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| 279550 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 1 | SD_PB | Apr 22, 2023 | 2023-04-22T15:52:52-0400 | I read through the thread on MOTE Surfboards and thought it’d be nice to do one for Larmo. Very fortunate to have grown up with a direct connection to him (shoutout to my neighbor Gary) and have gotten to ride a a lot of his boards. I wanted to share my experiences on his boards below. Would love to hear all of your thoughts and experiences on Larry Mabile boards as well 5’6 Keel Fin Fish: Super fun and very fast. Feels like you’re riding a skateboard on water. Traditional SD fish rails. Projects very well down the line and goes on rail very smoothly. Only issues I’ve ever had with it is spinning out by pushing too hard and trying to stall out to barrel ride. Love the board and have ridden it in everything from stomach high to OH 5’7 Twinzer Fish: One of my favorite boards. Knifier rails than my other keel fin fish from him. I run it as my good wave board. Loves a very pitchy, round face - I only really ride it in clean conditions. The board sticks in the wave and cuts through the water like nothing else I’ve experienced. Holds so well that it feels like I’m standing on a sidewalk and is very responsive. Love this board and will never sell it. We are bonded at the soul haha 5’9 Keel Fin Fish: Much like my 5’6 fish except a little bit boxier and with more float. I generally ride this when I want to ride a fish but am too lazy to paddle something smaller. 6’10 Twinzer Fish: Really fun midlength to ride when waves start to pick up. Goes better at points than it does at the beaches. Shaped like a speed fish, with wings and a more pulled in tail. Definitely can turn but prefers to trim down the line in the pocket 7’ 1+2 Honey Badger: Another one of my favorites. Needs a little more punch to get going but once it’s going you never want to get off it. I generally ride this at the reefs when it starts to get chest high and above. Makes big drop ins feel like nothing, turns extremely well, and glides like butter. My favorite board during the winter 8’6 Quad Diamond … |
| 279563 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 2 | DJR | Apr 22, 2023 | 2023-04-22T17:40:24-0400 | @NCJohn |
| 279576 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 3 | DJR | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-22T20:59:44-0400 | @JMJackFish |
| 279578 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 4 | Sdsurfer | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-22T21:15:41-0400 | I have 7 mabile’s in my quiver for a reason! They are all amazing, never ridden one I didn’t like! |
| 279584 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 5 | Fishface | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-22T23:02:46-0400 | i had a white pony twinzer and it was insane. i sold it because i'm an idiot... it was really the best fish/simmons design i rode. and believe me, i rode them all |
| 279585 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 6 | SD_TO zone | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-22T23:41:50-0400 | Have 3 in the quiver currently and ridden a bunch. One of my all time fave shapers; have/had his keel and Twinzer fish, and a badger that were all time best boards. Would love to get one of his eagles some day |
| 279587 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 7 | SD_PB | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T00:18:18-0400 | Fishface said: i had a white pony twinzer and it was insane. i sold it because i'm an idiot... it was really the best fish/simmons design i rode. and believe me, i rode them all Click to expand... I've heard amazing things about the white pony with a twinzer setup. I've been hesitant because I mainly ride noseriders and there is a lot of overlap between the two, in my opinion. Definitely should pull the trigger and try it though You probably could order a new one if you're still really missing it. He comes up from his place in Mexico and shapes at birds fairly often. I've also heard that he is making a little shaping bay at his place down there too |
| 279588 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 8 | SD_PB | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T00:21:24-0400 | SD_TO zone said: Have 3 in the quiver currently and ridden a bunch. One of my all time fave shapers; have/had his keel and Twinzer fish, and a badger that were all time best boards. Would love to get one of his eagles some day Click to expand... I'm dying to try one of his double eagle gliders. They look very sweet. I have a friend with a Larmo tri fin double eagle (not a glider) and I think I'm going to steal it off him for a while His fish and badger are magic. His baby badgers seem pretty sweet too. Someone at one of the breaks I surf at has a 6'4 twinzer baby badger and it looks ridiculously fun |
| 279589 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 9 | SD_PB | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T00:22:04-0400 | Sdsurfer said: I have 7 mabile's in my quiver for a reason! They are all amazing, never ridden one I didn't like! Click to expand... I'm with yuh. I don't think I've stepped on a board of his that I haven't been a fan of |
| 279600 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 10 | B2Lose | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T09:26:42-0400 | Fishface said: i had a white pony twinzer and it was insane. i sold it because i'm an idiot... it was really the best fish/simmons design i rode. and believe me, i rode them all Click to expand... How did you size it compared to other fishy boards? |
| 279606 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 11 | DJR | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T11:01:15-0400 | Are the Honey Badgers primarily a better/good wave board ? They are so elegant in design |
| 279616 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 12 | SD_PB | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T12:46:44-0400 | DJR said: Are the Honey Badgers primarily a better/good wave board ? They are so elegant in design Click to expand... From my experience they need a little push to get going. They feel a little sluggish in smaller surf but work when things start to get shoulder high and above. I've enjoyed them at both reefs and beaches as well |
