other half is 5'4 and 150(I think)..
she rides my daniello pro that is around 5' and her normal board is a cwb ride 5'3. I started her on my 4-skim thinking the smaller board would be the ticket but after dragging her around the lake for a while, she popped right up on the daniello.

agreed that it's more about skill than the board size but getting a tad smaller board could be the mental ticket that gets her up and freeriding.