10-07-2008, 01:12 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Man, that was an exhausting workout...and a good objective review.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You found about the same thing I have found over many years of testing a lot of fins...that the Mares fins are great for tubing. There are many makes and models that will "work", but for me (and many others) the Mares give the most bang for the buck.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As I have related on this board before, I also got a "good deal" on a set of Force Fins. I took them out on my favorite fishing lake, put them on and launched. I was surprised at how much kicking it took to power out to my usual fishing area. With my Mares fins I usually just leaned back and threw up a roostertail...getting there in a couple of minutes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once in the fishing zone, I really had to fight with the Force Fins to maneuver as easily as I normally did with the Mares. Much tougher to turn or spin. And, when a little breeze came up, that did it. Instead of being able to maintain a low slow kick with the Mares, to keep my back into the breeze, I had to quit fishing while I floundered around trying to get back to where I wanted to fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After less than a half hour with the Force Fins, I gave up and WORKED my way back to shore...where I took off the Force Fins FOREVER. I put on my Mares and sold the FF for $25 to some guy who claimed he loved them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I can't understand. Some people claim that one of the big advantages of the FF are that you can walk forward in them. WHAT????. I use my fins for backward propulsion in the water...not walking. I don't put my fins on until I am at the water's edge and getting into my tube. Sheesh. Next they will be saying you can wear them while line dancing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Oh yeah, I did once have a "race" with another guy who dissed me for not liking Force Fins. He was a pretty big guy (like me) and an accomplished tuber. But, over an agreed upon short course I finished FAR AHEAD OF HIM...in spite of the fact that I was kicking less than he was and was not nearly as tired as he was at the finish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fins, tubes and tackle are like religion. We all have our own beliefs and heaven help anybody who challenges our opinions.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You found about the same thing I have found over many years of testing a lot of fins...that the Mares fins are great for tubing. There are many makes and models that will "work", but for me (and many others) the Mares give the most bang for the buck.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As I have related on this board before, I also got a "good deal" on a set of Force Fins. I took them out on my favorite fishing lake, put them on and launched. I was surprised at how much kicking it took to power out to my usual fishing area. With my Mares fins I usually just leaned back and threw up a roostertail...getting there in a couple of minutes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once in the fishing zone, I really had to fight with the Force Fins to maneuver as easily as I normally did with the Mares. Much tougher to turn or spin. And, when a little breeze came up, that did it. Instead of being able to maintain a low slow kick with the Mares, to keep my back into the breeze, I had to quit fishing while I floundered around trying to get back to where I wanted to fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After less than a half hour with the Force Fins, I gave up and WORKED my way back to shore...where I took off the Force Fins FOREVER. I put on my Mares and sold the FF for $25 to some guy who claimed he loved them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I can't understand. Some people claim that one of the big advantages of the FF are that you can walk forward in them. WHAT????. I use my fins for backward propulsion in the water...not walking. I don't put my fins on until I am at the water's edge and getting into my tube. Sheesh. Next they will be saying you can wear them while line dancing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Oh yeah, I did once have a "race" with another guy who dissed me for not liking Force Fins. He was a pretty big guy (like me) and an accomplished tuber. But, over an agreed upon short course I finished FAR AHEAD OF HIM...in spite of the fact that I was kicking less than he was and was not nearly as tired as he was at the finish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fins, tubes and tackle are like religion. We all have our own beliefs and heaven help anybody who challenges our opinions.[/#0000ff]
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