02-10-2003, 01:56 PM
[cool]Hey, BIGFOOT, you need to go to a good scuba shop...or go online. There are lots of sites under "skin diving fins". To shorten the search, I looked up the site for the ones Ihave been using for about 15 years...the Plana Avanti. Most good dive shops will carry them. [url "http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/maresplanaavantifin.html"]http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/maresplanaavantifin.html[/url]
These can be pricey (over $100), but are worth the investment if you get a few years hard use out of them. I have no way of counting how many trips mine have made to both fresh and salt water. I have a size 13 foot, and the X-Large size fits fine with full winter dress and flats boots. They have the "soft foot pocket" I mention in my book, and the straps are easy to adjust, with the pop-off snap. I have plenty of extra strap length left on mine, even in winter mode. And, I can cinch them down a few notches for lighter gear in the warmer months. And...I even use them for snorkeling too. Imagine that.
What ever you do, follow my advice in that article and take your full gear with you to try the fins on before you buy them. You may look funny with a pair of neoprene panty hose in a dive shop, trying on fins, but that's better than getting foot cramps and cold feet from cirsulation compression.
It has been awhile since I bought my last pair, so I am not sure what sizes they come in these days. A couple of calls to the closest shop should take care of that question, so you can shorten the looking cycle.
In fishing gear, as with most important purchases, it is sometimes better to spend a little more than you want...than not quite enough.
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These can be pricey (over $100), but are worth the investment if you get a few years hard use out of them. I have no way of counting how many trips mine have made to both fresh and salt water. I have a size 13 foot, and the X-Large size fits fine with full winter dress and flats boots. They have the "soft foot pocket" I mention in my book, and the straps are easy to adjust, with the pop-off snap. I have plenty of extra strap length left on mine, even in winter mode. And, I can cinch them down a few notches for lighter gear in the warmer months. And...I even use them for snorkeling too. Imagine that.
What ever you do, follow my advice in that article and take your full gear with you to try the fins on before you buy them. You may look funny with a pair of neoprene panty hose in a dive shop, trying on fins, but that's better than getting foot cramps and cold feet from cirsulation compression.
It has been awhile since I bought my last pair, so I am not sure what sizes they come in these days. A couple of calls to the closest shop should take care of that question, so you can shorten the looking cycle.
In fishing gear, as with most important purchases, it is sometimes better to spend a little more than you want...than not quite enough.
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