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1. Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:27:50 -0400; Bud, this is exactly what I did, and it has never worked worth a darn - most times, the fishing weight doesn't get even 15 feet from the slingshot. Where on the slingshot did you attach the reel? Did; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00055.html (9,538 bytes)
2. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: "Gerry Treas, K8GT" <k8gt@mi.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:16:23 -0800; Hi Pete and all, First of all, use an egg sinker, (1 oz. or 1.5 oz.) with the hole through the long axis. Get a small length of insulation from hookup wire. Thread the fishing line, (6#, 8#, 10#) thr; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00057.html (11,368 bytes)
3. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:31:54 +0000; I've been using a slingshot successfully for many years for launching up to 80ft or so. Above that, I use a bow/arrow. With the slingshot, I don't use a reel - I let the line feed directly off the sp; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00058.html (9,336 bytes)
4. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>; Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:27:12 -0400; As an alternative to a sligshot, I use a "junior bow," available at most of the large sports centers. These are quite a bit smaller than the larger adult bows, but they have more than enough power to; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00063.html (9,176 bytes)
5. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: "N2TK, Tony" <tony.kaz@verizon.net>; Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:08:20 -0400; Paint the sinker fluorescent orange so it is easier to see when it comes down. It helps, especially on a cloudy day. N2TK, Tony --Original Message-- From: topband-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:topba; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00066.html (12,459 bytes)
6. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: Gary and Kathleen Pearse <pearse@gci.net>; Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:07:30 -0800; Slingshots are for kids. Professional shooters use these: http:// www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6687. I've used both and for tall trees the big rig works. 73, Gary NL7Y ________________________________; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00067.html (8,932 bytes)
7. Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: Niko Cimbur <ac6dd@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:06:36 -0700 (PDT); I would like to save you guys a few dollars. In the following photo you will find a slingshot made out of 2x4 boards. http://www.ac6dd.com/home/sling.JPG The photo is from about 1995, when I first mo; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00073.html (7,413 bytes)
8. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:49:49 -0400; Thanks to everyone for their comments. I think the main impediment to success with my system may be the spinning reel. Time for some experiments. 73, Pete N4ZR _______________________________________; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00075.html (6,978 bytes)
9. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: "Jim - WS6X" <ws6x@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:53:24 -0700; Message: 2 Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:07:30 -0800 From: Gary and Kathleen Pearse <pearse@gci.net> Subject: Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option To: topband List <topband@contesting.com> Message-ID: <9C9D; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00076.html (7,305 bytes)
10. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: "Mel Crichton" <kj9c@iquest.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:41:39 -0400; I am also a die-hard bow/arrow user, having shot lines over 120 footers .... a couple of options to consider: To weight the arrow, tape two 1/2 inch nuts over the end of a target arrow.... be sure to; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00080.html (7,312 bytes)
11. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:33:44 -0500; Bow and arrow is my preferred method. Years ago, I used a bow and arrow to put wires in trees on the WV hillsides. However, when starting on 160 fall of 2008, a fancy slingshot was purchased. This wo; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00081.html (8,476 bytes)
12. Re: Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: W2RU - Bud Hippisley <W2RU@frontiernet.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:20:11 -0400; I remove the sharp tip of the stock arrow and then tape four or five "framing" nails with large-ish heads around the blunt tip. Of course, the nails should be oriented so their heads are at the tip o; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00082.html (7,741 bytes)
13. Topband: The Slingshot Option (score: 1): Author: "Larry Pasman" <lrpmbt@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:01:41 -0400; Ok, I have done the slingshot thing and the bow and arrow thing for getting a line through trees. The slingshot was effective but had a lot of trouble getting the fishing line from the reel to go out; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00084.html (8,246 bytes)

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