TEST: GFT CARBONIO AGGUATO

BY ANDREA SETTIMI TEAM LEROI DESIGN MEMBER

Andrea Settimi, a very experienced spearo that has recently gained the bronze medal in the difficult waters of Bosa at the 2010 italian spearfishing championship, will tell us about the GFT carbon blades, the only ones in the world built with aerospace technology ...

I have been testing the GFT Agguato M carbon blades, (provided by Federico Sensi from InDive shop), for a long period, about 30 days of fishing because you need to get used to a new piece of equipment, especially about fins that are our propellers, in order to give a proper judgement.

At first, after wearing them, I felt a sensation of absolute comfort thanks to Salvimar very soft and wrapping foot pockets. The blades are not at all heavy but extremely light and provide you with a fluid thrust that turns the descent to the bottom into something very simple.

This is something that people used to techno polymer fins cannot do without. I have tested this model also during the summertime to a maximum depth of about 27metres and they did great.
 

I only have some concerns about two points:

1) the height of the side-member, on one hand works great avoiding fins to skid, on the other hand tires the ankles during the glides to explore the bottom.
 

2) The second point is in fact an aesthetic opinion regarding the little space left after mounting the blades in the foot pockets.

However this could be solved by filling the space with a bit of black silicone, and in no case it affects the blade performance.
At the end this is surely an excellent product made 100% with carbon providing divers with best performance and HIGH SAFETY.

 Andrea Settimi