What Is Hawaiian Flopper Tip?

[Hypersquid1]

Hi everybody,
i got some pretty good feedback on my last thread. i thank you all for helping me!! i just have a question. what in the world is a Hawaiian Flopper Tip? i noticed these on the Riffe site and i looked on www.diveus.com and i saw that the Hawaiian flopper tips cost more money. i dont know if this is better ans is worth the extra money or whatever.

Hypersquid1

 

[Huan]

Hawaiian flopper falls down below the shaft, a tahitiian flops up.

 

[Alison]

With the hawaiian and tahitian tips they are integral with the shaft ie not a screw on tip, one of the advantages it that they have less resistance through the water than a screw on tip because it has a smaller end on footprint and is generally more aquadynamic, a disadvantage is that they can cost more than a screw on shaft. The flopper by the way is the articulated barb that stops (hopefully) the fish coming off the shaft

 

[Jay Styron]

Nice to see you back Alison!
Jay

 

[AdamLeeLoy2005]

Also for quick and easy removal of fish. I'm changing from a 5/16" screw on to a 9/32" hawaian flopper soon on my riffe 3xs! Also the smaller 9/32 spear is much quicker and faster in the water.