Light and stiff fins for warm water diving

[R.Chisholm]

Hi,
I own a pair of Scubapro jet fins that I use for cold water diving in a dry suit.

I also own a pair of Scubapro Seawing Nova’s I find to soft.

So – recently I have been taking the jet fins on warm water diving trips abroad and diving them while wearing a 3mm wetsuit and wearing booties.

However – they are quite heavy and more importantly are costing me a fortune in excess baggage to fly to and from the dive location.

So I’m looking for a fin that fulfils the following criteria:

- Open Foot for use with booties.
- Light
- But stiff
- Suitable for frog kicking
- Suitable for “tech” kicks i.e. backward finning or the helicopter turn
- If required in a strong current – not totally unsuitable for flutter kicking from the hip
- Comes with SS spring traps or bungee – not silicone straps.

Any recommendations?

Regards,

Rory

 

[outofofficebrb]

I would consider the Mares Avanti Quattro + fins.

 

[Lorenzoid]

Consider the Deep6 Eddy fin. Take a look:

Fins

 

[Ontwreckdiver]

I second the Mares Avanti Quattro fins

 

[Landau]

Scubapro Go sport

 

[delacrue96]

+1 for Mares Avanti Quattro +. Our whole family dives in them, my hubby, 2 boys & I love them!

 

[lexvil]

GO Sport

 

[divad]

These are really light, with better foot pockets

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[Sbiriguda]

+1 for Mares avanti quattro...
And if you find old Mares "Plana avanti" 2 or 3 they are good as well
Keep in mind anyway that most of the efficiency (or inefficiency) is due to the diver, not to the fins. Once you decide more or less the features you need (jet fin / non jet fin type, weight, dimension, color, etc.) many different fins and brands could be good for you
You can choose to use the bungee or (even better) the springs, I would not recommend to keep the strips if they come up with the fins. Bungee/springs are much easier to use

 

[halocline]

Another avanti quattro user, in fact, I use my full foot avantis in warm OW more than the open heel versions. They are 'suitable' for back kicks as you said you need, but you should know that they're not as good for back kicks as the jet-style fins are. There are always trade offs.