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MonstaChief buckets to tha beach. Allen snags one all the way through on his new 6'5" x 22" x 3 1/8" 50L MonstaChief. Allen is 60 yrs frothing, 230lbs.
Specifically designed for guys in the 200 – 300lbs + range that want a versatile all-around board they can gouge away on…..in anything from 2 ft. sludge, to overhead throaters. Taken from the original monsta design, this board is armed with folkloric dimensions on a grand scale. For instance, the flagship of the line boasts 6’4″ x 21 1/2″ x 3 1/8″ with full, boxy rails; a 14 1/2″ wide nose and 16 1/2″ wide tail. Engineered to thunder down the line like a relentless freighttrain displacing buckets of biblical proportions. Don’t go longer to have the edge on the rest of the line-up….go stouter….THICK IS THE NEW THIN!!
This board reminds us all to respect the elders of the tribe.
Are you a large human that wants to unleash buckets of biblical proportions?….get more waves and go faster than everybody
- FIN CONFIGURATION: thruster or five fin option to ride as tri or quad
- WAVE PREFERENCES: knee high and mushy to head high and hollow
- AVAILABLE TAIL CONFIGURATIONS: wide rounded squash, wide hip-squash, pulled squash, round/thumbtail
- RECOMMENDED RIDER TYPES: beginner to advanced
Monstachief thumbtail
The thumbtail is a great compliment to the more powerful El Niño waves of winter & holds a rail through long arcs on big open faces. Specifically designed for guys in the 190 – 300 lb range that want a versatile, all-around high performance board they can gouge away on…..in anything from 2 ft. sludge, to overhead throaters. Armed with folkloric dimensions on a grand scale to thunder down the line like a relentless freight train displacing buckets of biblical proportions.
| Popular Dimensions | Volume | Rider Weight |
| 6’0″ x 21″ x 2 7/8″ | 40L | Rider weight: 165-220 lb / 74-100 kg |
| 6’2″ x 20 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ | 35L | Rider weight: 155-200 lb / 70-90 kg |
| 6’2″ x 21 1/4″ x 3″ | 43L | Rider weight: 175-220 lb / 79-100 kg |
| 6’3” x 21” x 2 7/8” | 41L | Rider weight: 165-220 lb / 74-100 kg |
| 6’4″ x 21 1/4″ x 2 7/8″ | 43L | Rider weight: 175-230 lb / 79-104 kg |
| 6’4″ x 21 1/4″ x 3″ | 45L | Rider weight: 175-230 lb / 79-104 kg |
| 6’4″ x 21 1/2″ x 3″ | 47L | Rider weight: 190-230 lb / 86-104 kg |
| 6’4″ x 21 1/2″ x 3 1/8″ | 47L+ | Rider weight: 190-230 lb / 86-104 kg |
| 6’4″ x 22″ x 3 1/8″ | 50L | Rider weight: 190-255 lb / 86-115 kg |
| 6’4″ x 22″ x 3 1/4″ | 50L | Rider weight: 190-255 lb / 86-115 kg |
| 6’5″ x 22″ x 3 1/4″ | 48L | Rider weight: 190-230 lb / 86-104 kg |
| 6’6″ x 21 3/4″ x 3 1/8″ | 48L | Rider weight: 190-240 lb / 86-109 kg |
| 6’6″ x 21 3/4″ x 3 1/4″ | 48.4L | Rider weight: 190-240 lb / 86-109 kg |
| 6’8″ x 22″ x 3 1/4″ | 50-51L | Rider weight: 190-260 lb / 86-117 kg |
| 6’8″ x 22″ x 3 3/8″ | 52.9L | Rider weight: 190-260 lb / 86-117 kg |
| 6’10” x 22″ x 3 1/4″ | 51L | Rider weight: 190-265 lb / 86-120 kg |
