Best fins for DUI Rock Boots??

[bertschb]

I just ordered a new DUI suit with size 12 Rock Boots. I need new fins that will fit these Rock Boots. I want the best and money is no object.

Any recommendations as to brand/model/size?

Thanks!

 

[O-ring]

www.covci.com

 

[paulwlee]

If you are not averse to split fins, I believe the Atomic Splitfins in size XL should fit great. But I'm not sure, so I'd suggest trying it out before buying.

 

[RichLockyer]

The XL Scubapro TwinJet will fit. I decided that I didn't like them anymore and went for the Turtles... didn't really care for them, so I dumped the rock boots and now wear a regular size 12 wetsuit bootie over the DUI sock and went back to my old XL Jets.

 

[MikeS]

I have size 12 DUI rockboots and use Turtle fins with spring straps. I've also used COVCI and they're great to work with. If you don't see what you want on the web page give them a call.

There's a picture of the Turtle fins at Liesure Pro .

Mike

 

[scubasean]

RichLockyer once bubbled...
The XL Scubapro TwinJet will fit. I decided that I didn't like them anymore and went for the Turtles... didn't really care for them, so I dumped the rock boots and now wear a regular size 12 wetsuit bootie over the DUI sock and went back to my old XL Jets.

Rich,

Actually, you've hit on an area of drysuit use that has been on my mind a bit lately....

My TLS350 Signature Series is scheduled to arrive later this month, and I have no previous drysuit experience. But, I've heard that many folks have had to buy larger fins because the rockboots are too large for many fins.

Perhaps I should just wear my 6.5mm wetsuit booties on my feet, since I know this combo works with my fins...

Are there any drawbacks to doing this?

--Sean

 

[paulwlee]

scubasean once bubbled...

Are there any drawbacks to doing this?

Uhh.. yes, you're feet + undersocks + crushed neoprene sock will not fit in your old booties any more.

You will need to buy bigger booties if you want to do that.

 

[RichLockyer]

scubasean once bubbled...
Perhaps I should just wear my 6.5mm wetsuit booties on my feet, since I know this combo works with my fins...

Are there any drawbacks to doing this?

If I had to do it again, I'd order the suit with the turbo soles instead of the rock boots. I'm still seriously considering having the soles installed, but it would not be cheap because my suit is a stock XL and the socks are size 11... I'd need 12, so the socks would need to be replaced.

My feet are 11-1/2 AA, so I really do have a hard time getting a proper fit... even in normal footwear, much less scuba gear. Generally, I buy scuba gear 1/2 size down and live with a little toe crowding, while my foot stretches the material and narrows the width to make it tolerable.

That won't work with rockboots

To me, the rockboots were a bit "clunky", but beyond that, I didn't care for the way they restricted my ankle motion. I'm not sure if it was that, or the fit of the Turtles, but I had major cramping problems that went away when I switched to the regular bootie.

Drawback? It's a tight fit... your current bootie will probably not fit over the sock. Another problem I have is that the zipper doesn't want to stay up, but the bottom of my gaiters covers it and keeps it secure.
I don't wear socks under the suit... between the suit being dry (except for sweat) and the 6mm bootie, my feet are plenty warm for the 50-60^f water at Catalina.
Obviously not going to be as durable for climbing rocks, but I dive almost exclusively from boats.

I've been diving that way for about 8 months now and have been very happy. I've come to have the opinion that the rock boots are a solution to a problem that does not exist for most of us (the need for a hiking boot to get to the entry point), and they are a severe compromise when under water.

Another drawback to the boots is they leave black marks on my buddy's deck... white shoes only on the boats!

 

[scubamac]

I wear a size 12 rock boot and these are the fins that I have tried and in most cases owned then sold:

1. XL Oceanic V-12's fit well.
2. XXL Apollo Bio-fins fit but not as well as the V-12's.
3. XXL Aries Velocitys are a snug fit but you can work the sole of the fin to the mid-point of the heel of the boot.
4. XL Quattros don't fit.
5. XL Blades don't fit.
6. Giant Blades II don't fit.

 

[saturated]

canvas high tops and XL Jets. I found the rock boots to sturdy in the ankle so went to canvas hightops and works great...unles of course your climbing down mountains and over boulders to get to the water