There are many threads and many videos that have been done about rigging your DSMB so that it launches quickly and easily and doesn't come undone before you want it to with the resulting line trailing behind you. I have spent far too many hours trying to figure it out and I had a quite workable solution but I recently had another idea that I haven't seen mentioned before and I will be using this new method from here on.
I leave my spool attached to my DSMB so it is ready to launch. The only methods I have found that allows me to secure the line with a double ender securely, involve threading a loop of line through a hole in the spool and then attaching it to the double ender. That is a pain and especially so with gloves. If you just clip it with the double ender the gate can self open with some simple movement of the spool relative to the double ender.
I have created a video to show a new to me method of securing the spool so it can never come loose and trail behind you. It involves using a longer loop of bungee to secure the DSMB so that it can first pass through the spool thereby securing the spool to the DSMB and preventing it from becoming a 30 meter tail trailing behind you. I hope this helps new divers. Let me know if I've missed something. I'm sorry for the poor quality of the production.
I leave my spool attached to my DSMB so it is ready to launch. The only methods I have found that allows me to secure the line with a double ender securely, involve threading a loop of line through a hole in the spool and then attaching it to the double ender. That is a pain and especially so with gloves. If you just clip it with the double ender the gate can self open with some simple movement of the spool relative to the double ender.
I have created a video to show a new to me method of securing the spool so it can never come loose and trail behind you. It involves using a longer loop of bungee to secure the DSMB so that it can first pass through the spool thereby securing the spool to the DSMB and preventing it from becoming a 30 meter tail trailing behind you. I hope this helps new divers. Let me know if I've missed something. I'm sorry for the poor quality of the production.