"Tube Pig" an aptly name for the next in line of our continuing collaboration with Taj Burrow that first came about in 2014 when preparing the quiver for Taj to ride at home at WA.

The final vision was to build a board that could bear beatings from, and perform on, the battering wind-buffed barrels of his beloved beach breaks and radical reefs. That is why we made a handful of boards not being concerned about contests, ultra-light weights, or whipping airs and “finners”. 

A board to last and fit the demanding conditions, that was our goal. And we built one ooozing drive: featuring a more pronounced round pin tail, with a narrower than average hip between the feet, and a slightly wider than typical nose. Its dims were just over 5’9” 18.32” 2.25” and 25 litres of volume.

Even having a typical high performance rocker profile,  it runs the rail rocker pretty parallel to the stringer line thanks to having a less concave throughout. This results in no radical curves or breaks in the rail line.

A Thicker Nose, the Subtle Secret Weapon 

There's one feature that may not seam very noticeable but that ads to the effectiveness of this design in the waves it’s meant to be ridden, is that the nose is just slightly thicker than the tail at both the 12” and 24” marks. And just like that: more paddle power, drive off the front foot and a little help for the snapping noses.

Individually, these features may not speak up loudly but the result of the whole combined is very powerful. That is why Matt Biolos wrote a note along the stringer: "Tube Shooter".

The Tube Pig… by Taj Burrow is here and as Matt Biolos says: "When it’s firing, everyone can go out and make a pig of themselves. Meant to be ridden about the same size, or just a bit longer, as your normal board, but mainly for those powerful pumping days in hollow beach breaks and reefs at home…or on the road."