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This is such good timing because I just bought a DSMB and spool for my dive next week! I watched your DSMB deployment in preparation for it too only to see the “how to prep” link still coming soon 😅 Thanks for this!
Sorry for the delay! I tried to get this done in tandem with the DSMB and had to redo a few parts. Happy you found it though! I updated the DSMB video to point to this one now that it’s live!
I would recommend feeding the line through the gate of the bolt snap after wrapping it around the back of the trigger. You don't even have to clip the bolt snap off to the spool at that point. It can just dangle. Best place to stow the spool: 1. In an easy to reach pocket. A thigh pocket is the best place but you can also use a BC pocket if you can get to it easily. 2. A butt D-ring. Not all BCD's have one, but if yours does, it's nice and out of the way. 3. A hip or shoulder D-ring. Keep an eye out that it doesn't dangle too far down or drags on a reef.
What I do now with new spools is I take the line off and make sure it's tied off to the spool .. found out the hard way when I dtopped my spool cause I am clumsy and it enrolled and fell off .. so now I always check and make sure it's tied . And before respooling it I mesure it to have the correct length..
If you clip the boltsnap back on the line rather than a hole on the spool, you get a safer connection that won't put additional stress on the boltsnap/spool if it gets stuck somewhere.
@@CircleHScuba Exactly. You wrap the line around the boltsnap and then you clip the boltsnap through an eyelet. In the video you picked the eyelet on the opposite side from where the line feeds back. Instead of doing that, I would clip onto the line as it come from the last eyelet you fed it through. So the line comes through the eyelet of the spool, goes through the boltsnap, and then wraps around behind the gate, before the loop that the boltsnap is clipped off to initially. On that note, I also only feed the line out and not back through a second eyelet. I find that too fiddly for dry gloves.
I use the spare line as a marker for my bolt snaps. I don’t recall the knot because my DM test was “the bowline is the only knot” 😂 Basically big loop along bolt snap length, start wrapping the working end around it, feed through the loop, sinch it tight from the other end to secure. Lighter to close it off. Tough to remove and you’ll know if a buddy grabbed your snap
I do like doing this as well but I do it at 6m/20ft only and if it’s a very long reel maybe different distance measurements. But that’s more use case specific haha.
Amazing! I was allways uncomfortable feeling the DSMB pulling me up. And didn’t realized about the value of maths and vectors of expiration during deployment. Thankyou
If the sole reason for the spool was to launch a dsmb/lift bag, I am always connecting them together prior to the dive. Just way too much fumbling around when it's not necessary. Of course if the spool is used for something else, like jumping a line in a cave for example, its locked off. But even then, I don't pass it through the holes since it's really more trouble than it's worth. If there is a lost buddy situation, I don't want to hesitate in deploying my line and starting the protocol.
Why not just leave the DSMB attached to the reel? If you know the sole purpose of the reel and DSMB is for signalling on ascent. Why add more steps by not having the reel attached? Also why use the girth loop instead of just attaching the double ender already on the DSMB.
Double ender can come undone, technically, so I use the girth hitch instead. You can have the spool already attached but I was taught to keep it separate because you make be using the spool for something else. It’s okay to have it pre-attached imo though.
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This is such good timing because I just bought a DSMB and spool for my dive next week!
I watched your DSMB deployment in preparation for it too only to see the “how to prep” link still coming soon 😅
Thanks for this!
Sorry for the delay! I tried to get this done in tandem with the DSMB and had to redo a few parts. Happy you found it though!
I updated the DSMB video to point to this one now that it’s live!
I think of myself as a hands-on problem-solver, but your video offered so many excellent, useable tips that I hadn't thought of. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Happy to hear it
I was just wondering how to do this the other day, great timing lol 😂
Hey, perfect timing then! Haha
Thanks for this video. Proper setup of this spool has thus far eluded me, but this is so clean. I've been getting by, but it wasn't pretty!
I really hope this helps! Enjoy!
I would recommend feeding the line through the gate of the bolt snap after wrapping it around the back of the trigger. You don't even have to clip the bolt snap off to the spool at that point. It can just dangle.
Best place to stow the spool:
1. In an easy to reach pocket. A thigh pocket is the best place but you can also use a BC pocket if you can get to it easily.
