Which reel.....

rbruen · May 7, 2002

I've just completed the theory and confined dives for my Wreck cert.... and am looking to purchase a decent primary reel before the open water stuff.

Can anyone suggest a good reel - easy to use with thick gloves, a positive locking mechanism, and not overly prone to tangles?

tchil01 · May 7, 2002

Check out Reef Scuba. They have a large selection, great customer service and pretty reasonable prices. I have the 4" Enclosed Reel and it works well for me. It doesn't have the trigger lock, but being enclosed, I've never tangled it.

Good luck with your Wreck Cert. I do my confined water dives on May 18th and my open water dives in June and July.

Ty

WreckWriter · May 7, 2002

You want the Halcyon 400. Simplicity. Stay away from enclosed reels (if you get a bird's nest you're screwed) and from reels with other than smooth sides (can be easily snatched out of your hand when shooting a bag if screw isn't out far enough). Stay far away from any non-standard design.

Some folks like Aqua Explorers' reel (made by Dan Berg) but I've never seen one in the flesh so I can't say.

Tom

Green_Manelishi · May 16, 2002

simple IS best regardless of whether dive-rite, OMS, halcyon,
reef-scuba, etc.

I own an OMS and a Reef-SCUBA. Both work well, neither has
a "ratchet" or "anti-foul" mechanism, and the only time I ever
had an entanglement was as a result of MY lack of attention.

Do yourself a favor, regardless of what you select: practice,
practice, practice *BEFORE* your life depends on your ability
to deploy and use the reel.

NJdiver85 · May 16, 2002

You may want to check out the Manta reels, with the spring loaded locking mechanism. I've yet to foul one up. However, I say "yet". To get more info on this particular reel, do a search on this board of "Manta reel".

algulfdiver · May 16, 2002

I second Reef Scuba I also use the Enclosed Reel it also works good fof me. Never had any prob.:mean:

Rickoz · May 28, 2002

Look at the alpha brand top stuff www.alphadiving.com

MASS-Diver · May 28, 2002

I'm very happy with my Manta

Lost Yooper · May 29, 2002

I'll second the practice, practice, practice comment by GM.

Mike

TexasMike · May 29, 2002

I'll third the comment on practicing....especially when to shooting a bag while "free floating" in the water column. (I really goofed up on my first time trying to do it at 20 ffw during the deco procedures class. I arrived at the surface just 1 second behind my bag. So I definitely see lots of practice in my immediate future before I head out to the great blue).

As far as running the reel while on the wreck, your instructor should provide you with some good info/tips/techniques on how to do this.

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