Just out of curiosity, what was the first board that you have ridden on and/or purchased? <BR>Here was my first board combo: <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452382.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452383.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR>The bindings were a different color though.

Me and my younger brother went in on this setup. <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452389.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452390.jpg" alt="Upload">

connely blade with sandal bindings, then the perez with slightly better sandle binders, landed my first toeside 3 on the perez! Now I can't even do them.

Here is mine, straight from the ww board review<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452393.gif" alt="Upload">

It's funny, I actually took my board (Watson's first pro board, the Helix 136) off the wall at work and brought it home to ride it yesterday. I forgot how much a 3-stage board 'dogs' it when you are cruising, and what a pleasure it is not to 'crank' down those old Plush Pros anymore. Great memories though... <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452398.jpg" alt="Upload"> <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452399.jpg" alt="Upload">

mine was a badass it was blue. it was a 3 stage which i thought, as a newbie i needed to get better pop, of course i was wrong. i had some 30 60's that killed my feet. fun times!!

Wake Tech Flight69 with the Anti-gravity bindings! oh ya!

04 Litmus 136 with Sphynx.

Liquid Force Free 145 and High Suction bindings. I still have both. Our board and binding guides don't go back far enough to give me pics of them! <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/blush.gif" border=0>

Waketech Rave 145 with sandle-strap bindings.

05 Hyperlite State 145 w/ State bindings. I'm still riding the same setup, except I upgraded my bindings to some LF Transits last year.

my first <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452437.jpg" alt="Upload">

o'brien apex, back in '93

Cwb Sol with torqe bindings

my first board and bindings. <BR> <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452458.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452459.jpg" alt="Upload">

<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452471.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452472.jpg" alt="Upload">

Hyperlite Offshore with sandals...like circa 1998

obrein rail and base bindings <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452563.jpg" alt="Upload"> <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452564.jpg" alt="Upload">

My first board! I know flippin sweet huh? <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452609.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR> <BR>This the current rig. Board is soon to be replaced with a CWB Transcend <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452610.jpg" alt="Upload">

New to the site, and i figured it would be better to post my question here than to start a new topic... <BR> <BR>Im heading down to virginia beach for the summer and my cousin wants me to go wakeboarding with him. I told him that i've never done if and he said its easy. So says him. Since i need a board, what would be a good starter board? I saw some video on ourstage.com and it seems there are a lot of options when it comes to choosing the board, the bindings(?), etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated <IMG SRC="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":-)" BORDER=0>

I got an obrien shredder for my 15th b-day. It looked like this one but only had sandles.<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452624.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452625.jpg" alt="Upload">

had a connelly switchstance it was a good board to learn on, i still have it and ride it for fun sometimes, i also teach my cousins on it <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452650.gif" alt="Upload">

Simon you will get more responses if you start a new thread. The board I posted above is a Hyperlite State 140(the white one). It was as great beginner board that isn't going to hold you back. Unless they made the state bindings better I would pass on them and get better bindings like Torq's. When I bought my package it was the board and state bindings for 400 bucks. That was 2 years ago so you can find a good deal out there on this stuff. If your buddy is set up on boarding you could always mooch off his gear. Just my $.02

H.O. Hyperlite Pro! <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452743.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452744.jpg" alt="Upload">

Hyperlite B.A.F.F. baby!! <BR> <BR>Extra points to those that know what it stands for.......

Bad Ass Flying Fish.. <BR> <BR>MIne- a '95 directional board, bought new in '95. <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452751.gif" alt="Upload">

Connelly Blade with Sandal bindings. Then it was on the Connelly Switchstance. Oh, those were the days!

My first ride...good to start...not so good for jumps<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/452793.jpg" alt="Upload">

Rusty Swinger, don't know what year w/ the Hyperlite Team Boot.

Mine was a hydroslide from walmart with sandal bindings. It was under $100 and was solid plastic. No fiberglass or foam core, just a solid hunk of plastic.

old LF Trip and Hyperlite 30-60s!!!

oh the memories... <BR>LF Multi Suctions <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/453182.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR>Obrien Shifty 137 (Girlfriend still rides this board) <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/453183.jpg" alt="Upload">

oh the memories... <BR>LF Multi Suctions <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/453185.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR>Obrien Shifty 137 (Girlfriend still rides this board) <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/453186.jpg" alt="Upload">

sorry...<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/uhoh.gif" border=0> Rookie mistake...

This isn't my board but same model and the color was yellow. This is the board that started my obsession to the sport. I ended up giving my Skurfer away to a family that wanted to try the sport out. After this I went with a CWB Area 51 with Techno Vert Bindings. I wish I still had the Techno Vert's to show everybody how unsafe they were. <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/453267.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR> <BR>Sorry for the picture that is the only one that I could find right off hand.

My first board, and still have it, was the "HO Hyper Lite" Purple, Orange and Yellow with the bungie bindings. Sorry I don't have a picture, I'll take one tonight. We had a yellow Skurfer, but I don't call that a wakeboard because that thing was more of a pain infliction device. I have a hip pointer to this day because of that POJ.

Hyper lite! Picked it up for 50 bones from a frustrated neighbor who couldn't figure out how to get up on it. Back then it still had the bungee straps too though. <BR> <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/453303.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR> <BR>Josh - The Vert bindings! yes i too rocked a pair of those back in the day. They were space age with no ankle support haha.

List of boards: <BR>Neptune Viscous Fishes with strap bindings.(i'll have to try to find a picture) <BR>Hyperlite Rebel with boot bindings(i forgot the model) <BR>Lavelle with moonboots <BR>Murray honeycomb with 360 bindings <BR>Belmont with Parks bindings <BR>3DS with zeus(hingtech) bindings <BR>Next board??? Probably the One or the Watson.

neptune 'IT' <BR>Chase Heaveners pro model

the first board i had was an o'brien shredder. i got it on my 8th birthday from my dad. i refused to get out of the water until i got up on it. it took about 45 minutes but finally i prevailed. wish i still had that sucker. but i do still have the 96' obrien double ender with the original bindings. i tried riding that thing last season just for kicks it was horrific.

My first board was a Connelly before they became CWB. It had Sub Rosa bungee bindings.