| 279617 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 13 | Fishface | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T12:56:49-0400 | B2Lose said: How did you size it compared to other fishy boards? Click to expand... the white pony was more like a simmons fish. when i had it i was riding 5'11-6'0 fishes... the pony was 5'4 x 22ish |
| 279619 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 14 | noparking | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T13:11:04-0400 | I had a ghostbuster which I sold a handful of years back. it is one of the few board I actually regret selling to this day. it looks like happy battle is one of the few places you can still get his boards? any other places or is he taking orders still? |
| 279620 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 15 | Fishface | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T13:27:41-0400 | noparking said: I had a ghostbuster which I sold a handful of years back. it is one of the few board I actually regret selling to this day. it looks like happy battle is one of the few places you can still get his boards? any other places or is he taking orders still? Click to expand... I think you have to go thru bird's |
| 279628 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 16 | SD_TO zone | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T15:07:42-0400 | DJR said: Are the Honey Badgers primarily a better/good wave board ? They are so elegant in design Click to expand... Yes they want some push to really do their thing, but by no means are they a good wave only board. Especially depending on fin setup. Had a 7'2 twinzer/single that would get going in smaller surf as a twinzer, but it was at its best when the swell picked up. |
| 279631 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 17 | SD_PB | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023-04-23T15:19:07-0400 | Fishface said: the white pony was more like a simmons fish. when i had it i was riding 5'11-6'0 fishes... the pony was 5'4 x 22ish Click to expand... That looks so fun! How big did it still feel comfortable in? I can see it getting a little squirly in bigger surf with such a wide tail. Do you feel like there is a lot of condition overlap with logs? |
| 279657 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 18 | B2Lose | Apr 24, 2023 | 2023-04-23T22:03:39-0400 | Fishface said: the white pony was more like a simmons fish. when i had it i was riding 5'11-6'0 fishes... the pony was 5'4 x 22ish Click to expand... Thanks. I typically ride 5'6 fish. 5'0 or something seems ungodly small for me to go. I will chat with Larmo should I go this route. Looks dreamy for summertime fun though. |
| 279666 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 19 | Fishface | Apr 24, 2023 | 2023-04-24T00:00:04-0400 | the white pony is a grovel type board...HH and under it was great.. yeah maybe talk to larry... maybe go 5'2 |
| 279721 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 20 | TurtleTime | Apr 24, 2023 | 2023-04-24T18:34:38-0400 | I have a 6.6 badger. its wonderful...it wants good waves, I never ride it because its always small here....I hope to take it on a trip.... if anyone wants to sell a twinzer 6'2"....i'd be all over it... |
| 279723 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 21 | SD_PB | Apr 24, 2023 | 2023-04-24T19:05:53-0400 | TurtleTime said: I have a 6.6 badger. its wonderful...it wants good waves, I never ride it because its always small here....I hope to take it on a trip.... if anyone wants to sell a twinzer 6'2"....i'd be all over it... Click to expand... When winter comes though, nothing feels better than pulling that shape out |
| 279743 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 22 | Lektriz | Apr 25, 2023 | 2023-04-25T06:47:59-0400 | Larry is an amazing shaper and gives first class customer service!! No know it all inbetween man who screws up your order and he is willing to tweak his designs to suit your conditions and needs. Cant go wrong with a Mabile gerat prices also!! |
| 279747 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 23 | Chilly Willy | Apr 25, 2023 | 2023-04-25T08:55:40-0400 | I've got a 5'10" twin keel fish shaped by Larmo branded as a Basic Element (a local company from the early 2000s). It's an amazing board and is the yardstick by which I measure all other fish. Not that I've ridden a ton of them, but I've been on a few others and just didn't get along with them like I do with the Larmo. It is shockingly fast -- so much so that if I haven't ridden it in a while, my first wave usually involves the board rocketing out from under me like I slipped on a banana peel. When I started shaping, my fish had quite a few repairs done over the years, so I was coming to grips with the reality that it would have a finite lifespan. My goal was to be able to spin up a clone of that board (I think at the time he had retired or stopped shaping). I made two -- one for myself and one for a buddy. I came pretty close, but the rails just aren't quite the same. Just couldn't get them quite as nice as he does. |
| 279807 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 24 | SD_PB | Apr 25, 2023 | 2023-04-25T16:58:38-0400 | Chilly Willy said: I've got a 5'10" twin keel fish shaped by Larmo branded as a Basic Element (a local company from the early 2000s). It's an amazing board and is the yardstick by which I measure all other fish. Not that I've ridden a ton of them, but I've been on a few others and just didn't get along with them like I do with the Larmo. It is shockingly fast -- so much so that if I haven't ridden it in a while, my first wave usually involves the board rocketing out from under me like I slipped on a banana peel. When I started shaping, my fish had quite a few repairs done over the years, so I was coming to grips with the reality that it would have a finite lifespan. My goal was to be able to spin up a clone of that board (I think at the time he had retired or stopped shaping). I made two -- one for myself and one for a buddy. I came pretty close, but the rails just aren't quite the same. Just couldn't get them quite as nice as he does. Click to expand... His fish are the best ones I have ridden as well, especially his twinzers. Always so fast and the rails are always dialed in |
