Slyde Handboards 1st Review of The Phish Model Handboard
Channel: Slyde Handboards
Date: 2016-11-14

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THE CLASSIC SPEED BOARD
The Phish is the fastest board in the Slyde collection and performs best in medium to large surf or fast breaking waves. The perfectly crafted, pinched rails, slight concave and rolled hull design allow you to effortlessly pick your line and speed down the wave with optimal propulsion.

The inspiration for the Phish shape comes from the classic retro fish boards of the 1970's. With the deep cut fish tail and long flowing outline that allows the water to flow smoothly and uninterrupted down the entire length of the rails and effortless released out the back. Don’t be surprised when you get an in and out barrel.

The Phish has a urethane foam core and a high tensile strength TPU flak jacket outer layer laminate that decreases the board weight, and adds incredible buoyancy and strength, meaning more lift and higher shred capabilities. An obvious choice for any waterman or woman’s quiver.

Full transcript: Hey guys, Daltan Smith from NPI productions. And today I'm really excited to share a brand new board with you from Slyde Handboards. This is the Phish. I've spent the last week or two riding the board, trying it in all sorts of conditions. And to make it short and sweet, this board is sick. I was fully convinced that after the Bula came out there was not much more that Slyde could do to make me fall in love with a board but somehow they did it all over again.

Off rip looking at the board you can tell you can tell that this is a lot different from both of the previous models that we've gone over. And the first thing that I really noticed was not necessarily the shape, it was how much foam there was right in the middle of the board. And when I got in the water for the first time I immediately noticed this thing has a lot of float. I see that it gives me a lot more drive and a lot more speed. I'm not really bogging, I'm just completely driving down the line.

We look at the tail. It's got that classic fish design. On the rear of the board on the bottom, we do start to get a little bit sharper of an edge, and then it completely rounds out. We've placed this board pretty much right in the middle in between the Wedge and the Bula as far as what waves this is designed for. Your wedge, you can see has a big surface area. The Bula is a nugget. This thing is small and it has this nice concave. The phish I think is going to be that in-betweener.

The days where this board is a little bit too big, this board is a little bit too small, what have you. The Phish is like a perfect medium. I noted that we have a lot more speed. I feel like when I'm dropping in on this thing it goes. I lean forward and because it has such smooth rails and that extra foam I don't feel like I'm going to nose dive. When I push forward, it goes forward. In the same thing when I come back you can see my forearm rests here in the tail? So there's a couple of times that I kind of like pushed back and stalled and it slowed me down. So a lot of control for my speed.

This entire last week has been less than ideal surf. It's been big, choppy, windy, and I've had a complete blast on this board. So I imagine if you take this out in some really good, clean conditions it's gonna feel like you're on like a magic carpet. And when I was riding it I noticed that this thing literally splits the ocean. It's just got sheeting water coming off of both sides. And again the biggest thing about this that I like is I feel like I have a lot of control. A lot of people ask me what board do I get? All of them. Buy all of them. If you were to start with one whether you're experienced or not I would recommend at this point going with the Phish.

If you're like, "I don't know. I don't know what I want but I wanna try this out." Maybe go with the Phish. You're going to be able to charge big waves, small waves, everything in between and then you can kind of decide what would be best for you from there. I think you guys are going to be in love with this board just like I am if you buy it. If you have any questions, message us, comment below, we'll tell you about all the different boards. Thank you so much for watching. We'll see you in the water.

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