Sweet Potato's Hidden Talent: Excelling on Very Small Waves - Wooly TV Surfboard Review #45

Sweet Potato's Hidden Talent: Excelling on Very Small Waves - Wooly TV Surfboard Review #45
Wooly had to load up on the carbs for the Firewire Dan Mann Sweet Potato :) Have a look at how well this one goes on very, very small waves!
Wooly weighs 87kg/192lb and is 6'1"/187cm tall - more like 90kg on most days :)
Wooly is riding
5'6" x 22" x 2 9/16" - 38.27L
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From Firewire x Dan Mann
" Small wave grovel, fast and fun. The Sweet Potato is probably the widest, flattest rockered, most thick surfboard you will ever surf. You can now ride a shortboard in lineups traditionally ruled by long boarders.
Keep it in your trunk so that you can always surf it in the junk, because from buttery floaters to no-paddle takeoffs, our new Sweet Potato is my favourite small wave surfboard.
It's high performance but it's definitely a groveller. The Helium Sweet Potato is the absolute most fun you can have in really bad waves.
-Dan Mann "
The NEW Sweet Potato is the refined swallowtail version of the original Sweet Potato - the board that transformed what surfing is for me (and I hope many others). The Sweet Potato converts waves that would normally require a longboard (or even just be a non-surf day) into loads and loads of fun because of the insane amount of volume packed into a very short board that is loose and packs tons of drive. The trademark deep double barrel concave essentially splits the board in half when tipped over and driving through turns, making the board feel way more narrow than it actually is. The new tail outline, combined with some tweaks on the bottom contours through the fins, has increased the manoeuvrability for tighter pocket turns without taking away the projection and grovel speed in gutless surf.
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Video filmed and produced by @maxzappas
Extra filming by @bruceellisphotos - water

[@ryanwild8614]

This is hands down the best footage and surfing on the sp on KZbin. Reviews and footage of this board are super scarce but this definitely sealed my desire for one. 🤙 What size were you riding?

[@WoolyTV]

Thank you 🙏 This one was the 5’6”

[@diegochiodo]

@@WoolyTV what would you recommend for someone 6 tall and 165 lbs? I normally ride a fish w/ dimensions 5'10" x 20.5 x 2.5

[@WoolyTV]

@@diegochiodo maybe the 5’4”? Or the 5’2” depending on what you’re chasing.

[@unSTEVOED]

DanMan needs to flick you some coin 💰 This is the best footage of the Sweet Potato in action on YT 👍

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks 🙏

[@benjaminm5232]

Man your surfing on that board is epic. Never seen an uber groveler shred so hard. This helped me pull the trigger on a 5'4. Thanks Wooly!

[@WoolyTV]

Excellent, yes it will grovel in anything!

[@djconeuk]

Dan Mann designs the best grovellers! Still on my old Chumlee but would love a crack on the SP. :)

[@WoolyTV]

Best you update 🤣

[@KurtZiegler-bq9mx]

yeah Wooly, you answered every question that anyone could have, all in one vid! The one thing that I especially liked was the drone footage as it made it really easy to study your back foot placement which was great info for me, thank you,I bought one today at SURF ZONE in Puerto Rico!

[@WoolyTV]

Glad to hear it! Hope you love it! Play with the fins and get it set up so it works best for you.

[@xpqbdpqbdpqbdpqbdpqx]

Surfing vicariously with WoolyTV! Keep 'em coming Ian, Sir!

[@WoolyTV]

More to come!

[@safetybeachlife]

Same ! Surf locally has been absolute crap lately. Onshore crumbly or straight handers. Lucky to get 1 turn in . Not sure if a new board will fix that , but why the hell not .

[@luizrosa1075]

I've got a 5.2 and as Wollly says, it goes!!! Best groveller ever!!!! Tks Wooly for sharing

[@WoolyTV]

🙏🤙

[@tiagocarvalho983]

Very good footage Wolly. This board is perhaps the best small wave board. I have two friends that have one and they love it

[@WoolyTV]

It sure does grovel

[@drusmith6463]

another brilliant vid/review mate!!! that s like a magic carpet.... flying over those rocks at that mini right hander!!! kudos for the surfing and footage, and congrats to dan mann for another outstanding groveller! Cheers

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks!

