Details:
Brand: Firewire Machado
Model: Go Fish
Length: 5'9"
Width: 20 3/8"
Thickness: 2 3/8"
Volume: 33.1L
Fins: Futures (not included)
Construction: Epoxy
Shipping Cost: $84.99
Description: This board is epoxy & lighter than average.
The deck has light back foot pressures, see photos to view the rest of the pressure dent details.
The tail has one crude repair that is re-broken and not water tight.
The rails have one small ding that is not water tight & one small repaired ding that is water tight.
Overall, this is a very fun clean looking fish!
More Information
The GO FISH paddles and catches waves like a fish, but maneuvers like a performance shortboard.
On Firewire's website, Rob Machado is quoted saying, "This board just makes me want to surf … no matter what the waves are like." Over the course of 30 days, I rode this board in all conditions, and I agree, the GO FISH has the unique ability to generate speed in small surf while allowing you to draw fun lines in quality surf.
The GO FISH has a narrower nose than classic outlines, which Machado says "gives it a speedier outline."
And I'm not someone who rides experimental designs too often or wishes they lived back in the day of single and twin fins. I've been predominately a performance shortboard type of guy since I was 12.
However, the GO FISH introduced me to a new side of stoke while riding waves that I hadn't experienced in some time. Its ability to draw speed and tight lines in good surf made it a board that will always be in my car this summer (and even into winter).
