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Sidewinder Jump 50′ Reel

The original sidewinder-style reel as designed by legendary cave diver, Woody Jasper. 

North Florida cave diver Woody Jasper first invented sidewinder-style reels around 1980. Less likely to entangle than other reels on the market, Woody’s original reel was made of aluminum and a PVC spool. The side-handle style of the reel lent itself to exploration because it could easily switch from hand to hand while laying out line.

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Our Sidewinder series of reels are designed to be anti-jam by using precision machine tolerances between the frame and the spool making it nearly impossible for the line to slip between the spool and the handle. The Sidewinder Jump/Gap Reel is used to make a connection between permanent guidelines in a cave or to jump from the main line to offshoot lines. It comes with 50-feet of durable braided #24 line and a medium stainless bolt snap. The Sidewinder Jump/Gap Reel is ideal for use in high flow cave systems where it can be paid in/out very quickly versus spool-design reels.

  • Made in USA
  • DuPont fiber braid line provides strength and minimizes fraying
  • Cave series reels use #24 braid line giving 220 lbs of breakage strength
  • Injection molded polycarbonate spool resists breakage and cracking
  • Marine-grade stainless steel axle is corrosion resistant
  • High quality aircraft grade aluminum frame is corrosion resistant
  • Marine-grade stainless steel bolt snap is corrosion resistant
  • Knurled lockdown screw has a low profile to prevent snagging
  • 12 oz (340 g)