throw line / bag ?

[treeman82]

I have a friend who just bought a Big Shot. This is a BIG step forward for him. For the past 20 + years he has been using the rubber throw ball with a line which is maybe 1/4" in diameter for setting lines. He bought a torpedo shaped throw bag I guess a year or two ago. I am going to assume that it's a 16oz bag. I told him that any of the current set-ups he has for rope / ball sets are no good for use with the BS. So, he has left it up to me to pick up a new throw bag, and throw line. I figure that I will pick him up a 180' roll of 2.2mm Zing-it. What is a good weight for a throw ball though if it will be the only one he has for use with the BS? I am thinking 10 or 12 oz, but am not sure. Figure the tallest shots to be made around here are 100', and those are few and far between. The average shot around here is going to be somewhere between 45 and 75 feet.

Any suggestions for somebody coming off that old line / ball combo?

 

[NeTree]

I'd go with the Zing-It, for sure. It's a very limp and slick line that holds up better than the other junk.

For weight 10 oh-zees should be plenty.

 

[NeTree]

Oh, and is it just me or does it flake better, too?

 

[okietreedude1]

The zing it is the way to go for those high shots like you are talking about.

If you go 2.2 zingit, use a 12 oz. bag. If you drop down to the 1.75mm, use a 10oz.

Also by going zingit, you WILL need storage container of some sort (bag, bucket, tarp, faltiemer cube).

Ive recently been using a faltiemer and its AWESOME! Even rookies cant mess up the throwline.

 

[NeTree]

Originally posted by okietreedude1
Even rookies cant mess up the throwline.

You haven't met my groundie.

 

[rumination]

You haven't met me.

 

[okietreedude1]

yea, well you guys havent met my mexican-non-english speaking-nonenglish understanding groundie that watched it once and can now do it.

where's treejunkie???? he can attest to this

 

[Tim Gardner]

The weight of the bag you need depends on the type tree you’re setting the rope in. With 2.2 mm Zing-It I use an 8oz. bag most of the time but when I am working on a pine tree I need a 12 or 14 oz. bag. Get different size bags in pairs and you will always have what you need.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I bought a 10 oz bag when I got my BS. My first shot sent it perfectly through the crotch I was aiming for, but I didn't stop it and it wound up stuck in another tree.

12 oz works for me.

I LOVE my BS! I can't believe I waited so long to get one.

 

[Burnham]

I'm with Tim G. on this one...the type tree determines how well the bag can drag the line down. I use a 14 oz. for most BS work, pulling a 2mm throw line...this is mostly for work in conifers; the bark is rough and snaggy, thus needs a heavier bag than what I see many others here speak of using. Higher placements need more bag weight to overcome line weight in returning to ground. I also think that you need at least two line/bag setups for the snags that will eventually get you, and each setup should include two bags.