09-17-2011, 09:22 PM
[cool][#0000ff]There are models...and there are models. But we are talking about fins. Right?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of my favorite Dirty Harry lines is "A man should know his limitations." (women too). This is especially true in tubing and tooning. We need to select our systems based on the type of fishing we will be doing (realistically) and upon our own physical condition. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A wimpy set of fins is wasted on someone with powerful legs and boundless stamina. Lots of wasted energy. On the other hand, a set of fins with long stiff blades will be the demise of a lesser tuber. You need to have a balance between the power of the user and the power potential of the fins. Unfortunately there are no uniform standards of rating...and most of the ratings pertain to skin diving and not float tubing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most fins provided as a "convenience" or as package deals for price point tube systems are not what a seasoned tuber would buy if they had other options. The Cabelas fins will get you by...but so will a cane pole and a piece of string.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]However, you do not need to be led down the primrose path by the advertising rhetoric of the major diving fin manufacturers. Ditto for those who claim to make fins just for tubing and tooning. They all have their agendas...and those are usually to make money without regard to the ultimate enjoyment of the customer.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The subject of fins is covered in the book, but not to much greater extent than here. It is difficult to keep up with all of the new designs and since I do not replace my fins often I don't do a lot of shopping. A lot of what I think I know I glean from the comments of others on this board.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of my favorite Dirty Harry lines is "A man should know his limitations." (women too). This is especially true in tubing and tooning. We need to select our systems based on the type of fishing we will be doing (realistically) and upon our own physical condition. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]A wimpy set of fins is wasted on someone with powerful legs and boundless stamina. Lots of wasted energy. On the other hand, a set of fins with long stiff blades will be the demise of a lesser tuber. You need to have a balance between the power of the user and the power potential of the fins. Unfortunately there are no uniform standards of rating...and most of the ratings pertain to skin diving and not float tubing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most fins provided as a "convenience" or as package deals for price point tube systems are not what a seasoned tuber would buy if they had other options. The Cabelas fins will get you by...but so will a cane pole and a piece of string.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]However, you do not need to be led down the primrose path by the advertising rhetoric of the major diving fin manufacturers. Ditto for those who claim to make fins just for tubing and tooning. They all have their agendas...and those are usually to make money without regard to the ultimate enjoyment of the customer.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The subject of fins is covered in the book, but not to much greater extent than here. It is difficult to keep up with all of the new designs and since I do not replace my fins often I don't do a lot of shopping. A lot of what I think I know I glean from the comments of others on this board.[/#0000ff]
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