| 279831 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 25 | Camel Rock | Apr 26, 2023 | 2023-04-25T21:27:30-0400 | I'm your huckleberry… |
| 279838 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 26 | NCJohn | Apr 26, 2023 | 2023-04-25T22:12:01-0400 | DJR said: @NCJohn Click to expand... I have a Cuda especial 5'8 or 9 white pony twinzer that along with a 10'6 mabile double eagle are the boards I ride 95% of the time here. My first was a 6'0 twinzer fish from jmjackfish and I connected with it immediately. I hope he is enjoying semi-retirement. |
| 279839 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 27 | SD_PB | Apr 26, 2023 | 2023-04-25T22:25:15-0400 | Camel Rock said: I'm your huckleberry… View attachment 57757 View attachment 57758 Click to expand... Damn dude I'm practically drooling over here. How do you like that twinzer speed egg and that twinzer diamond tail? I have 1,000 questions but figured I'd start there. Also Tombstone is the best western of all time |
| 279840 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 28 | SD_PB | Apr 26, 2023 | 2023-04-25T22:25:54-0400 | NCJohn said: I have a Cuda especial 5'8 or 9 white pony twinzer that along with a 10'6 mabile double eagle are the boards I ride 95% of the time here. My first was a 6'0 twinzer fish from jmjackfish and I connected with it immediately. I hope he is enjoying semi-retirement. Click to expand... I'm very interested in his double Eagle but haven't gotten my hands on one. Can you tell me a little more about it? |
| 279847 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 29 | SeabassMan | Apr 26, 2023 | 2023-04-26T00:40:50-0400 | SD_PB said: I'm very interested in his double Eagle but haven't gotten my hands on one. Can you tell me a little more about it? Click to expand... A tale of 2 eagles... I have a Josh Hall and my buddy has a Mabile. Both 11 feet. The Mabile is much more user friendly. Both glide like crazy but the Larmo has a more constant outline curve and tamer bottom contours. The Hall has more extreme concaves, sharper rails and has more of the parallel rails through the middle outline. This makes the Hall extremely fast when things line up just right but the Mabile works better in average conditions. I compare them like this: The Hall is more like the most recent Skip Frye Eagles and the Mabile is like the Frye's from the 90's that I have seen. If I was going to order one I would go with Larmo. You ride them mostly from the tail. Unlike a normal longboard, they don't seem to speed up when you move up to trim and then you are just further from the tail which is where you need be to turn the sucker! |
| 279857 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 30 | SD_PB | Apr 26, 2023 | 2023-04-26T08:50:59-0400 | SeabassMan said: A tale of 2 eagles... I have a Josh Hall and my buddy has a Mabile. Both 11 feet. The Mabile is much more user friendly. Both glide like crazy but the Larmo has a more constant outline curve and tamer bottom contours. The Hall has more extreme concaves, sharper rails and has more of the parallel rails through the middle outline. This makes the Hall extremely fast when things line up just right but the Mabile works better in average conditions. I compare them like this: The Hall is more like the most recent Skip Frye Eagles and the Mabile is like the Frye's from the 90's that I have seen. If I was going to order one I would go with Larmo. You ride them mostly from the tail. Unlike a normal longboard, they don't seem to speed up when you move up to trim and then you are just further from the tail which is where you need be to turn the sucker! Click to expand... Thank you for the writeup! he comparison to the Hall made it really interpretable. Also, very interesting observation about how both compare to Skips shapes. I am definitely going to be doing some more research cause you sparked my curiosity |
| 279930 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 31 | Bummer Dude | Apr 27, 2023 | 2023-04-26T20:24:04-0400 | A 5'1" white pony in SD, not mine. Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/QxZIMPffkzb |
| 279936 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 32 | Camel Rock | Apr 27, 2023 | 2023-04-26T23:28:38-0400 | SD_PB said: Damn dude I'm practically drooling over here. How do you like that twinzer speed egg and that twinzer diamond tail? I have 1,000 questions but figured I'd start there. Also Tombstone is the best western of all time Click to expand... Thanks man. Both are his "Eggstacy" model. 8'2" and 6'6" with Diamond tail option. Spent a lot of time on the 8'2" as a Twinzer, twin and single. Larmo/Jenson for the Twinzer, Christine/furrow for the twin and 8" L Flex. The Twinzer is rad and I prefer it in head high+, or faster beach break. It offers early entry with extra length, great hold and speed to beat sections. I find it a bit sticky in smaller/slower conditions, so I switch to the furrows and they work really well. I've had that board in a bunch of different conditions and it's really neutral with egg outline, rocker, rail design and bottom contours. The 6'6" is my short board and is a blast. Need to spend more time on it as it's a newer custom, but last few outings have been rad in 2-4 ft beach break. Great speed and control with that familiar egg shape. |
| 279939 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 33 | Camel Rock | Apr 27, 2023 | 2023-04-27T00:14:25-0400 | SeabassMan said: A tale of 2 eagles... I have a Josh Hall and my buddy has a Mabile. Both 11 feet. The Mabile is much more user friendly. Both glide like crazy but the Larmo has a more constant outline curve and tamer bottom contours. The Hall has more extreme concaves, sharper rails and has more of the parallel rails through the middle outline. This makes the Hall extremely fast when things line up just right but the Mabile works better in average conditions. I compare them like this: The Hall is more like the most recent Skip Frye Eagles and the Mabile is like the Frye's from the 90's that I have seen. If I was going to order one I would go with Larmo. You ride them mostly from the tail. Unlike a normal longboard, they don't seem to speed up when you move up to trim and then you are just further from the tail which is where you need be to turn the sucker! Click to expand... X2 100% Larmos standard bottom contours are belly/release to flat to V. Smooth, subtle flowing lines that work well in SD. I've had mitsvens, halls and millers and they were amazing, but the more drastic bottom contours didn't connect with me as much. |
