CETMA Composites MANTRA Carbon Fin Blades - For CETMA S-Wing Footpockets

I love my Mantras, I can't believe how low effort these are. I have tried lederfins and riffes and these are in a class by themselves, When I let others try them they are blown away. Here's what i can suggest. Go to a pool with that tile line line set up. Find that optimum kick frequency by looking at the tiles go by as you swim. when you find the right kick frequency you will notice you go faster with the least effort. Then close your eyes and remember that feeling and frequency so it becomes automatic.

I initially bought a pair of CETMAs at Lost Winds. I was put off by the owner of Spear America because he just doesn't have a ton of time to deal with questioning newbie idiots like myself. So really what you should do is just trust Petros to set you up, and if there is a screw up he will fix it. That's the most efficient use of yours and his time. His staff respects him and want to be a clone of him.. so they know as much and catch as much fish. Don't go to a smaller dive shop - don't.

I did..twice. And both times they sold me the wrong stuff. The wrong length of line, the wrong float. Petros wouldn't so that . This smaller dive shop, Lost Winds - claimed to have a dive club, how do you have a dive club without a working/operational boat that's been in thehop for over a year???I wouldn't dare try to sell people on a membership without a boat- its like buying into a travel club that doesn't have vehicles that run . They charged for a membership with nothing beyond a small 10% discount that ANYONE could ask for and get and gave you a t-shirt for an membership fee. They have meetings which frankly teach you nothing. Spear America's meetings have a lot of people, people with boats who ACTUALLY want to invite others, good meetings with lots of giveaways- frankly a better society, Spear America will get you into ABSOLUTELY the correct set of CETMAS for what you want. I didn't listen to Spear America at first when the girl said I wanted to get the Pranas for shore diving (she had a pair and was right) , I was swayed by the long length of the Edge fins.

Then I went back and bought the Dynami-techs which again, were the wrong fin- still great for travel, but not the same , and really the Pranas with their foot angle were right, and I'll end up buying those in teh end for less money from Spear America. Don't get me wrong the two sets of CETMAS I bought were still amazing, but Lost Winds dive shop had no clue of what I really needed. Just go to Spear America, explain what you want to do and buy what they tell you... they know so much better than you. Forget the other shops.... unless you want a bulging collection of the wrong gear. CETMA dropped Lost Winds, probably a good decision to go with the better more knowledgeable shop. Nice guys at Lost Winds, but clearly outclassed by the more serious shop. Don't forget, it's you against arguably a much stronger fish..you don't want another shops wrong decisions working against you... or you could lose the fish or lose your life. Choose experience. And shops with boats that go out constantly .

I recently got the mantras medium stiffness to spearfish and I really love them. They are so efficient. I have to kick less and I can glide a lot more than my previous fins

I got a pair of the Mantra fins from the San Diego store. I was using Alchemy V3s, which are really good, but after 5 years it was time for something new. When I first took these out, my 30 meter dives were 6-7 seconds faster than normal. I had to reduce my effort on my ascent to compensate. They’re really great fins for line diving. The staff at SpearAmerica in SD were very helpful.

Certainly surprisingly heavy when you pick them up but doesn’t feel heavy while diving. They are the most comfortable footpocket for my feet. I have been using them for several weeks now and absolutely love them.