We love every aspect of board design – working with different materials & construction keeps things interesting and progressive.
Using the best materials available combine with our team of experienced board builders, we aspire to create a world class product that is under constant innovation.
Surfboards and surfing has a unique way of connecting us all.
Select a shape as the foundation to your new stick.
Select specifications such as size, fin setup, tail design etc or request custom dimensions.
The birth of your custom board begins. Soon you will be dropping hammers.
We are constantly working and experimenting to improve the end product. From rocker templates to board outlines and everything in-between, all in the Fishstix factory is meticulously considered, to deliver only the finest feeling under foot.
Born in 1981 in East London, South Africa, Simon Fish is a second generation surfer & has been surfing since he could walk. He earned a name for himself competing in the South African Pro-junior circuit & represented South Africa at the World Grommet Champs in Australia.
After school the stylish goofy-footer carved his way around Australia, New Zealand & Europe and has spent several seasons in Hawaii & the Indonesian archipelago.
Fish started shaping in Hawaii during the 2004/2005 season, under the experienced eye of North Shore veteran Buddy McCray.
Back in South Africa, Fish set up a shaping bay in a friend’s garage and was soon seen ripping the local waves on his own boards. Surf buddy and professional surfer Roydon Bryson also participated in early R&D, shredding on an early Fishstix.
Fish soon started racking up a few big result on the South African scene. “Shaping boards for myself sparked a fire” says Fish. Other surfers began to take note of Fish’s high performance boards and he soon began shaping for all the local boys.
“I have been fortunate enough to work with great shapers, Andrew Carter was very influential in the beginning. During my travels I have been fortunate to work with Jeff Bushman in Hawaii, Al Emery in Australia, as well as a host of South Africa’s best board builders”
Fish is now based in Cape St Francis, fine-tuning boards at his home break and at J-bay with top local surfers. With Super-tubes arguable the worlds best right-hand point, there is no better testing ground for the new breed of Fishstix
“My style of surfing & the waves I ride influence the boards I shape. This is then integrated into the boards & passed on to the customer or team rider.”
“Working on surfboard design and seeing how new ideas translate to how waves are ridden is what keeps me perennially inspired. My aim is to create a premium quality surfboards, from initial design conception to glassing and finished product.”
Phone: +27 83 557 7794
St. Francis Bay
Eastern Cape, South Africa
