Wakesurfing a 206

[LT206]

Last summer toward the end of the season we started trying to wakesurf behind the 206. I put all the people on the starboard side, around 1000#, and while the wake is really not big or long enough to make a great surf wave, I was able to freeride if I worked at it. I was riding a Hyperlite Landlock board. I am wondering if there is a better board more suited to a small wake that I might have better results with. The landlock tended to dig the nose in and stall when I had to get on the front of the board hard to stay with the wake. Any thoughts?

[WakeSlayer]

RE: Wakesurfing a 206

There are a couple Landlocks. I have the old style one and can pretty well ride any wake on that. I would think that the new style ones would float even more as they are a lot thicker. When I was down under last winter, we rented a, I think, Broadcast. My Oz friend's boat throws nearly no wake at all, and we were all able to surf it, and they were all first timers.
Are you riding with your toes close to the edge of the board ? or are you in the center of the board. You will get far better control pushing on your edge and driving the board towards the boat instead of the wave pusshing you out to your left. Good luck

-19* F this morning.... MAN do I want to surf......

[LT206]

This was an 07 Landlock and it is pretty thick. I was standing in the middle of the board and using the edge to drive into the wake but the edge of the board gets rounder and less sharp of a bevel towards the front of the board and it would actually slow down if I pressed it too hard into the wake. I wonder if a sharper edge on the board would help or if it would just sink since the wake is not that big.

[tski97]

I also surf with a DD and i have a few thoughts. The landlock that you are using is long and skinny if i am correct. The thing that will be the most help for you is to find a fast board. From my experience the land lock and broadcast are surfable with the dd but you will always want more. I am bigger and have the Inland Surfer Red tide and I really like it. I have heard that the Blue lake from from the same company is a very fast board if you are not a bigger person.

Wakeslayer is is 31 here today and I feel the same way. I am ready to be on the lake.

[LT206]

Here are a couple of pictures of the wake I got while surfing my 206. Notice the landlock with a kid riding rides pretty high and he has no trouble, but with me it seems to sink and the farther forward I ride and the harder I edge into the wake the more it digs into the wake and slows down. Will any board work better with this small wake? or should I just stick to slalom?

ps sorry for the bad edit - didn't want to post my niece on the internet

[WakeSlayer]

My Landlock is an older one that does have really sharp edges and I think makes it faster and easier to stay where you want to be. A buddy found one on ebay last fall for $125.
I have noticed a ton of people talking about the Inland Surfer Red Tide lately. Maybe that would be a good board to try. I have been interested in their boards for a while, but just have not got to getting one. Another place to look is www.shredstixx.com I am going to get a board from this dude as soon as the lake has less than a foot of ice on it.......... He makes some boards that are meant for larger riders and says all are super fast. I think his "original" board comes in sizes up to 6'6", which seems a bit much to me. The guy is super knowledgeable and has been wakesurfing for something like 25 years.

we have a tropical front coming in and we will be above zero today, and in the near forecast. Ready to ride here.

[tski97]

I have also heard the Shredstixx is a good b oard. I have ridden a few of them but do not remember the model. Like i said i have the Red Tide and it is great. The one piece of advice that I would give is do not buy a board thinking that it will work for now or it is a good beginner board. Let the kids ride the Landlock and get yourself a board you will like. If that is you in the first pick i would look at the blue lake from insland surfter. I have never riden it but i have heard is really fast and that is what you need. Keep sking but have fun surfing when the water is ruff.

[WakeSlayer]

Second tski97 on that. Get a board for you that you will like for a long time. Let people ride whichever they like, but don't buy one for everyone else. I have 7, going on 8. My riding style has improved and changed a lot in the last couple years. At the moment I predominantly ride the LF Custom 4.3 the most, but ride my Phase5 a lot and my SurkSkates. As you ride more, you will want a smaller more agile board. Get it now, rather than later, you will get used to it and never ride the bigger one.

[tski97]

Just remember with the 206 you will always have a small wake and need the fastest board you can get. You can call companies like inland surfer and shred stix and talk to them for recomondations. i would try that.

[Miljack]

We got a Inland Red Tide 07.5 and it is great! We can free ride behind my boat (99 pro air) with about 1000# ballast, and only my wife and 6 yr old as crew. We first learned on a friend's broadcast, then another friend lent us an old Landlock, it's yellow, 6'1" and has palm tree graphics, and that board is almost impossible to free ride. Once we got the Red Tide, my wife was able to free ride about the 3rd time she surfed. I ride with my son and can free ride with him although, that requires some concentration because he likes to wiggle around a lot!