| 279944 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 34 | FlanAl | Apr 27, 2023 | 2023-04-27T01:35:48-0400 | Had a 6’8 single fin back in 2004. I think it was close to the honey badger but definitely didn’t order a specific model. I was 16 and ordered through a neighbor who knew him and all I asked for was a single-fin semi-gun. Board was amazing. Later in life I had a keel fin fish from him that I didn’t jive with (almost exclusively surfed the same two pavel fish other than that larmo, wish I had given the larmo more of a chance). Would love to get another larmo at some point. Is Instagram the only way to get an order in with him these days? |
| 279945 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 35 | Fishface | Apr 27, 2023 | 2023-04-27T03:51:26-0400 | deep contours/channels slow you down while you try to look fast on a slow wave |
| 280012 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 36 | Camel Rock | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-27T23:26:31-0400 | I'll start adding pictures and details of my current Larmo collection, but first I'll share some of the ones that have gotten away. 9'0 Twinzer Magic under the TWE label. Picked this one up from birds and rode it for a while, but ended up being too much overlap with my 9'3" Winter Magic (2+1), so a friend from work scored. Great board! |
| 280037 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 37 | Camel Rock | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T11:24:45-0400 | 8'6" TWE Triple stringer Big Swallow with Twinzer setup. Fun board but really needed some energy to come alive. |
| 280039 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 38 | Camel Rock | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T11:30:34-0400 | 10'4" TWE Big Swallow with Twin setup. I used to surf this with a pair of Skip's small thruster sides and it worked very well! Really great big board. |
| 280040 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 39 | Camel Rock | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T11:41:23-0400 | 10'4" TWE Big Swallow with quad setup. Picked this one up from @MrChristmas . RIP. This was chunky board, built for a much bigger rider. Gave it a go and ended up trading it for a 10' Eagle. |
| 280071 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 40 | SD_PB | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T15:25:26-0400 | Bummer Dude said: A 5'1" white pony in SD, not mine. Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/QxZIMPffkzb Click to expand... Thing looks pretty sweet. I know beggars can't be choosers but if it was a twinzer I would pull the trigger |
| 280072 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 41 | SD_PB | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T15:28:43-0400 | Camel Rock said: Thanks man. Both are his "Eggstacy" model. 8'2" and 6'6" with Diamond tail option. Spent a lot of time on the 8'2" as a Twinzer, twin and single. Larmo/Jenson for the Twinzer, Christine/furrow for the twin and 8" L Flex. The Twinzer is rad and I prefer it in head high+, or faster beach break. It offers early entry with extra length, great hold and speed to beat sections. I find it a bit sticky in smaller/slower conditions, so I switch to the furrows and they work really well. I've had that board in a bunch of different conditions and it's really neutral with egg outline, rocker, rail design and bottom contours. The 6'6" is my short board and is a blast. Need to spend more time on it as it's a newer custom, but last few outings have been rad in 2-4 ft beach break. Great speed and control with that familiar egg shape. Click to expand... Thank you for the detailed pics of the boards! I haven't gotten my hands on that shape, so being able to see it from a couple angles really helped out. Both boards look very fun and great to hear feedback on what it works best in. I thought I'd prefer an "eggstacy" in the 8 foot range, but from what you're saying I think I would size down (similar to your diamond tail) instead. Thanks again for posting the pics! |
| 280073 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 42 | SD_PB | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T15:29:16-0400 | FlanAl said: Had a 6'8 single fin back in 2004. I think it was close to the honey badger but definitely didn't order a specific model. I was 16 and ordered through a neighbor who knew him and all I asked for was a single-fin semi-gun. Board was amazing. Later in life I had a keel fin fish from him that I didn't jive with (almost exclusively surfed the same two pavel fish other than that larmo, wish I had given the larmo more of a chance). Would love to get another larmo at some point. Is Instagram the only way to get an order in with him these days? Click to expand... For an order I would go through Bird |
| 280074 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 43 | SD_PB | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T15:30:28-0400 | Camel Rock said: X2 100% Larmos standard bottom contours are belly/release to flat to V. Smooth, subtle flowing lines that work well in SD. I've had mitsvens, halls and millers and they were amazing, but the more drastic bottom contours didn't connect with me as much. Click to expand... Agreed, and echoing @Fishface , I really like his subtle bottom contours for SD waves. To me it feels much smoother when I am on them |
| 280075 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 44 | SD_PB | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T15:33:12-0400 | Camel Rock said: I'll start adding pictures and details of my current Larmo collection, but first I'll share some of the ones that have gotten away. Click to expand... Love the pictures! Keep em coming - always happy to look at Larmo's shapes. I will start trying to post some of my boards from him on the thread soon. I understand why he moved away from the TWE logo, but I still love it. It is very nostalgic for me and theres just something about it that makes me excited when I see it |
