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Step 4The Tow Line
200 - 400 feet of 20-50 LB fishing line.
Again no need for exact numbers. Length is usually 4 - 6 times the length of tubing you are using but sometimes you don't have that large of a take-off area.
How many pound test: I use 25 Lb test. When I'm pulling back on the bungee I stretch the tubing until there's about 8 - 10 pounds of pull, so there is little chance of the line breaking.
You can use too much line, but more often that never happens as how many football fields do you have to use... Sometimes you may not have a long enough area to launch, in which case you can use a shorter line and stretch the bungee more that you normally would. This will make for a faster, quicker launch, more prone to failure and never as high.
My setup has 200 feet of tow line and several other lengths of 50 feet. This way, I can vary how long the tow line is, depending on how big my launch field is. I've found on my set-up, 350 feet of tow line will get the best results.
Tie fishing swivel fasteners at the ends so you can easily clip your tow lines and bungee together.
Kite string can be used but I find that fishing line works better as it has some elasticity which helps get a better launch.
Again no need for exact numbers. Length is usually 4 - 6 times the length of tubing you are using but sometimes you don't have that large of a take-off area.
How many pound test: I use 25 Lb test. When I'm pulling back on the bungee I stretch the tubing until there's about 8 - 10 pounds of pull, so there is little chance of the line breaking.
You can use too much line, but more often that never happens as how many football fields do you have to use... Sometimes you may not have a long enough area to launch, in which case you can use a shorter line and stretch the bungee more that you normally would. This will make for a faster, quicker launch, more prone to failure and never as high.
My setup has 200 feet of tow line and several other lengths of 50 feet. This way, I can vary how long the tow line is, depending on how big my launch field is. I've found on my set-up, 350 feet of tow line will get the best results.
Tie fishing swivel fasteners at the ends so you can easily clip your tow lines and bungee together.
Kite string can be used but I find that fishing line works better as it has some elasticity which helps get a better launch.
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