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Re: [TowerTalk] Putting Line in Trees

To: "Robert Carroll" <w2wg@comcast.net>,"'JC Smith'" <jc-smith@comcast.net>,"'crawfish'" <crawfish@surfmore.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Putting Line in Trees
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:06:28 -0700
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At 07:01 PM 9/4/2006, Robert Carroll wrote:
>Having left my EZ Hang at the beach (put wires in palm trees) early summer,
>I just built a replacement.

<snip>


>I am intrigued with the lead ball idea as on occasion the local Walmart or
>Kmart runs out of the sinkers.  JC, tell me more about the balls, where you
>get them etc.  Do you bore a hole through them?


I use 1/2-13 hex nuts with PVC tape over it to make it smooth and non-snagging.
You tie the line through the hole, tape it up, and fire away.

They're inexpensive, available by the box, etc.

Probably the ballistics isn't as good as lead, but, it seems to work.




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