Fisherman scares diver

I got a scare few years back when I became entangled in braided line snag when I was diving for abalone after taking my limit of rockfish And my limit of lingcod. had noknife with me to cut the braid as always been taught to keep yourself stream so your chances of getting entangled in kelp are minimal.
 please take the time to tie a leader monofilament 2 your braided Mainline you just might save a life.
 anyone else had a scare like that please post it

No knife?

Fucking hell man.

No knife?

Fucking hell man.

yep no knife and I still freedive that way today. did I mention when I made my way to the surface I had no diving fins or weight belt either. scared the bejesus out of me

I have been tangled in braided line at 40 ft and would have died if I didn't have a knife with me.  A knife is a must have diving.  Just make sure you can access it with both hands.

I also dive with scissors

No knife?

Fucking hell man.

THIS!  How do you dive without a knife?  In this very situation, it could have meant life or death!   And even after the fact, your conclusion is to post a message asking fishermen to use mono leaders instead of carrying a knife that could save your life next time around?   Some people just never learn.     

If you dont like the bulkiness of the knife try these. I really encourage you to use one or the other.

I am not a diver but a knife seems like a no brainer. I wear a wet suit on my kayak as an insurance policy. The knife should be thought of the same way. I say get a knife or accept your fate.

I set up my knife on my weightbelt so it is pretty much right over my crotch....I know I can reach there with both hands.   

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Diver vs shark, shark wins
Diver wielding blade vs shark, Diver has a chance... (as experienced by the recent dude in SB).  Diving with no knife is like jumping out of your kayak to swim with orcas... just asking for trouble.

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Don't force me to make another RIP diver post. Wear a friggin' knife! At lease carry something to cut line like FM1 mentioned.

  Just make sure you can access it with both hands.

I gave this a lot of thought.
I've always kept my dive knife on my left forearm.
The thought behind it is that I can reach it with my right hand easily (right handed) or I could move my left arm to where my right hand is if need be.
Just wondering if I should rethink this or not. I can totally see myself fumbling left handed trying to get the knife out of it's sheath and then probably dropping it with the added clumsiness of the glove if it were located elsewhere.
Can someone give me a scenario where the left forearm is a bad choice? It is very streamlined there.
I think ideally would be the middle of the chest, but I can imagine scenarios where that too could become a problem.
On my belt? I like seeing what I am doing if at all possible. With the mask and my added muffin top I'd be hard pressed to even find it much less use it.
Watching a Kimi Werner vid I noticed she and a few others wore it on their left bicep.

Don't force me to make another RIP diver post. Wear a friggin' knife! At lease carry something to cut line like FM1 mentioned.

  Just make sure you can access it with both hands.

I gave this a lot of thought.
I've always kept my dive knife on my left forearm.
The thought behind it is that I can reach it with my right hand easily (right handed) or I could move my left arm to where my right hand is if need be.
Just wondering if I should rethink this or not. I can totally see myself fumbling left handed trying to get the knife out of it's sheath and then probably dropping it with the added clumsiness of the glove if it were located elsewhere.
Can someone give me a scenario where the left forearm is a bad choice? It is very streamlined there.
I think ideally would be the middle of the chest, but I can imagine scenarios where that too could become a problem.
On my belt? I like seeing what I am doing if at all possible. With the mask and my added muffin top I'd be hard pressed to even find it much less use it.
Watching a Kimi Werner vid I noticed she and a few others wore it on their left bicep.

I've worn mine on my left calf then moved it up to my upper chest just a little left of center, now a nice small one on my left forearm. I liked it on my chest but sliding back off my float it got caught a few times, not a big deal but when I changed suits I never put it back. 

Like you I think the left forearm is a pretty good spot. 

Thought about the Big Jim spot but you are supposed to ditch that belt first sign of trouble.

I'm just a piss poor diver, almost shouldn't refer to it as diving with about a 15 ft limit,

BUT one of the things I've learn to practice over the years is to come up long before I need to so that if something stops me, I have some time to calmly address it. Kelp wrap, foot stuck in a hole, both hands+flashlite+ab iron+ab all stuck in a crack, etc.

I had an acquaintance who quit diving after a fishing line incident, it got caught on his weight belt behind his back and he said all he could feel was that as he tried to surface he just wasn't going anywhere, said as close as he came to not making it was enough for him.  Now he guides fly fishing trips in Montana.

Don't force me to make another RIP diver post. Wear a friggin' knife! At lease carry something to cut line like FM1 mentioned.

  Just make sure you can access it with both hands.

I gave this a lot of thought.
I've always kept my dive knife on my left forearm.
The thought behind it is that I can reach it with my right hand easily (right handed) or I could move my left arm to where my right hand is if need be.
Just wondering if I should rethink this or not. I can totally see myself fumbling left handed trying to get the knife out of it's sheath and then probably dropping it with the added clumsiness of the glove if it were located elsewhere.
Can someone give me a scenario where the left forearm is a bad choice? It is very streamlined there.
I think ideally would be the middle of the chest, but I can imagine scenarios where that too could become a problem.
On my belt? I like seeing what I am doing if at all possible. With the mask and my added muffin top I'd be hard pressed to even find it much less use it.
Watching a Kimi Werner vid I noticed she and a few others wore it on their left bicep.

I've worn mine on my left calf then moved it up to my upper chest just a little left of center, now a nice small one on my left forearm. I liked it on my chest but sliding back off my float it got caught a few times, not a big deal but when I changed suits I never put it back. 

Like you I think the left forearm is a pretty good spot. 

Thought about the Big Jim spot but you are supposed to ditch that belt first sign of trouble.

I'm just a piss poor diver, almost shouldn't refer to it as diving with about a 15 ft limit,

BUT one of the things I've learn to practice over the years is to come up long before I need to so that if something stops me, I have some time to calmly address it. Kelp wrap, foot stuck in a hole, both hands+flashlite+ab iron+ab all stuck in a crack, etc.

I had an acquaintance who quit diving after a fishing line incident, it got caught on his weight belt behind his back and he said all he could feel was that as he tried to surface he just wasn't going anywhere, said as close as he came to not making it was enough for him.  Now he guides fly fishing trips in Montana.

Every once in a while I get the itch to try diving, then I read threads like this. So thanks for the reminder.

I respect the sh*t out of all of you who do it, but it ain't for me.


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 first wet suit tailor made for me 1969 braided line with no problem back then streamline with the upmost importance. maybe it's time for me to reevaluate

first wet suit tailor made for me 1969 braided line with no problem back then streamline with the upmost importance. maybe it's time for me to reevaluate

Out in the garage today thinking about this post.  Others chimed in with  tenor of my thoughts.

You had a scary moment, that sucks.  But, what do you think will be more conducive to a resolution of that scare?  Posting on this board where a few hundred might read it  (And, whose snags might break off waay above their mono leader), or wearing a knife while diving?

I don't even dive and I always have a knife with me.  Or two.  Or three.  Actually with the Gerber leatherman in my tacklebox, I guess it's four...Bait, vest, spare, and multi-tool....

But then, Im the type of guy that always wears a PFD as well.  Just a scaredy-cat.

Lest you all think I'm being pompous, I don't dive because I'm scared to.  And, I embrace my own pomposity.  Anyway this isn't about me, except that it usually is.

Wish I had a picture to go with this post, maybe someone can provide?

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