My new Speardiver fins

Got a chance to use my new fins this last Friday and I’m as happy as can be. I don’t have much to compare them with as I’ve been using those really old plastic Cressi Campione Del Mondo for years. I therefore relied heavily on Dan’s suggestion to go with medium stiffness blades and he was “spot on”.

A few dives to about 40 feet I can conclude this much:
• They feel light on my feet.
• It takes less than halve the effort to travel the distance compared to my old fins.
• Plenty of power.
• I felt less “gassed” out at all times which gave me more bottom time and less recovery time on the surface.
• No more ankle pains!!!!!!!! :thumbsup2:

My only regret:
• I should have bought them sooner.:frustrated1:

Dan, Thank you so much for helping me out and fitting me with the right foot pockets. They fit great and I found them to be even more comfortable in the water. No problems after wearing them for about 3 hours barefoot.

Beyond my expectations and great service!:toast2:

Guys,

I’ve been a little busy at work this week so it’s been a little tough to post (mainly because I’ve been spending most of my free time reading all the great new posts).:D

Like so many of you, I got a chance to get out last Sunday. Launched out of Matheson and headed out through Stiltsville and straight over the Belcher Barge in front Key Biscayne. It was early and water was around 83 degrees and the bottom was around 60 feet and the barge has a 10 feet relief. Current was running pretty good and the vis sucked. My sole purpose of this trip was only to feel my new c90 Speerdiver fins again so no gun this time. I was accompanied by my son and wife. My son and I got in the water and for some reason I felt cold. As we got in the water we worked against the current to the anchor line. We couldn’t see the wreck but I was sure the anchor was on it. Pulled myself down the anchor line and began to equalize as usual but noticed some vertigo. I thought maybe I was pushing to hard so I remembered to try the Frenzel method instead of pushing with my diaphragm. That worked a little better but still felt a little dizzy during the equalization process only. I had never felt that way when equalizing so I’m not sure what it could be. Two things keep circling my mind: Cold in 83 degree water and a slight sore throat that night. Maybe I was just fighting some kind of bug. :confused1:

The fins felt great on the assent. I didn’t use them much on the descent as I used my arms to go down the anchor line because of the poor visibility and current. After a few dives to the wreck while on the surface a turtle came up for air (I had not seen it on the wreck) and I followed it down. It went straight down on the top of the barge and just sat there looking at me. I made about 4 dives to it and every time I got closer and closer. I got about 5 feet from it. What a beautiful animal. Wish I had a GoPro. :frustrated1:

LB, I agree that they are truly amazing, especially after a saw this documentary on Netflix (I’ll try to look for the name later today). When ever I see one now I realize how much history that animal must have and how lucky it is to be alive. Very few hatchlings ever make it.

The dizziness seemed to only happen when I equalized and then it would go away so I’m not sure what was going on. Dude George’s suggestion of getting narked is a good one but it started happening even on my first equalization which I do very early like @ 5 feet. You guys think that’s possible? I did little more reading last night and came across the conclusion that in equalizing I may have been restricting carotid arteries. Do you guys think this even possible?

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LB, I agree that they are truly amazing, especially after a saw this documentary on Netflix (I’ll try to look for the name later today).

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

Interesting find Dude George. I had no idea. Thanks:thumbsup2:

I'll definitely keep this in mind when trying to determine what my body is telling me the next time.