Mentawai quiver.

[steve shearer]

What has been the experience?

Wished you had etc etc. Could not do without .

[jimmy]

When are you going Steve?

[steve shearer]

Sep.

[buddy]

I reckon your ghost should be the first picked then a semi-gun you can trust.

[bomboraa]

Would have liked a single conc round pin quad shortboard but they weren't around then. PS check if the boat/resort has a serious GT spin outfit and some stickbaits and poppers you can borrow.

[steve shearer]

6'1" Ghost
6'9" roundpin.

And either a 5'10 fish or a 6'3" roundtail quad.

[Hatchnam]

I took three Jim banks boards when I went. All rounded pins. A 6’5, 6’9, and 7’0.

Surf was 4-8 foot the whole time. Surfed the 6’5 for most of it.

The rail length of the 6’9 felt too neither here nor there.

And surfed the 7’0 at 8 foot thunders and 5-6 ft scarecrows. The 7’0 went well at big thunders, was overkill for scarecrows

If I had the time over I’d have probably made do with just a 6’5 or 6’4, and pack a 6’0 in case it got below head high, and maybe a 7’0 just i felt I needed the rail length on a big day.

Didn’t get to surf rifles but we passed it by. It looked like to type of wave that would reward a longer rail line.

[steve shearer]

Thanks Iggs, that's very useful information

[Hatchnam]

Make sure you surf hideaways if not already. That wave is bonkers.

https://magicseaweed.com/Hideaways-Ment ... uide/2824/

[saltman]

I took a 6 -2 quad which I ride most time
A 6-6 6 channel swallow I rode a few times
And a 6- 5 round pin Simon DSC thruster
I wish I had my bonzer then

I think a 7-0 is overkill unless you get a once a season swell

Personally would go with the 2 boards you are steve
plus a slightly volumed up 6-4ish maybe quad rounded pin
For when the 6-9 is overkill

[Rustt]

So your going to procrastinate over this for 8 months.

[Slobadan Madicubich]

Result
A quiver heavily influenced by Hynde, Herring & Greenough

[saltman]

Right now cranked is chewing his fingers off wondering
When does he swoop in recommend and tufflite McCoy and send Steven into a frenzy

[Nick Carroll]

fwiw

channels go v good

stay around your favourite length, the boards should kinda back each other up in case of snappage etc

Like me, I'd probably take three boards all between 5'11" and 6'1", all kinda different but all in that range, and a 6'5"

Mentawai waves like rocker, you're pretty much always riding on a curve, so fat flat little things and almost-guns get annoying after just a coupla waves.

Don't overthink, it's not a difficult surf zone, you could just take one board and ride it the whole time if ya wanted.

[tootr]

FWIW Phil Myers is putting out a whole bunch of stock boards thru Sideways surf.

[Yuke Hunt]

Hey Steve, are you going with Dorris ?

[Rustt]

Is Doris the name of his blow up doll?

[steve shearer]

No I'm not Yuke. It's the brother of my brother in law.