So far I've only used a reel to shoot a bag, but recently I picked up a 100' spool. Haven't had a chance to check it out yet, just wondering if anyone has any tips before I have to cut myself out of my own line
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So far I've only used a reel to shoot a bag, but recently I picked up a 100' spool. Haven't had a chance to check it out yet, just wondering if anyone has any tips before I have to cut myself out of my own line
It's nice to enjoy your buoyancy control by letting the spool hang in front of you untouched as you deco. But if things were to go sideways, the spool is a place you can hang on to, even a tad negative, and rest, or wait, or get control (or pee!), or whatever. Which is why I like to take it up with me.For deco, you are supposed to remain on the anchor line (Plan A). If you are shooting a bag, that means you are now on Plan B because Plan A failed. A spool is the easiest way to deploy an upline, and dropping the spool is the very easiest way to do so.
nereas, in Puget Sound, we rarely dive off anchored boats. It's all live boat pickups and free ascents. So shooting a bag IS plan A.