Idea I had to upgrade my spool Spool / Reel

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EDIT - See below

[tbs_]

I guess if you were concentrating on reeling up and didn't want to keep stopping to look at your computer, it would be handy to know when you were about there? And yes, some people do have to stop and look properly - a quick glance just tells me the shiny thing has some numbers on it.

This is the reasoning behind my suggestion.

The more I think about this, I think looking at the computer is a necessity either way - I look at the computer if there's no visual point of reference to gauge whether I am perfectly neutral.

I made a demo double fishermans knot with the spare line, and as confident as I am that knot this would be capable of holding itself, I am going to go foreward with the suggestion to use permanent markers instead as this avoids the potential failure point of the knot altogether.

[Paulo]

This is the reasoning behind my suggestion.

The more I think about this, I think looking at the computer is a necessity either way - I look at the computer if there's no visual point of reference to gauge whether I am perfectly neutral.

I made a demo double fishermans knot with the spare line, and as confident as I am that knot this would be capable of holding itself, I am going to go foreward with the suggestion to use permanent markers instead as this avoids the potential failure point of the knot altogether.

Remeber that the line will not be at the surface, but about 0.5m beneath so 2.5m is 3m, 5.5m is 6m etc

[MarkP]

Remeber that the line will not be at the surface, but about 0.5m beneath so 2.5m is 3m, 5.5m is 6m etc

Quite right - 0.5m depth error is really going to bend / tox you.

[Energy58]

You could just colour in a good chunk of it at that point with magic marker instead?

I do this^ and its free!!! Deco is an extremely inexact science and 6" is probably not actually measurable in real worlds so if you colour in about a foot of line with a sharpie at the 6m level that gives you a reasonable datum, you could add another at 9. Dont think I would tie another line on, not because knots weaken the line (I have a loop tied in the end of my line already so thats unlikely to be an issue) but simply that even a well tied knot will increase the chance of snagging. If you do want to add a different coloured line then the double fisherman's bend is probably the best to use or one of those weird barrel knots or maybe a bimini twist (but I have not tied one in a line as thick as a DSMB line but it should work) and add nail varnish for a bit of added security

[steelemonkey]

I do this^ and its free!!! Deco is an extremely inexact science and 6" is probably not actually measurable in real worlds so if you colour in about a foot of line with a sharpie at the 6m level that gives you a reasonable datum, you could add another at 9. Dont think I would tie another line on, not because knots weaken the line (I have a loop tied in the end of my line already so thats unlikely to be an issue) but simply that even a well tied knot will increase the chance of snagging. If you do want to add a different coloured line then the double fisherman's bend is probably the best to use or one of those weird barrel knots or maybe a bimini twist (but I have not tied one in a line as thick as a DSMB line but it should work) and add nail varnish for a bit of added security

Nail varnish can degrade some man made fibres. Check it does not affect the line.

[Woz]

You could just colour in a good chunk of it at that point with magic marker instead?

Do not do this. I had a line snap on me as the DSMB went up as the solvent in the marker pen weakened the line.

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Do not do this. I had a line snap on me as the DSMB went up as the solvent in the marker pen weakened the line.

Oh dear - what kind of marker did you use out of curiosity?

[Woz]

Oh dear - what kind of marker did you use out of curiosity?

Just your boggo standard Sharpie

[Paul Evans]

If your intent on doing this with a spool, just tie a bloody knot in the continuous line at 5.583m (This Measurement is calculated for a AP self sealing dsmb obviously ) you wont be able to see it in our VIZ anyway FFS!! so God knows why you want to use a marker!!!