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At 02:44 PM 11/3/99 -0500, Jim Cobb wrote:
>As I have big feet on my drysuit and I was forced to move to IDI turtles 
>as they are the only fins on the market which will fit my feet. They are 
>not as stiff as Scubapro jetfins but seem to work OK and they accept 
>Farallon spring straps perfectly.
>
>But I have to tell you that vented-type fins suck for wreck diving as the 
>vents snag on wreckage. This happens to me all the time is is quite 
>annoying. This tendency is especially fun when you are scootering along at 
>speed. I really wish they made the US divers (aqualung now, I guess) 
>Blades with a large pocket.
>
>   Jim

I bought some Turtle fins years ago in Houston, TX. The dive store was 
happy to get rid of them since all divers in the area used wetsuits and 
wouldn't ask for huge fins. I liked them a lot but I lost one overboard 
after some years and couldn't find a replacement. These fins were made by 
some Japanese company and had a turtle logo on top of each humongous foot 
pocket. They were basic black rubber fins without any vents as far as I 
remember. They were not really long -- just wide with a huge foot pocket, 
great for drysuit booties. Are we talking of the same company? They had one 
flaw by the way, a faulty mold on same side of each foot pocket split open 
after a couple of years' use.

regards,

Hans

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