Offset Holes on Spools

[MSchoular]

Not sure if this should be here or under accesories, but,

Does anyone know why the holes on some finger spools are offset? Are there advantages/disadvantages to one or the other? If you don't know what im talking about here are a few pics.

Offest: Spools (http://www.agir-brokk.com/2744c4e2-e201-4da2-94ba-8f56fe1555f0-9.html)
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Centered: Google Image Result for http://scubawell.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/photo-3-2.jpg (http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://scubawell.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/photo-3-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://scubawell.com/2011/02/14/using-finger-spool-and-smb/&usg=__PXfNuR9F6O6HhdYKuM8N_hyNAx8=&h=1296&w=968&sz=626&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=fsS0LuGMJhUMcM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=93&ei=4-qpTdC1OIP1gAf9n7zzBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfinger%2Bspool%2Bholes%26um%3D1%26hl% 3Den%26rlz%3D1C1CHNU_enCA362CA401%26biw%3D1366%26b ih%3D677%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=297&vpy=179&dur=5748&hovh=260&hovw=194&tx=143&ty=122&oei=IOqpTZerPIaDgAel-6TvCA&page=1&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0)
(i know its a bad picture, but you can tell holes line up)

Im sure its not a big deal, just kinda curious...Thanks!

[KeesBL]

I always try to clip my spool tightly when I put it in a pocket before a dive. If I don't, it has a tendency to come unspooled and be generally unpleasant. If you're trying to get it really snug and you have non-offset holes, you have fewer distances to choose from and getting the spool line clipped very tightly will be slightly more difficult.

I imagine offset ones are harder to make (double the drilling rather than just going straight through). That said, cave line is stretchy and I've had no trouble with my non-offset spool. It's pretty easy just to stretch it a little more to clip off.

I've also found you get more room to clip/less likelihood of a spaghetti pocket if you cut a couple feet off of the line. Granted, the obvious disadvantage there is that you loose some distance, but if you're deploying a 100' spool from anything near 90' anywhere but a pool, it's not going to reach the surface - current drags it off to the side. I deployed my 90' spool from about 80' a few weeks ago in a class and it did not reach the surface, that was fun. 150' (140') is much nicer, in my opinion, for deeper deployments like that.

Got kinda off topic. I like to offset spools. I've never seen one, but then again, I've never looked. I don't see a downside.

[MSchoular]

Makes sense :)

Thanks for the response!

[Tortuga68]

Interesting... I've never seen an offset spool before; all of mine (Halcyon, Piranha) are centered

I can see the potential advantage of being able to clip off to a finer line length, but can't say I've ever been troubled by the lack of it