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I think I've found the fins I've been looking for...


C4 Wahoo soft, amber colour, transparent, mustang footpocket (left and right), blade made of polyammidic resin reinforced with glass fiber, 170 euro. Also available a black stiffer type
I read a review on Bluworld (italian e-zine) and they say the amber soft type is "superb" for long distance fin swimming and shallow-intermediate depth.
Any thoughts? Any first hand feedback?
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

Wow! Those look extremely cool. Too bad they are not a monofin!
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They say the amber blades have a transparent effect under water such as looking through a glass of tea, or a bottle of whisky (single malt)....the say they feel waaayyy very soft, but underwater they give a serious punch with no effort. They say they feel like having no fins for how they're soft and light....(still single malt)
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

wow, this could be the fin I've been looking for. I searched the C4 homepage, but could not find any information about the fins!?
Where did you find them and where can we buy them?
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In facts the c4 website hasn't been updated yet! By now they must be ordered directly from C4.
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Has anyone tried the foot pockets? I've heard mixed reviews about them but those blades look like the new big thing to me
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

I've read in another thread that C4 will change the Mustang foot pocket for 2008 and that they will be more comfortable than. Any informations about that, or is it only a rumor?

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Fins made of C4 Plastic Does not sound safe, do they come with det cord

(It's a joke refering to the plastic explosive C4)
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Fins made of C4 Plastic Does not sound safe, do they come with det cord

(It's a joke refering to the plastic explosive C4)
well now we talking big catches
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

The blades are way cool, I'd like to see how they look underwater (if anyone can provide a pic, please do so ).
I'm not too wild about the mustang footpockets though, I hope they make a pair with the regular ones also.
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

I would imagine they would look very much like kelp. I've been hankering after a pair of Ice blades for a couple of years now but I could well pass on them if these prove popular
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

Today I received my Wahoo soft (amber), yipppeeee . So far they look much cooler than on the picture at the beginning of the thread (I try to make some better pics this weekend). They are very flexible and the mustang foot pocket seems to fit perfect. Unfortunately I am not sure if I will be able to test them before christmas (our Pool will be closed soon) and I have no time as I will be "Santa Claus" for the children in our neighborhood.
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

Yes as much information as possible please. Where did you buy them from?
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

Congrats Joerg, let us know how they roll!
By the way, an established divegear dealer in Lerici (the town where poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned) is opening a new showroom and makes a special offer on many top products, included the C4 Wahoos: 136 euro+shipping.
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Re: NEW FINS FROM C4! (plastic!!!)

Hello,
I bought them here in germany via Inernet => C4 Wahoo, Carbone, Apnoeflossen
but it's although possible to order the fins direct from C4. They look much more transparent than on the first picture. I will do my best and take the pictures as soon as possible.
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