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Cressi Gara 300LD

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qai4321

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For those of you that have used the 3000LD's mind giving me a critique of them as a prospective buyer?

Thanks
 
For those of you that have used the 3000LD's mind giving me a critique of them as a prospective buyer?

Thanks


Hi - I use these fins and I have been very impressed with them. Although I am no expert (these are my first set of fins for spearfishing). They are durable and hard wearing and perfect for the job.

Cheers

Ryan
 
I had Gara 3000LD. Great fins for its purpose - Long Distance (what LD means).
Pros: affordable price, high Cressi quality, soft and comfortable foot pocket with low profile side rails, long and soft blades, nice for surface swimming and shallow diving to 8-12 m.
Cons: thermoplastic blades, sensitive to temperature changes - get softer then enough and sluggish at higher temp. (26C and above, summertime before dive do not leave the fins for long time in the sunshine or in the car's trunk) and also get stiff under 18C. The foot pocket could be narrow for some wider feet. Non exchangeаble blades.
 
The most important thing in fins is fit. Try'em before you buy'em is a very good rule. Cressis don't do well with wide feet or when thick booties are needed. Otherwise, the 3000ld is about the perfect starter fin. As you get into it more, you will probably want more sophisticated blades and/or something specific for the kind of diving you like best.
 
The 3000 LD is great for me as I have narrow feet. The footpocket is soft and narrow - nothing like Omer, Sporasub, Nemo, Picasso, or most of the kinds of pockets where you can exchange the blades. I can wear them for hours and hours without any issues and without socks.

Soft blade and very durable, and yes, you can go deep with these too. They will make you work on your technique instead of relying on blade stiffness to power yourself up.
 
thanks guys, I will try them on before I buy and it looks like a good fin to start with.
 
Hi Qai

Fit is very comfy but still firm. And they take some heavy beating without crying :martial
I'm 182cm/67kg and fish in colder waters with a lot of surface swimming but not so much depth. Actually I find the LD´s a little too stiff for my strength/purpose, which again leads to bad and inefficient swimming style after some time in the water. So if you are weak and skinny like me and do a lot of surface swimming, you may want to reconsider rofl
Beyond that they tend to slide a bit for me when I don't concentrate on my style (blades touch > compensation during kick > bad swimming style).
The problem is well illustrated in this movieclip (not me in the movie, so my apologies to the diver for dragging you into this post to be the good example of something less good).
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However I assume that it can be fixed with post mounted water rails.
Coincidentally I've also tried the C4 Falcon´s shown in the movieclip in hardness 40 recently (which have good rails). Too stiff for me as well but they did not slide at all.
But as always: We are all very different, so they may work perfect for you. Try them out first if possible of course (a chance I obviously didn't have) , and good luck with the fin-shopping.

Very best regards
H!
 
Great example video. You can really see the difference rails make. I've used both, and for straight freediving, rails are the way to go. For spearfishing, blades with no or low rails are better for me. I tolerate the small difference in efficiency and tendency to slide sideways because the railless blades are so much more maneuverable. Doesn't seem to bother many spearos, but for the kind of spearing I do, maneuverability is real important.
 
Actually if you grap the movieclip by means of this website, and watch the clip in Quicktime, where its possible to scroll frame by frame, you will see that the diver with the Falcon's has the same twist in the angel as the diver with the 3000LD's. But he never realize it because the rails make the outer part of the fin go straight, so he doesn't have to compensate.
Maybe one actually get a better style without rails? ;)
 
Interesting, guys, I have to admit, even after watching the video a few times, I cant tell that hes slipping. I hope that after a few lessons I will.

I did however buy the Garas and am keen to try them out in the pool. Out of interest I did see a few guys spearfishing with the mares razor pros... they look like they have side rails... how do they compare?
 
Hi Qai

How do you like Your new fins?

Very best regards
H!
 
Hay Herup,
Can you believe that I havnt tried them yet? I did get a chance to try them very briefly in the pool. I noticed immediately that I would need a new fining technique for them to be effective. Innitially I noticed a very wide slide as i finned. Either that or Id bend my knees too much. Its going to be interesting to play with them some more as soon as I get back home.

Ill probably then begin asking questions about finning technique next.:)
 
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