Bat fins, yellow tip Hollis F1's

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:43 pm

For those that have been coveting the yellow tip Hollis F-1 fins scuba toys has them on sale for a hundred bucks! A great price!
Limited sizes

http://www.scubatoys.com/store/detail.a ... pFinsBlems

Gdog · Post by **Gdog** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:11 am

No large.....sigh..

Beefcake · Post by **Beefcake** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:37 pm

What's special about yellow tips? Should I go paint mine?

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:46 pm

Beefcake wrote:What's special about yellow tips? Should I go paint mine?

Lots easier for your buddy to keep track of you in bad viz? Easier to ID who your showing that cool fish too and who those fins belong to on a dive boat full of people all dressed in black, and just plain cool lookin.

Gdog · Post by **Gdog** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:38 pm

What's so cool about yellow tip fins??? Being the suave dude the only dude that has them!!! Too bad they don't have my size.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:01 pm

Gdog wrote:What's so cool about yellow tip fins??? Being the suave dude the only dude that has them!!! Too bad they don't have my size.

Check with Leisure pro. They did have them and they will price match.

cardiver · Post by **cardiver** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:16 pm

I think the fins that ST has are factory blems.......

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:53 pm

That's OK those guys at Leisure pro will dicker on price if you call in. I got mine for $119 brand new first runs. They list at what Hollis sez they have to but they are allowed to sell for what ever they want as long as it's not advertised. I don't think they have the yellow tip bat fins though.

airsix · Post by **airsix** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:51 am

I'm confused. Are yellow tips cool or not cool?

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:22 am

Depends on your personal point of view and your own mind set. Some think they are cool, others probably not. That's what make the world interesting.

Gdog · Post by **Gdog** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:31 pm

airsix, they are the new cool. They will make you swim faster, dive deeper, and come up drier.

cardiver · Post by **cardiver** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:23 pm

And sea lions love to chew on the yellow tips.....

coulterboy · Post by **coulterboy** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:00 pm

cardiver wrote:And sea lions love to chew on the yellow tips.....

+1. Saw it happen to Rob3's new fins at TTN.

scubnewb · Post by **scubnewb** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:44 pm

I need to get out and try a pair of these sometime soon. I bought the split fin apollo bio fins for $$$

because i was told they would be easier on my knee injuries... I think I just got talked into buying more expensive fins

either way I have noticed its a bitch to keep up with people using these hollis fins or those scubapro ones that alot of people use when i am diving with them as they haul ass in those fins! Plus I want to learn to frog kick and all that great stuff...

Dusty2 wrote:For those that have been coveting the yellow tip Hollis F-1 fins scuba toys has them on sale for a hundred bucks! A great price!
Limited sizes

http://www.scubatoys.com/store/detail.a ... pFinsBlems

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:09 pm

Gdog wrote:airsix, they are the new cool. They will make you swim faster, dive deeper, and come up drier.

I spray painted the superman logo on the bottom of my all black F1s for the same effect.

Rob3 · Post by **Rob3** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:24 pm

They are very easy too find, even when someone causes bad viz.

cardiver · Post by **cardiver** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:25 pm

Rob3 wrote:They are very easy too find, even when someone causes bad viz.

Stroke......

bucknaked · Post by **bucknaked** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:26 pm

Yum yum yellow

scubnewb · Post by **scubnewb** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:54 pm

Anyone know what size foot a regular is for the F1's? Or know where to find a sizing chart?

Rob3 wrote:They are very easy too find, even when someone causes bad viz.

cardiver · Post by **cardiver** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:57 pm

What size boot do you wear?

scubnewb · Post by **scubnewb** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:02 pm

I wear about 8.5 - 9 depending on the fit of the shoe or boot.

cardiver wrote:What size boot do you wear?

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:25 pm

scubnewb wrote:Anyone know what size foot a regular is for the F1's? Or know where to find a sizing chart?

http://www.hollisgear.com/prodview.asp?id=34

I wear size 12 Rock boots and the hollis XL wouldn't fit. The XXL's are very snug.

scubnewb · Post by **scubnewb** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:40 pm

Looking at that chart and knowing my feet and gear preerences I think a regular would be the right one for me, thanks man...

Dusty2 wrote:
scubnewb wrote:Anyone know what size foot a regular is for the F1's? Or know where to find a sizing chart?

http://www.hollisgear.com/prodview.asp?id=34

I wear size 12 Rock boots and the hollis XL wouldn't fit. The XXL's are very snug.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:50 pm

scubnewb wrote:I have noticed its a bitch to keep up with people using these hollis fins or those scubapro ones that alot of people use when i am diving with them as they haul ass in those fins! Plus I want to learn to frog kick and all that great stuff...

I had similar complaints when I bought mine. I did a dive at Sund rock with Tomnic and after the dive he complained about me moving to fast??? ME??? the 65 year old dude that moves like a snail??? I thought I was just toddling along at a gentle pace!

Since then most of my dive buddies have bought hollis bat fins.

cardiver · Post by **cardiver** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:50 pm

Spraying the foot pockets with silicone every now and then works wonders !

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