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Average Rating: 3 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 6
RRP: £41
Year: from 2006

Description: Only 7.5cm in diameter by 5cm deep - the new BUDDY Pocket Reel is the perfect solution to the problem of bulky and cumbersome SMB/Navigation reels. Weighing in at only 205g the Pocket Reel can be easily stowed in your BCD pocket or clipped unobtrusively to a D Ring. The dome-sided design sits comfortably in the palm of the hand and a simple press-release /auto-lock-action spring mechanism is ideally placed for thumb operation. Alternatively- the spring can be removed so that the thumb catch has a lock-on/click-off release action- if preferred. The Pocket Reel also features a comfort-padded strap with toggle adjustment for tightening onto the wrist when used as a navigation reel.
DIVE short review: SUITABLE FOR storing in small BC pockets Performance: 8/10

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 REVIEWS
 
Here's how members rate this product: (6 votes)
Overall
 
51%
Performance
 
43%
Quality
 
63%
Value
 
47%
1 to 5 summaries of 6 reviews. (See all)

richard towers 8/9/2009
DON'T BUY ONE AS AN SMB REEL
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Chloe 10/9/2007
COMPACT BUT USELESS FOR SOME DIVING!
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Richard Hughes 3 22/7/2007
YOU CAN THROW IT ALONG WAY
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CAROL-ANN 14/5/2007
WHY A LANYARD ON IT?
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Richar12844 26/2/2007
NICELY-PROPORTIONED BUT FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED
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