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#2094735 - 03/21/08 01:14 PM Fins question?
Bass fro chop Offline
Pro Angler

Registered: 06/01/05
Posts: 711
Loc: Dallas
i bought a float tube but need fins. do you buy the fins that fit over a shoe or boot , or do u buy the fins that just fit over my bare foot thanks
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#2094901 - 03/21/08 02:08 PM Re: Fins question? [Re: Bass fro chop]
bass_hunter Offline
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Registered: 04/06/05
Posts: 2551
Loc: Perrin, TX
For this time of year you better get something that fits over some waders.


Or a mermaid like Placid said
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#2095555 - 03/21/08 06:46 PM Re: Fins question? [Re: bass_hunter]
Newman Offline
Outdoorsman

Registered: 07/25/02
Posts: 84
Loc: abilene, tx
I was wondering the same thing myself. When its warm, I use swim fins on bare feet. Works great, except for moving backwards. I wore waders today, but couldn't fit my fins over the stocking foot neoprene. How many of you have used the paddle pusher type?

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#2110552 - 03/26/08 03:43 PM Re: Fins question? [Re: Newman]
birthrightbob Offline
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Registered: 03/11/08
Posts: 41
Loc: Mesquite Tx
i do and i love them
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#2110846 - 03/26/08 05:22 PM Re: Fins question? [Re: birthrightbob]
redraiderfisher Offline
Angler

Registered: 06/21/06
Posts: 374
Loc: Plano
I wear dive fins, they will fit over my stockingfoot waders or bar feet or booties. I went with really expensive biofins that can really move some water and a lot less stress on your legs. I have a pair of the paddle pusher type but never have really liked them. I do like that you can go forward, but its never really bothered me going backwards.
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#2114926 - 03/27/08 07:21 PM Re: Fins question? [Re: redraiderfisher]
TeamYD Offline
Angler

Registered: 02/21/08
Posts: 294
Loc: Ft Hood, TX
You'll go alot farther/faster backwards. Your thighs (backward paddling) are alot stronger than your hamstrings/calves (paddle pushing).
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#2121389 - 03/30/08 05:40 PM Re: Fins question? [Re: TeamYD]
SteveP Offline
Outdoorsman

Registered: 01/15/06
Posts: 48
Loc: N Dallas - (SW Richardson)
those simple, open, one size fits all strap around the back, one over the arch fins that every .com sells

Work fantastic,

better than I thought they would, and allow more options than fitted scuba fins... huge triple sock under neopreme booted breathable waders under zip on wading boots in December to a simple pair of tennis shoes in the summer.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...=fins&noImage=0

they do pull pff in really thick mud, but by then, so does everything else......


I also really like those paddle styles when you can afford the slow and deliberate pace. Really precise paddleing

My tube has a location for both.
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