Split Fins

[Newbie_spearo]

Haha and by the time you finish looking on tuttopescamare you will be fluent in italian, or atleast in saying wetsuit, socks, gloves, fins, mask snorkel, speargun, frieght costs, and so on and so forth. if you are having any trouble with the site and navigating through it I believe spaghetti was offering help to brittneyspearz from tazzy so just get hold of him and I'm sure he'll sort you out.

Good luck!

 

[Britney Spearz]

Yes, I was looking at getting some stuff from tuttopescamare and spaghetti was very kind in helping me with communication, but to my luck on the day I was going to order the shipping went from 49 euro for my items to 350 euro! I have no idea why the shipping price has gone through the roof but checking on the international shipper: fedex.com, their shipping estimator prices have gone up for all overseas destinations.

Anyway I recently ordered Ice Fins from subprof.com for something like $280 including shipping and received them in 3 days! Yet to try them. I think they look even cooler in "real" life as the blades are like crystal clear transparent instead of sort of fuzzy transparent like websites give them the illusion of being. They smell like vanilla too!

 

[Marwan]

you will love these britney... great fins

 

[Newbie_spearo]

My girlfriend is buying me a pair from jim for my bday in august I can't wait!!!

 

[tbgsub]

I started out with the Ice fins, from Subprof they cost around 260.00 US check em out.
I have since broken one of the fins, but my local shop wouldnt send em in to Omer since I didnt purchase them from him, I bought the Black Millenium fins because they were stiffer for deeper dives. i have also borrowed my wifes Cressi gara 3000's for whole days, and the difference is noticeable.
surface and short dives are nicer with the Gara's but for deeper dives I want a stiffer bladde for more foreward motion with less effort. IF YOU WAnt more foreward motion try to find fin profiles to add to your plastic fins!! THEY ARE NICER FOR SURE!!

initially most people exert their leg stroke too much in long fins and their ankles and calves hurt partially from too wide of a kick, and partly from too frequent kicking, as if they were in short fins.

slow down your kicks, in fact be gentle in your kick, you will discover the same momentum and acceleration with less effort. Only use the full foot pockets and make sure they are snug, or use neoprene socks or booties to get the right fit. The tighter the better as long as they arent un comfortable. By the way, after the first 15 feet you dont even need to kick anymore with the right weights.

I would avoid split fins for anything deeper than 15-20ft, and never in a current which would rule them out most of the time, since conditions can change in minutes depending on where you arer at on a reef. you may want to look online for soft surface fins like the Cressi Gara 2000 or 3000, usually they run 125.00 from most retail stores, and you should find a better price online.

as for the wife, I just buy the fins I want and explain them when she notices, and by the it is too late, because I am not taking them back. perhaps it will be more difficult to explain a camoflage suit and new dive belt and weights, and mirrored goggles, or a dive flashlight, or a second speargun, but I CANT HELP YOU THERE, NOT ALL WIVES WERE CREATED EQUAL. lol!!!


good luck.

TBGSUB.

 

[Mongrel454]

LMAO at the last comment rofl

One thing i can never do is complain about my wife..I get to go diving whenever i want and buy whatever i want if we have the spare cash
Its taken awhile to train her though, we have been together for 13 years now
Dont tell her i said that rofl
In regards to buying online, i try to do it as much as i can but sometimes you need to be there to get the right fit..

Thx....

 

[Mr. X]

... Also, long blade fins take a week or two for your legs get used to, so give it a little time and they will be more comfortable. The first 6-7 minutes will obviously be the hardest but give your body some time to adapt.
Good luck

I agree, I am still using the first pair of long fins I tried on. They took quite a bit of getting used to at first but I can't imagine going back to shorter fins, other than in a swimming pool. I found my normal fin cadence seemed to be halved - which was worrying at first. I have strong legs but it was just too hard to fin them at my normal pace. However, I found that at half pace, I travelled just as fast as with my old fins but with less effort. Consequently I was able to swim further underwater and it was more relaxed (I started using them in a pool, so it was quite easy to assess how far I was going and how fast).

Omer, Cressi & Picasso seem to be the most popular brands for spearing currently. However, there are other brands with are often cheaper & still good. I use Beuchat Competitions, which were less than half the price of Omer Ice & half the price of Cressi 3000LD - and I think they're great (pity they're not transparent). I've also seen Seacsub spearo fins for sale for much less than mine cost and they look very good. The great thing about cheaper fins is you'fd less likely to loose or break them and you don't have worry about scratching or painting them!

 

[Spaniard]

Absolutely right. Long fins, when first worn, will work muscles and tendons in a way which is new for you body; you will get sore. If this soreness doesn't go away after a few sessions make sure you have a good fit between sock and inside footpocket. If your foot is slightly loose within the footpocket you will not be effeciently transferring energy from the kickin muscles through to the blade and you will experience fatigue, cramp and chafing. Unfortunately there is no magic fix here other than trying a few different footpockets out. In my experience the Dessault footpockets seem to work for more people than not. When I sold Sporasub gear it was the most frequently ordered item!