[@stuartgaylor2420]

Oh I couldn’t believe how well that looked on a 1ft beachie. Really enjoy ya video’s Wooly, keep up the great work 🤙🏽

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks 🙏. Yep she is a real grovel machine

[@DT-po6nu]

I love all your vids. Thanks for doing this, You the man!!!! That board rips!!!

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks mate

[@hwork50]

You surfed that SP so good. Great job! Thanks for the video it helped me a lot.

[@WoolyTV]

You’re very welcome

[@beachshak1539]

Great footage, interesting fin choices, have the 5'6 also, as a thruster it works really well with the Machado Thruster keel set, cheers!

[@WoolyTV]

Yeah I’m sure it works with a massive ranges of fins

[@ronaldroodhart9825]

Love to see you're review of FIREWIRE S-Boss //Great white Twin OFF

[@WoolyTV]

Yep I have both of those now. Great white is being edited and I just started filming on the S Boss

[@JameSurf]

Cheers mate - love the reviews I have had a 5’6 timbertek SP for almost ten years - It’s really bonkers fun Lest year I got the updated SP and couldn’t be happier Super fun board - I’ve even had it out in soft head high stuff…. Gliding across sections and putting together suuuper long rides Here’s to ya Dan🎉

[@WoolyTV]

Super fun board!

[@peacepuffz]

What fins you using dude?

[@ivosilva3809]

Cool vibe 💪🏽 and food feedback a very well made video for the main purpose of this groveller 👌🏽

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks

[@VirtualHorizonz]

Had a go on a m8's 5'4 about 10 years ago, was surprised how well it paddled in the waist high fatties, it was fun. Looks like its been refined, less width now maybe...cheers for the vid 😀🤙

[@WoolyTV]

Nope still very wide. Widest short board I have ever ridden!

[@VirtualHorizonz]

@@WoolyTV same-same, but same 👍

[@Spider2029]

Damn, I definitely need to return my Sweet Potato because it doesn't surf like that 🤣. Great review, was really fun to watch that, last LH was sick! Best!

[@WoolyTV]

🤣 cheers

[@malcolmd3670]

Gold standard review as always. Grovel board for eastern seaboard oz would you go a seaside or the sweet potato? Very similar size to your good self..

[@WoolyTV]

I would go the Sweet Potato 🍠. More versatile fin options than the Seaside

[@malcolmd3670]

Awesome how does it compare to the JS Flaming Fish?

[@thebluewren]

I have wanted one for a while...looks sick

[@WoolyTV]

Really good in absolutely shit 💩 waves 🌊

[@sergioleon7771]

Got ONE in5'8 volcanic a few months ago and its like a tank unstoppable for mediterranean waves

[@jacobreyes8933]

@@sergioleon7771what is your height and weight?

[@sergioleon7771]

@@jacobreyes8933 90kg 1'76

[@cutloose3965]

Great footage and reviews Wooly !!! Keep up the awesome work👍 Any updates and footage of the Js carbotune boards?

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks mate. Im currently working on the Carbotune, should be out in Feb sometime. Its going amazing.

[@floydrudolph321]

Nice mate good work thanks for the breakdown

[@WoolyTV]

You’re very welcome. Don’t forget to subscribe so you know when I drop new videos 🤙

[@JM-pf5qc]

I just subscribed to your channel bro 😎. Mad respect 🫡 from Hawaii Big Dawg!!! Your killing it bro. I love every minute of watching you kill it, but also act like a big kid at the same time with jumping off your board and doing flips. Shitt i do when I’m out by myself ! Sometimes people forget the joy of being in Mother Nature 💯. Anyhow, I now know for sure I’ll be grabbing me a sweet potato after watching your video. All my life I shortboard. Never ending battle with long boarders taking all the waves from sitting further out than us 😅 Now I had to joing them and started long boarding which helped my shortboard game tremendously. Looking more smoother and relaxed, rather than, always trying to kill everything I see on a wave. I seen it said your 6’1” 180lbs and rode a 5’6 SP. That’s impressive. Hats off 🤙🏽 I’m 5’6” 155lbs Advance Surfer currently riding a 5’5 seaside as my go to. I’m a Lifeguard as well, so on crappy days I opt for a longboard, at my local break because it sucks in the summer, but wishing I could shortboard because that’s my bread and butter. I would be paddle battling against long boarders and stand up paddle boarders. My lifeguard buddy said I should go for the 5’2 SP OR would you go for the 5’4” My buddy rips as well for a big dude and is swearing the 5’4 is gonna be to big for me, and he works at the surf shop as well. He see’s the way I surf and he says I like to rip and perform. He’s your height @ 6’1, rides a 5’6” SP and saying he could get away with a 5’2 SP because of how wide the layout is. Sorry for the long message bro. We coming to you with questions, as if your Jesus Ahahaha! In the end! It’s 12:11am midnight and can’t sleep thinking of pulling the pin on my next board. My Wife will want to strangle me with my own leash lol. But in the end I think we all just hate wasting money!!! Or social media and the web is confusing us all. Back in our day you give us a closet door 🚪 and we could rip that thing. Much Aloha Brother in advance 💯

