K, I just worked out a very easy and cheap way to make a belt reel for those spearos that use or are thinking of using a belt reel. I know that many spearos use floats, that many do not like belt reels and that many spearos have no need of a belt reel, but this thread is not about all that. This thread is for the spearos like me that want to or are using belt reels and that want / need a very good reel on a belt; easy, cheap and fast.
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I just bought two Speardiver speargun reels from Freedive store. (The service was fast and perfect as always, even here on the other side of the world in Guam). I have been using Speardiver reels since the first prototypes became available, like over 5 years or so. This is THE BEST speargun reel I have ever used. IMO, the Speardiver reel is way better than any other reel I have every used in +25yrs of spearing and I wanted to put a second one on my belt instead of using floats
I converted this gun reel to a belt reel in like 30min or less and cost me next to nothing and it works great. Only tools needed is a standard mono crimping tool, about 8inches or less of the mono we all have lying around and one crimping sleeve. You can use almost any size mono and sleeve that you already have that you use for shooting line or whatever.
1. Turn the reel face down on the table
2. Run the mono through 4 of the holes on the back base plate of the reel.
3. Lay your weight belt across the back of the reel.
4. Slip on the crimp sleeve and adjust mono through the sleeve to the correct tightness on the belt and cut mono
5. Remove belt and crimp sleeve.
6. Slip belt back through crimped mono (this is easier if you wet the rubber belt first).
7. Done
If you change your mind and want to use the reel on a gun=just slip the reel off the belt and onto your gun mount.
Hope this helps