Firewire Too Fish Helium 2 Surfboard by Rob Machado

The resurrection of the original GO FISH but with a new bottom designed for speed and function. I have removed the channel from the bottom and created a smoother flow of water throughout the tail while still encompassing the original design with some vee off the tips of the tail.

Rob says that the Too Fish is "My favorite in small and weak waves, but this shape is also thinned out aggressively in the tail to enable hold in powerful waves.

"I've ridden the Too Fish in everything from overhead waves on the North Shore to perfect days on the reef at home, and also the weakest most disorganized junk surf at the beach break in front of my house. This is my favorite board for all conditions."

Performance advantages

• It is extremely fast and is very trustworthy in steep surf. It likes the pocket a lot more and has much more bite in it than a Seaside.  Works great at your true shortboard liters, largely due the wider tail. It also paddles a little better than the Seaside.  
• In sizing up (2-4L above your ‘normal’), it may be the best board in our offering. The sweet spot is bigger and less critical, you can surf forward on it easily, it generates great speed down the line, but with great control and the rail still engages well. It was found to be more trustworthy in steeper sections that the Seaside and is an ideal board (rivaling/ even beating out the Sweet Potato, SUN and SAB) for a board with glide that has more performance. 

In comparison to 

• Go Fish - It’s a lot quicker in the pocket compared to the Go Fish.  Doesn’t hold a rail quite as well as the Go Fish, but definitely much more maneuverable in the pocket.
• Seaside – Rides VERY different to the Seaside. The rails bury into the water further and allow a tighter turn.  It’s also easier to change direction back to the open face after a little down carve or cut back.  The Too Fish pivots more like a shortboard. The seaside pivots more like an 80’s shortboard.  A little more above the water and you need to wash the speed a bit for it to roll to the rail. Especially in the pocket.

Tips

• The sweet spot is very small (more so on smaller sizes) and you need to be as far back as possible over the fins or else it won’t perform to its maximum abilities.  If you’re too far forward it will still be fast and skatey, but it’ll just wash out or not come around when trying to put it on rail.  That being said, if you’re in the sweet spot, it holds unreal. 
• A beginner to intermediate surfer could probably buy it a bit bigger to make the sweet spot a little bigger. 

About this board:

Construction: An evolution of Rob's popular "Go Fish' model in 2018, the Too Fish is built in Firewire Surfboards Helium 2 Technology for a light and lively characteristic underfoot with durability above other surfboard building methods given the use of aerospace deck skins on deck and hull, as well as a rail comprised of paulownia and balsa wood for controlled flex and rebound in turns.
Fin Boxes: Futures x 2 
Tail shape: Swallow Tail
Dimensions/Litres: See size graph above

Limited Coloured Models Available 

• Blue
• Grey
• Olive Green

https://www.sanbah.com/products/firewire-too-fish-helium-2-surfboard-by-rob-machado-ltd-colour-spray

Recommended Fins:

ENDORFINS Machado Twin Keel Fin Set
https://www.sanbah.com/products/endorfins-rob-machado-twin-keel-fin-set

Recommended Pad:

Firewire 4 Piece Machado Go Pad
https://www.sanbah.com/products/firewire-4-piece-machado-go-pad

About Helium 2 Construction:

The same expanded lifespan beyond traditional materials that many expect from FST, in addition to the gentle compression beneath your feet that others love about LFT. We used the lightest foam we have to make Helium, combined with a brand new rail crafted from both balsa wood and paulownia wood. It’s all wrapped in a brand new deckskin material we’re introducing for the first time.

1 – Entropy Bio-Resin Throughout
2 – High density Aerospace Composite Deckskin
3 – Top & Bottom Deck Sandwich Cloth
4 – Parabolic Balsa & Paulownia Wood Rails
5 – 0.8 lb EPS Core
HELIUM – ECOBOARD Verified – LEVEL ONE

About Firewire Surfboards:

Firewire is dedicated to elevating the surfing experience through innovative design, new materials, and advanced construction methods. Every surfboard, traction pad, and leash we build is designed with a single goal in mind – to improve the surfing experience as much as possible while impacting the environment as little as possible.

Shipping & FAQ:

Australia wide postage available or local pick-up, choose at checkout. Boards in stock (see graph above) are ready to be sent & are sent out on the same day of purchase with tracking provided. Boards are safely packed in a box with layers of bubble wrap. See our shipping & FAQ tab above or visit this link: https://www.sanbah.com/pages/shipping-faq