It's been at least a couple years now that Blinky has been making his longboard fish, what he calls the Mega Fish.

I remember when he first started making these boards and how stocked he was.  There's nothing better than getting into something that gets you excited about surfing and that's what happened with his Mega Fish. He'd come into the glass shop with another one and start talking... "these boards are working so good"! Trying a different fin placement or coming in with a new fin set to try. He kept saying "you've got to try one... you've got to try one. " then one day he walked in with a cut Mega Fish Blank and said "Ok Dennis this one is for you. Finish shape this with your own touch and you'll see, the board just works". I said 'ok, I'll finish it up and see how it goes.'

Well, you know how it is, one thing leads to another and before you know it almost 2 years go by and that cut blank has been sitting in the corner and never touched.  Then just after Christmas I'm talking to Blinky down at the beach the same day I see Joe with the board I made that was his Christmas present from his friend Johnny.

I say to Blinky 'Some friend Joe has yeah? gives him a new custom surfboards for Christmas.... I never had a friend like that!'  Blinky says "I gave you a blank and you never even did anything with it...what?"

So my new years resolution.. finish Blinky's blank, glass it and have a go at his Mega fish.

D.R

 Blinky briefing me on the Mega fin layout