Fins For Drysuit

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I have the Cressi Frog Plus fins.
I was originally getting a Wetsuit setup, but now I have ditched the idea and going with a drysuit - for school & work purposes.

I haven't used the fins yet, but ice been told they'll be too light for a drysuit.
But the reason I got them is because they offer it in white. - I am looking for a nice set of fins that come in white.

I saw that ScubaPro Jet has a white set. But the look I'm not too keen on. Personal preference.
Is there anything else?

Or would I be better or okay with just adding ankle weights?
 
You won't know for sure until you try. Yes, the odds are they will be too small but that depends very much on the type of boot on the suit.

As far has heavy fins or ankle weights go, wait. Dive with the suit, often men are feet heavy so you wouldn't want to add to that. And when it comes to ankle weights........wait forever. Ankle weights are totally uneccesary. If required, you're far better off going with a negative fin.

If white is part of your motif then there are several options;
Scuba pro jets
Scuba pro novas
Seakodive fins
I'm sure there are others but those are fins I've used and work well.

Here's a link to my shop so you can see the fins......
Fins for Snorkeling or Scuba Diving | Scuba Gear Canada
 
Mares anvanti quatro are also avaliable in white.
 
I'd recommend resetting your priorities. The first priorities when purchasing fins are fit and function ... color or "look" falls pretty far down on the list. For fit, the most important thing is that they fit your boots properly. Different manufacturers make different shaped foot pockets. If there's one thing I disliked about Jet fins it's that the foot pocket is designed to accommodate a 2x6 ... not a human foot. As a result they're generally too tight and progressively uncomfortable as the dive goes on. Turtles have the opposite problem ... the foot pocket is roomy, but in a lot of cases that leaves enough space between boot and fin that you get "slop" in your kick, which doesn't translate well between your muscle movement and the movement of the fin ... and you lose some effectiveness in how well you kick. The fin should be chosen to match the boots you're wearing, and since different suits use different styles of boot I'd recommend you wait until you have the suit first, then purchase a fin that fits the boots snugly, but not so much that you have to struggle to get them off (that can be a pain when you're trying to get out of the water in less than ideal conditions). Also, some fins will seem to fit right, but will "pinch" in a spot that over time starts to hurt. That's something you can live with ... it's minor, but annoying ... but it indicates that there are probably better choices. Ideally you'd want a chance to try a fin before deciding to purchase it ... either by renting it or by trying it in a pool before you buy.

Function ... what kind of fin works best for you. A lot of that boils down to your physical limitations, your goals and preferences. Won't go into the benefits/drawbacks of split fins here ... that subject's beaten to death on SB. Suffice it to say the biggest drawback is if you want to get into doing different types of kicking ... particularly back kicks ... splits aren't an ideal choice. Yeah, some folks claim they can do them ... but the fins really are optimized for flutter kicks, and that's where they are most beneficial. Other types of kicks are less effective due to the design of the blade. Some models of Force Fins come in white, but the drawbacks to those fins are the way you have to kick with them (a modified bicycle kick), and the fact that they're gawdawful expensive.

Weight ... like someone earlier said, some folks tend to be foot heavy, and so a lighter weight fin is OK for those people. Heavier fins are usually preferred in a drysuit, but it depends on the individual whether that's the right choice or not. We're all unique in this respect, and nobody can tell you which fins are right for you based on an internet description.

Color is a preference, and while it's more important to some folks than it is to others, understand that choosing your equipment based on color will usually result in less than optimal choices when it comes to diving performance. It all boils down to what matters most to you ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)
 
The white fins are for the visibility. There will be a lot of diving in darker and less than perfect visible conditions, where white fins would be ideal.

I would be using it with the Abyss 4mm compressed suit with the built in boot.
I dont have it yet, as Im placing my order in May.
 
I get that a more visible fin would be desirable ... but it limits your options in things I'd consider more important ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)
 
Use the fins you have already and decide for yourself whether they will be "too light" (whatever that means) for use in a dry suit. Don't let someone else tell you there is only one way that works. I have 4 different sets of fins and only one of them is too buoyant for me to use in my dry suit. I suspect with more dives in the configuration they'd be fine too, once I got used to the difference.
 

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