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Joey_migs
Member
Username: Joey_migs
Post Number: 70
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 6:59 pm: | 
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What is the best method of launching hoist up line over and around a lofty tree limb? Crossbow, Longbow, Wrist-Rocket type slingshot, Casting Fishing reel and rod?
Thanks. in advance for any kind of help,
Later, guys.
Joe |
Tech808
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Username: Tech808
Post Number: 17327
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 8:17 pm: |
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Sorry I cannot help much with this topic but I would guess that all of the above you mentioned would work.
Just be careful and make sure that no power lines are around. 
Lon~Tech808
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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 2688
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 10:24 pm: |
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During our field we like useing the fishing reel and rod, works great and then tie the wire antenna to it and reel it back over. but I'm sure all will work.
George/Starface/KI4NBE
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Tech237
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Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1274
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 10:43 am: |
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I use a compressed air powered tennis-ball cannon that I found the plans for on the internet. 150ft high branch - no problems..
Also great for exercising the dog, who loves to fetch balls.
Tech237
N7AUS
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Joey_migs
Member
Username: Joey_migs
Post Number: 72
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2009 - 9:05 am: |
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When I was younger, I built a tennis ball cannon, but we use starting fluid as the propellant and a piezoelectric igniter from an old gas BBQ. But I would probably blow off a limp clean off at my age if I used that technique these days. Will go with fishing casting rod and reel.
Thanks everybody,
Joe Miglino |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 4753
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 6:24 pm: |
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no room to cast a fishing line here, the tennis ball/potato gun/slingshot process hits branches with the large leader. my 45lb pull vintage stemmler compound bow just ricocheted arrows & tangled the line. my 70 lb matthews just stuck a bunch of easton carbon fiber arrows into the tree. if i backed up far enough into the clear to shoot over the top of the trees....i'd shoot to rt 27a & that's not gonna go over well. i tied a weight to a piece of rope & lifted over a limb with 32' of aluminum tube....... |
