Lessons What have you become entangled in?

[MacDuyver]

Everyone loves their dive knife (and divers really love arguing about dive knives). What have you become entangled in out in deep blue that’s warranted whipping out your trusty steel to cut yourself free?

 

[scubadada]

I've only been entangled twice in monofilament on the Capt. Tony wreck on night dives in Boynton Beach. The line is very difficult to see at night and, in these two incidents, was very strong. I pulled out my Trilobite line cutter and freed myself in seconds.

 

[Nick_Radov]

Everyone loves their dive knife (and divers really love arguing about dive knives). What have you become entangled in out in deep blue that’s warranted whipping out your trusty steel to cut yourself free?

Loose monofilament fishing line. But that wasn't in the "deep blue", it was in the "shallow green" of Monterey, CA at the Breakwater (San Carlos Beach) dive site. I used my dive knife to cut the line off of my leg, but I also keep a line cutter and serrated shears in my pocket as backups.

 

[Doc]

Prop shaft + mooring line

Finally a use for a serrated blade

 

[rx7diver]

In our "local" (MO and AR) Army Corps of Engineers lakes (e.g., Bull Shoals Lake, Table Rock Lake, etc.), getting snared by fishing line is not unusual whatsoever. Visibility here below the second thermocline is very good. Nevertheless, old fishing line absolutely will reach out and grab your gear!

rx7diver

 

[Tracy]

I have gotten into some rogue fishing nets in Lake Superior and a lattice crane boom in the St Clair River. Your knife isn't good enough to cut through a crane boom.

 

[Fishdip]

I have had to cut 4 different fin draggers “new students” out of fishing line but that was in a lake and with scissors.

 

[DirtFish]

Back in 1974 when pretty much all diving was solo, I was spear fishing off of Catalina Island and my tank got caught up in the kelp at 30 feet. I was unable to reach it behind me so had to undo my harness and tank so that I could turn around and cut the tank free and then remount everything. Had I panicked I would have died there.
I still relive it every now and then in my dreams, lol.
Todays small knives make carrying one a no brainer.

 

[davecampbell]

I've been entangled in a damn expensive hobby....how about that?

 

[DirtFish]

I've been entangled in a damn expensive hobby....how about that?

When the wife finds out what you spent on that new must have item it can be a near death experience!