"Michael Doelle" wrote:

> In fact, I'm not parting with the Duck Feet at all.  They're one of only
> a few ties with my diving past and they are in near perfect condition.<

Didn't get used much then, it appears.

Or I took care of them.  Actually, it was a bit of both.  The Duck Foot fins
got frequent use, but not for very long.  I don't remember what I replaced
them with, but I think that was about the time I switched to a full foot
pocket fin.  The first full foot pocket fins I remember owning were, I
think, US. Diver's Otarie fins.  I wore out two pairs of them and had a pair
of red white and blue ones stolen from my car.  I also wore out a pair of
Cressid Rondines and was using another pair when I first tried the Mares
Plana Avanti fins.  I never wore the Cressi fins again.  I went through one
pair of Avantis which I replaced with the TRE fins I have now.  I mistreated
a pair of Power Quatros which are, as a result, more like a screw fin than a
paddle fin.  I replaced them with the ones I presently use for spearfishing
and other times when power and acceleration are important to me.

Lee