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Fin Help

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tuffstuff

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Hi,
I am always the first one in my spearfishing group to test out new things and recommend them to everyone else.I keep hearing about how carbon/fiberglass fins are soo much better then plastic yet I havent been able to try them.I wear Cressi gara 2000HF fins and I am now looking into the different fin types of carbon fiberglass etc. and would like to know what the most efficient fin is for reef hunting from 20-80ft(MAX100ft).I beat my gear like a slave so it can't be very fragile.There are also MANY companies like c4 SPIERRE Matrix and others that make fins and I have no clue were to start.
Thanks!
 
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If you're hard on gear you probably would be better off with fiberglass. Good choices would be blades from Edge or SpecialFins (either kelpies or Bluewater Specials (what I use)). You can order any of these with Omer footpockets from FloridaFreedivers.

The HFs are a stiff fin, so you may want to go with stiff blades, but don't discount medium stiffness. A lot of divers use fins that are too stiff, and have a hard time believing that medium blades can be a better option. The choice is a stiffer fin if you are diving with a boat near by, and a softer blade if you are doing much surface swimming.
 
It isn't that the WILL break, but they are more likely to break than the fiberglass ones.
Howard
 
I haven't tried carbon fiber, but I've heard of a lot of them breaking.

I've had the Matrix fiberglass blades in Picasso Black Team pockets for 4 or 5 years, and they are a big improvement over plastic. They have not changed a bit in all the time I've owned them, and they are almost indestructible. My only complaint was that I had to adjust my surface swimming style because of the straight blades.

Just a couple of months ago, I got the fiberglass Edge, also in Picasso pockets, and I couldn't be more pleased. The angled blades make surface swimming more efficient. In fact I think they got me a white sea bass each of the first two days I wore them. Both days I had to swim against quite a bit of current, and I didn't see the fish until late in the day. I doubt that I would have still been in the water that late were it not for the efficiency of those fins.

In both the Matrix and the Edge, I'm using the #2 stiffness. Of course do a lot of surface swimming and seldom dive deeper than 50 feet, but I think a lot of guys get fins that are too stiff and regret it. If I did a lot of straight up and down diving, maybe I would like the #3.

For those who think color is important (I don't), the Edge have always come with blue blades, but they just changed to camo. I happened to get the very first pair.
 

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you should try out fins (if possible) prior to purchasing. I have/ used CS2000's for sometime prior to switching over to the Edge(30) with Omer FP's IMO they are awesome, quite on top strong off the bottom, still getting use to them but I can kick most of 6 hrs before I start to feel a subtle burn.
 
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