[Elecraft] Lead Weights and Fishing Line while Operating

[Andrew Moore]

Ditto on Tom's words - pulling a snagged line is highly dangerous. The line
gives a direct path back to you - the target - and it's usually under lots
of spring tension when you're pulling.

Sometimes it's best just to put a "weak link" in the rope near the weighted
end, so if you have to sacrifice it, you'll get back most of your rope.

Or consider running the rope around another tree close to you on the ground
when you pull, so you're out of the line of fire (just watch for
bystanders).

--Andrew, NV1B
maineware.net


On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Tom Boucher <tom at telemetry.demon.co.uk>wrote:

> The other thing to watch when using lead weights is to be very, very
> careful pulling back the line when it goes over the wrong branch. I
> literally shot myself in the foot when doing this some years ago. Crutches
> for 6 weeks!
>
> 73
> Tom G3OLB