On 28th April, Joe wrote: "...Forget trying to cast a weight over a limb with a rod and reel. That combination is designed for distance, not height. It will take many tries to get a good placement, if you ever do."
******************************** I wouldn't be so sure, Joe...! There's a roadside fishing spot about 20 minutes west of here, with some VERY high overhead electrical lines that have SCORES of monofilament line, bobbers, lures, and hooks dangling from them! Hi Hi. "...The combination of a wrist sling-shot and an spinning reel will do the trick far more easily and precisely. You can make one yourself, or buy one pre-made from one of the many ads in the various publications." I personally couldn't justify the expense of buying a really good sling shot here for the few times that it'd ever see any antenna raising action here --- an the use of a bow & arrow was out of the question because of the human traffic around these parts (can't you just the headlines now? "Accused Man Charged With Manslaughter Quoted As Saying 'I Was Only Getting Ready For The ARRL 160 Contest, Honest!'"), Hi Hi. ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
