ROPES??? WHY AND WHAT KIND

STALEFISH79 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 200 City: CAPE CORAL

ALL RIGHT, I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT ROPES... WHY SO IMPORTANT...
I HAVE A STRAIGHT LINE NOW.. I DONT THINK ITS A NON STRETCH?
WAS ABOUT 65... GOT IT ON CLEARENCE WITH HANDLE.. ANY WAY
I NEED TO KNOW WHY A NON STRETCH IS SO IMPORTANT AND WILL
IT HELP WITH AIR ON A BOAT WITH A SMALL ASS WAKE... TO ALL
YOU FLORIDIANS... IM WAKING OFF A 18 FT FLATS BOAT WITH A
7 FT POLL...LOL ... SO DROP ME A LINE AND LEARN ME SOMTHING

dbdynsty25 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 3:39 pm Post subject:

"SO DROP ME A LINE AND LEARN ME SOMTHING"

How about learning what a caps lock key is?

Bill Y Bob · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 3:53 pm Post subject:

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 4:18 pm Post subject:

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

how about i learn you about the caps lock key. it looks like this. push it.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 6:18 pm Post subject:

LMAO.. sorry bro i dont mean to laugh at your grammar or any thing..

ok, so when you do a progressive edge you pretty much jut let the boat pull you into the wake then about 5 ft from the wake you start to edge more and more progressively. The you pop off the wake. when you start to put more of an edge on the rope needs to not strech it needs to retain its tention to get the progressive edge.

How ever I disagree the rope is more important than the Handle IMO....

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 6:40 pm Post subject:

i said

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 6:47 pm Post subject:

im saying that In My Oppinion that I think that the Rope worth spending money on vs the handle...

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject:

I got a rope and handle for you, real cheap Laughing

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 6:52 pm Post subject:

gotcha, you just confused me.

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 6:52 pm Post subject:

what the hell happened to that rope?

Mister C · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject:

It just looks tangled to me. I agree with Dragon, the rope is more important than the handle.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 7:07 pm Post subject:

It was run over by a famous wakeboarder member Laughing

It's not tangled Mad

Butta Seeka · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 7:41 pm Post subject:

i do belive that was kyles rope

STALEFISH79 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 200 City: CAPE CORAL

well thanks for some of the input... some of you guys act like little bitches... i asked a question about ropes... and your worried about my caps lock being on... how f*cking lame... anyway... thanks to the people with some real suggestions and thoughts.. the rest of you guys need to relax a little.... thanx again

Butta Seeka · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 7:44 pm Post subject:

ummm mabye u need to learn what sarcasim is, how about that

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

how about you read the boards for awhile and realize that people here really arent little bitches. for the most part everyone here is really cool, so there is no need for the name calling. you screwed up your post, and if you had proof read your post you would have known your grammar sucked. not only that but what is the point of typing in all caps? dont call people bitches cuz you are too ignorant to proof read your posts. and the fact that you are calling people names online is "f*cking lame."

like dragon88 said when you take a progressive edge, you put load on the line. if you use a non stretch line the tension that you have built up (load) will pop you up and it will continue your vertical path that you initiated by jumping off of the wake. makes sense right?
if you use a rope that stretches, as you edge to build up tension, the rope will stretch. when you pop off of the wake the rope will not be under any tension, so it will pull back and release the tension that has been created by you cutting and jumping. this will pull you foreward and it will somewhat counteract the progressive cut.

i would get a non-stretch rope before you get a handle.

your welcome,
little bitch.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject:

very nice Scott

Syth · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 661 City: Brentwood

Hey that handle looks like the one i got right now !! hehe, still havent tried the damn thing yet Puppy Eyes

As for the poster, see if i can break it down to terms you can understand...

Stretch bad, Non Stretch good

riverside · Posted: Jun 19, 2003 11:22 pm Post subject:

hey russian.
the handle is ok...and the line can be fixed,you will just have some extra sections.l Laughing

bedovavy · Newbie Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 12

Hey Dragon, how about you check out your own grammar!

Butta Seeka · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 5:34 am Post subject:

yea ummm shut up although dragon did make a few mistakes your grammer just outright sucked my a$$.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

STALEFISH79, What's F*ing lame is you not taking 5 minutes to cruise the board and taking notice of what everyone else is doing. CAPS LOCK is considered yelling. It's not a big deal......noobs do goofy stuff sometimes and that is OK....just don't come back and call names.

arthropod88 · Outlaw Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 210 City: Birmingham

Yeah I did a lot of research on ropes and handles. I agree with buying rope before handle or both if you can afford it. Right now I am using "the old Ski rope." I just ordered a 70 ft Spectra mainline with three 5ft. take off sections and a nice spectra handle.

Got a pretty good deal on them...I am stoked about using them. Mr. Green

Lyle · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 8:40 am Post subject:

You can tell the difference between a stretchy rope and non-stretch by taking a small section of it (~1 in.) and push the weaves together. With a stretchy rope it will kind of bounce back to the original shape. With a nonstretch it will basically stay pooched out. Just my 2 cents.

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 8:58 am Post subject:

well i can see where you guys are coming from but in my case my handle is a total joke. my opinion was just biased i guess. if you saw my handle you would understand.

twitch88 · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 9:00 am Post subject:

oh and stalefish just chill out man if you can't take a joke maybe you are at the wrong place.

tdes · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 270 City: Orlando

I've got a signature Rainbow Brite rope. It's probably the worst thing you could possibly ever use. The handle is equally as lame. However, I've seen some people do some pretty sick stuff using it -

It really pissed me off because it's one less excuse I have for my shotty riding. Sorry for not adding anything profound or anything, if there is a 'take-home' message here, it's that IMO it's not that important relative to things like your wakeboard, bindings, and experience/proficiency.

franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

LOL at this thread....

tdes · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 270 City: Orlando

props to your giving props to the best band around. R U going to IT? Me and my girlie are making the trip...

franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

tdes, oh man i wish!! i'm fresh off of my honeymoon and no vacation or cash to go. I was hoping to fly up and catch the Alpine shows, but that's not gonna happen now either. Crying or Very sad

are you catching any of the summer tour, besides IT?

i hope they give the south some love in the fall...

also, rumors have been flying around about NYE in Miami this year.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 20, 2003 3:08 pm Post subject:

hey hey.bedovavy, listen i gave the kid f*ing advise which is more than you did so why dont you STFU! that and i didnt type it in caps lock!

thanks for attacking me, when all i was doing is trying to help!

chuck · Outlaw Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 170 City: Arlington Wa

Sweet post "Stalefish", we get to learn proper "grammar" and learn about ropes at the same time.