins in the rears... i'm 5'11" and 180lbs... i tried the FCS II Harley quad set but i found them too large and stiff... the tiny cheap flexy rears allow for easy turning on smaller waves and the medium quobbas in the sides have plenty of hold on big waves for me

justaddwater
NSW, 744 posts
1 Aug 2024 9:05AM
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In one of Dave's interviews he said his preferred fin set up is performer large front, medium rears,I personally struggled with this set up as mentioned by others way to stiff for me,we are all different!

Surlygringo
95 posts
1 Aug 2024 11:34AM
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Poppy, I am pretty casual/lazy when it comes to fins, and generally a fan of throwing in what you got, but I do think you will have a better time starting out on the Kalama with a multi-fin set up of some sort. I, lazy, have not gotten around to buying a set of quobbas, but I think if I was starting from no fins I would give them a go. NShoreSlider's set up with the mediums and the small flexy quad trailers sounds good for that board. If at some point you get an fcs longboard box adaptor you will also have at a couple 3 fin set ups you can try using your current single fin or the quobbas trailer in combination with the quobbas sides or even the small trailers as side bites if your single is a really big fin.

Slab
1111 posts
1 Aug 2024 4:55PM
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You are very light compared to me.you are about 58 kg you said. So I would stay away from large fins..

Slab
1111 posts
1 Aug 2024 5:02PM
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You are very light compared to me.you are about 58 kg you said. So I would stay away from large fins. Looks like you have a few options on how to fin the board. Really depends on the size and sort of waves you are in.

poppy1013
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2 Aug 2024 12:37AM
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Thank you all! Really appreciate the advice. I picked the board up yesterday so hoping to get out on the water this weekend with longboard fin to start. I ordered the medium quobbas and 2 small either side bites so will give that a go as soon as they get here to compare! To start I'm not really planing on anything other than the small waves until I figure out what the heck I'm doing! It's going to be quite the upgrade from my inflatable surf sup for sure.



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