| 6’10” x 22 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ | 56.1L | Rider weight: 190-265 lb / 86-120 kg |
| 7’0″ x 22 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ | 55L | Rider weight: 190-265 lb / 86-120 kg |
| 7’0″ x 22 1/2″ x 3 5/8″ | 59.8L | Rider weight: 190-285 lb / 86-129 kg |
| 7’0″ x 23″ x 3 1/2″ | 60L | Rider weight: 190-285 lb / 86-129 kg |
| 7’2″ x 22 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ | 55.2L | Rider weight: 190-285 lb / 86-129 kg |
| 7’2″ x 22 1/2″ x 3 3/8″ | 59.6L | Rider weight: 190-285 lb / 86-129 kg |
| 7’2″ x 22 1/2″ x 3 5/8″ | 62L | Rider weight: 200-285 lb / 90-129 kg |
| 7’6″ x 22″ x 3 1/4″ | 60.4L | Rider weight: 200-275 lb / 90-124 kg |
| 7’6″ x 23″ x 3 1/2″ | 66.4L | Rider weight: 200-300 lb / 90-136 kg |
| 7’6″ x 24″ x 3 1/2″ | 69L | Rider weight: 200-300 lb / 90-136 kg |
| 7’6″ x 24″ x 3 5/8″ | 70L | Rider weight: 200-300 lb / 90-136 kg |
| 7’6″ x 23″ x 3 3/4″ | 70.3L | Rider weight: 200-300 lb / 90-136 kg |
| 7’8″ x 22 7/8″ x 3 1/4″ | 62.8L | Rider weight: 200-300 lb / 90-136 kg |
| 7’10” x 23″ x 3 1/4″ | 64.5L | Rider weight: 200-300 lb / 90-136 kg |
| 7’10” x 23 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ | 69.5L | Rider weight: 200-300 lb / 90-136 kg |
| 8’0″ x 23 1/2″ x 3 5/8″ | 75L | Rider weight: 200-350 lb / 90-158 kg |
| 8’0″ x 24″ x 3 3/4″ | 73-77L | Rider weight: 220-350 lb / 99-158 kg |
| 8’6″ x 23″ x 3 1/2″ | 75.7L | Rider weight: 220-350 lb / 99-158 kg |
| Sleeked Up Dims | ||
| 6’2″ x 20 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ | 38L | Rider weight: 170-220 lb / 77-99 kg |
| 6’4″ x 21 1/2″ x 3″ | 44L | Rider weight: 190-230 lb / 86-104 kg |
| 6’5″ x 21 1/2″ x 3″ | 46L | Rider weight: 190-230 lb / 86-104 kg |
| 6’6″ x 21″ x 2 3/4” | 41L | Rider weight: 170-230 lb / 77-104 kg |
| 6’6″ x 21″ x 2 7/8” | 43L | Rider weight: 170-230 lb / 77-104 kg |
| 6’8″ x 22″ x 3” | 48.5L | Rider weight: 190-275 lb / 86-125 kg |
| 7’0″ x 21 1/2″ x 3 1/8″ | 52.5L | Rider weight: 190-275 lb / 86-125 kg |
| 7’0″ x 21 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ | 52.6L | Rider weight: 190-275 lb / 86-125 kg |
| 7’2″ x 22 1/2″ x 2 7/8″ | 53L | Rider weight: 190-275 lb / 86-125 kg |
| 7’6″ x 22 1/4″ x 3″ | 53L | Rider weight: 190-275 lb / 86-125 kg |
| 7’8″ x 22″ x 3 1/8″ | 57L | Rider weight: 210-285 lb / 95-129 kg |
| 7’8″ x 22 1/2″ x 3 1/4” | 62.4L | Rider weight: 210-300 lb / 95-136 kg |
| 7’10” x 23” x 3 1/4” | 64.5L | Rider weight: 210-300 lb / 95-136 kg |
Don’t go longer to have the edge on the rest of the line-up….go stouter….THICK IS THE NEW THIN!!
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MONSTACHIEF step-up/gun:
Are you a large human that wants to unleash buckets of biblical proportions in pumping well overhead conditions? A goliath who wants to step inside a mansized cave of folkloric dimensions. Well, then get some foam under ya and git out there and live. Leviathan dimensions for the giants of the tribe doing battle on a larger than life scale.
