Leash

[chamber66]

not sureif this has been covered before, so sorry f it has
Anyway snapped my leash again recently, and I hate swimming for it. So does any one know what is the strongest 6ft leash or the most reliable?
Thanks

[drowningbitbybit]

They're pretty much all the same, as long as you avoid the dirt cheap ones.
Make sure there's a swivel at BOTH ends, and check to see whether it has a key pocket.
Other than that, you're only choice is in a normal thick leash or a thin competition leash - the thin one is more likely to snap but gives less drag, which makes a surprising difference on very small days, and probably on big ones too if I was good enough to tell...

[tony g]

If you are breaking leashes look for 1/4" or 5/16" thickness with (like mentioned above) brass swivels at both ends. Don't go cheap because you usually get what you pay for. You may also want to check your fins trailing edges and make sure they ae not super sharp and cutting into the leash. Small fin cuts can give the leash a weak spots where they will eventually break.