This gives me another avenue. I relocated mid day on a hunt. I happen to have my throw ball and 24’ pole, hunting close to home. The target crotch was too obstructed with vines and branches, I quietly raised my throw ball up on my pole and dropped it over a crotch for a quick DSRT climb. Had I not had my throw ball the flopper knot would’ve been the answer. Thanks for another useful tool.
Ya might need a few extra feet and a few extra wraps for it to have enough bulk and weight to hold on such a high crotch. As shown, it's great at heights I can reach with the Maverick pole.
Great stuff John ! I appreciate the ongoing innovations . I find my pole gets bound/trapped often in the Maverick and becomes difficult to remove under load. I would appreciate your thoughts or a short video on the subject. Maybe I should use the Flopper Knot while climbing and the Maverick upon descent . Thanks
John, You have great information on your site and UA-cam channel, and I've been using it extensively for hunting this year, so thank you. Would tying a piece of paracord to the opposite side of the carabiner make retrieval any easier?
@DarrenStonecypher the best way i have found to retrieve a Pocono Hitch (regardless what loop was used to create it) is to clip or tie a retrieval line to the tip of the loop. But pulling on the carabiner isn't feasible and results in unpredictable behavior.
Yes, i did retrieve that anchor after installation but I left a floating anchor so I could rig my rope for the next climb on my return. I never leave a rope in the woods, but i always have it in the tree before I climb. ua-cam.com/video/cu3B76AwhCc/v-deo.htmlsi=ugm9SDutjIKgJUj_
love it!
I like it John. A quick dip in PLASTI DIP would probably take care of that clanking noise. I love your channel. Thanks for that demonstration
Thanks!
This gives me another avenue. I relocated mid day on a hunt. I happen to have my throw ball and 24’ pole, hunting close to home. The target crotch was too obstructed with vines and branches, I quietly raised my throw ball up on my pole and dropped it over a crotch for a quick DSRT climb. Had I not had my throw ball the flopper knot would’ve been the answer. Thanks for another useful tool.
Ya might need a few extra feet and a few extra wraps for it to have enough bulk and weight to hold on such a high crotch. As shown, it's great at heights I can reach with the Maverick pole.
Great stuff John ! I appreciate the ongoing innovations .
I find my pole gets bound/trapped often in the Maverick and becomes difficult to remove under load. I would appreciate your thoughts or a short video on the subject. Maybe I should use the Flopper Knot while climbing and the Maverick upon descent . Thanks
@HA-bh1wh use more rope to make the Maverick with a longer loop and the basket configuration as described in the introduction video for the pole.
John,
You have great information on your site and UA-cam channel, and I've been using it extensively for hunting this year, so thank you.
Would tying a piece of paracord to the opposite side of the carabiner make retrieval any easier?
@DarrenStonecypher the best way i have found to retrieve a Pocono Hitch (regardless what loop was used to create it) is to clip or tie a retrieval line to the tip of the loop. But pulling on the carabiner isn't feasible and results in unpredictable behavior.
Nice.
Why not tie a small line to it and let dangle. Then pull it back from the ground when u get down.
Yes, i did retrieve that anchor after installation but I left a floating anchor so I could rig my rope for the next climb on my return. I never leave a rope in the woods, but i always have it in the tree before I climb.
ua-cam.com/video/cu3B76AwhCc/v-deo.htmlsi=ugm9SDutjIKgJUj_
Kind of like a monkey's fist. Sometimes after a hitch pole climb i will have a crotch within reach for such use
Yes, Monkeys Fist is well known, but not this fast to tie, and doesn't have a secure loop.
Fruit bearing American Chestnut?! If that withstands the blight it needs to be getting grafted or cloned!
They tend to die around this size. I found some in the PA woods as a kid, and they were about this size and they died soon afterwards.