Rusty Surfboards "The Heckler" Review by Noel Salas Ep. 25
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This video is about "The Heckler" by Rusty surfboards. Noel found out that The Heckler was a nominee for the Sima Surfboard awards in the Alternative category for 2017. He phoned up the folks at Rusty to see if he could get one to review. They agreed to give him a demo board to review and the DIMS are 5'3" x 20.12 x 2.16 Volume 26.7. The board was tested in 2-4 surf and Salas said it was fast, and responsive. A few key features of The Heckler are the flat deck, Venturi channel, wing in the tail, and the beak nose. The flat deck allows for maximum foam to be carried out to the rails for great flotation. This is key for a small wave Groveler to maximize floatation down the line and paddle power. Rusty has implemented a special channel that starts in the belly of the board in two half moon shapes. These two channels start wide begin to narrow 4-6 inches in front of the two side fins. This narrowing channel is supposed to create the Venturi effect. The theory is take the water coming through the bottom of the board and channel it to narrowest section to create a low pressure that will then create thrust as the channel begins to widen behind the fins, and through the tail. This is supposed to create speed, control, and flow from rail to rail. Salas mentioned that he felt all of these features happening while he was riding the Heckler and he could see why it was a nominee for Alternative surfboard of the year. The wing in the tail make for a good pivot point as the tail narrows. Salas relates the outline of The Heckler to an ordinary fish type design but the wing, and Venturi concave make it a bit more high performance in the pocket. The beak on the nose pack this little package full of foam to help with paddling. Salas also said even though this board is super wide and has great flotation it still flows rail to rail smoothly because of the Venturi channels which create a lot of Vee out the tail. Here is what the Rusty Website has to say about The Heckler: New for 2016, the Heckler is a Fish with some new ideas. We've utilized a "fishy" outline with a shallow dovetail and pronounced wing to produce a lightening fast small wave wonder. The proven Venturi bottom design that has been so well received on two of our other models, the Rooster and the Hustler, adds a new dimension for fishing and Fish lovers.
What's your height ? I'm 5'10" guy with 185 pounds and i feel that a heckler 5'10" is the right size for me
And I did not think that big "Venturi" channel would make a huge difference but I have to say this is by far the fastest board I've ever ridden haha. And it's REALLY responsive. At my skill level I didn't think this board would feel levels better than any other well-reviewed board I've ever gotten but this was truly a cut above all the other grovelers I've ever owned. It's realllly responsive for it being this sort of small-wave board and that Venturi effect is the real deal. I couldn't explain this dramatic increase in speed.
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You say it would be awesome to try this board in 5'6 by 19 1/4 wide or something like that, which it's almost the stock dims of the Hustler (similar fishy outline but narrower, same venturi bottom, etc), have you tried this model? If not, do you think you would like it more?
And in the other hand, could you tell me your thoughts about the new Go Fish by Machado?
I'm between this three models for my summer board here on the european beaches, just looking for a groveler that still performs, hope you can help me!
Cheers and keep the show going on, awesome job buddy!
Your reviews are awesome. Really love the content that you're putting out - and you shred!
Question:
Are the Mick Fanning's that you're running on this size Large? I'm curious because I'm currently surfing a Lost Puddle Jumper (5'4 stock dims) and running Medium Performer FCS II Fins. I feel like I could use a bit more fin for added drive since the board is so small and the tail is really wide. I'm 5'9 and about 150lbs.
What other fins do you think would work well with a wide-tail groveler model? I've also been eyeing the FCS MR Twin fin / Thruster set up with the stabilizer fun in the middle. Have you ever tried that set-up?
Thanks!
Omri
My Mick Fanning fins are Large and I think they will go great in your Lost board.
I do have the MR Twin Fin set and they are epic. Take a few minutes and watch the JS Nitro review and you will see them in action. Both the MF Large and MR Twin Fin sets will maximize the drive!!! Enjoy and let me know what you choose and how they go!!!
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