Aluminum Reel with Tension & Locking System, Blue

In the early days of cave diving, reels were not available to buy off the shelf. Divers used anything they could, including empty electrical wire spools. When exploring, divers would pay-out the line and if they didn't empty the entire spool it would be left in the cave for the next dive since winding the line was difficult if not impossible. The Aqua Aluminum Primary Reel is a large diver's reel designed for cave and wreck diving. The reel is available with line lengths of 150' or 250' (45.7m or 76.2m) of nylon 0 079" (2mm) diameter line, has a corrosion resistant aluminum anodized frame, plastic spool, spring loaded slide gate 360-degree swivel bolt snap and drag system.

The reel positions the handle on top, which helps divers who use a handheld light to hold both the light and the reel in one hand, freeing the other hand to work the reel. Reel has large tension adjustment control knob which is easy to use with gloved hands and helps prevent bird-nesting and back-lash of the line. Reel is ideal for surface marker buoy deployment. Reel is blue in color.