the board is pretty wide, especially the nose and it provides a high amount of stablity. i dont care what size you ride it in. the people you ride with will notice it the first day you ride it. the board leave a hugh track and a lot of spay. I actually think my fish is too stable and it takes away from some of the fun. I only bust her out now if its going to pure dry fluff on steep backcountry. otherwise the lolo gets the chore.
the tail is uber short and the nose is just the opposite. its noticable. but remember this is a pow board. unless you are not going to be riding steeps and pow then dont worry about it.
its a great board. lots of fun and worth the experience.
I just had to make this decision and went with the 160. I ride a 160 or 162 all mountain and I know it says to size down, but I felt like I could still whip a 160 through the trees, so why not go for the extra float in the bowls. I think I also remember someone on here saying that the whole size down talk on the fish and malolo was kinda bogus/not necessary. leaving for Jackson Saturday and hoping to get my first days on it next week. stoked.
what would you say is the minimum amount of fresh snow you would need to rationalize taking out your fish over your regular board?
JusBlaze: I just had to make this decision and went with the 160. I ride a 160 or 162 all mountain and I know it says to size down, but I felt like I could still whip a 160 through the trees, so why not go for the extra float in the bowls. I think I also remember someone on here saying that the whole size down talk on the fish and malolo was kinda bogus/not necessary. leaving for Jackson Saturday and hoping to get my first days on it next week. stoked. what would you say is the minimum amount of fresh snow you would need to rationalize taking out your fish over your regular board?
12" or more and you really start to feel the advantages of the fish.
Iakona:If you are not going to down size then why buy a Fish.
im 6'1'' and 200 lbs, which is why I chose not to size down to the 156. had there been a 158 option I probably would have sized down to that, but I felt the 160 would still be a good fit. we will see.
JusBlaze:im 6'1'' and 200 lbs, which is why I chose not to size down to the 156. had there been a 158 option I probably would have sized down to that, but I felt the 160 would still be a good fit. we will see.