Manta junior reel

[slingshot]

Aside from a difference in the line loaded, and color of the metal, is there a difference between the Manta Junior Reel and the Manta Junior Rescue Reel? Anyone use these reels care to comment on how they like it?

 

[riverdiver]

I have 3 manta jr and love them. I will buy another one if the price is right,

 

[BoneCrusher]

Its my understanding that they are the same. (other than the items that you pointed out).

I agree Manta Jr reels are awesome! I have one and love it as well! (This was after diving with one of RiverDiver's)

 

[slingshot]

Thanks rd, BC.

 

[Tortuga68]

Aside from a difference in the line loaded, and color of the metal, is there a difference between the Manta Junior Reel and the Manta Junior Rescue Reel?

Yes, there is. The Jr Rescue reel comes with a stainless boltsnap (the Jr has a brass one) and it also has the Cave Cam fitted standard (it's an option or retrofit on the Jr)

I have a Jr, Sr and a couple of Minis (one old design and one new). They're all good, but I would recommend getting the Cave Cam for Jr or Sr if you plan on using it for laying line - otherwise it gets a bit tiresome holding the lock bar off (the Mini doesn't have the CLS locking system and IMO is best suited as a deco reel ie for deploying an SMB - so if that's what you want, consider the Mini instead)

 

[slingshot]

Thanks Tortuga. I saw the cave cam mentioned on the new manta website, I'd been looking at an old cached page I guess. Any diving in China worth a mention?

 

[Tortuga68]

Well, there's a submerged section of the Great Wall that you can dive, I guess that's worth a mention. But it's cold & the viz sucks so whether it's worth doing is another topic. Depending on your political viewpoint on Taiwan's status as a nation, you could include the Green Island hammerhead dive. Other than that, not really - I generally fly to the Philippines to go diving