10-01-2006, 10:10 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Glad you are having fun with the "trinkets". I just finished painting up some more small ones, on size 6 and 8 hooks. Supposed to sample Z on a few, if he ever decides to go fishing again.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am of the opinion that the color of fins can be a factor in clear shallow water. Trout have excellent vision and can be either attracted or spooked by the colors. I would recommend against the bright yellow ones, but not sure about shades of blue. That is what I have always used, until I got a smokin' deal on my current black ones from a discount dive shop online. All they had left in my size was black. The only downside has been that carp seem to like black and I have had several try to "get friendly" with my fins while I have been fishing for cats in murky water. That can be unnerving.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you enter "diving fins" in a search engine, you can bring up a lot of online suppliers of all kinds of dive gear at good prices. Maybe Zonker can tell you where he got his. I seem to recall he actually bought them at a storefront operation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Let me know if you are not successful and I will do some net searching myself for you. The place I got mine is now defunct, but I know you can get them for under $75 US. Not sure about the added costs for Canada. You might also try Ebay.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good thing about the dive fins we use is the big soft foot pocket, which can handle whatever seasonal variations you have in foot bulk. And, the straps are instant adjustment, with a pushbutton arrangement and a quick release lever. You can put them on while in the tube or make adjustments on the water without having to remove the fins.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am of the opinion that the color of fins can be a factor in clear shallow water. Trout have excellent vision and can be either attracted or spooked by the colors. I would recommend against the bright yellow ones, but not sure about shades of blue. That is what I have always used, until I got a smokin' deal on my current black ones from a discount dive shop online. All they had left in my size was black. The only downside has been that carp seem to like black and I have had several try to "get friendly" with my fins while I have been fishing for cats in murky water. That can be unnerving.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you enter "diving fins" in a search engine, you can bring up a lot of online suppliers of all kinds of dive gear at good prices. Maybe Zonker can tell you where he got his. I seem to recall he actually bought them at a storefront operation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Let me know if you are not successful and I will do some net searching myself for you. The place I got mine is now defunct, but I know you can get them for under $75 US. Not sure about the added costs for Canada. You might also try Ebay.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The good thing about the dive fins we use is the big soft foot pocket, which can handle whatever seasonal variations you have in foot bulk. And, the straps are instant adjustment, with a pushbutton arrangement and a quick release lever. You can put them on while in the tube or make adjustments on the water without having to remove the fins.[/#0000ff]
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