Myself and a dive buddy have each experienced the following.
After entering the water our reels have been seen plummeting off into the deep trailing line which is thankfully still attached to double ender and BCD. Looking at the mechanics it seems that it's possible that the impact of entry can press open the double ender attached to the reel by pushingt he reel against the latch.
It appears the thread stays captive (and hence you have a way of retrieving the reel thankfully) as the spring closes quickly before the thread escapes.
I originally thought my incident was caused by having clipped to the side/rear ring of my Halcyon as well as the cord already attached to the SMB tucked up in the back pocket. However the other incident was a simple front ring attachment with no other attachments.
Is there any surefire way of preventing this as it does tend to muck up the first part of the dive or is it just something you have to be careful of when entering the water?
After entering the water our reels have been seen plummeting off into the deep trailing line which is thankfully still attached to double ender and BCD. Looking at the mechanics it seems that it's possible that the impact of entry can press open the double ender attached to the reel by pushingt he reel against the latch.
It appears the thread stays captive (and hence you have a way of retrieving the reel thankfully) as the spring closes quickly before the thread escapes.
I originally thought my incident was caused by having clipped to the side/rear ring of my Halcyon as well as the cord already attached to the SMB tucked up in the back pocket. However the other incident was a simple front ring attachment with no other attachments.
Is there any surefire way of preventing this as it does tend to muck up the first part of the dive or is it just something you have to be careful of when entering the water?