Allen, 65 yrs young in JBay on his 7’0” x 21 1/2” x 3 1/4” MonstaChief step-up
The uniqely refined rocker and distinct concaves of the MonstaChief allows it to catch everything super easy (other people in the lineup actually get a bit disgusted with how many waves people are able to catch on this board), and the heavy concave under the front foot combined with a flatter area in the rocker between the feet provides a one of a kind performance that allows for incredible speed off the front foot, but with powerful turns that hold through when you jam on the tail to rail it through. I have been doing a version of this board with a slightly more pulled in tail actually lately quite a lot from people requesting just that….and the feedback is very good for quicker turning. I’m pretty much sticking to the wider tails for surfers wanting plenty of planing area mostly at mushier waves spots.
The MonstaFish:
“Gut that fish” – the all new modern retroactive Quad Fang uses progressive rocker & deep heavy concaves for a board that gets up on plane, and holds a rail through full-speed carves like none before it. This one comes in at a gargantuan yet fetching 6’6″ x 23 1/2″ x 3 3/8″ 60.5L MonstaFish. I’ve literally gutted the belly of the beast so she has more efficient water flow, making her speedy as all get out with no lack of fast-twitch muscle fiber rail response. Go on, and manhandle the baby. Other features include 80s style flat deck to pack on the liters combined with sloped, downrails and hard edges to knife your corners at zip-stitch top velocity. Nose features a subtle beaky buzzard.
This board combines a modernized, sleeked up retro fish outline with a progressive rocker and one-of-a-kind freaky hull contours. Glide or gouge, float or carve, crouch low with five on the nose, or stand tall and arch the back.
Popular Rocker Options
even single with inset doubles to slight vee off the back fin. a predictable drivey feel that caters to a front footed approach;
deep single to super deep single with inset double bonzeresque concaves through the fins, with single concave running off the tail block; “exhaust pipe”. Ideal for small scale to full throttle waves; incredible back foot control through on-rail full-speed cutties.
For flatter faced slopier waves that tend to lack power. A flatter, drivier rocker also featuring Todd’s new jetstream/ hydrofoilized hull concept. A favorite for surfer’s wanting a lot of smooth speed and lateral lift and exceptional hold through turns from their board. I use a flat deck with down rails in this model to put maximum foam and liters into the board while still keeping the rails sensitive and able to knife into the wave face, keeping them nice and responsive. A very unique, futuristic new design of Todd’s that is transforming so many surfer’s experience in the water. Favors the wide squashtail for maximum lift in waves that lack energy.
with more tail rocker through the back 1/3 of the tail . . . a fuller volume big guy ripping board. A good waves version of the Monstachief
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Introducing the #Monstachiefasym A synthesis of the new asym tail and the beloved Monstachief where the world of battering ram turbo charged hemi meets the extra toe side drive of a longer rail off the bottom and the tighter pivot of a shortened rail on your heel side. The feedback has been over the top positive, and I liken the feel of this board to driving a souped up restored 1960’s era Cobra. Muscle car madness coupled with buttery smooth silk precision that perfectly syncs with your body mechanics and good form for classic power surfing. Just remember whether your goofy foot or regular foot, the long rail goes on the toe side, short rail on your heel side. You’ll be amazed at the natural speed and strength of flow. The one featured is 6’2 1/2” x 20 5/8” x 2 3/4” 39L
Sep 30
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Chief Sarlo just got his new custom 8’4” x 22" x 3 3/8" #Monstachiefsurfboard gun for Sunset. A new fuller outlined design to move around the lineup with authority, and a pinch more rocker through the back third of the board to rail up some wide open thickbucket arcs in the bowl. Just in time for the North Shore to roar back to life.
Sep 27
Chief Sarlo just got his new custom 8’4” x 22" x 3 3/8" #Monstachiefsurfboard gun for Sunset. A new fuller outlined design to move around the lineup with authority, and a pinch more rocker through the back third of the board to rail up some wide open thickbucket arcs in the bowl. Just in time for the North Shore to roar back to life.
