Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

very sturdy, good constuction, great for shipwreck/cave dives

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

does the job. easy to use. the gadget ratchet wheel thing is cool. easy to feed line out, easy to reel back in. I am not to keen on the construction but what can I expect? it is three times cheaper than the legit reels out. i can't really complain.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Line tangles easy. This could be a good product with some work. The line tangled and I had to wait until I got home to get it untangled. The sides are not high enough and the spool spins to easy. Needs higher sides or less line and a way to control the speed of the spool. Would also reccomend a knob instead of a screw head so the spool can be removed more easly if the line does tangle.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Broke at spool base and couldn't reel the line in. Shame nice set up. Poor quality.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

The design of the mechinism is great, however the line comes off the sppol to easily sometimes getting tangeled. Taller reel sides or less line would help.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Very easy to use until it breaks,and it will. The side of the reel with the knob on it will break near the center. When this happens your line will free spool everywhere.

I have seen this happen with 2 different people who each owned this reel.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Line tangles between spool and handle - I was able to untangle it a few times underwater (no gloves) but the last time I used it I couldn't get it fixed underwater. Took me about 2 hours once I got home - I was seriously considering just cutting it and having a shorter line, or throwing the whole thing away and buying something with a different design. Very frustrating ordeal.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I spent the whole dive untangling the reel. the string kept going off the side,and going underneath the reel and jamming.
would not recommend to anyone

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I use this product in local lakes to warn boats of my presense.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Line can easly get between frame and reel. Keep tension. Use with floating device...

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

The line gets tangled in the reel on every dive. Very frustrating.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I have had this product for about a year and used it on ~40 dives. Recently the side of the reel completely broke off. The plastic around the bolt appears to have sheared off. For the money it is a good basic reel. However do not expect it to last.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Great Reel at a great price. I did remove 1/3 of the line on one reel and found it worked better that way. Don't worry there is plenty of line for a shark tooth hunt. I bought one for me and one for son. I really like the thumb lock. Much easier that other models I've looked at. I'll buy again if I ever wear this one out.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

easy to use but easily gets tangled when reeling it in. otherwise very useful and helpful and easily markable. would recommend for recreational divers

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

greats lil ratchet reel, compact enough, fast easy pay out, goes great with OMS 55lb lift bag, buy the 250' reel, it'll serve you better.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I used the reel while diving in Panama City Beach Florida and it worked great the only thing it needs is a guide for the string to help prevent tangles

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I m used in Michigan lake.
Has adhered a divng-flag and dragged behind itself, the cord has not got confused.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Wanted something cheap for helping with navigation courses and search and recovery courses. This seems perfect especially for the price

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Good product, light weight and easy to use. Quick wind up due too big handle.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

It would be great if this plate was reversable. But its not. I use it right handed, but it would be nice if I could switch it to my preference, but all in all its a good reel. Get the 250,though. It's not that much extra line.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Good basic compact line reel for the money.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

The line came off reel when reeling it in and wound around the axel, the line guide pulled out of the plastic and fell to bottom(lost). I had to make a replacement. the reel was drying about 2 ft off the cement and fell and the plastic reel broke. I only used it to pull a diver below float.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I'm a little concerned about the long-term durability of the plastic handle.... however, it is very handy for diving off-shore... it gives a constant reference point to the anchor line... also it allows for more time to hunt/fish at depth without the need to stop early to "find" your way back to the anchor line...

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

This reel is functional, easy to use, light-weight and inexpensive.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Awesome Product.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Really great product for the low cost

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Great reel for the price, works really well.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I have this and the Dive Rite Reel. This Reel is much easier to use and makes the whole diving with a reel expierence much better. It has a simple one handed line release feature that makes the reel very user friendly

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Would be perfect with a smaller reel size,(120 ft or so)

I use at end of dive to attach sausage and run it up to the surface and slowly reel in for ascent control and signal my position to the boat. Any line longer is just added drag.

Reel construction and operation are excellent.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I use this reel for recreational use and there is really nothing bad about it.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

This is the best way I have found to handle a flag float without worry!

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I use this primarily for my dive float it is easy to use and works great

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Great for pulling the mandatory (here) surface dive flag on shore dives.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Spring not quite strong enough to stop reel from unwinding some of the time. A better guard to keep string inside the reel would make this alot better.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I like the way the reel doesn't free flow (ie it clicks and the line stops). It's a nice reel and I've used it for a year now so it seems to be able to withstand some abuse without breaking.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

Rope gets moldy fast if put away wet.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

The reel is made well and is relatively simple to use right out of the box. I did find that the top of the reel tended to allow the line to spill over and create some tangles. A quick modification of putting another guide at the top of the reel, just like the one at the bottom, fixed this problem. I used it at about 100 ft in current with no problems.

Comments about Aqua Ratchet Dive Reel, Yellow:

I have 3 of these reels. Two of them being different sizes. It doesn't matter, they all broke in the same spot, in the middle of the trigger. Can't find anybody to sell me replacement trigger. Work good till they break.