I always heard the bolt snap should have the gate facing outward on a finger spool so the line doesn't go over the edge of the spool. Yesterday an instructor was telling me the opposite, because the bolt snap can rotate around, the bolt can hit the outside of the spool, and the bolt can come undone (there are YouTube videos showing this). I can see the merits of both approaches. Both were discussed in the thread http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/li...82-question-about-finger-spool-bolt-snap.html along with a third approach described at Narc'ed Diving: Finger Spool: Securing the Line
Is there a "right" approach everyone agrees on? And why? Or is opinion divided across both configurations?
Is there a "right" approach everyone agrees on? And why? Or is opinion divided across both configurations?