Hyperlite Tribute opinions

I would just like to here peoples opinions on this board, as the owner of the shop ive started riding for is really trying to push me to ride this board, and im not really sure why. I havent heard much on this board. Ive read the stats, but i was hoping anyone that has hit the water with it may have some info on it, or at least compare it to other boards.

Great board, I love mine.

Greg Nelson always does a great job with his shapes, just look at his Double up boards. The hybrid rocker is amazing, the cupped rails rock(I ride it finless), the center spine gives it butter landings, and it breaks loose very well when you want it to. I love the board, and think it is very under rated. Mike Schwenne is on it right now I believe.

http://hyperlite.com/schwene

My son started the year on the Pulse, switched to the B-Side and now on the Tribute, loves it.

I demo'd the tribute and love it, by far the best board ive ridden so far, not to say theres not better but for what i like it was perfect. At first i rode a 144 faction and liked it, then i switched to a 137 tribute and was getting much higher when in theory i should of gotton more pop with the larger board. The board holds a great edge, landings are soft, the only bad thing i can say is in rougher water it was kind of squirly compared to the faction.
Bottom line is im getting the tribute for sure. A lot of shop guys ive been talking to either say great things about the tribute or actually ride them themselves. I hear most of the nor-cal hyperlite sponsored guys are on the tribute now too.

Chris is riding the 137 Tribute and raves about it as well. And he has only ridden it in a dry suit this winter.

I rode the old Double up Nelson back in the day which is basically the same shape. It rode pretty good. Just know that the Tribute is a remake of an old shape.

the tribute is a poppier remake of double up summit

Great all the info gives me a way better idea of what im in for.

its a super smooth board. smoothest board ive ever ridden.

The tribute is like the summit/pure ride/jeff mckee boards. The tribute has a slightly different fin set up, the board is a half inch bigger, has a bigger more abrupt rocker, and has a big center spine for soft landings. I use to own the jeff mckee double up but the pop wasnt the greatest but rode really nice. The new tribute has tons of pop and still has the smooth feeling as the jeff mckee.

Now hyperlite needs to bring back the delta with a wider profile, bigger rocker, and rails like the tribute and that board would own.

fun shape, fast and loose. and if you don't like a loose board then just strap on the fins. it reminds me of the old J-Star Lyman