Joined: May 01, 2010 Posts: 3 Location: Saint John, IN
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:04 am Post subject: Barefoot Line Poly E vs TAK vs Spectra
what do you use and why?
Spectra - usually pretty dead no stretch maybe an inch or 2 @ 100'
but it sinks......... sometimes tangles when coiling or when uncoiling
Poly-E - once it's finally stretched out it's pretty dead to maybe a few inches @ 100' , and @ least half the price of spectra
TAK - the "in between those 2 line" floats "low stretch" what does that mean? I have 2 - 100' lines that look great, coil great, don't tangle or sink like spectra, but still have about 12" of stretch in them (@ 100') maybe with more use TAC will stretch out too like poly-E (?) it can be found for about half the price as spectra.
note: my son has a TAK wakeboard line from BI @ 70' it has maybe an inch of stretch it feels as dead firm as my spectra lines
what is the best way to set the line / break them in , just use them,
pull tubers with them, tie'em to a tree and pull with your truck?
Any other thoughts?
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Last edited by Midskier on Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:24 pm; edited 1 time in total
Joined: Oct 17, 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Cornfields of Indiana
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:21 am Post subject:
I have a 100ft Spectra rope I have had for years. It has a "core" inside the rope and it never sinks or stretches. As for tangling, I use these to wind up my ropes all the time:
Get them at walmart for 6 bucks. I use them or all my ropes and NEVER have a tangle issue.
Also, I have two other ropes that are Spectra/Dynema with a plastic coating. They don't sink either and have zero stretch.
Here's a link to those ropes. I got them off Ebay a year or so ago. I have the 80ft version, while the listed ones are 75. Only 50 bucks!! Great ropes!
Link to Ropes on Ebay
As for breaking in ropes, I simply use them. _________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Joined: May 01, 2010 Posts: 3 Location: Saint John, IN
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:31 pm Post subject:
I have been on a rope kick lately, I found some raw 16 strand 1/4" high density poly E
that once used a few times - half dozen 200lber front deeps and the rope has some but very little give, maybe 2 inches per 70' unless your doing surface tricks etc it is more than adequate. I can make them any length I need, put in a 18" loop @ the handle end and whatever @ the pylon end and have the comfort of knowing the material was produced here in the USA not imported from china _________________ Midskier - Midwest American Skier Boats
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