How to minimize danglies
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I clipped the DSMB and reel to my rear crotch strap D ring for awhile, never bothered me back there. I dive with tech shorts and pockets for the DSMB/reel now.
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For the DSMB just attach it directly to the spool and skip the swivel clip. Here's an example of how I run mine:
At the 3:33 section where he affixes the D-ring, that would be the nylon strap from the DSMB. I then pull the cord tight and clip one end of the double ender around the line and a hole on the spool. The other end I then clip to my right rear D-ring from the Y crotch strap. No danging, it basically just lays on my right thigh during the dive.
Here’s how I do mine:
The spool and DSMB are pretty secure with each other and don’t flop around.
The spool and DSMB are pretty secure with each other and don’t flop around.
Definitely.
You do the knitting on the surface, not in the water.
If you're using a simple spool, e.g. doing a jump or lining off, then it's very easy to knit it all back together and clip it back on your D-rings or put it in a butt pack or pocket.
The Apeks spool's very easy in the water with drygloves:
My head is hurting trying to follow the routing on the line.
I used to wrap the line behind the trigger for the bolt snap. Until one time it got jammed up under the trigger and made it heck to open the snap even when I was out of the water. So I didn't want to run into that possibility while under and wearing gloves.
I've twisted and played with the snap as I have it pictured and the gate doesn't open on its own, as long as I snap it from the outside in on the spool. If I run the bolt snap from the inside out when the bolt snap folds over the trigger hits the side of the spool and opens the gate. No bueno.
I used to wrap the line behind the trigger for the bolt snap. Until one time it got jammed up under the trigger and made it heck to open the snap even when I was out of the water. So I didn't want to run into that possibility while under and wearing gloves.
I've twisted and played with the snap as I have it pictured and the gate doesn't open on its own, as long as I snap it from the outside in on the spool. If I run the bolt snap from the inside out when the bolt snap folds over the trigger hits the side of the spool and opens the gate. No bueno.
I just run a loop of bungee at the end of the line, it works a charm, especially in pockets, because even if Murphy decided to **** up your day, you line won't unwind since you have the bungee around the spool working as a brake.
It's very simple, basically at the end of your line you leave a small eye where you put the double ender through. Then before the eyelet knot where you add a small loop of bungee depending on the size of your spool . You just stretch that over you bobbin and it's done.
That way your attachment point is never the gate and the snap can't open unless the line creeps through
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