| 280085 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 45 | hullogfish | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T16:32:00-0400 | His boards are so goood. I had a White Pony, 5'2, and epoxy and I could actually ride the thing... should not have sold it. I had a 6'5 Honey Bader 4 plus 1 he told me to go quad or single, I didn;t listen. it oo was a great board that worked best as a single. ...should not have sold it. |
| 280089 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 46 | SD_PB | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T16:51:09-0400 | hullogfish said: His boards are so goood. I had a White Pony, 5'2, and epoxy and I could actually ride the thing... should not have sold it. I had a 6'5 Honey Bader 4 plus 1 he told me to go quad or single, I didn;t listen. it oo was a great board that worked best as a single. ...should not have sold it. Click to expand... My Honey Badger is a 1+2 but I will be trying it as a single fin now as well per your suggestion! I keep hearing great things about the white pony man. Maybe I should pick that one for sale up... |
| 280092 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 47 | Camel Rock | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T17:53:06-0400 | SD_PB said: My Honey Badger is a 1+2 but I will be trying it as a single fin now as well per your suggestion! I keep hearing great things about the white pony man. Maybe I should pick that one for sale up... Click to expand... I'll post more, but I have a 7'8" HB/Magic. I really like it with a 7-8" single and bonzer runners. |
| 280095 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 48 | SD_PB | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T18:11:59-0400 | Camel Rock said: I'll post more, but I have a 7'8" HB/Magic. I really like it with a 7-8" single and bonzer runners. View attachment 57874 Click to expand... Huh! I never even thought about trying it with bonzer runners! I have always ran mine with Skip side bites and a Skip center fin and have always loved it. Might need to try some bonzers on it though. I only really ride it when the waves pick up so it is harder to experiment with different fin setups than some of my other boards. |
| 280100 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 49 | Camel Rock | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023-04-28T19:24:10-0400 | SD_PB said: Huh! I never even thought about trying it with bonzer runners! I have always ran mine with Skip side bites and a Skip center fin and have always loved it. Might need to try some bonzers on it though. I only really ride it when the waves pick up so it is harder to experiment with different fin setups than some of my other boards. Click to expand... Yeah I hear you on that. It's def more of my good wave board, but it works! |
| 280125 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 50 | Camel Rock | Apr 29, 2023 | 2023-04-29T11:07:35-0400 | Here is a cool one. 7'4" Swallowtail that was made under the KG brand and Mysto series. Echoing the Rusty C5 fin setup. This was a solid good wave board. |
| 280126 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 51 | NCJohn | Apr 29, 2023 | 2023-04-29T11:07:42-0400 | Here's a shot of the white pony in all its post surf glory. There's a lot going on in this little board |
| 280127 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 52 | Camel Rock | Apr 29, 2023 | 2023-04-29T11:08:51-0400 | NCJohn said: Here's a shot of the white pony in all its post surf glory. There's a lot going on in this little board View attachment 57890 Click to expand... Such a good one! |
| 280131 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 53 | SD_PB | Apr 29, 2023 | 2023-04-29T12:02:09-0400 | Camel Rock said: Here is a cool one. 7'4" Swallowtail that was made under the KG brand and Mysto series. Echoing the Rusty C5 fin setup. This was a solid good wave board. View attachment 57887 View attachment 57886 View attachment 57888 View attachment 57889 Click to expand... How do you like the C5 fin setup compared to a twinzer setup? Is there a notable difference? |
| 280132 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 54 | SD_PB | Apr 29, 2023 | 2023-04-29T12:04:06-0400 | NCJohn said: Here's a shot of the white pony in all its post surf glory. There's a lot going on in this little board View attachment 57890 Click to expand... Those little wings are sweet! Haven't seen a moon tail variation of the white pony but it looks awesome |
| 280193 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 55 | billypilgrim | Apr 30, 2023 | 2023-04-30T07:42:22-0400 | NCJohn said: Here's a shot of the white pony in all its post surf glory. There's a lot going on in this little board View attachment 57890 Click to expand... That looks like such a fun ride for the beach breaks around this neck of the woods. How long is that one John? |
| 280194 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 56 | NCJohn | Apr 30, 2023 | 2023-04-30T07:49:33-0400 | billypilgrim said: That looks like such a fun ride for the beach breaks around this neck of the woods. How long is that one John? Click to expand... It always puts a smile on my face and was originally a Cuda special. It's 5'8 or 5'9 and I'm 195 |
| 280199 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 57 | zalfa | Apr 30, 2023 | 2023-04-30T10:03:08-0400 | 10'6 eagle I picked up locally for a great deal in the fall. Needed two palm sized delams fixed and some old dings cleaned up. Bottom is very yellowed but in good shape. On the chunkier side I'd say but looking forward to having a fun summer crowd cruiser. |
| 280200 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 58 | Moustache Lou | Apr 30, 2023 | 2023-04-30T10:11:11-0400 | TurtleTime said: I have a 6.6 badger. its wonderful...it wants good waves, I never ride it because its always small here....I hope to take it on a trip.... if anyone wants to sell a twinzer 6'2"....i'd be all over it... Click to expand... Close… there's a 6-6 twinzer on OfferUp: Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/sdmVFC4aqzb |
