Wing/exposure suit colour and sharks

[Joneill]

Joneill, have you ever been diving behind someone wearing split fins?

Yes, why?

 

[rongoodman]

For every diver who can actually do frog kicks or back up with split fins, there are probably hundreds who just stir up the bottom with them. Consider yourself one of the few exceptions who prove the general rule.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Joneill, And you never noticed the vortex?

 

[divinh]

I currently wear a dive skin that's black with yellow stripes down the arms and legs. My BC is red. My fins are orange. I haven't had any encounters with sharks in this outfit, but small fish seem attracted to it/me, as I can swim over corals and have them swim up to me instead of parting ways.

 

[Joneill]

Joneill, And you never noticed the vortex?

After someone once kicked my mask off (with paddlefins, btw) I really try not to dive immediately behind other divers, so have not ever noticed anything that was bothersome.

 

[chillyinCanada]

After someone once kicked my mask off (with paddlefins, btw) I really try not to dive immediately behind other divers, so have not ever noticed anything that was bothersome.

You don't have to be that close to them to suffer it or not suffer it but still see it.

 

[Joneill]

For every diver who can actually do frog kicks or back up with split fins, there are probably hundreds who just stir up the bottom with them. Consider yourself one of the few exceptions who prove the general rule.

I honestly have seen way more people stirring up the bottom flutter kicking with paddle fins. If you are diving in proper horizontal trim, you're actually less likely to stir up the bottom with splits than most divers who flutter kick paddles as your thrust "wash" is straight back, parallel to the bottom. I like both types at this point - my diving is warm water Carribean - so maybe different in caves and other scenarios?,

 

[Joneill]

You don't have to be that close to them to suffer it or not suffer it but still see it.

What are you "seeing"? I have felt wash from someone flutter kicking as they passed above me - no big deal, but felt it as they were too close (they were not paying attention to where they were, I guess).

 

[chillyinCanada]

Often, I'm seeing sand swirling about.

 

[Joneill]

Often, I'm seeing sand swirling about.

That would be just poor technique and not related to split or paddle fins!