bonzers.....the quad fad is over

[channels]

One for sale on the Sydney used surfboards FB group.

[steve shearer]

I've been on my Octafish the last 2 days in OH Point surf. Holy sheeit, it felt fcuking amazing.
Generating so much speed and then just zipping the entire top of the wave off .....like a long smooth zipper opening, you could literally feel the water molecules being separated by the fin, keels and concaves.

[Beerfan]

Going by their Instagram, there might be a new model. 3 fin square tailed short board

[Thud]

Talking to a guy who is getting a Bonzer from a guy called Jye Burns

[steve shearer]

that name rings a bell

[buddy]

Newcastle shaper. I've seen a few of his bonkers. Never surfed one.

[Beerfan]

I was talking about campbell bros but jye Byrnes does them as well. Not a bonzer but his crossbreed model looks sweet as

[Thud]

Yes. Been perving out on the Crossbreed since he alerted me to his site

[batoes]

https://www.cisurfboards.com/board/bonzer-3d/

[marauding mullet]

I walked into Byrnes shop in Newcastle a few years ago with the intention of ordering a custom, but the ordering process put me off and I changed my mind.
Basically a few rudimentary questions asked by a guy in the retail shop, written on a form with a drawing of a board. You tell them style of board e.g. gun, fish etc. and the dims you want. No real discussion entered into.
Felt very disconnected.

[Thud]

Fair call

[Thud]

How's this whole CI Bonzer thing ay? Interesting

Does the Octofish work in 2 foot weak peelers? Or does it need a bit of juice?

[batoes]

How's this whole CI Bonzer thing ay? Interesting

Does the Octofish work in 2 foot weak peelers? Or does it need a bit of juice?

Mine didn't work that well fullstop.

My MLV is brilliant in the conditions you describe. The bumblebee also worked.

[channels]

My Mini Merk is just a phenomenal board. Had a longish righthander this morning had a heap of speed up and put it all into a big carve/cuttie on the end section. It just felt so right.

Definitely not an everyday board, don’t want it in junky stuff but in good conditions, it flys.

[steve shearer]

My Octafish works great in 2 foot peelers. But I do think for the design to work properly it needs to 'get up to speed".
If it's zippy little 2 footers, great.

If it's slow and weak and fat 2 footers I have more fun on other boards that work better at slower speeds.

And seconded on the Mini-Merk. I love that board.

[tootr]

If I was going to get a bonzer for less than decent waves it would be a MBLV.
But a widish roundtail quad does the job.

[channels]

Agree with that Steve.

In junky or slower surf, need the thruster to get the snappier direction changes.

[Thud]

Probably been posted a million times but worth a look again

https://vimeo.com/10639986

How's that wave. Board looks loose with stacks of lift. Nice riding.