| 280208 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 59 | SD_PB | Apr 30, 2023 | 2023-04-30T11:26:06-0400 | zalfa said: View attachment 57936 10'6 eagle I picked up locally for a great deal in the fall. Needed two palm sized delams fixed and some old dings cleaned up. Bottom is very yellowed but in good shape. On the chunkier side I'd say but looking forward to having a fun summer crowd cruiser. Click to expand... Great save! Nice that the board found a good home. Stoked to hear how it rides this summer |
| 280209 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 60 | SD_PB | Apr 30, 2023 | 2023-04-30T11:31:02-0400 | 5’9 Keel Fin Fish that I picked up a bit ago. Go chargers haha |
| 280248 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 61 | SdSurferguy | May 1, 2023 | 2023-04-30T20:26:47-0400 | I picked up a little beater grom board under the SouthCoast label recently. Last night I noticed it had a very tiny G&S logo hidden on it. Funny stuff |
| 280256 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 62 | SD_PB | May 1, 2023 | 2023-04-30T21:51:53-0400 | SdSurferguy said: I picked up a little beater grom board under the SouthCoast label recently. Last night I noticed it had a very tiny G&S logo hidden on it. Funny stuff View attachment 57960 Click to expand... That's super sweet! Never seen that before. Pretty funny the G&S logo is on there |
| 280301 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 63 | Camel Rock | May 1, 2023 | 2023-05-01T10:06:33-0400 | SD_PB said: How do you like the C5 fin setup compared to a twinzer setup? Is there a notable difference? Click to expand... I mostly surfed it with full setup. It worked well in head 3-5+ with the bottom contours, outline and pulled in tail. The jenson trailer was pretty low profile and just a bit of extra hold. |
| 280302 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 64 | Camel Rock | May 1, 2023 | 2023-05-01T10:14:07-0400 | Here is a fun one. This is a 9'8" Larmo that was produced under the KG label. Had an overall Magic outline, but double wing/Christmas tree tail. Quad setup with 50/50 rear fins. This was another gem from @MrChristmas . To my understanding this was a personal made for owner PJ Johnson. With opaque top and bottom and red pin lines. |
| 280310 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 65 | SD_PB | May 1, 2023 | 2023-05-01T12:05:40-0400 | Camel Rock said: Here is a fun one. This is a 9'8" Larmo that was produced under the KG label. Had an overall Magic outline, but double wing/Christmas tree tail. Quad setup with 50/50 rear fins. This was another gem from @MrChristmas . To my understanding this was a personal made for owner PJ Johnson. With opaque top and bottom and red pin lines. Click to expand... I've seen a couple of those Christmas tree tails in birds surf shed but never in the wild. Definitely a different/fun looking shape |
| 280355 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 66 | ks77 | May 1, 2023 | 2023-05-01T19:09:01-0400 | Here are two I've owned... a 5'8" quad Ghostbuster that I ordered new and a 6' fish that I bought on CL but was essentially brand new. I didn't give the fish much of a try because I already had the Ghostbuster and liked that one so much. I sort of regret giving the fish back up so quickly. I rode the ghostbuster to death. Originally had these cheap fins on it and later put some McCallum quads that worked well in it for me. It was the first sub 6' board that I ever tried and I was surprised how easy it was to surf and how well it paddled. It was a blast from waist to head high. I've since replaced it with a NL Minibob just to try something new but would highly recommend the Ghostbuster. |
| 280478 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 67 | Camel Rock | May 3, 2023 | 2023-05-02T22:34:09-0400 | 7'8" Honey Badger 2+1 I mostly surf this when it's head high or bigger. I prefer a 8" L flex with bonzer runners, but also like a 7" greenough 4a and 3.25" Skip sides. As a single, I usually use a 7.5-8" skip. Image processing. Refresh page to view Image processing. Refresh page to view Image processing. Refresh page to view |
| 280483 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 68 | personalityprofile | May 3, 2023 | 2023-05-02T23:06:10-0400 | What was the deal with KG surfboards? It was Larmo, Stu Kenson and PJ Johnson from Delray surfboards, right? |
| 280489 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 69 | SD_PB | May 3, 2023 | 2023-05-03T00:13:54-0400 | Camel Rock said: 7'8" Honey Badger 2+1 I mostly surf this when it's head high or bigger. I prefer a 8" L flex with bonzer runners, but also like a 7" greenough 4a and 3.25" Skip sides. As a single, I usually use a 7.5-8" skip. Click to expand... I've been seeing more people running the bonzer bits in the honey badger. Definitely going to be giving it a shot soon. Who made the bonzer runners? |
| 280640 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 70 | B2Lose | May 5, 2023 | 2023-05-04T22:33:32-0400 | personalityprofile said: What was the deal with KG surfboards? It was Larmo, Stu Kenson and PJ Johnson from Delray surfboards, right? Click to expand... Just throwing this up here for nostalgia . |
| 280644 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 71 | Camel Rock | May 5, 2023 | 2023-05-04T23:07:27-0400 | Hahaha. I forgot about that video. Why are there so many verses in that song? B2Lose said: Just throwing this up here for nostalgia . Click to expand... |
| 280770 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 72 | Camel Rock | May 7, 2023 | 2023-05-06T22:05:54-0400 | 9'3" Winter Magic 2+1 One of the most versatile boards and essentially a one board quiver. I typically ride it with a 7-7.5" Skip or Greenough 4a with either Skip sides or Larmos Twinzer fins. Have also ridden as a thruster and single. Image processing. Refresh page to view Image processing. Refresh page to view Image processing. Refresh page to view |
| 280772 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 73 | kyle | May 7, 2023 | 2023-05-06T22:32:18-0400 | THat thing looks HOT |
