Thank you!

You definitely cannot go wrong with a Torq.

Absolutely. Camera man is Allison Bowman, check out his shots at allisonbowman.SmugMug.com

Make sure you send pictures. I would love to see it.

Better late than never. I was 49 when I started.

I have the 7’6 for years. I sold it fir a 6,10. You can’t go wrong with a Walden.

I purchased a 6’10 mini mega magic and I love it.

@@DaveWSimmons Waldens are incredible. That’ll make 3 of my 11 boards Waldens. 😂 8’6” Magic, 8’ Mega and now 7’6” Mini Mega should be here any day.

You bet! Fun morning!

@@DaveWSimmons 💙🤙🤙

Yes. The has 5 futures slots. On mushy days I surf it as a twin fin.

@@DaveWSimmons thanks. Will try it

6'10 Mini Mega magic

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Actually, I sold this board awhile back.

This board is a recreation of a 1949 Bob Simmons spoon. The dimensions of this board are 9’ x 23” x 3”; the fins are glasses in cedar. The shaper is Allen Riggan of Roster Shack, Wilmington, NC.

@@DaveWSimmons What would be nice Is somebody filming from the beach to see all the subtleties of the glide and turns. There is nobody filming anything like that with that sort of a board on KZbin that I could find. The idea is do I want to shape something like that for myself in the future but without seeing how it’s riding, it’s really hard to get the enthusiasm to do so. All of the Simmons really creations that I could find or all minis. I put to kill fins on my 9 foot long board and it rode really nicely actually. I wondered how it would go as a Squaretail. Mine is a Pintail.

@@woodman1701 I am not sure it this helps, but I do have another video from a different angle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnnVZH-DfMt3nsk

@@DaveWSimmons Nah. Doesn’t help. Thanks anyways. Go Pros are good for a lot of stuff. In surfing good choice for giant tube rides. Beyond that a drone or beach camera with a good zoom works better to show what’s happening better. Thanks for putting it out there on KZbin. At least it shows somebody in the world is riding a Simmons longboard and having fun. Keep on surfing. I don’t get to surf much anymore. I’m like 1.5-2hr from the closest surf spots after a lifetime of surfing in warmer climates. Currently I shortened my self shaped 10’6 in a dream that I can one day surf overseas again. It’s 9’0 but super thick now. In the process of trying out a series of different fin set ups in this icy Oregon water I discovered that it seems to currently surf best with twin keel fins. That surprised the heck out of me. Unfortunately there’s only a tiny fraction of people riding twin fin longboards and gliders in the world. Every video I see shows the rider doing really well. For example Ray Gleave on a 10’6(?) black twin fin glider in Australia. I read online and was told for many years twin fins were no good on longboards. Simmons didn’t think so. He said in the end we are all surfing our rail. And in some sense the twin fin is an extension of both rails. I lived at Waimea bay for a year and surfed it for four years. My top session was my last one there. I rode my high performance longboard that was a thruster but had been surfing as a twin fin for several months before. That was my best session there ever mainly because of the looseness at high speed. I had that same feeling on my last session using keel fins on my current longboard here in Oregon. I also read online some chargers over on Oahu are now switching to twin fins on their longboards. It seems like the surfing establishment has been lying to us all these years. At least that’s how I feel about it.

@@woodman1701 I came across Bob Simmons while researching the Mini Simmons and became obsessed with the man. Too bad he died as such a young age, imagine what he would have went with board designs if her were around today.

I wish I still had my mini long but my wife has a “one in, one out” rule.

Thank you for watching 😊

Nothing paddles like a mega magic; but the mini mega is a very close second. I love my mini mega on big days and on days when I don't feel like putting a log on top of my car, I can always count on my mini in any condition.

My side of the Simmons family is from TN. Do you have any family from TN?

Thank you 🙂

Fun morning!

@@DaveWSimmons yes

I have several boards in my quiver. The one in the vid is a 9’6 Modern Retro. I have a 10’2 Glider by Twin Craft, a 6’4 Vernor Wild Thing, a 6’10 Walden Mini Mega Magic, a local shaped Mini Simmons, a 9’ Bob Simmons Spoon and a 6’6 Mick Fanning Suger Glider. I love all my boards.

The board I had was epoxy with carbon fiber stringer. It was very light compared to a similar board. According to the surf academy website, the board is 5KG.

I think a Walden Mega Magic is something you should consider. A pal of mine has a 9’ Mega Magic and it has over 100 liters.

Mega Magic is a great idea. Also consider Firewire Addvance, it's a tremendous wave catcher and still very maneuverable.

Hello, I am 5’9 at 165 lbs. I used this board on small days and on the Hurricane swells we get here on the east coast. I think the board is over 50 liters.

Good Morning, I weigh 170.

Good Morning, you are correct, this was the 74 ltr version, I sold it to a pal of mine when I purchased a 6'10 Mini Mega Magic. These boards are amazing; I will always keep a Walden Mini Mega in my quiver!

One of my favorite boards; I highly recommend it.

@@DaveWSimmons Thanks ! I have read a couple of reviews mentioning getting dings and pressures on the deck fairly easy, have you had any ?

@@nicolasuribe1927 yes, but all my boards have pressure dings except for my Vernor Wild Thing. Also, Torq surfboards hold up well.

@@nicolasuribe1927 Yes, I had a lot of pressure dings on that board. To be fair, Every PU board I have owned had tons of pressure dings over time. I have found the epoxy boards hold up better. Torq and Vernor make rock solid boards. I have a Vernor Wild thing, it has no pressure dings at all.

Thanks for your feedback; I have been thinking of a video like you suggested. I will have to look back over my old footage and see what I can do. Have a merry Christmas and Happy New Year😊

@@DaveWSimmons Thank you so so much! That is so kind from you! Merry Christmas

Thank you:-)

This is definitely one of my “go to” boards. This was my first under 7’ boards.

Hi Noah, I have my board set up as a quad and it carves well. I have had the board slide out as a twin. I don’t think you will need a tail pad. Best, Dave