Mike Boswell
Contributor
Mike, that's 'cuz you eat all that spinach (and catch Ulu'a like the one in your picture) and have those humongous "Popeye" forearms
I use Jets with spring straps, and yeah, it is a tad "squeezie" to get my forearms through.... in my case if I'm climbing up low lava on shore dives + surge I slide them up fairly high so my wrists are unencumbered and I can climb..... maybe I just need a "dive sherpa" to hand them to, pass me towel and drink.....
Best wishes.
I wish... but to be honest, I think it's because my AquaLung Rocket II fins have a fairly long foot pocket, and with the spring straps there isn't much room to put my hands through. Anyway, I would rather have my fins on my feet, so that's always my first choice.
To me, just being aware of the issue is important: If I am behind a boat, anchored in a current, and there is only one person manning the boat, I will try to make sure that I keep my fins on my person, somehow, until I am back in the boat.
And if I should ever find myself finless and drifting away from the boat, I will shuck my gear if I need to, and swim.