POPE was the first board I shaped for Tosh back in 2018. I asked Joel about making Tosh a board and he knew of a Phil Edwards Honolulu that's owned our mutual friend that was in my shop. And Joel wanted me to make Tosh a 9'0 version of it. Original was 9'8. Just to have a board thats' a great trimmer. A board with a no hang up since it doesn't have nose concave and stuff. Basically what Phil Edwards was doing in his time here from the late 60s to early 70s was making the most performance longboard he could for the time. I like to consider the POPE is a log for the waves works ideally when its head high to over head. I relax the rocker a bit and add a half inch of width to it to make it little better more all around conditions. Some people like to use the POPE as a type of glider or speed shape because it doesn't have the wide nose like a noserider.