So, I had a vision of thickets and trees on a South African plain; rugged beauty where thorns and thistles could provide shade, an oasis in a dry and weary land … where cool water from subterranean springs mysteriously appears. And that was my inspiration for this resin art.
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So, I had a vision of thickets and trees on a South African plain; rugged beauty where thorns and thistles could provide shade, an oasis in a dry and weary land … where cool water from subterranean springs mysteriously appears. And that was my inspiration for this resin art.
This is why we build boards the way we do, custom towards the individual and where they want to take their surfing. For honorable, hardworking class folks that are serious about their surfing and appreciate a premium experience that will take their skills to the next level. Everyone is unique and different and more than a height / weight chart amalgamated version of “what the pro’s ride”. We think there’s a far better way than algorithms and automating people. We believe in promoting individual excellence with unparalleled attention to detail. This is Alex from Santa Cruz on a recent Indo trip where he brought a three-pak quiver of Proctors.
Two identical 6’2” x 19 3/8” x 2 5/8” 32.5L #Holyrollersurfboard and this step-up 6’6” x 19 3/8” x 2 3/4” 34.5L #Anteupsurfboard / #Flyinlionsurfboard rocker & bottom.
Here’s his stoked surfer feedback >> just in: “Todd and Charissa, loving the boards!! Got the wave of my dreams in Indo! Be talking to you again soon to get some more.” – Alex
26/5’11”/175lb
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This is why we build boards the way we do, custom towards the individual and where they want to take their surfing. For honorable, hardworking class folks that are serious about their surfing and appreciate a premium experience that will take their skills to the next level. Everyone is unique and different and more than a height / weight chart amalgamated version of “what the pro’s ride”. We think there’s a far better way than algorithms and automating people. We believe in promoting individual excellence with unparalleled attention to detail. This is Alex from Santa Cruz on a recent Indo trip where he brought a three-pak quiver of Proctors.
Two identical 6’2” x 19 3/8” x 2 5/8” 32.5L #Holyrollersurfboard and this step-up 6’6” x 19 3/8” x 2 3/4” 34.5L #Anteupsurfboard / #Flyinlionsurfboard rocker & bottom.
Here’s his stoked surfer feedback >> just in: “Todd and Charissa, loving the boards!! Got the wave of my dreams in Indo! Be talking to you again soon to get some more.” – Alex
26/5’11”/175lb
Humbled, honored to make the cover and editorial story of the local Ventura news this week. Celebrating 25 years at our same surfboard factory / showroom location. Where we strive to: “Work hard, stay humble, be grateful and bless others.”…and where we take: “One day at a time, one board at a time, one surfer at a time.”
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Sep 10
Humbled, honored to make the cover and editorial story of the local Ventura news this week. Celebrating 25 years at our same surfboard factory / showroom location. Where we strive to: “Work hard, stay humble, be grateful and bless others.”…and where we take: “One day at a time, one board at a time, one surfer at a time.”
📷 @yvesbright
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Sep 6
Fish Project results: And the winner is…fish #3 (the red one) with more tail rocker, the stealthy shallow swallowtail ‘pizza slice’ so you can get your foot way back, the glass-on True Ames twins with small trailer, single-to-double-to-spiral vee hull contour, flat deck, u-deck, with tapered downrails especially thinned out through the fins for bite and responsiveness. I also placed the fin cluster closer together on this one i.e. by moving the front fins further back and the back fin further up to pull a nice tight arc in turns. My buddy Nick and I made a couple super fun days of it on the latest south swell riding all the different iterations of the new performance turbo fishy concepts. I got to have the pleasure of watching my friend do the best surfing I’ve seen in a very long time, and the funny thing is he hasn’t really even surfed in like 2 years as he’s been full tilt working at his custom boat business @rozsa.boats as well as loving on his growing family; it’s such a wonderful thing to see my friend thriving! And to get to see one of the best surfers ever to step foot on a board, paddle out and light it up natural as can be…is also amazing! And after a couple days of laughs and bunches of good rides, the verdict was in, “Todd, the red one is the one, don’t change anything about this board.” 5’7” x 20 5/8” x 2 1/8” 30.5L #trascalsurfboard
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