Gearing up

[waldo]

Hey guys, im looking at buying some fins, and a mask, i have a beuchat 5mm open cell wetsuit, and a snorkel

So any sugestions on fins and a mask would be nice...

Thanks Waldo

 

[Whopperhead]

Ice Fins - alien Mask, Sphera Masks are LOW Profile- but the vis is weird to get used to. Ice fins are great. Alot depends on how much your funds are. Cressi 3000 are decent beginner fins.

 

[Mongrel454]

As far as fins go, it depends on your feet
Either short fat long or fin so a bit more info there would be handy
Regards to mask and snorkel im not 100% sure..... Sry i couldnt be any more help

 

[fleshy]

Mike, go to The Spearfishing Store all of the masks there are built/meant to be spearfishing masks, and take oxygen consumption for clearing and other factors into consideration. You dont want a big mask like mine, and besides scuba masks like that cost just as much. Go check it out, pick a couple favorites, and then we will hash out the pros and cons of the ones you like so you can make a well advised decision.

 

[waldo]

Thanks guys this will really help me make a decision

Time to do some research!:martial

 

[waldo]

well for masks im thinking, the Omer Alien, or the Omer Bandit?

Fleshy you think that i should buy the booties that we looked at at dive point?

As for those fins, i like the Look of the Ice fins, but i dont know if i want to spend that...:crutch

 

[fleshy]

You get what you pay for bud. You want to scare fish with big fins then w.e., but Id love a pair of ices myself. I think you should get your first pair of fins/booties at the diveshop and then by performance fins later, especially because you will want those for PADI. Im writing this on a wii, so it took like 15 minnutes lol.:head

 

[joker]

a wii... nice... lol fleshy......

 

[fleshy]

Hey! Im bein lazy. Played some DK, and I thought, ''Why not check what those crazy wisconsin dudes are up to?'' So here I am doing point and shoot for the first time since the second grade.:blackeye

 

[joker]

lol the crazy wisconsin dudes indeed........ im not sure why im crazy but im sure you could find a few things

im sure your laptop is right next to you as well....lol

 

[fleshy]

Dont own one. But my brother does!rofl

 

[fleshy]

(For those that dont know, Im living with my bro right now in Florida, and I can see his laptop from the couch.)

 

[waldo]

yeah im eating breakfast right now i just got back from speed camp, think i broke mt toe yesterday and i cant put a shoe on so i ditched speed camp and now i think that im gona go get the wii from downstrairs and hook it up up here and play some GH3!!

But anyways i think that your right forrest ill get some fins from the dive shop and what do you think about the mask?

 

[fleshy]

Buy your mask from The Spearfishing Store . That mask will work for scuba, but will be dramaticly better for spearfishing. Plus the ones you are looking at are made of a non-reflective plastic, so your mask wont glint in sun rays scareing away fish.

 

[waldo]

OK sounds good any of thoes Omer masks are pretty nice then?

 

[fleshy]

Any of those omer masks will be more than just "nice" compared to my mask.

 

[waldo]

haha thats good, i dont care if it costs like 50 or whatever cause im makin alot now at the farm and all, only today i worked 1 hour then ditched work and went boating with colby...oops :blackeye

tomorrow ill put in like 10+ hours and then ill get another 200+ this week :t

 

[fleshy]

You CAN buy omer ices for $200 in some places.

 

[Jon]

Long fins rock!:inlove
I even have pairs that will fit over my drysuit boots for scuba diving. You can use them inside wrecks or anywhere else- if you're careful. On dive trips down south I only use longfins to help fight the currents.

Cressi's mask a decent fin, that will last forever, at a pretty good price. It's hard to go wrong with a pair of 3000's as your first pair- 2000 HD's are a bit too stiff for just starting out in cold water as they do stiffen up quite a bit in the cold.

If you have the cash go for ICE fins for spearing/diving.

I prefer Cressi masks, or a Micromask, over OMER masks. Many of us have had too many issues with fogging when it comes to OMER masks- just do a search on here and read about them.

Having said that, I use an Atomic sub-frame mask for spearfishing and a Sphera for line diving. For general monofin diving I use a Technisub Marina- which is now called the Micromask and sold by Aqualung.

 

[ILDiver]

Jon, I next time I dive you you, you have to bring your Alien so I can fix your fogging issue. I bought/traded Scott's off of him, I used it that day we were out with unirdna, never fogged. I only used spit and since I did not shave that day was constantly clearing.

I used his Alien in Florida once and I smeared 500 PSI de-fog in it and let it dry, then wiped it down, then gave it a quick rinse. I am sticking by that fix, I believe in it.

I love my Alien mask and I hate to see people struggle with something I like I want them to enjoy it as much as I do!