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Best jet fins - GO!
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Do you mean the best fins similar to Jet fins? It’s like asking which is the the “best Kleenex”.
(Deep 6 Eddy fins would be my choice.)
(Deep 6 Eddy fins would be my choice.)
The best Jet Fins are Jet Fins. I do not understand the title. There are only Jet Fins made during my lifetime by Scubapro. What other Jet Fins are there?
If you mean siimilar fins to Jet Fins, it depends upon the purpose to which the facsimile is being used? Scubapro Jet Fins are heavy, negative paddle fins that excel at frog kicks best used for colder or at least cooler temperate conditions where significant exposure protection is worn. For warm water I would now prefer the Scubapro Go-Sport. It does everything the Scubapro Jet Fin does just as well or better and flutter kicks nicely but is very lightweight and slightly buoyant meaning it is perfect for travel and warm water attire (which may be nothing). A great all arounder.
Another best (again warmer water) fin similar to a Jet Fin is the Eddy Fin from Deep Six. For me the Go-Sport gets the edge because it is in my opinion a better all around performer but the Eddy is a great fin of robust construction and quality material perfect for the warm water and travel diver who insists the only kick is the frog kick and others need not apply
. It is a great fin, just a little too stiff for me to flutter kick well with.
My Eddy and my Go-Sport for comparison:
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If you mean siimilar fins to Jet Fins, it depends upon the purpose to which the facsimile is being used? Scubapro Jet Fins are heavy, negative paddle fins that excel at frog kicks best used for colder or at least cooler temperate conditions where significant exposure protection is worn. For warm water I would now prefer the Scubapro Go-Sport. It does everything the Scubapro Jet Fin does just as well or better and flutter kicks nicely but is very lightweight and slightly buoyant meaning it is perfect for travel and warm water attire (which may be nothing). A great all arounder.
Another best (again warmer water) fin similar to a Jet Fin is the Eddy Fin from Deep Six. For me the Go-Sport gets the edge because it is in my opinion a better all around performer but the Eddy is a great fin of robust construction and quality material perfect for the warm water and travel diver who insists the only kick is the frog kick and others need not apply
. It is a great fin, just a little too stiff for me to flutter kick well with.My Eddy and my Go-Sport for comparison:
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Same fins I've used for decades with drysuit or wetsuit.
Jets is Jets, copies are usually made from different material Eddy’s are nice and lighter but GoSports are the best light close design.
Zeagle Recon are my current cold water favorites but the reality is it’s because they are orange more than some big performance advantage
the performance is very good and pretty much equal to the jet, with bungee added the longer footbed of the recon makes putting them on in the surf easier. I have XLand L recons and yesterday I wore the L with converse, with regular rock boots I need the XL the jets are a little less versatile.
Zeagle Recon are my current cold water favorites but the reality is it’s because they are orange more than some big performance advantage
the performance is very good and pretty much equal to the jet, with bungee added the longer footbed of the recon makes putting them on in the surf easier. I have XLand L recons and yesterday I wore the L with converse, with regular rock boots I need the XL the jets are a little less versatile.
I do like them, are they a lot better than jets, can’t really say but they are at least as good, they are pretty much as heavy as jets. GoSport is a whole different animal being lightweight but they both (GS and Recon) use the same 20° blade angle to make for efficient flutter kicks and both are excellent at frog kick.
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