[@JM-pf5qc]

One more thing to help you understand! I been hydro foiling and wing foiling down wind foiling for the past 6 years now. Got rid of all my surfboard quivers. Thinking I would never surf a regular board again. I fell out of love with it. Until I just recently became a lifeguard and needed something grab and go ready. No time to mess around with screws and assembling my foil configuration. To be honest! I forgot how much fun and love I have for short boarding again. 2 months ago I bought me the 5’5” Seaside, which my wife loves watching me tear the waves up on. Just when the waves suck suck, more like the waves you was riding in your clip. The board bogs. But give it a little juice “whistling “ 👌🏽

[@WoolyTV]

Hello mate, Thanks for watching! I would go the 5'2" as its a similar volume to your Seaside. I would only go up, if you feel your Seaside is too small for you.

[@JM-pf5qc]

I wasn’t expecting that quick of a reply with how busy you are bro. Much Mahalo & Aloha 💯 🙏🏽. Cheeee 🤙🏽 🌎

[@JM-pf5qc]

So just a quick update for your fans! Just in case this might help anyone out!! I purchased the 5’4 Volcanic Sweet Potato @ 34 Liters. Board rips and Grovels UNREAL!!! Super Enjoyable To Surf On!!! The 5’4 Groveled so good! That I sold it…. Bought a 5’2 Sweet Potato @ 31Liters In Helium Construction BRAHHHHHHH!!! Super Unreal Performance Groveler. Skatey & Fun!!! Now All my Hawaii Boys that Loved Their Sweet Potato is now riding the New Machado Cado and Swearing, da Cado ISS DEEE BEST GROVELER!!! & this is all sponsored guys dat Ripp as well... THANK YOU FIREWIRE 🙏🏽 THE WIFES REALLL HAPPY 😅 🤦🏽‍♂️ CHEEEEEEEEEEE 🤙🏽🌎🏄🏽‍♂️ 🔥🔥🔥

[@JM-pf5qc]

Hard to even Imagine anything else that could Grovel as Unreal, as the Sweet Potato and out perform it paddling and on the wave. Look at the way you surfed on it dude, So Smooth!!! And Fluent with your Turns!!! Beautiful Glow On This One Brother 🙌🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@arrowpatrick8579]

Wooly, which board caught waves the easiest, the flaming fish or the sweet potato....looked like you had fun on both

[@WoolyTV]

Bit hard to compare as The Flame Fish is 5’8” and 36.5L SP is 5’6” and 38ish litres. They both paddled well but I think the SP might have been a touch better due to the extra volume and very low entry rocker

[@thebensman9786]

Yet another barn burner on Wooly tv 📺! 👏🏻 Thank you for a wonderful review Sir Wooly. The backside 360 🍩 was incredo! And it hadn’t even occurred to me to try it as a 2 + 1. Brilliant

[@WoolyTV]

Yes it loosened it right up with the 2 + 1. Slippery

[@thebensman9786]

@@WoolyTV i need to mimic your mastery and learn to do a backside donut 🍩 ! I can pull a frontside 360 occasionally but never on the 🤚 yet

[@thebensman9786]

@@WoolyTV I’m 6’4” 210 pounds size 14 jumbo feet. Can you recommend and appropriate 2 + 1 setup for my sweet potato 🍠 Sir Wooly?

[@WoolyTV]

@@thebensman9786it’s all about the front foot pressure and rotation. Where your eyes go your body will follow.

