I'm a big guy myself that has been around the sport for a long time, the truth is it's not always the best thing to go to a 144 and up. Im at about 240 to 250 and have been for like the last 8 years or so. I can't stand anything over like a 142 or a 143. Once you start gettin big than that the way they come off the wake is weird, I don't like the way they pop. In the 16 years wakeboarding I have rode A LOT of boards, and the biggest thing for a big guy board is a wide tip/tail. That makes a bigger differents than anything!! Im on the 2012 Marius and love it, but IMO the best board for a big rider, the board that change my life as a rider. Was the 06-10 Marius. If I could get my hands on a few 08-10 I would still be on one. It will him on top of the water, Still feel like a wakeboard, and land soft. If he can get a 08-10 marius he will be a very happy man.
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