Dimensions: 5’6 x 19″ 1/8 x 2″ 1/4
Rider Height/Weight: 5’5 140 lbs

The Monsta is Todd Proctor’s latest small wave creation. It derives its roots from the Rascal family, incorporating flatter rocker, a bit of kick in the tail, full deck, and plenty of speed. The Monsta was designed to provide the same hair raising speed of the Rascal, but with more vertical surfing ability, and more control in better and more hollow waves.

This particular board came with a five fin option and I tried it both as a quad and three fin. We had pretty small surf (waist high) for the first couple weeks I tried the board out and I was surprised at how well it groveled. It generated similar high end speed in small walls just like the Rascal II but with the tighter turning ability of a more performance oriented board.

Todd originally gave me G-AM thruster fins to try out but those fins felt a bit too stiff for me…probably because of my lack of weight. I decided to try the Kelly Slater K2.1 fins and those ended up working really well for me. They loosened up the board quite a bit (K2.1 fins are more upright with a smaller center fin which makes them very responsive for quick changes and vertical surfing) with maintaining same mind bending speed. The quad setup worked ok (G-AM front, GX double foil rear) but I guess I just prefer riding thrusters nowadays as they’re way more predictable…you also can’t beat the pivot of a thruster.

Overall, the Monsta is a super fast and tight turning board…basically its something you’d want if you’re looking for a performance board in slow & mushy surf…the type of surf where you can’t get your small wave shortboard going in. Best of all, the board works great in larger and more hollow waves as well. It also rides really well backhand…super tight and pivoty but providing Rascal speed so all you need to worry about is getting your turns in.