Testing the world's most affordable twin fin surfboard | MC Dark Water Dagger Review

You guys have asked me for years to find some surfboards that are cheap and yet highly functional. Well, I was approached by Magic Carpet to test out their Dark Water Dagger model, a super playful twin fin shape that I was delighted to ride.
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[@ravingmad765]

Always objective and no brand snob, thanks Kale. I'm sure this is tailored to be intentional but there are boards in Aus that are still around that price. Dahlberg at Sideways comes to mind. Maybe more cheap board reviews too come? Cut through the hype!

[@jeffe.3453]

Thanks for this, I saw this at my local JS surf shop O-side, CA and it was on sale for really cheap price and was considering it and wanted to wait for someone to review it before pulling the trigger.

[@chrisathan4293]

Wow ! Say this board on a uk site , but never thought that it would score this high ! Thank you so much for sharing kale ! 🙌🏽

[@juanchaxx]

love your board reviews brock! have you testes a machado seaside by any chance? cheers!

[@timhall6380]

Great no nonsense review.

[@JTJorge]

Decathlon's Olaian Twin retails at 350€

[@chadelvy229]

That's 568 aussie mate

[@xavii2026]

@@chadelvy229still not 700 bucks

[@katiehaskell888]

My FAVORITE groveler ever is the CI Rocket Wide with a squash tail! You should try it 😊

[@hugoboss4743]

Would Love to see a review on the Troq boards as thez are also prettz cheap compared to other boards. Espacially the Twin Fish since I can`t find any reviews to the board. Anyways keep up the great videos!

[@thestow35]

it would be interesting to see how the glass job (4 x 4 x 4) holds up. A lot of these super cheap mass-produced boards have terrible glassing and ding very easily

[@rjones4247]

Yeah. They’re stringerless epoxy, but they’re made in the Aus Madluc factory that is great and glasses JS poly boards in Aus. In principle if the foam is reasonable it should be sound. Though you will snap it.

[@ravingmad765]

I think this "glass issue" with cheaper boards is more based on rumour than reality. About ten years ago I used to buy heaps of them and the glass held up amazingly. The rumour comes from the tensions between shapers and factory boards back in the day. I used to be a handshape snob, now I think nothing about buying a factory board.

[@CarlBarlow-iw1sj]

ive been enjoying the rusty sd grom. (they make an adult one)

[@MrBernas24G]

Try the Decathlon boards

[@magicfingers3162]

I owned a Magic Carpet Houdini (mid length) for a couple of months. It was a nice shape but it continually cracked along the rails with regular use, which was really disappointing. My Haydens or JS boards never had the same consistent issue.

[@craigieplaysstuff]

I found one for 150 it was a soft top, though

[@jump171]

enjoying a midstrenght epoxy 6'8

[@fredrossi1334]

It looks like a great board with plenty of volume up front for a shorty. It looked ready to take whatever you were dishing out. I liked the skatey performance you gave with the keels. The only downside I see is the price. That isn't on the cheap side. As others have mentioned, there's loads of boards available for cheaper. Probably why foamies are so common lately. Oh and the fish/swallowtail. Seems those are keeping ding repair guys working. Unless you always have a pad next to your vehicle, your gonna wreck those little tips.

[@JasonTuno]

Am I missing something? The website linked says these start at $699 USD??

[@KalesBroccoli]

That’s Aussie

[@surfershaper]

Slavecrafted in Taiwan or Pakistan?

[@PelicanCanCancan]

$699? I bought my retro fish EPS new for $499 in Mona Vale, Sydney.

[@Clydeyboo]

Hi, I’m Mahlou I was wondering if one day we could surf and catch up?

[@ravingmad765]

I'll catch-up with ya mate.

[@rosstoryYT]

I worked in the surfboard industry for over 15 years, in that time the cost of materials went up considerably but the price of boards have stayed the same.. we should be encouraging people to pay a premium for their boards this in turn will bring the quality of the materials and craftsmanship up a notch and won’t drive shapers to look for cheap labor… plus people will buy less boards but will really learn to look after their craft because it cost more.. Buying cheap boards does nothing for the industry, it only makes it worse and creates an industry that only benefits the top dogs and not the actual tradesmen building the boards who are getting paid f$&k all…

[@ajediheisnot]

Second session had much cleaner glassy waves so example not very objective ..

[@Co-km6cl]

Decathlon starts half the price but ok

[@rasmuszaurins7233]

Don´t understand why a twinfin makes a board have more glide? Makes no sense.

[@raphaelhayim6851]

2nd to comment and 10th to like

[@marvelharris9540]

Well the price went up to $699... fail

[@KalesBroccoli]

That’s Australian dollars