 

[blaiz]

My first long fins were the gara 3000. My ankles hurt like hell for the first week or so but soon got used to them. I found that they were a great first long fin, great for shallower dives, not too stiff and very comfortable. I have a u.s. size 12 foot and a fairly wide one too.

I just recently bought a pair of riffe long fins(got them for 50 percent off) yup, pulled some stringsrofl. I like these a lot too. A bit stiffer, I dont have to kick as hard comming up from deep dives. They do have fairly large channels which makes them a little harder to move around side to side (but makes them more efficient for normal kicking). SO I am hanging on to my garas for use in shallow dives or on lobster dives. The other great thing about the riffes is the interchangeable blades.

I personally think that the gara 3000s were a great intro fin. The price was good as well $120us. Although when I saw them in a shop in New Zealand the price was considerably more expensive.

p.s. I dont know how others feel about the jb esclapez fins but i know a few people who have broken the blades (new ones)

 

[tbgsub]

on the foot pocket they have a range from lowest recommended size to largest recommended size. I amd a Street US size 9 and I make sure that if I plan on only using thin socks or nothing that the 9 is the smallest size on the recommended sizing on the fin, otherwise I will get the next size up reccomendaiton and get soled booties which are great for crossing reef for shore dives! but you may need fixy Poms/rubber bootie holders, Omer makes a nice set of cheap holders that minimize rubbing on larger foot pockets while using booties. Look for stream lined booties with thin soles with a pointed foot cut like the MEW boots, I think they may be japanese but I could easily be wrong.

I agree of the cheap fins idea, but everything you buy to spearfish is going to get scratched eventually, just talk to guys who are scratch counters with their new Carbon fins!! they will get scratched if you are using them frequently, so go for what is most comfortable, regardless of cost you wont regret it if you are a frequent user.

Actually my first fins were Dessaults but I later ordered the ICE fins to use with the Dessault pockets, and although the foot pockets were stiff, they fit great till the heel pocket split when trying to get them on in surf, but they were nice and tight before the split.

I used superglue and rubberbands to hold them together for another month till I could buy Omer foot pockets that were softer and the rubber was part silicon, and stretchy and more comfortable, and wouldnt rip out, but I miss the Dessault foot pockets when used with the ICE fins! I think it was a really nice combination.

I am also looking at the fin profiles that are for sale on Subprof.com to add some foreward motion to my currently medium stiffness millenium fins, perhaps they will stiffen them slightly while channeling water in a more directional fashion. It may be the cheapest and most cost effective upgrade for plastic fins!!

best of luck,

TBGSUB.

 

[blaiz]

Its easier to apologize later than to ask permission now!:blackeye

LMAO at the last comment rofl

One thing i can never do is complain about my wife..I get to go diving whenever i want and buy whatever i want if we have the spare cash
Its taken awhile to train her though, we have been together for 13 years now
Dont tell her i said that rofl
In regards to buying online, i try to do it as much as i can but sometimes you need to be there to get the right fit..

Thx....

 

[Mongrel454]

Its easier to apologize later than to ask permission now!:blackeye

Yes it is but its also hard to put mask on with a :blackeye rofl rofl rofl

 

[Lockedin]

Yes it is but its also hard to put mask on with a :blackeye rofl rofl rofl

Just look at :blackeye as an alternative approach to lowering mask volume.

Mongrel, how's the fin hunt going?

 

[tbgsub]

if your :blackeye swells up enough you may just half your mask volume, Mabe you could put a rolling pin in near reach when you mention those new 400.00 dollar cabrono mundo's from ITALY, you only need one eye to line up a fish right?

on second thought make it a wiffle ball bat!! you can thank me later!!LOLrofl

 

[e.m.p!]

Mongrel, you may want to look into the OMER Runner fins. Before I upgraded I had a long chat with the OMER agent and he told me the only difference is the colour (and the price) of the fins. They have the same softness. Well, I didn't want to spend 65$ more just for camo sake so I went with them and they're great. They were about 250 NZ$ so I guess you may have looked in the wrong stores.... Check out some NZ shops, they might be able to help you out.

 

[Mongrel454]

LOL you guys gonna get me divorced

As soon as my mamba kit arrives and the dust settles i am gonna grab fins, prolly in 4-5 weeks.
You guys have been a great help and have given me quite a few options to look at.
But keep the ideas coming plz

Thx

 

[Newbie_spearo]

You want the ice fins...........ice fins.........ice fins...........ice fins........
If nothing else they'll make you look cool........cool.......cool........cool

 

[Mongrel454]

yes i do do do do do do do do do

But unless i win lotto the relly cool ice fins will prolly not happen :head:head

 

[Britney Spearz]

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> :inlove > > :king and then....:blackeye of course, but it'll be worth it!

 

[Mongrel454]

HAHAHA you guys are too much