In terms of summer surfing (without going the longboarding route) the pod mod is surfboard for Nova Scotia. The super wide, epoxy design offers loads of stability, and is easy to paddle. Catching waves with a pod mod is almost unfair to other surfers. When it comes to summer surfing in Nova Scotia, this is the one board you should have
In 2000 the original Pod rapidly became a global favorite, allowing surfers to drop six inches off their shortboards and revolutionize punting.
The Pod Mod design is a heavily modified Pod, designed to be ridden even shorter and wider than the original, catering to the surfer that wants a little more volume forward to catch waves but doesn’t want to sacrifice performance. The tail has been widened for small wave glide, and the original single to double concave has been replaced with a flat entry to concave vee for quick rail to rail transitions.
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