Re: Lead Weights and Fishing Line while Operating

[Andrew Moore-3]

Ditto on Tom's words - pulling a snagged line is highly dangerous. The line
gives a direct path back to you - the target - and it's usually under lots
of spring tension when you're pulling.

Sometimes it's best just to put a "weak link" in the rope near the weighted
end, so if you have to sacrifice it, you'll get back most of your rope.

Or consider running the rope around another tree close to you on the ground
when you pull, so you're out of the line of fire (just watch for
bystanders).

--Andrew, NV1B
maineware.net


On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Tom Boucher <[hidden email]>wrote:

> The other thing to watch when using lead weights is to be very, very
> careful pulling back the line when it goes over the wrong branch. I
> literally shot myself in the foot when doing this some years ago. Crutches
> for 6 weeks!
>
> 73
> Tom G3OLB
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[Alan Biocca]

A couple of tips on this subject:

1) DON't use Monofilament or other stretchy line. Instead use a
non-stretching line of which there are many these days. They don't
store energy and create a dangerous stored energy system aimed at you
when you pull back on the line.

2) DON't use lead sinkers. Tennis balls filled with sand are MUCH
safer and easier to toss and don't litter the landscape with lead.

Regards, Alan W6AKB


On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Andrew Moore <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Ditto on Tom's words - pulling a snagged line is highly dangerous. The line
> gives a direct path back to you - the target - and it's usually under lots
> of spring tension when you're pulling.
>
> Sometimes it's best just to put a "weak link" in the rope near the weighted
> end, so if you have to sacrifice it, you'll get back most of your rope.
>
> Or consider running the rope around another tree close to you on the ground
> when you pull, so you're out of the line of fire (just watch for
> bystanders).
>
> --Andrew, NV1B
> maineware.net
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Tom Boucher <[hidden email]>wrote:
>
>> The other thing to watch when using lead weights is to be very, very
>> careful pulling back the line when it goes over the wrong branch. I
>> literally shot myself in the foot when doing this some years ago. Crutches
>> for 6 weeks!
>>
>> 73
>> Tom G3OLB
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[Jim Leder]

I've ALWAYS use monofilament line, 20 pound line. It's light weight and is slippery enough to not get hung up on rough tree limbs. But, to get the mono line over the tree limb, I use my hunting bow with small game, rubber tipped arrows. I tie the line on the end of the arrow, and lob the arrow over the target tree limb with the bow. Let the arrow fall to the ground, cut it off and tie on a bright orange 1 to 2 ounce oblong lead weight that I pull back up (but NOT over the target limb) and with a bit of up and down to work it off of extra tree limbs that I don't want involved. When it's in position, I let go and the weight falls right to the ground. I tie my antenna rope to the mono and pull the 20 pound mono with rope tied on up and over and back down. Worked for years with no fatalities :+)).

New K3 owner #06559

73 .....

 
Jim Leder ... K8CXM
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