[@WoolyTV]

@@thebensman9786 I would just go the biggest twins and a large trailer too. If it’s Futures maybe a Merrick set as they are the biggest

[@MrFantxo]

Beautiful video wolly🎉

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks 🙏

[@user-on4dp6vv7l]

Thanks… im thinking this is a higher volume than your everyday board maybe?

[@WoolyTV]

4 or 5L more than my normal boards

[@andreavalpiani9078]

beautiful video!! the rider goes like a train!!! can I kindly ask the model of fins you use and the size?? I weigh about the same as you

[@WoolyTV]

I was mainly ridding it with Futures EN twins in the front and then 4.0" quad rears.

[@roofiz2357]

love the video! ❤ but how does it compare to the vernor mini Simmons??

[@WoolyTV]

Sorry mate I’ve never ridden one

[@palaneproductions7357]

Nice review

[@WoolyTV]

🙏

[@andreavalpiani9078]

hi!! really good!! Can I ask you what brand and model the two blue side fins are...?? I saw that the quad fins are the black stick M.. ❤❤❤many thanks in advance

[@WoolyTV]

Future EN. Just a standard large twin fin set.

[@hugosantos6099]

Technically, seems that the 5'8 would be the ideal for me, but under the arm it feels just like any of my other boards( even having 5 litres more.. wherever they are🤷). To have paddle power and be able to surf weak mushy waves (basically , longboard points) would the 5 10 be to much? Or should I stick to the 5 8? Im 96kg and my quiver is 5'9 seaside (37.3L) , puddle jumper HP 5 10 ( 35L) and dominator 2 6'1 (36L)? Cheers

[@WoolyTV]

Looking at what you ride I would aim to be up around 42L or more. That will give you a greater paddle power than your current boards and you will be able to use on longboard type waves. I would probably go the 5’10”.

[@hugosantos6099]

Legend... thanks

[@Theshoes477]

What would be the best all round board for me to buy for Perth surf in summer,autumn, spring between the sweet potatoe,seaside or too fish?

[@WoolyTV]

Really depends on what size waves and how you want to surf. All those boards are very different. Why don’t you come down to Star Surf and look at them all of them in real life and we can give you a hand to decide 🤙

[@ta4760]

Helps that dude already rips

[@WoolyTV]

🙏🤙🍠

[@bob33932]

Hey Wooly, are you planning on doing a review on JS el baron?? Thanks, great content

[@WoolyTV]

Not on the radar at the moment, but I would like to.

[@alexanderreekie8805]

Love the clip’ mate. How do you know what size to buy? Do u get more volume then u usually ride. I ride boards around the 40litre mark cheers

[@WoolyTV]

Hi mate I went up about 4L so I could really grovel down to the super small stuff. If you want to surf knee high waves then you will need to go up on volume to your normal boards.

[@alexanderreekie8805]

@@WoolyTV thx legend much appreciated

[@jordiesteve5881]

Hi mate! Between SP2 and Twice Baked TT which one you like better for small stuff?

[@WoolyTV]

I preferred the Sweet Potato 🍠. Grovelled really well and still turns!

[@spkay6317]

Hi Wooly. Did you prefer this to the Bobby Quad?

[@WoolyTV]

I think it was better in the really small stuff.

[@spkay6317]

Cheers mate!

[@Canaryisland1]

Hi Wooly, I love your name, I mean your ride!

[@WoolyTV]

Love your name

[@derekbugden-brown23]

How does it compare to the seaside for really small waves?

[@WoolyTV]

Sorry I’ve never ridden a Seaside but I can say that it would out perform the Seaside in really small surf

[@Bruppelt]

I have both, love the seaside in average waves and more fun as a twin than the SP IMO, but if it's below waist high or I'm competing with long boarders and waves are flatter and crumbly, I use the sweet potato. I could see going too big on the SP being a common mistake. At 5'8" and 165 lbs I use the 5'4" and it's magic.. wonder if I'd like the 5'2" even more 🤙

[@derekbugden-brown23]

@@Bruppelt ahh great thanks for that info - longboarders are a plenty around where I surf as well

[@WoolyTV]

@@Bruppelt good to hear. I went up about 4L and that was perfect for me to surf tiny waves. 🌊

[@slo-blo]

I have both in 5’8. The SP can do the gutless super small stuff much better. I’ve so far only ridden it twin+trailer so I was very happy to see Wooly make the comparison with quads.

