Ho Stevie! Premium Surf Leash [1 Year Warranty] Maximum Strength, Lightweight, Kink-Free, for All Types of Surfboards. 7mm Thick (1/4") 6/7/8/9 Feet

My problem with all leashes prior to this one is that when they twist around so the chord isn't aligned out back, and I adjust this under water, the inside flap that gets wrapped around your leg first will sometimes roll up inside the cuff. With 15 seconds before the next bomb lands on my head, I don't want to use a couple of those seconds to try to clear this really uncomfortable lump. The Oh Stevie leash slides around my ankle without this interior clumping. Perfect! Now I just twist it back in place and I'm good to go.The second thing is the release tab that you pull to remove the leash. For some reason, with other leashes I have to hunt for this tab and it is sometimes frustrating to get the leash off (especially if I'm at one of those tricky exits with waves smashing against rocks and you need to time everything right). This leash fixed that. It is easy to find the release tab under water and the leash always comes right off when I want it to.Finally, and this is not scientific, but I've not yet broken an Oh Stevie leash. I've given up on Dakine leashes as they break ALL the time (they used to be my go-to brand). My home beach is Dominical in Costa Rica and we get some pretty heavy waves maybe once a month during our season. I regularly break leashes and haven't broken a Ho Stevie yet...that's not proof of anything...but an indicator that I like! No one likes swimming all the way back to find a dinged board on the beach.

I have been using this leash for almost 2 years now! I have a white one, and it's been on my lost puddle jumper since I bought the board. It's been through many rough wipeouts and has never come close to snapping. I've sent it in some heavy 8ft+ Florida hurricane swell with this thing on and never lost my board. The ankle cuff is super comfortable and and the twisty thingy's keep the the leash tangles to a minimum. Highly recommend! Ho Stevie!

Leash is well made and survived the biggest hurricane surf of the summer in New Jersey, when my board was ripped out of my hands a couple of times and I wound up diving under a few macking sets with the board strapped to my ankle and the leash fully stretched closer to the beach. The board never snapped back at me, and while surfing I never once stepped on the leash.Would have been 5 stars, but the ankle strap is thinner than the leashes I usually use, and thus a bit less comfortable.Overall, though, I am a satisfied customer. It's a great leash for the price.

I am making this review because i saw a couple of bad reviews and I just want to say that those occurrences must be a fluke. I have been using these leashes for a few years now and never had a problem. I regularly surf overhead waves and I think I have broken one older leash and i'm pretty sure that one was cut by my fin. I had a trip to Mex a couple of months ago and had to bail my board on giant sets of 20'! Got totally rag-dolled, thought I was going to die and the leash did not break.

San Diego made, so you know it’s Rad AF! Really though, Ho Stevie! Gear is legit, and this doesn’t disappoint.