how much line do you carry?

[Jorbar1551]

How much line do you carry when doing a penetration dive?

 

[theskull]

300 ft. penetration line, 175 ft. safety reel, 100 ft. spool.

theskull

 

[Tek Adventure Diver]

i carry 330, , 100 and at 750 upline

 

[jtivat]

How much line do you carry when doing a penetration dive?

How big is the ship you want to penetrate? How far do you want to go in? How deep is the wreck? What are the currents like at the dive location?

These things all make a difference I have set a limit of 175' to 200' of penetration on myself and a depth limit of 165' I also do wrecks in the great lakes where there is only moderate current and the worst. Therefore I carry a 270' main reel and 100' spool, this allows my 200' of penetration allowing for tie offs along the way and a fudge factor. This also allows me to shoot a bag from the wreck even if currents carry it a bit. All of my deco stops start above 70' so I can use the 100' spool if I need to shoot a bag while on deco. So really you need to define and plan your dives then decide on your reels.

 

[Jason Ooi]

Good point! make sensed

How big is the ship you want to penetrate? How far do you want to go in? How deep is the wreck? What are the currents like at the dive location?

These things all make a difference I have set a limit of 175' to 200' of penetration on myself and I depth limit of 165' I also do wrecks in the great lakes where there is only moderate current and the worst. Therefore I carry a 270' main reel and 100' spool, this allows my 200' of penetration allowing for tie offs along the way and a fudge factor. This also allows me to shoot a bag from the wreck even if currents carry it a bit. All of my deco stops start above 70' so I can use the 100' spool if I need to shoot a bag while on deco. So really you need to define and plan your dives then decide on your reels.

 

[Diveral]

250 ft. primary reel and 2-100 ft. spools

 

[jellyfishluv]

How much line do you carry when doing a penetration dive?

Well all those others really have a lot of line, but remember, if you are only PADI wreck specialty certified, of cavern certified, you can only penitrate a total of 130ft and that is both vertical & horizontal- so if you enter a wreck at 70ft down, you can only penitrate 60ft in according the the "rules"

I purchased a 250ft primary and figure I'll get a secondary of 100-150ft. I am considering additional training though and expect to penetrate wrecks and caves much deeper EVENTUALLY.

 

[Jorbar1551]

Is a wreck reel really needed? I have a finger spool that would work.

 

[grazie42]

I carry a wreckreel of about 300ft & a spool with 120ft. If I´m going to lay permanent/semipermanent line I´ll take a spool for that and cut the line and secure it before I turn.

Is a wreck reel really needed? I have a finger spool that would work.

I think a reel is a useful tool. If nothing else it will get you back to your exit faster than a spool. I often just get neutral and use the winding of the reel for propulsion. With the amount of money you end up spending for classes and the rest of the gear to do it safely it seems silly to worry about the cost of a reel.

But don´t take my word for it...take a class and let an instructor explain it to you...

 

[jtivat]

Is a wreck reel really needed? I have a finger spool that would work.

Sure it would work but there are a few down sides, they normally come with #24 line which is not suited for wreck use, I would recommend #36 or even #48. They also don't hold much line and even less when you put #36 on them, then there is the problem of putting the line back on as you come out, it much slower and harder to do than a reel.