[@timothywadethompson1283]

G'day Wooly. Any chance you have surfed The Puddle Jumper by Lost to compare with the Sweet potato. 🙏

[@WoolyTV]

Sorry mate, I have never ridden one.

[@meteomorris]

I did (had a PJ and now a SW). The SW has a way lower entrance and is hands down the best groveler I ever had.

[@WoolyTV]

@@meteomorris yeah I would agree with you mate. I haven’t ridden many boards for really small waves but the Sweet Potato is the best so far

[@papyslater9682]

Great review 🤙 Which one would you choose between the Red baron and sweet potatoe ?

[@WoolyTV]

For really small waves I would go the Sweet Potato. The Red Barron has now been replaced by the JS Barron Flyer. You can check out my review on that one 🤙

[@papyslater9682]

@@WoolyTV JS stop the Red Baron !!?? Oh no 😭

[@WoolyTV]

@@papyslater9682 not yet but they won’t be continuing that one later this year.

[@surfgeek]

Pretty similar to a fish 🐠

[@WoolyTV]

It is very fishy

[@stevoturner3455]

Gaaaahhh 😬 hated the potato when I tried a mates but he's heavier than me so I'd be interested to know your weight. I'm only 66kg so guess I need a??? 5ft one

[@WoolyTV]

I think if you go up in volume about 3L from your normal everyday board it should work for you. Also play with the fins as they make a huge difference on boards like these.

[@jimmycrawford3x]

What did you find was your best foot placement on the SweetP ?

[@WoolyTV]

Up forward for driving and right off the tail when turning.

[@PhilippeBegue]

I recently got a SP and have been trying some fins out and they haven’t work out for me. What do you think of the Controller Alpha future Quad fins for the sp? Thanks

[@WoolyTV]

Sorry mate I havent used a set of those so Im not too sure? Have you tried it as a 2 + 1?

[@chrishumpert608]

I'm 6ft and I have a 6ft board on layaway, should I have gotten a bit smaller?

[@WoolyTV]

Depends on what you normally ride? Also depends on Weight Fitness What type of waves you’re planning to use it in?

[@iiReaperz01]

Im trying to jump from a 9ft foam Longboard into one of these.... Will i have any hope....?

[@WoolyTV]

Just get the biggest size they make and you should have some fun on it!

[@peacepuffz]

what's the difference between that & the baked potato?

[@WoolyTV]

I like this one over the Baked Potato. More responsive and better in really small surf.

[@rodbarrett1581]

Would you pick this 9ver the JS Flyer you rode?

[@WoolyTV]

In super small stuff the SP will win, but I really like the way I surfed on the FF, more like a performance board.

[@rodbarrett1581]

@@WoolyTV cool. Thanks for the input.

[@catinthehat8412]

best reviews 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@WoolyTV]

Thanks for watching

[@ttreevilla-rt6cr]

You préfèrred it will in 2+1 or quad set up ?

[@WoolyTV]

I think I liked the quad best but both were good.

[@user-on4dp6vv7l]

What volume did you go for your weight

[@WoolyTV]

Here ya go This is from the notes under the clip. Wooly weighs 87kg/192lb and is 6'1"/187cm tall - more like 90kg on most days :) Wooly is riding 5'6" x 22" x 2 9/16" - 38.27L

[@Dicko301]

How does this compare to the JS sub zero ?

[@WoolyTV]

Will grovel down to even smaller surf than the Sub Xero

[@thecookup6221]

I love this board but its kinda expensive anyone know of a cheaper "off" brand that would work like the sweet potato

[@WoolyTV]

I haven’t seen a board like this one from any other brands at all.

[@SB-vh9bs]

@@WoolyTVwhat about the js flame fish?

[@WoolyTV]

@@SB-vh9bs yeah the Flame Fish is great but it doesn’t have the same volume as the SP.

[@SB-vh9bs]

@@WoolyTV thanks mate! could the flame fish still replace a longboard for those tiny days in the same way the sweet potato can?

[@hman7236]

Eating up the Potatoes..

[@WoolyTV]

Carb load

[@hman7236]

@@WoolyTV jajajaja still the mac .. like they say it dont matter if my belly gets fatter i surf more than the mad hatter🤣🤣

[@WoolyTV]

@@hman7236 🤣

[@hugosantos6099]

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[@WoolyTV]

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