The Machado Groove Fin Set by Firewire is Rob Machado’s highest-performance fin template, designed for punchy, hollow waves—from waist-high to overhead.
Built with carbon layups and a bamboo core, it delivers progressive flex: a stiff leading edge for drive and a flexible trailing edge for spring and lively turns.
Offered as a 5‑fin set, it allows both thruster and quad configurations, catering to surfers seeking both precision and fluidity.
Available in Medium/Large, its sizing bridges typical medium and large templates for optimized performance.
Wave Type
The Machado Groove Fin Set is a throwback to Rob's performance days, and is a five fin template for high-performance surfing. This fin set is lively and responsive in punchy, hollow waves from around waist-high to overhead. The construction's progression flex provides spring and liveliness out of every turn, while maintaining the immediate response and drive required for high-performance surfing.
Fin Template
While this is an Upright (pivot) template, it still has Rob's hybrid DNA with a lengthened base. Rob took special care with this fin's construction, wanting to create a technically progressive flex throughout the template. Because of the various carbon layups in combination with the bamboo core, the leading edge is stiffer while the trailing edge has more flex. This construction's progressive flex provides spring and liveliness out of every turn, while maintaining the immediate response and drive required for high-performance surfing.
