Quote Originally Posted by Lady Lynx View Post
Ms. Silverfin what monofin is in your tail and is it stiff or floppy? My hydra is kinda heavy in my opinion, which would make extra weight to the fluke and add drag, which is what gave me this idea to maybe make the fluke without the monofin.
Flukes without monofins are ALWAYS heavier than those without in similar sized flukes. It might be a bit hard to ask people who have owned a MVD tail because the only one I can think of is Melissa and she isn't on the network as far as I know. But you can ask people who have had tails with larger monofins compared to those who have had smaller. Lets use Merbella and the foil vs competitor argument simply because it's the only one I know enough to say anything about with confidence.

The foil is the smallest fin finis offers, designed for complete beginners as a training fin I believe. The competitor is the largest, designed for trained professionals and free divers. Merbellas offers either option for your fluke, but uses the competitor by default. Raina is the only one I can name for certain who's had both and she can tell you that the fluke with the foil is heavier. Many mers who have opted for the foil in their flukes will tell you how heavy it makes their tails, that a lot of them can't lift it out of the water because it's too heavy. You hear a lot less of these complaints from people with competitors simply because silicone is heavier than fiberglass. So the less monofin you have, the more silicone you'll need and the heavier it will be.