Re: Question on shooting a line



Ed, did you forget to climb the tree and grease the limb so the line would
slide over?


"Ed" <Huckleberry_REMOVE_@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns96FEA2142E556spectrumhogstarbandn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I'm trying to shoot a line over a tree limb to hoist my next
> generation of wire dipole.
>
> I'm using a slingshot, a 1 oz round lead fishing weight, and in this
> case, 40# test fishing line.
>
> Although I have had fair success in the past, I'm having difficulties
> lately. My weight won't pull the line down the other side of the limb
> beyond where it stopped.
>
> My Question: What weight do you guys recommend? Does anyone know
> what weight is used on the EZhang system? Comments sollicited.
>
> Right now I'm waiting for the wind to blow and hopefully move the tree
> limb enough to make the hanging weight pull my live over to the point
> where I can reach it.
>
>
> Ed K7AAT


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