Finally went rope less!!

[tgoody14]

Big thanks to everyone here giving great advice on weighting the boat correctly and the do's and don'ts of wake surfing! Big shout out to Mike, Kane, Moombadaze, Erik (E4Nash) for all the PMs. After finally going rope less and actually tossing the rope in the boat I may just give up wake boarding all together haha

Surf Set Up
1100lb surf side rear
400lb where cooler was removed
400lb center ski locker
400lb in floor of bow

Boards
Hyperlite Broadcast - what I learned on
Ronix Koal 5.0 (surf style) - current board

No pic without the actual rope tho! I know, I know... "If there's no pics, it didn't happen..."

My camera man was too busy watching and trying to learn, which he did!!! We had him up and surfing in 3 tries on the broadcast, it was great!!!

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[wolfeman131]

nice!

now get yourself a surf rope and lose that big handle.

http://agendasurf.com/dir/products/w...dle-combo.html

[sandm]

congrats... feels good don't it

and second wolfe's advice. too easy to get caught up in the big handle and that's how limbs fall off..

[New Guy]

That a boy!

[tgoody14]

Thanks guys! Yes, fun stuff once you really start learning how to handle your board!

Wolfe - I'm way too cheap to spend $55 on a surf rope, but I do like the idea of a T handle

Maybe I can break this old ski rope up, braid it, and fix the handle into a T...

[mmandley]

Awesome man, now it just gets easier and easier because you know what it feels like.

[jmvotto]

40.00

http://www.bartswatersports.com/cata...9060/index.asp

[wolfeman131]

either $40 or $50 is probably less than you ER co-pay

[motosno963]

either $40 or $50 is probably less than you ER co-pay

false, i work at a hospital so the co pay is free haha..but yeaa i would get the smaller rope,my buddy tried wakesurfing and he fell and had the rope cought up around his hand..i think he stopped the boat for a sec, but his hand did swell up like a balloon..it was scary

[tgoody14]

Awesome man, now it just gets easier and easier because you know what it feels like.

Yes! The hardest part was figuring out how much you have to lean forward... Not too much that you start nose diving, but enough to feel awkward being a wakeboarder! Haha