Spring Straps and Buoyancy

[diver 85]

I put a 1.5 lb ankle weight on my fins and it pulled both fins down with ease so I fear that spring straps will be to heavy. I have to wear 1.5 lb ankle weights to help compensate for the buoyant fins and my 7mm boots. I dont like wearing weights but if I lose a fin than at least I will be able to find it again if is yellow and floats. I have been there when several people have lost expensive fins to the abyss. I guess I will stick with regular straps unless someone knows of something I could do to counteract the negativity of the straps. Thanks

Loose a fin???......I wouldn't worry about it....Sounds to me like everything is set up to ditch the ankle weights & get the little wt you need from the new straps....In reality, I go the opposite ie I want my fins to be slightly neg bouyant..

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Water wings?

 

[wjknobles]

from my experience spring straps do not due that much ultimately to mess with the buoyancy of fins. if you are really worried about it there is a thread on here that has directions and such to make your own spring straps. follow that and use nylon spacers and you should have a pair that will minimize the negative effect.

 

[Wayward Son]

Picture shamelessly stolen from someone else's post:

 

[Wayward Son]

Get some 3/8 inch bungee & some nylon zip ties & make some straps.

 

[diver 85]

Picture shamelessly stolen from someone else's post:

And Look, they're already in Yeller..........

 

[Peter_C]

I put a 1.5 lb ankle weight on my fins and it pulled both fins down with ease so I fear that spring straps will be to heavy. I have to wear 1.5 lb ankle weights to help compensate for the buoyant fins and my 7mm boots. I dont like wearing weights

Sounds more like you need to loose the ankle weights! Most on here will call them a fix for a non existant problem. I currently dive dry, but when I am diving wet it is in 7mm booties, and I have no problem with floaty feet. Not even in my drysuit.

You could also cut the weights down to like .75 lbs or something.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

The fins pictured are mine. The bungees work very well. I have a couple sets of spring straps but prefer the bungees. They're easier to take off in a hurry, such as when a big wave is about to pound me into the beach.
They last me about 100+ dives and cost about 25 cents to replace.