Throw line

I use a variety of weights. 10, 12, and 14 oz mainly. I am liking the notch bags for some reason and usually get a few when TS has a sale. I hope they don't source them from Weaver though.
 
I found every weight from 6oz to 12oz to work for me. Heavier weights seem to be a little more accurate, but the overall height I get is the same for every weight except 16oz, which is a bit too hard to throw. My favourite weight at the moment is 10oz.
 
My experiences
1) Yellow 3mm (1/8) Weaver line - slick, doesnt tangle too much broken in, needs 14+ oz weight for a 50 ft shot on red oak to come down
2) 1.7mm Zing-It - tangles easily but gets better after break in, pull line out then flake in bag if its been folded for a while, have done 90 ft shots with 10 oz on smaller 6ish" red oak limbs and weight came down, have done 80 ft shot with same weight on 12ish" red oak and didn't come down, switch to 12 oz and any red oak shot I've done comes down
3) Notch 2.2mm - almost never tangles, 50-60 ft shot with 10 oz over 10ish" red oak did not come down, switched to 12 oz and same shot okay, use 12 oz as standard for that line now but that may get better after broken in.
 
Acerxharlowii said:
Are you using a 12oz?
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I'm not sure if you've gotten your answer yet as there's been a ton of replies, but since you asked me directly...
I had originally bought a pair of wespur 16's with some sort of misguided logic about what i needed at that time.. The huge bag, coupled with the slimmer line was nothing but frustrating for me & painful on the fingers..

After rethinking, i bumped down to a 14 & realized the difference in my accuracy & height capabilities.. So i used that for a while..

I ended up wanting more line for odd lengths & whatnot & figured I'd try the dyna just for the cost prespective of how cheap you could get it on eBay from cordage wholesalers..

The day before i got the the dyna i ended up losing my only 14oz & just by chance i came across a husky 12oz at the local saw shop.. I was concerned at first it may not weigh enough with the larger dyna, but its fine & i can toss even further now...

Currently, i only break out the 16's when i want to double bag something or need the weight.. but in all honesty, it not so much "which is the best" it's more so just good to have a range to select from & know what your accurate with.

Personally, i think the better you are, the less weight you can get away with.. (to a certain point). I doubt i could manipulate less than 10oz at my current skill set.

Here's a note i never hear anyone mention with throwlines... - be aware of what's behind your target, especially if "launching" .. ex.. power lines..
 
Joeybagodonuts said:
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I'm not sure.. all i know is I've always sucked with throwing & dreaded the management of them line.. I had always had 1.8mm DB's.. until recently..
However, as soon as i switched to dynaglide & a lower weight bag, im knocking it out of the park.. This stuff is freaking awesome & i can actually grip it with my big ole bear paws..
Plus the fact it's splicable & u can get it dirt frigging cheap on eBay compared to the dot coms... i don't think I'll be using anything else soon..
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I use dynaglide and 10oz Harrison Rockets. I can throw a 12. But accuracy goes through the door. I am pretty good with a 10er......it is noticable....
 
Have used some of the thins but many tend to tangle or knot although really haven’t broken in as some have pointed out in this thread.

Still use Yale long shot as a go to throwline, however after reading so many using Dynaglide that will be on the next order...
 
Might should have to re-do this old pic, at work now.
But here want to show sweat tensioning remote between 2 high supports; another pic as already have mentioned about RT sweat-er and between load and support again.
>>Essentially taking advantage of any spread between points to comb out as much 'purchase' end to end. The thingy between 2 supports can give some lift in bad situation on the fly as well..
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i say a lot about column against load, linear. Common wrenching is the bastardization of that, daring wrench to break in near i possible angle of loading. Sweat / Swig is same , after linear as tight as possible for resistance, sweat more purchase from rig. Quiet simply; Column support against load (tension or compression) capitalizes on the cosine; while wrench across capitalizes on the sine. As kind of geometric opposites of a fashion. So, use linear tighten on column, then wrench against that tightness at right angle.
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Also if 15' over load on long drop, a prosaic with side line can help to same mechanic in pre-tighten, but then when pressing load down into rope, so now tighter, can pull across that tightened line with prussic forcing meatier hinge while folding sideways etc. the tighter the line, the more it resists the prussic pull, the less rubbery a lever you have..
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These sweaty things, are real game changers when the host line is very tight, or to hep tighten, then use during motion, purposefully loading hard sometimes pressing the load harder to line, then another sweat directly to its tight support line; to let the geometry of pulls play out for you.

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I’ve been using acculine for a little over a year now, and have no complaints. It’s better than zingit, and is easier to break than dynaglide, which can be a perk in a bad spot. Dynaglide feels great, but is a little heavy for a 10oz weight when throwing high.
 
swingdude said:
I use dynaglide and 10oz Harrison Rockets. I can throw a 12. But accuracy goes through the door. I am pretty good with a 10er......it is noticable....
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I was just looking at the Harrison brand.. I like how the ring on it is d-shape.. That little design factor is probably well worth it in those tight crotch scenarios... Next time I'm shopping I'll grab a ten & see how well i do with it.

As to others talking about dyna & tangles.. do you think it's the cordage itself or your management of it? I personally haven't had the dyna tangle up on me yet, which is very surprising.. but i I'm also not using a cube, so I'm a bit slow in the wrap up. I usually just flake it out over decent size area when available. For storing, i use Rich's Finger weave method, but only cuz ive never bought a cube.. always thought they were overpriced for what they are.. just a personal stubborn hang up..
 
I actually don't have much trouble with tangling, but I do notice differences between lines as far as abrasion resistance. I've only ever had one cube, and it was trash by the end of one season. I just use those plastic coffee cans in the roughly 1.5 lbs. size. 26 ounces or something. Not as easy to flake the throwline back into them, but they last for years and don't cost anything.
 
Currently using the Edelrid cube, which I like, but I found popup laundry baskets, stiff shopping bags, and various folding buckets and organisers to work well if you're on a tight budget.
 
I like the dynaglide.
I meet a guy a couple weekends ago that was using stiff line. It's apparently only available in Europe. Anybody ever use that? I didn't look at it too closely, but now I wish I had. He really likes it.
I gotta admit, I like the notch bags.
 
Loading up an APTA with 200 PSI or more and letting her rip will separate the good throw lines from the not so good throw lines real quick. The tangling and the knotting on the not so good throw lines was enough to ruin my fucking day. For me the only one that consistently comes out clean is the DynaGlide.
 
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