Scubapro Go Sport Travel Open Heel Scuba Diving Fin

The fit. The GO Travel is designed to be worn on a bare foot or thin neoprene socks — the classic warm-water travel setup. The GO Sport is the boot-fit version, sized for dive boots on cold-water or rocky shore entries, and adds mounting points with included skegs. Both share the same ultra-tough one-piece Monprene construction, 25-degree pre-angled blade, and self-adjusting bungee heel straps.

GO Travel: size on your bare foot (sizes run in combined ranges like XS/S and M/L — EU 41–44 / US men's 8–10.5 generally lands in M/L). GO Sport: size with your dive boots using ScubaPro's boot-fit chart — for example EU 42 takes a Medium with 3mm boots but a Large with drysuit boots. If you are between sizes or unsure, tell us your shoe size and boot type and we will size you correctly.

That is what they are built for — ScubaPro designed both GO models to fit in IATA carry-on compliant luggage. The GO Travel weighs just 2.2–2.6 lbs per pair and has a Piggy Back stacking system that interlocks one fin into the other to save packing space. The GO Sport is nearly as compact while giving you a boot-fit pocket for colder destinations.

The GO fins are injection-molded from 100% Monprene in a single piece, which avoids the delamination that eventually kills glued multi-material fins. Power Bars on the blade prevent over-flexing, and the marine-grade bungee heel straps are replaceable. They are light fins that hold up to years of boat ladders, rinse tanks, and gear bags.

Open-heel fins have an adjustable heel strap and are worn with dive boots, which protect your feet on shore entries and add warmth. Full-foot fins slip on like a shoe against bare skin or a thin sock, and are typically lighter and easier to pack. Most scuba divers choose open-heel fins with boots, while full-foot fins suit warm water, snorkeling, and pool use.

Open-heel fins should be sized around the boots you will actually wear, snug with the strap set so your heel stays seated and your foot does not slide forward in the pocket. Full-foot fins should fit like a firm shoe, with no heel lift, no pinched toes, and no gap that lets water pump in and out. Too loose causes heel blisters and lost fins in current, and too tight causes foot cramps.

Choose your boots first and size open-heel fins around them, because sole thickness changes the foot-pocket size you need. A thin warm-water boot and a thick cold-water boot with a rugged sole can easily be a fin size apart. If you already own fins, bring them along when you buy boots so you can check the combination.

Spring straps replace the adjustable rubber strap with a stainless spring that stretches on and off, so there is nothing to buckle with cold or gloved hands and no rubber strap to perish and snap mid-dive. They hold constant tension, which many divers find more comfortable and consistent. They are sized rather than adjustable, so match the length to your foot pocket and the boots you dive.

For travel, length and weight matter most, so shorter blades and travel-specific open-heel or full-foot models pack more easily and save baggage allowance. Some fins have removable blades or compact foot pockets designed for luggage. Pack fins along the outside walls of your bag, where they also act as protection for softer gear.

Paddle fins use a solid blade that transfers power directly, which many divers prefer for precision, control in current, and non-flutter kicks such as the frog kick. Split fins have a slit down the blade that lets water pass through, which generally makes flutter kicking easier on the legs but gives up some control and works less well with other kick styles. Neither is inherently better, so let your kick style, leg strength, and conditions decide, and try both if you get the chance.

Rinse them in fresh water after each dive day, paying attention to buckles, springs, and strap channels where salt collects, and dry them out of direct sunlight. Store them flat or hanging from the foot pocket rather than standing on the blade tips, which can take a permanent bend. Check straps, buckles, and any screws before every trip, since a failed buckle is the most common fin problem.

Yes — the GO series is one of ScubaPro's floating fins, which is handy on a boat or if you drop one at the surface. That is the opposite of heavy rubber fins like the Jet Fin, which ScubaPro rates negatively buoyant. If you dive dry and actually want sinking fins to keep floaty feet in trim, the Jet Fin or the Apeks RK3 HD is the better pick.

The GO Sport is the modern travel all-rounder: one-piece injection-molded Monprene, a 25-degree pre-angled blade, self-adjusting bungee heel straps, boot-fit sizing, and light enough to fit IATA carry-on luggage. The Jet Fin is the 50-year-old workhorse: vented 100% rubber, near-indestructible, stainless spring straps, negatively buoyant and 5.3–7.1 lbs per pair. Pick the GO Sport if you fly to your diving; pick the Jet Fin for cold water, technical diving, or if you want sinking fins for trim.

The GO Travel is an excellent snorkeling fin — it is sized on a bare foot or thin neoprene socks, weighs just 2.2–2.6 lbs per pair, and floats. Choose the GO Sport version instead if you snorkel or shore-dive somewhere rocky or cold enough that you want boots, since that is the boot-fit model. Both use the same one-piece Monprene construction and bungee heel straps.