I love my new Fusion ('8" x 31 - 152 litre), my second surf today (well no surf really / flat) but my first surf the other day (1ft surf with a bit of chop) was great, the board performed as well as expected - easy to paddle, easy to catch waves, very manageable & manuouverable (I did have a thruster setup today - I replaced the centre large fin with a smaller thruster fin), the board handles like a smaller one (I have previously ridden a 8'6" & also a 8'2" x 32") and the fusion appears to be on equal terms if not better), I hope to go out in bigger surf soon and see how it goes :-) 