2. A butt D-ring. Not all BCD's have one, but if yours does, it's nice and out of the way.
3. A hip or shoulder D-ring. Keep an eye out that it doesn't dangle too far down or drags on a reef.
Good tips! Thanks!
What I do now with new spools is I take the line off and make sure it's tied off to the spool .. found out the hard way when I dtopped my spool cause I am clumsy and it enrolled and fell off .. so now I always check and make sure it's tied . And before respooling it I mesure it to have the correct length..
Ah man I don’t know about tied off. Gloves and such would be tough I think to untie it no?
No the other end of the line wasn't tied to the spool . Lol I lost my spool
@johndavid7783 oh gosh okay haha, that’s not fun
If you clip the boltsnap back on the line rather than a hole on the spool, you get a safer connection that won't put additional stress on the boltsnap/spool if it gets stuck somewhere.
When I wrap the line around the bolt snap and then clip it off you mean? Where on the line would you clip it?
@@CircleHScuba Exactly. You wrap the line around the boltsnap and then you clip the boltsnap through an eyelet. In the video you picked the eyelet on the opposite side from where the line feeds back. Instead of doing that, I would clip onto the line as it come from the last eyelet you fed it through. So the line comes through the eyelet of the spool, goes through the boltsnap, and then wraps around behind the gate, before the loop that the boltsnap is clipped off to initially.
On that note, I also only feed the line out and not back through a second eyelet. I find that too fiddly for dry gloves.
@tobiashartung856 ah okay I see what you mean. Yeah this is how I do it, but little variations to make it your own is perfect imo. Good tips!
This is a very helpful video... just watched another channel that gave almost all the same tips
Oh I’m glad you found it helpful! I tried to get some better camera angles than what I found when I needed help with this a few years ago.
A really nice quality video!
Thanks! That’s one thing I really aim for is quality, always happy to see when it’s appreciated
My dsmb is tied directly to my spool line, so it’s simpler but less flexible than your setup. Cool to see how different people do it.
Ah okay, yeah I agree I like to see how people do their own setups too and get ideas :)
Thanks Thomas
You’re welcome!
I use the spare line as a marker for my bolt snaps. I don’t recall the knot because my DM test was “the bowline is the only knot” 😂
Basically big loop along bolt snap length, start wrapping the working end around it, feed through the loop, sinch it tight from the other end to secure. Lighter to close it off. Tough to remove and you’ll know if a buddy grabbed your snap
Nice tip! Sounds like maybe two half hitches? Trying to visualize it haha.
As a gentle reminder you don’t need to remove line on an Apeks spool
Ah nice! I know most do but not all, great tip/reminder!
@@CircleHScuba Didn’t want someone to sink a bunch of money in one and blame you later
@ivoryjohnson4662 good point!
How to properly prep an Apeks spool:
Step 1: Remove from packaging.
Great video. My two cents would be to add a single knot 3m (10ft) and two knots 6m (20ft) from the end, this comes handy for the safety stop.
I do like doing this as well but I do it at 6m/20ft only and if it’s a very long reel maybe different distance measurements. But that’s more use case specific haha.
Amazing! I was allways uncomfortable feeling the DSMB pulling me up. And didn’t realized about the value of maths and vectors of expiration during deployment. Thankyou
Math and vectors? Dont think I said much about that lol
If the sole reason for the spool was to launch a dsmb/lift bag, I am always connecting them together prior to the dive. Just way too much fumbling around when it's not necessary. Of course if the spool is used for something else, like jumping a line in a cave for example, its locked off. But even then, I don't pass it through the holes since it's really more trouble than it's worth. If there is a lost buddy situation, I don't want to hesitate in deploying my line and starting the protocol.
Totes makes sense
Why not just leave the DSMB attached to the reel? If you know the sole purpose of the reel and DSMB is for signalling on ascent. Why add more steps by not having the reel attached? Also why use the girth loop instead of just attaching the double ender already on the DSMB.
Double ender can come undone, technically, so I use the girth hitch instead.
You can have the spool already attached but I was taught to keep it separate because you make be using the spool for something else. It’s okay to have it pre-attached imo though.