rope setup?

turbohoje · Outlaw Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 117 City: thornton

hello,
i'm totally new to all this. i dont have a mentor in this sport, so i ask dumb questions on this forum.

what is a good rope setup for wakeboarding (length, make, whatever)? i assume some strech is good.

you use the fancy non-strech ropes for waterskiing right. and those are considerably longer i imagine.

whats the advantage of having a separate rope and handle?

GuitsBoy · Posted: Aug 28, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

You want no stretch rope. Its a little pricey, but you can find a main line for aroudn 60 bucks if you look around. If you use the stretchy rope, as soon as you release off teh wake, it will start to spring you forward, pulling you off axis. Handles are almost always separate from the rope so that you can replace either component if necessary. Youll probably want to start with a short rope, around 55 feet or so, and gradually let rope out as you progress and you want a wider wake for more air time.

turbohoje · Outlaw Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 117 City: thornton

great thanks, i should just spend some time at the dealer i guess to get an idea of what products there are.

thanks on the 55', i dont know what size rope i have. it was the only one they had at sports authority.

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Aug 28, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject:

turbohoje, you may want to start at 55' but typical wakelines are 70 to 80 feet, then a 5 foot handle. Most have 3 takeoff loops, so a 70 foot rope would go in to 55' then add 5 feet for you handle. so on a 70 foot rope the shortest you could go is 60 and the longest is 75'

Chow · Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 18 City: Minneapolis

I have an 80 foot rope and even after taking out the 3 loops it was still too long with the handle, so I had to create a new loop in the line.

Aussie boarder; · Newbie Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 11 City: Adelaide

alot of ropes are different. it does get confusing sometimes Puppy Eyes

every ski rope in the world is 75ft with a handle, and these normaly have 5 loops.
but you'd probably want to get a "spectra" line (non sptretch) as LakeIolaLuke said.
alot have different sections, but you'll find the right one... eventually Smile

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