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I've been wrapped up in my own line before.
I was dragging a surface marker around on a reel. At one point I dropped the reel (which wasnt lock). I went down (head first) to pick it up. It had dropped about 10 feet. Apparently I had held my breath during this descent, and as soon as I stopped finning, I started back up, feet first.
So I take a couple seconds and stabilize my bouyancy and position. This is when I discover that both legs are wrapped up in the #24 cave line. I was able to unwrap my left leg, but right was hopeless (while in the water). I went to the top, and slowly suface swam back to the entry point, trailing my float about 50 feet behind me.
The option was alway there to cut the line, but once I was down to one leg wrapped, I could swim.
Avoidable? Dang skippy! Don't drag floats around in the water. tie it off.
Mind your line, mind your line, mind your line.
Always keep your reel locked when not actively reeling line in or out.
Loose line comes to life and TRIES to get you.
keep line away from legs and fins. They move too much and just ask to get wrapped up.
Don't hold your breath when you get frustrated or task loaded (it's actually a natural response we have to un-learn).
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