Found him ~3 miles out after an hour of searching

[Dan G]

+1 for having an easy to access a cutting device on every dive. I use a trilobite cutting device with a pouch that fits around the shoulder strap on my backplate harness. Caribbean destinations that do not allow knives have no problem with these.

We had a diver get ensnared in fishing line yesterday. Took 2 of us to untangle him

In Cozumel? If so, which site? I have never seen people fishing in the park.

 

[Shawn C]

+1 for having an easy to access a cutting device on every dive. I use a trilobite cutting device with a pouch that fits around the shoulder strap on my backplate harness. Caribbean destinations that do not allow knives have no problem with these.
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In Cozumel? If so, which site? I have never seen people fishing in the park.

I've personally pulled fishing lines and hooks off the reefs in the park a few times over the years. If I logged my dives, I could tell you which reefs but... alas.

 

[Charred]

We had a diver get ensnared in fishing line yesterday. Took 2 of us to untangle him

I have a trilobite and a pair of trauma sheers on my belt. People snicker at me all the time.

There are lots of things floating in the ocean.

This stuff is trivial to carry. In fact, I use the trilo to tuck in my extra belt slack so it has a function on every dive. I'll never understand why people don't carry basic safety gear just because nothing happened on your last dive.