Sausage reel...

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sharky60

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ok, so I got a safety sausage. last dive trip just tying line to it and trying to control it was a big hassle.

I've noticed DM's and others having a reel to let out and reel in the line attached to the sausage.

can you buy these reels? or are people making them from old fishing reels?
 
Ratchet reel probably the best if you're going to be shooting from depth or towing it for a long time.

If you only ever deploy from shallow and on the ascent only then a spool is adequate.

There are literally hundreds of types of reel out there.
 
I have used my spool from 100 ft, no problem.
 
But reeling in 100 feet of line hand wrapping it around a spool is a pain in the:mooner:

Guatentees a slow ascent rate.
 
I have used my spool from 100 ft, no problem.

Now try it from 120ft.

In a current.

With some stops to do meaning you have to tow it around for 20 minutes while you ascend.

Deep/long deployments certainly can be done with a spool but a good ratchet reel makes it far more comfortable
 

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