It's call a spool. I would never use a reel for a lost line/lost buddy search. IMHO a spool is a better and safer tool for that. In a no vis situation the simpler the better.Originally Posted by LiteHedded
jam-proof reel? what's that and where do I get one?
LOL
The only time I use a reel is for my primary since it can be a quite a distance to the main line.
The shoals are there still, the winds howl loud, the rain beats down, the waves burst strong. Some night, in the chill darkness, someone will make a mistake: The sea will show him no mercy. John T. Cunningham
Some might say that a spool can be dropped easier which would not be good in a LL OR LB drill.
Just curious ---- How many carry a "back-up" safety reel or spool?
I started in 2001.
I carry a Ralph Hood type reel AND a large finger spool as my safety reel(s).
It's bad luck to be superstitious.
Backup
I always carry a back-up safety reel. I'm pretty sure it's a part of NACD standards as of late.
It's always nice to have because sometimes I don't count too well, and two piece reels don't
work so well. (thanks to lock-tight I don't have that problem anymore)
BTW James... light signals light signals....
So what's little river like anybody know?
Chris
I carry a LGreen safety I use first if needed and a backup spool.
Reel usage is 90% muscle memory. Run a couple of lines in your yard and take the reels and use them for a hour or so a night in the dark and don't look at it. Wrap the line the same direction and make your loops the same way every time. Most people goof by going clockwise on one tie and anti CW the next. You have to look closely to unwrap it. Make the thing the same every time and it comes unwound easier.
If cave diving were Star Wars, who would be Yoda?
Isn't this required? I was under the impression that it was, in the one in a million chance you have to do a lost line drill AND someone steals your primary reel (requiring you to tie into the gold line until you exit the cave). I don't remember if I heard this in my class, a dive site, or where I heard it, I just remember hearing it.
Extreme Exposure has the scratched up (works fine) finger spools for $25. With how many times I've seen "lost spool" posted in the lost/found section, it seems wise to carry more than you need.
If someone steals your primary at JB just finish all deco at 20 feet and let the flow push you.
You will hit open water in about 10-15 seconds.
If cave diving were Star Wars, who would be Yoda?
Page 8, Blueprint for Survival, but good luck finding onejam-proof reel? what's that and where do I get one?
LOL
I agree about spools, that is what I use now.
Good one !Page 8, Blueprint for Survival, but good luck finding one
Raphael
The shoals are there still, the winds howl loud, the rain beats down, the waves burst strong. Some night, in the chill darkness, someone will make a mistake: The sea will show him no mercy. John T. Cunningham
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