🏄 FCS II Sup Touring Fin 9" - Optimized 9" Black SUP Touring Fin Review

Despite some complaints that the item doesn't match the picture, the boltless design fits my SUP perfectly. Insert into the slot of the box, press firmly and hold. The snap-on design eliminates screw fiddling, which I hate. The material appears to be high quality plastic. At half the price of a similar product that uses fiberglass and resin, it's a great value if you just casually hit the water with your board.

The picture in the ad does not match the fin you will receive. I wanted a touring/racing fin shape SUP fin and got a classic 9 inch surfboard shape without a prop fin instead. The boltless feature is good, but if you need/want more surface, SUP Touring Race fin shape as shown in the picture, then you'd better get it somewhere else. I have attached a photo of the type I received. You can buy the exact same ones at Revain at 9" for a few bucks less and with Prime.

I chose this product over competing products because the photo shows a fin with a screw on the leading edge (and a screw that requires an Allen key, not those tools - fewer screws that are now commonplace). I bought this type of fin on purpose because I had issues with the new boltless designs that stayed in the board, as well as tool-less bolts with their oversized heads that stayed properly tightened under heavy use. Imagine my surprise when I opened this up and found a completely different…