| 280783 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 74 | SD_PB | May 7, 2023 | 2023-05-07T09:52:27-0400 | Camel Rock said: 9'3" Winter Magic 2+1 One of the most versatile boards and essentially a one board quiver. I typically ride it with a 7-7.5" Skip or Greenough 4a with either Skip sides or Larmos Twinzer fins. Have also ridden as a thruster and single. Click to expand... Have you ridden Mitsven's version of the winter magic as well? Would love to hear a comparison of the differences |
| 280881 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 75 | Hanger18 | May 8, 2023 | 2023-05-08T16:00:53-0400 | If you haven't been following Birds Surf Shed, we make some cool videos each week about boards in the shop and occasionally we make some with local shapers. Heres a couple links to vids with Larmo Larry Mabile discusses one of his shapes at Birds Surf Shed Larry discusses the original Magic template |
| 280884 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 76 | NateB | May 8, 2023 | 2023-05-08T16:34:26-0400 | Hanger18 said: If you haven't been following Birds Surf Shed, we make some cool videos each week about boards in the shop and occasionally we make some with local shapers. Heres a couple links to vids with Larmo Larry Mabile discusses one of his shapes at Birds Surf Shed Larry discusses the original Magic template Click to expand... Really appreciate you guys doing this. I always look forward to the new videos. |
| 280900 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 77 | Camel Rock | May 9, 2023 | 2023-05-08T20:19:28-0400 | I SD_PB said: Have you ridden Mitsven's version of the winter magic as well? Would love to hear a comparison of the differences Click to expand... I have had a couple Mitsven magics. Great boards but I prefer Larmos bottom contours and rails overall. Whatever floats your boat. But I found his versions to be smoother overall. |
| 280901 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 78 | Camel Rock | May 9, 2023 | 2023-05-08T20:20:00-0400 | Hanger18 said: If you haven't been following Birds Surf Shed, we make some cool videos each week about boards in the shop and occasionally we make some with local shapers. Heres a couple links to vids with Larmo Larry Mabile discusses one of his shapes at Birds Surf Shed Larry discusses the original Magic template Click to expand... Love these Kenny! Keep 'em up! |
| 281943 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 79 | personalityprofile | May 21, 2023 | 2023-05-21T14:36:25-0400 | Camel Rock said: Thanks man. Both are his "Eggstacy" model. 8'2" and 6'6" with Diamond tail option. Spent a lot of time on the 8'2" as a Twinzer, twin and single. Larmo/Jenson for the Twinzer, Christine/furrow for the twin and 8" L Flex. The Twinzer is rad and I prefer it in head high+, or faster beach break. It offers early entry with extra length, great hold and speed to beat sections. I find it a bit sticky in smaller/slower conditions, so I switch to the furrows and they work really well. I've had that board in a bunch of different conditions and it's really neutral with egg outline, rocker, rail design and bottom contours. View attachment 57821 View attachment 57823 Click to expand... Why are you selling this? I am extremely tempted.... |
| 281947 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 80 | Camel Rock | May 21, 2023 | 2023-05-21T17:41:19-0400 | personalityprofile said: Why are you selling this? I am extremely tempted.... Click to expand... I had Larry make me this one to help step down from 9-10' and it is so versatile. But with my new winter Magic and ghostbuster, this isn't getting use. |
| 281948 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 81 | NCJohn | May 21, 2023 | 2023-05-21T17:50:45-0400 | What's the difference btw the winter magic and the Honey badger? I always thought they were the same. Oh and I think I must have just missed you at Birds yesterday. |
| 281967 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 82 | Camel Rock | May 22, 2023 | 2023-05-21T22:47:48-0400 | NCJohn said: What's the difference btw the winter magic and the Honey badger? I always thought they were the same. Oh and I think I must have just missed you at Birds yesterday. Click to expand... Yeah a HB is a magic. For the magics, the templates are pretty close to identical but the bottom contours are different along with rocker. The winter version bumps the wide point up by a few inches when you lay them out on same blank. Oh man, that was a good day. Picked up a freshie… |
| 281986 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 83 | personalityprofile | May 22, 2023 | 2023-05-22T10:20:20-0400 | Where is the wide point on that eggstacy? |
| 282384 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 84 | SD_TO zone | May 26, 2023 | 2023-05-26T13:35:38-0400 | Anyone with some experience on Larmos Big Swallow Twinzer what would you say is the magic size range for them? |
| 282404 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 85 | Camel Rock | May 26, 2023 | 2023-05-26T16:27:22-0400 | SD_TO zone said: Anyone with some experience on Larmos Big Swallow Twinzer what would you say is the magic size range for them? Click to expand... 9'-10' I think is ideal. I've had a few and think 9'6" is prob the sweet spot. Larmo himself usually rides a 9'6" to 10'. For me, I prefer the twin option but fin per your preference. |
| 282419 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 86 | SD_PB | May 26, 2023 | 2023-05-26T18:27:38-0400 | Camel Rock said: 9'-10' I think is ideal. I've had a few and think 9'6" is prob the sweet spot. Larmo himself usually rides a 9'6" to 10'. For me, I prefer the twin option but fin per your preference. Click to expand... Echoing exactly what he said. I have a 9'6 big swallow twinzer and I've taken the canards out and I run it as a twin. Super fun board though |
| 282422 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 87 | NateB | May 26, 2023 | 2023-05-26T18:37:52-0400 | Love mine at 8’4 as a Twinzer. Take this and something else with me anytime I surf. Works in small and big waves. Just got back from Baja on Monday and rode it overhead point surf, and when the swell came down to about waist/chest high it went equally as well. |
| 283214 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 88 | Bighouse | Jun 6, 2023 | 2023-06-06T10:14:52-0400 | https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...erral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp:3167ac5d-55ea-4cbb-b1c4-2a0cb3a35886 |
