Seac fins

    Hey Cat,
    If you are in LA, as you signature suggests, I can only recommend that you go to an actually dive shop and try fins on.
    No idea in buying fins and masks (even suits) online and find out their shape don't fit your body.


    I've made that mistake a few times myself. Now, that I know which brands fit me in general I would be more inclined to do so. But I paid the price early on.

    I can only comment on the SEAC Motus footpockets as I have other blades on them. I had never considered SEAC for some reason, but a small cardon/fiberglass blade specialist/manufacturer proposed them as replacements for the Beuchat footpockets (I have a narrow foot). I tried them on and was surprised of how well they fit me and how comfortable they are. I have not yet tried them on without socks thought. I find them just right with my blades, I cannot comment on tendon stiffness because these are my first freediving fins.


    I hope this helps.

    These are entry level fins. The blade is fixed to the footpocket. My recomendation would be to go to a phisical store and try on several brands plastic blade, removable footpocket (with socks) to see which one fits you better. Then you can upgrade to Carbon fiber blade.


    There are two things in my gear that I would never go back; plastic fins and closed cell wetsuit.

    Marco Melis

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    These are entry level fins. The blade is fixed to the footpocket. My recomendation would be to go to a phisical store and try on several brands plastic blade, removable footpocket (with socks) to see which one fits you better. Then you can upgrade to Carbon fiber blade.


    There are two things in my gear that I would never go back; plastic fins and closed cell wetsuit.


    The SEAC Shout I agree are entry level fins, the SEAC Motus are not entry level and have a removable blade.


    The ones in the link above have plastic blades and you can get fiberglass blades too (directly from SEAC) or even carbon from a thirdparty manufacturer like Breier (and probably others).


    But I agree the best is to try them on physically. I find SEAC Motus footpockets closest resembles Cressi Gara Modular and Beuchat Mundial Fibra/Carbon (fit, not sizing)

    To add to the above, I was not able to find a thirdpary blade manufacturer that would fit on Cressi Gara Modular or Beuchat Mundial footpockets, it means you are limited to their blades, just keep that in mind as it may or may not be important to you.


    I think starting with plastic is a good choice as they as built like tanks, allow you to work on your technique and are well priced. Then later you can get fiberglass or carbon, the later being more fragile (and expensive) especially if you are around coral or rocks.

    Thank you all for the advise I did find a place over here in so. CA and you all are right, trying them on first is the best way, I did try the SEAC and they fit pretty good, the Cressi were slightly big but and 2 others were so so, I wen with a pair called Hammer Head that are modular, they fit perfect so did another that I forgot the name of but they were more than what I wanted to spend at this time, maybe later.


    But I did like the SEAC, but he only had them with carbon fiber so they were more expensive than the ones in the link

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