12-15-2005, 07:37 PM
Flygoddess,
I had a pair of force fins that I purchased before our move to Oregon over 15 years ago and I liked them very much. These were not the new "float tube" variety. They were very comfortable with their open toe area and as I recall, they got me along on my way very well. Then sometime during or after our move I lost them. Don't know if I left them at the house in Cali or on the bank in Oregon somewhere but a diligent search for them turned up nothing but disappointment - enough to make a grown man cry. The recently purchased Avanti's were acquired on the advice of TubeDude and I find I like them very much. The blades are stiffer than the Force Fins, and thus, more "powerful" in that sense. At least that is the term the guy at the dive shop used. I don't remember a shortage of power was any problem in my Force Fin days. Like the FF's, the Avanti's are very comfortable, even with extra socks and hard soled neoprene booties. I had to adapt my kick just a bit to accomodate them (straighter legs, kick more from the hips rather than the knees) but that was no problem. Both of these fins are top notch in my opinion.
Anyway, your question about the albino or "Golden Rainbow Trout" as they are often called... the biggest I have caught was nearly four pounds. I didn't tape it but simply weighed both net and fish and subtracted the weight of the net. It was a real pig because it was so fat. Here is a pic from an earlier post:
![[Image: golden-4.jpg]](http://www.proaxis.com/~hwy20coc/webpages/temp1/golden-4.jpg)
As you can see, it was the girth and not necessarily the length that made this trout noteworthy. I meant it when I said "pig."
I like catching big trout and this one surely met my criteria for a worthy subject.
Someday I'd like to fish Henry's Lake and catch some of those brute hybrids like you and Alan have posted on your web page. Until them I'll have to be content with our local steelhead and salmon.[
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I had a pair of force fins that I purchased before our move to Oregon over 15 years ago and I liked them very much. These were not the new "float tube" variety. They were very comfortable with their open toe area and as I recall, they got me along on my way very well. Then sometime during or after our move I lost them. Don't know if I left them at the house in Cali or on the bank in Oregon somewhere but a diligent search for them turned up nothing but disappointment - enough to make a grown man cry. The recently purchased Avanti's were acquired on the advice of TubeDude and I find I like them very much. The blades are stiffer than the Force Fins, and thus, more "powerful" in that sense. At least that is the term the guy at the dive shop used. I don't remember a shortage of power was any problem in my Force Fin days. Like the FF's, the Avanti's are very comfortable, even with extra socks and hard soled neoprene booties. I had to adapt my kick just a bit to accomodate them (straighter legs, kick more from the hips rather than the knees) but that was no problem. Both of these fins are top notch in my opinion.
Anyway, your question about the albino or "Golden Rainbow Trout" as they are often called... the biggest I have caught was nearly four pounds. I didn't tape it but simply weighed both net and fish and subtracted the weight of the net. It was a real pig because it was so fat. Here is a pic from an earlier post:
As you can see, it was the girth and not necessarily the length that made this trout noteworthy. I meant it when I said "pig."
I like catching big trout and this one surely met my criteria for a worthy subject.
Someday I'd like to fish Henry's Lake and catch some of those brute hybrids like you and Alan have posted on your web page. Until them I'll have to be content with our local steelhead and salmon.[
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