Posts by Dan

  • Cual pescado es el Bacalao?

    No one has commented on the song. It's a great song by Julio Iglesias. Spanish speakers will appreciate the play on words <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • I need better fins...

    At this time I have omer millenium and Pathos. H Dessault footpockets are no longer good. Speardiver brand footpockets will be available before the summer.

  • California wildlife official in hot water over mountain lion hunt

    On a personal level I understand your position about the pics. I've gone through phases where I felt posting pics of my captures was disrespectful to the animal period, and would take away from my hunting experience. Obviously this is taking it to an extreme and I've shifted back and forth from this view. But as far sharing pics being like throwing fuel on the fire of restrictions and closures I disagree.


    If pics of captures are viewed as a catalyst for more restrictions, then it's just an indication of what was inevitable anyways. I prefer to to take things head on. If someone has a problem with what is legal and ethical then lets deal with it now, not slowly slowly until before we notice it everything's gone. If things are left to develop slowly too many people remain complacent until it's too late, whereas bringing a situation to a head will cause a stronger emotional response and more opposition. If anything posting more pics will eventually take away the shock value, will condition people to see what is acceptable. In conclusion if it's ethical and legal do not let anyone intimidate you into hiding what you do, you'll just be burying yourself in the long run.


    If it was inevitable then you are in the minority, which would have required a stronger resistance by the few, and japsw is right.

  • I need better fins...

    Hurting the top of your feet is not necessarily a blade stiffness issue. Did you use socks? Could it be a rubbing pain from your feet not being conditioned because you didn't dive for a long time? Did the footpockets fit you well before? Waterway no. 3 is a tad stiff, when I was using them last I was thinking of trying no. 2. But worse than being stiff they're heavy, these blades are now obsolete. There are members here who were using them and switched over to carbon blades, they'll tell you there's no looking back.


    Fin choice starts with footpocket choice. You have to try a few different ones. An omer from 2001 is a shot in the dark speculating about footpocket fit. The omer millenium I have now are all consistent in material; relatively soft pocket and moderate stiffness tendons, combine well with a medium stiffness carbon blade.

  • Fin Weight: Is lighter, better????

    See this thread for actual footpocket weights http://spearfishing.world/fins…pocket-weight-sizing.html. The biggest difference is between omer Millenium at 764g and Pathos 432g which amounts to 332g/0.73lb or almost 3/4lb. However considering that footpocket material buoyancy is the actual effect as far as keeping the fin low in the water, I don't think the 3/4lb figure is so relevant to that end. I do believe that the combined factors of lower weight and the smaller size/bulk of footpockets like Pathos are significant to minimizing energy spent over the course of a day.

  • Fin Weight: Is lighter, better????

    From the people who brought you the variable percentage carbon blades :rolleyes:


    How to hell do you put the standard and metric systems together to give weight :S


    That's not a high arch, it's a high instep :dumb:


    There are only two bits of useful information in that vid; the statement "You never know till you try the footpocket on, all feet are different". And the conclusion that Pathos is the lightest footpocket. I didn't quite get the meaning of "weight transcends performance" :pot4:


    To answer your question Mike, for me light footpockets are great. It feels strange the first time you try them after using conventional f/p for a long time, but after you get used to them you never want to go back. There are no disadvantages that I see other than the foopocket being less durable.


    I've seen ankle weights and weights that attach to the underside of the blade near the footpocket and could never figure out why people use them. The legs are the part of the body you move most when diving, why would anyone want to make it more difficult to kick? Kicking is more difficult with heavier fins/footpockets.


    I heard two reasons in favor of heavy legs; 1. keeps your kick down under the water. I see no sense in this as I never had a problem keeping my fins underwater. I think someones kicking style needs to be adjusted that's all. 2. When lying in ambush on the bottom to stop the legs from floating up. Again I never had this happen so I'm not sure how I'd control it. But I just don't see being properly weighted with a weight belt and your ass wanting to rise up while your upper torso stays down.


    No matter how light a fin is it will still always be negatively buoyant, so it could never cause your legs to float.


    Ease of kicking doesn't only depend on weight, it also depends on the volume of the footpocket. For me the lighter and smaller a footpocket is the better it is, but up to a certain point. There's a minimum size necessary to dissipate the pressure of the fin stroke over your foot. A very small footpocket will be easier to move through the water, but may make the feet uncomfortable by putting too much pressure on a small area.

  • Omer Airbalete 110

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