| 283215 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 89 | Bighouse | Jun 6, 2023 | 2023-06-06T10:15:41-0400 | Can't seem to edit the above. 7'2 Honey Badger in Jersey. |
| 283273 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 90 | Bummer Dude | Jun 6, 2023 | 2023-06-06T18:31:13-0400 | Cool looking quad baby badger for less than $200. Way too small for me lol. https://ventura.craigslist.org/spo/d/ojai-surfing-boards/7629528289.html |
| 283483 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 91 | WillieP | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023-06-09T08:55:15-0400 | There is an almost new 9’6” Honey Badger Twinzer with a single box at a killer price in the classified section. |
| 283502 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 92 | SD_PB | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023-06-09T12:10:06-0400 | @Camel Rock - Have you ridden the thinman you picked up yet? |
| 283523 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 93 | NCJohn | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023-06-09T14:24:23-0400 | SD_PB said: @Camel Rock - Have you ridden the thinman you picked up yet? Click to expand... I'm also very interested in a ride report... I'm thinking of ordering a modern machine on his next run and they look similar. |
| 283528 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 94 | SD_PB | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023-06-09T14:41:17-0400 | NCJohn said: I'm also very interested in a ride report... I'm thinking of ordering a modern machine on his next run and they look similar. Click to expand... I just picked up a 6'9 modern machine (or mind machine) from Stu Kenson and am really enjoying it so far. Only have gotten 5 sessions on it so far but it paddles easy, is fast and turns well. Very much goes where you want it to. What size are you thinking of getting? |
| 283547 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 95 | NCJohn | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023-06-09T16:43:49-0400 | SD_PB said: I just picked up a 6'9 modern machine (or mind machine) from Stu Kenson and am really enjoying it so far. Only have gotten 5 sessions on it so far but it paddles easy, is fast and turns well. Very much goes where you want it to. What size are you thinking of getting? Click to expand... I was thinking 7' with a thruster setup but a long center box so I can also surf it as a single fin. |
| 283551 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 96 | SD_TO zone | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023-06-09T17:28:44-0400 | I used to have a 7’ Larmo modern machine style as a 2+1 - ran it as a single with a 7.5 skip volan and have a 8’ thin man currently as a thruster. It went good but was a bit thicker and fuller overall than a thin man. More foam to the rail and a thicker tail and a little bit wider nose than the thin man. Solid board but I like the thin man more. I have mine with small skip thrusters and sometimes use TA boomerangs to mix it up. The longer length allows me to trim out and let it run easier while the thruster keeps it maneuverable. In my mind it would be similar to like a fish Simmons at that length (8’) and it does like when you can have some power in the wave as the tail is very thin and not super wide and the nose width is similar to like a pulled in magic or similar. Ridden it at beach breaks and reefs from like knee to about shoulder/head high so far. It’s an all time and special board for me and while the modern machine was really good also it didn’t give me the same feeling the thin man does. But I’ve always had a soft spot for thin man style shapes so that could play a part. |
| 283570 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 97 | SD_PB | Jun 10, 2023 | 2023-06-09T20:00:24-0400 | SD_TO zone said: I used to have a 7' Larmo modern machine style as a 2+1 - ran it as a single with a 7.5 skip volan and have a 8' thin man currently as a thruster. It went good but was a bit thicker and fuller overall than a thin man. More foam to the rail and a thicker tail and a little bit wider nose than the thin man. Solid board but I like the thin man more. I have mine with small skip thrusters and sometimes use TA boomerangs to mix it up. The longer length allows me to trim out and let it run easier while the thruster keeps it maneuverable. In my mind it would be similar to like a fish Simmons at that length (8') and it does like when you can have some power in the wave as the tail is very thin and not super wide and the nose width is similar to like a pulled in magic or similar. Ridden it at beach breaks and reefs from like knee to about shoulder/head high so far. It's an all time and special board for me and while the modern machine was really good also it didn't give me the same feeling the thin man does. But I've always had a soft spot for thin man style shapes so that could play a part. Click to expand... Thanks for the review on the thinman. I've see. A couple around but have never heard anything on them. I really like my mind machine for reefs with soft shoulders. Really feels like it will go whoever i want to put it |
| 283595 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 98 | Camel Rock | Jun 10, 2023 | 2023-06-10T09:46:53-0400 | SD_PB said: @Camel Rock - Have you ridden the thinman you picked up yet? Click to expand... Uggg. No not yet. Been waiting for some energy to take it out. But I'll be sure to provide a ride report once I get some time in it. |
| 283598 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 99 | SDBoardHoarder | Jun 10, 2023 | 2023-06-10T10:02:13-0400 | 9’4 thinman from MM, since I picked it up I haven’t got off it. SD to TO pretty much nailed it for ride report and range, paddles bigger and surfs smaller than it is. Even on my drifters I feel like I can’t fully lay into a bottom turn, which this board has no such limitations. One step forward and it trims like a glider flying through sections. |
| 283956 | 15673 | Larry Mabile Surfboards | 100 | SD_PB | Jun 14, 2023 | 2023-06-14T08:52:40-0400 | Does anyone know the best place to get a set of Larmo twinzer fins? |
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