I've been looking to buy some carbon fins. I don't want to buy something that is likely to break. I've been thinking of Moana Watermans, Deep apneas, Mako carbons, or one of the C4 fins. I've been leaning toward the Moanas because I watched them be stabbed and they don't seem to buckle, but my opinion could be easily swayed with personal use. What would be my best bet? I do spearfish as well.
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Absolute best carbon fins?
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If $$$ is no object... Look towards Greece... Some really nice stuff coming from there...
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Any particular reason you want carbon fiber (instead of fiber glass)? From what I understand the performance difference between carbon fiber and fiber glass is rather negligible, but the fiber glass fins are nearly industructable. I was going to get carbon fiber myself years ago, but after hearing how fragile they are, went for fiberglass and I LOVE them. Without having tried them, I don't really see how carbon fiber could really be much better especially given the durability trade off.
I use the Fins4u.com Pure Carbon fins in Pathos foot pockets and they seem damn solid so far. I've beat on them for a year+ without issue.
They've been all over and I do take care of them... But that's just so that I don't get cosmetic scratches.
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They've been all over and I do take care of them... But that's just so that I don't get cosmetic scratches.
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I use the Fins4u.com Pure Carbon fins in Pathos foot pockets and they seem damn solid so far. I've beat on them for a year+ without issue.
They've been all over and I do take care of them... But that's just so that I don't get cosmetic scratches.
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Jusy wanna ask... is the Pure Carbon fins from fins4u.com the same as the Pure Carbons from Leaderfins? And did you put a protective film on them that are being sold as an add-on on Leaderfins?
Not sure if they are the same blade or not. I love the Pathos foot pockets that you can get from Fins4u
I do not have a protective film on mine and they are holding up great! I have 2 yrs on mine and they've been all over the world and in all sorts of conditions.
Super happy with them!
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I do not have a protective film on mine and they are holding up great! I have 2 yrs on mine and they've been all over the world and in all sorts of conditions.
Super happy with them!
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the Pure Carbon from Fins4u and the Leaderfin are totally different blades!
the Pure Carbon are awesome!
the Pure Carbon are awesome!
I have mediums and they are workhorses! They are a bit stiffer than most mediums which is what I wanted.
Super strong and durable. Some friends recently bought some Trygons fins and while the Trygons are WAY thinner and flexy, they aren't much lighter.
I would worry about durability with the Trygons... But want to try first before I make a final judgement.
I travel with my Pure Evolution carbons and NEED durability. Shore dives, lobstering, reef, deep diving, etc.
They just plain work for me.
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Super strong and durable. Some friends recently bought some Trygons fins and while the Trygons are WAY thinner and flexy, they aren't much lighter.
I would worry about durability with the Trygons... But want to try first before I make a final judgement.
I travel with my Pure Evolution carbons and NEED durability. Shore dives, lobstering, reef, deep diving, etc.
They just plain work for me.
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I have soft and mediums depending on what I,m doing, both the round ended DP models, used them for two seasons and love them!
Kindly clarify... Which Pure Carbon are you referring to sir? The ones from Fins4U or the ones from Leaderfins?
If you are worried about durability in carbon fins, just stick with brands which have good warranties.
Bluetec offers a lifetime warranty against delamination, C4 is I think 2 years. In the early days CF was not as durable but modern blades are nearly indestructible as long as you are not hammering straight into the tip edges.
My last pair of C4's lasted for over a thousand hours of serious deep diving, pool training, and rough entries/exits along our rocky coastline. I wore out one set of footpockets on those blades and was on my second pair. I only went to Bluetec because I lost a fin.
Bluetec offers a lifetime warranty against delamination, C4 is I think 2 years. In the early days CF was not as durable but modern blades are nearly indestructible as long as you are not hammering straight into the tip edges.
My last pair of C4's lasted for over a thousand hours of serious deep diving, pool training, and rough entries/exits along our rocky coastline. I wore out one set of footpockets on those blades and was on my second pair. I only went to Bluetec because I lost a fin.
