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Upon further review you could indeed throw a rock into the Nestucca from his back porch. Now how steep the bank is going down to the river I'm not sure, but hey I'm young I'll figure it out lol.
I use a rope with knots about every 2 feet for a couple of spots I fish on the Wilson.
Thanks, T. I will do something along those lines. And if I am mocked or excoriated for the practice, I will bear in mind that I suffer not alone.
I've been looking for something useful to do with that rope I got for free last year at Harbor Freight, and this is just the thing !
Pfft, don't worry about anyone else. I have a machete and 50' knotted rope on the floor of my fishing rig.
Story time
There is a commercial residence piece of property where using some digital skills, I had found proof of both fish hookups at the adjacent part of that river and a handy path from their property, down to the river. I drove to their parking lot, found a guest spot and found the gate and path. Having verified access, I then called the property manager and asked if I parked in a guest spot, could I use the path to fish. I was denied.
Fine. The property is bordered by public land, but tangled brush right up to the fences. I moved parking to a public street, walked around to the perimeter fence, took the machete, hacked for an hour, rappelled down 40 feet of steep slope and within 30 minutes, hooked a steelhead. Ha!
Thanks, T. I will do something along those lines. And if I am mocked or excoriated for the practice, I will bear in mind that I suffer not alone.
I've been looking for something useful to do with that rope I got for free last year at Harbor Freight, and this is just the thing !
I was thinking maybe a rope with a series of loops tied into it. That would not only give me a hand holds but i could also use them for my feet possibly. I also considered making handles out of those loops with dowels that have a hole drilled through them. That could become a little bulky to pack around though.
Hey, it's just one way of showing you the ropes!
Going down the steep slopes is usually harder than coming up, mainly because the consequences of mistakes are far more obvious. I've climbed out of a few canyons in places I wouldn't dare go down. The funniest one was kind of short distance, but it kept getting more vertical as I went up (in what I thought of as a rather remote location) and then, much to my surprise, there was a rope dangling in my face! Obviously I wasn't the first fool to get hooked...
I, too, have carried a machete. One gets rather odd looks, so I've taken to leaving it at home and using a pair of hand pruners instead. They've proven to be a little more surgical and don't leave obvious debris behind when trying to obfuscate the trail.
I suppose a machete in the truck wouldn't be a terrible idea but I won't be sporting it on my belt.
pin... I am a rope rescue tech with the state of oregon DPSST tech #9382. Paracord is sometime called 550 cord meaning the load is rated at 550lbs. One good slip and a snap of the line will exceed 550#. Do not use it for rappeling or you will die. Acending in a emergency it can work. Use a good high rated rope with three pressik cord loops that slide up or down(u-tube it)one for each hand and a large one around your chest to hold you if you slip. I'll be glade to give lessons ifd ur ever on the coast. TonyI'm going to adopt this, using a length of paracord with knots every 3 feet or so and a carabineer at one end to make easy attach/disconnect, for use only to have something to hang on to and not wind up taking a spill. I will also bring along a hand pruner to deal with the occasional blackberry sticking across the path. I suppose a machete in the truck wouldn't be a terrible idea but I won't be sporting it on my belt.
Try short handel loppers with a branch cutter snips and carry on backpack or back belt. TonyHey, it's just one way of showing you the ropes!
Going down the steep slopes is usually harder than coming up, mainly because the consequences of mistakes are far more obvious. I've climbed out of a few canyons in places I wouldn't dare go down. The funniest one was kind of short distance, but it kept getting more vertical as I went up (in what I thought of as a rather remote location) and then, much to my surprise, there was a rope dangling in my face! Obviously I wasn't the first fool to get hooked...
I, too, have carried a machete. One gets rather odd looks, so I've taken to leaving it at home and using a pair of hand pruners instead. They've proven to be a little more surgical and don't leave obvious debris behind when trying to obfuscate the trail.
pin... I am a rope rescue tech with the state of oregon DPSST tech #9382. Paracord is sometime called 550 cord meaning the load is rated at 550lbs. One good slip and a snap of the line will exceed 550#. Do not use it for rappeling or you will die. Acending in a emergency it can work. Use a good high rated rope with three pressik cord loops that slide up or down(u-tube it)one for each hand and a large one around your chest to hold you if you slip. I'll be glade to give lessons ifd ur ever on the coast. Tony
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