Torq Mod Fish 6'6

A fish sits between a mid-length and a shortboard. This one is wide with a full nose, so it paddles fast and feels steady, and the swallow tail (the split 'V' at the back) lets it turn tight.

A single to double concave under the board and a lightly flipped nose keep it quick in small and average surf. It comes with a thruster set, and the five fin boxes let you try it as a quad.

This one is the 6'6 at 39.6 litres, in orange chequered. As a rough guide it floats an intermediate surfer up to about 65 kg, or an advanced surfer up to about 95 kg.

• Size: 6'6 x 21" x 2 5/8", 39.6 litres
• Build: TET: Torq's EPS and epoxy with a tough outer skin, made in a mould so every board comes out the same
• Fins: 5 Futures boxes, thruster set included
• Bottom: single to double concave
• Tail: swallow
• Level: Intermediate and advanced
• Waves: Knee to overhead