I've been using my old Bear hunting bow, and rubber tipped small game arrows
with 20 lb fishing line for years. Works great, even though the neighbors
think I'm crazy. After I get the line where I want it, I cut the line
freeing the arrow and tie on a 1 oz. bullet sinker and pull the line up over
the tree limbs that are 'extra' till the sinker is only over the target tree
limb and then just drop the line and sinker. Works perfect.


"Ed" wrote in message
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Why not just use the rod and reel? Admittedly some can throw farther
than they can cast.


I doubt there are very many people who can either throw, or cast a
line, at 70 feet, over a particular branch of a rather densely packed
conifer tree. I can do it, however, with a slingshot. A bow or crossbow
would be even better, I'll admit.


Ed