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I've heard nothing but fantastic things about this company and their products. Their reels are, based on what I've read and heard, pretty impressive. Anyone have experience and/or own one? They have a few different variations and being unable to physically hold one, I'm curious what others thought about their reels and the decision criteria employed when buying one. I'm mainly curious about the different handle configurations and the suitability of each for different conditions/diving types. I've always used white line in reels- do the colors really make any difference at depth?
They're in the UK and deal direct with consumers so the ol' LDS isn't going to have one on display.
May be a very well made product but after checking out photos, here are the concerns one should have with this.
Ratcheting Reel - I believe, simple is better! Majority of divers that have reel problems stem from the gadgety part of it. I try to prevent problems before I even get in the water. Give that thing a solid year or 2 of Salt Water diving plus diver neglect (let's face it, divers in general are not good with maintenance) and let's see how it performs.
Overseas - let's say you do have a problem with it, servicing/fixing it will be an issue
Left handed / RH handed handle - why not have the flexibility to use both under water?
Anti-foul Design - One of the biggest problems with reels is that the line jumps and gets caught between the handle & spool. Check out the tolarence in this photo! I have yet to see this happen to this reel and even if the diver has poor line management skills, I have yet not been able to fix it underwater because of this design.
Flexible - Can use it RH or LH handed underwater.
Solid Construction - The spool used in the reel is milled from one solid billet. The unique side handle (hard-coated) is machined from a solid piece of aluminum and has a SS lock down screw.
The reels from Kent Tooling are supposed to be of a very solid construction too, i.e., quite heavy. I like the new reel from Light Monkey, a scaled down version of their standard 400' reel. I have mine loaded with high viz line from Dive Rite Express.
"For once you have experienced diving, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned toward the oceans.
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"For once you have experienced diving, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned toward the oceans.
For there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
RocketMahn 2009 - with apologies to: Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519
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