Puddle Jumper Quick Facts
…Lost Puddle Jumper quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Name at …Lost | Original Puddle Jumper ’25, digitally re-mastered |
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| Based on | The outline of the Bottom Feeder, with reversed bottom and rocker curves |
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| Board type | Small-wave groveler |
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| Best waves | Small waves |
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| Tail | Wide squash tail |
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| Design | Wide outline; concave bottom that transitions to vee in the tail; straight rail line |
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| Fins | 5-fin: ride as a thruster or quad (FCS II or Futures boxes). Best template: raked, drive-oriented (FCS Carver family; Futures Rake). Try the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri, with the Driver quad rears for a quad, or the Futures Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin. |
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| Stock sizes | 5’2 to 6’8 (27.25 L to 51.50 L) |
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| Sizing | Shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 L more volume; about 6" to 8" shorter than a Driver 3.0 |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed, Black Dart, Double Dart, Lib Tech, C4 and Carbon Wrap. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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Puddle Jumper Q&A
What size Puddle Jumper should I get?
The Puddle Jumper is a groveler, ridden shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with a tad more volume: we recommend 1 to 2 liters more. In …Lost’s stock dims that works out about 6" to 8" shorter than a Driver 3.0. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’4 (20.00" x 2.45", 29.75 L). Stock sizes run from 5’2 (19.50" x 2.40", 27.25 L) to 6’8 (23.00" x 2.96", 51.50 L). If you don’t know your volume, use the Volume calculator at the top of our …Lost 3D board builder: enter your height, weight, skill, fitness and the waves you surf, and it recommends a volume by board type, from shortboard to fish, hybrid and mid-length. Our shop staff can help you pick a size.
What fins does the Puddle Jumper use?
Every Puddle Jumper we stock has five fin boxes (FCS II or Futures), so you can ride it as a thruster or a quad. FCS’s official …Lost fin guide pairs the Original Puddle Jumper with the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri (Small, Medium, Large). FCS classes the Mayhem Driver as a Carver-family fin: an elongated template with more sweep (rake), built for hold and longer, drawn-out turns. Add the Mayhem Driver quad rears (Medium, Large) to run it as a quad. FCS sizes these fins by weight: Small 120–155 lbs, Medium 145–175 lbs, Large 165–200 lbs. Futures doesn’t list the Original Puddle Jumper. Its matching template is a Rake fin (drawn-out turns, drive): the Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin (Medium, Large), Matt Biolos’ signature template, or the R-series Blackstix (R4, R6, R8). Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
What is the Puddle Jumper based on?
The outline of …Lost’s Bottom Feeder, with reversed bottom and rocker curves. Unlike the earlier Bottom Feeder and RV, it has a concave bottom that transitions to vee in the tail.
What waves is the Puddle Jumper for?
Small waves. It is a groveler: …Lost says the wide outline makes for easy wave catching, down-the-line glide and stability, the concave bottom adds lift and rail curve for top-to-bottom surfing, and the straight rail line and tail vee keep it moving forward and holding in hard carves.
What tail does the Puddle Jumper have?
A wide squash tail.
What constructions does the Puddle Jumper come in?
We always stock the Puddle Jumper in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built, and we have also stocked it in Light Speed, Black Dart, Double Dart, Lib Tech, C4 and Carbon Wrap. Each in-stock board on this page lists its construction. All constructions are available for custom order through our …Lost 3D board builder.
Can I custom order a Puddle Jumper?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Puddle Jumper button on this page, or open the …Lost 3D board builder directly, to design one: you choose the dims, construction, fin boxes, colors and art.
