Lib Tech Surfboard 5'6" Micks Tape by Lost 33.1L - B Grade

A collaborative Trifin project by Matt Biolos and artistic, innovative South African handshaper Donald Brink, now based in San Clemente. The motivation for the project was Stab's Electric Acid Surfboard Test, where the original Asym shape was given a 5'3" size limit and was intended for use in the diverse waves of the Maldives. The boys knew Mick's power, his skills and his sophisticated board knowledge and created a board that hits its sweet spot in terms of volume while providing maximum motor, that glides through the right arches, fits in tight pockets and can use both flat faces and power sections... them won! For our symmetrical version, they increased the base size to 5'4" and added a 5'6", 5'8", 5'10" and 6' to open the doors for everyday surfers like us who Maybe want a bit more volume and paddling power, but still want the mix of spontaneous freedom and power on the rail that the board was created for. It's designed to be ridden with fins as a thruster and is much shorter than your standard -Shortboard (even your fish). Choose a volume you're comfortable with and push yourself to reach new areas of the wave, like Mick did.

Real world experience cheat code: It absolutely rips “fish sized” in small surf.

As Donald and our team have experimented with surfing larger sizes/volumes of the Micks Tape in small to medium sized waves, it has proven to be a magical fast, loose performance groover that can be used as a thruster or in tri-fin variations in smaller waves to medium energy rips.

For big waves you should stick to the original design and paddle it as short as possible...

“When in doubt thruster out” -- Donald Brink

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