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May 28th, 2008, 08:59 PM
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| New Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spain
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 | Basic reel info Hi I知 looking to buy my first reel to start having some basic experience and training in preparation for a future tech or cave 1. What I知 looking for right now is just to get used to handle it and learning basic line procedures, but I donｴt want it get to short in a near future. I guess the Halcyon Pathfinder will be a secure choice but am not sure about which size I should go for. Will the smallest version (the 4) be ok? Any videos, link or reading material to get oriented on the basic? Any recommendations or advice to get started with reels procedures? Thanks Alejandro |
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May 28th, 2008, 09:37 PM
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| Haemoglobin on the bus...  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK
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 | Quote: (Originally Posted by alebuzo)  I知 looking to buy my first reel to start having some basic experience and training in preparation for a future tech or cave 1. What sort of thing are you looking to use it for before your chosen course? The reason I ask is that I'm guessing that it won't be cave until you actually do cave1. I'd also suggest that it isn't necessary to have experience or to practice for tech1. Tech1 isn't really about learning to be good at dealing with line, it's part of the course to distract you and occupy you to see how you deal with the other situations. If you practice a lot before the course then it sort of defeats the point of line being in tech1  Quote: (Originally Posted by alebuzo) Any videos, link or reading material to get oriented on the basic? There's a good series of articles that were in Quest:Quest 5.3 | Global Underwater Explorers Quest 5.4 | Global Underwater Explorers Quest 6.1 | Global Underwater Explorers |
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May 28th, 2008, 10:06 PM
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| wet behind the ears  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, WA
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 | The 400ft version from Halycon or Salvo are both popular and alot more versatile than you'd think. The H has an aluminum handle which is nice and hefty. The Salvo is all delrin and essentially corrosion free. Until I started scootering alot, I haven't needed for anything bigger than the "small" 400ft versions. In my Cave1 there's only one cave which even required more than 200ft of line (upstream Carwash). |
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May 30th, 2008, 06:52 AM
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| New Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Seattle
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| I highly recommend the same articles that were cited above. They're very good, and probably the best you'll get unless you can find someone who is trained to help you (which is, by far, the best way). The 5thD-X technical DVD has a section on line-running, too. I have a Halcyon reel. I played with both the Halcyon and the Salvo, and liked the way the metal handle felt better. A 400 footer is plenty for most applications.
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May 30th, 2008, 09:13 AM
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| New Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Port Philip Bay Australia
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 | Concure with what every one else has said. I had a Dive Rite wreckreel, which disapeared when a screw conecting the handle to the body came undone. Switched over to the small pathfinder for wreck penetration and it has been fine and plenty of line. It would have to be a pretty big wreck to need more. For serious cave stuff, which I don't do as i like salt (health freaks! lol), then the larger ones might be necessary. |
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