Coated line VS Non Coated

I'm looking to buy a new line this year and have narrowed it down to two. Silver Straight Line Thermal line and the Straight Line Alloy line. The only difference I can tell is one is coated and the other is not? What is the difference in a coated line vs a regular. What are the advantages? Is it worth the extra money?

Coated nylon lines are nice and easy on your hands in the water when you are getting picked up no more rope burn.

And you should consider a Helium line, there awesome.

The coated lines are nice for reasons that Andy mentioned but require a little more maintenance, you have to keep them rolled up and off the the floor of the boat, if people walk on them they can get kinks in the coating.

I guess im mostly worried about the coating cracking

it wont crack. but it you will have to keep it off the float of the boat so people dont walk on it.

I've had the coating crack and wrinkle but I guess it isn't a big deal. It won't affect your line but rather just the coating.

I have a coated helium line. It's an awesome line but messier then the uncoated IMO. The cowboy loop isn't easy to make with it at all. But we havent had any cracking or kinks so far.

I like it for the lack of rope burn and when you are winding the rope up it does it with ease!!!

The coated lines rock. Easy to maintain and it slides through your hands with ease.

We have our 75' Bullet Armor Line coated ropes on clearance for $45.00 shipped. Let me know if anyone is interested.

Thanks,

Ken Land
Bullet Lines
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Don't know much about the Straightline stuff, but the Proline coated mainlines wont crack, kink and you don't have to worry about people walking on them. There are very different qualities of coated mainlines out there. Some are like a standard line with a "heatshrink" type coating and some are like a standard mainline that was dipped. The Prolines look like they were dipped.

Anyway, I don't really know much about construction, but I do know that the Proline mainlines are virtually indistructible unless you run one over.

The are also definitely easy on the hands when you are in the water and the rope is dragging through your fingers. Plus they come in cool colors.

(Message edited by guido on February 12, 2007)

I love it for the reasons mentioned but won't get it b/c it sinks and it's easy to run over.

Can't see it and sinks....not a good combo!

Helium's might be different.

good drivers don't run over ropes, whether they're sunk or not.

i do like the coated ropes but for the life of me, can't seem to let go of my hardline spectra rope. i love that rope!

I never ran over a rope.I was just saying it is much easier.
If you back up even a little,you better have the rope all the way in otherwise you gets no love.I had to back up a few times before the rope was in and didn't run it over just b/c it floated.

Easy on me Joe,I had a long day already.lol

you know i'm just messin' with you.

have a better day man. monday's almost over and it just gets better from here on out...until next monday!

Easy Joe, easy..... I resent that comment. "Good drivers don't run over ropes..." Ha, ha. Though the rope I ran over floated just fine. Lucky for me I just ran over the handle and left the rope un-scathed (unlucky for my prop, though). I challange anyone to make it a lifetime at the delta without running over a rope. The current can do strange things when you aren't paying attention. I made it 16 years till my luck ran out. LOL!!!

Ask Jarrod about running over a coated rope. And yes... They do sink like a rock. Maybe that's a good thing. If it's sunk you can't run it over, or I suppose I should say, you can't get it caught in the prop.

wow, you really took that personally, eh?

i'm just messin' man. i've run over a rope at the delta. fortunately, we drifted to shore and was able to untangle the rope from the prop/shaft, with no damage to either the rope, handle or boat.

Get the Accurate A-line in WHITE. Easy to see. If your handle floats it will keep the rope in sight easily.

My coated rope floats... did I get a supernatural one out of the batch?

totally... I thought you directed that straight at me. Man you're such a d*&k sometimes.







LOL!!!!

What if you run over your brand new floating rope in a lake? Is that bad?

You guys all know Shawn Wilson. We were out at Nacimiento last year and the rope got unhooked from the tower while it was sitting on the V-drive cover. Well somehow the stupid thing got bumped and went into the drink, by the time we realized what happened we were able to watch the tail end of the Proline LG combo sinking to the bottom of the lake. They certainly do sink...

Ken - Do bullet lines float?

So the one of the only advantage to a coated line is that it is smooth through you hands, but it sinks?

Rick,

Thanks for asking... Our coated ropes float.

Durability-
The 2007 Armor Lines are the strongest and most durable coated ropes on the market; Why can I say this? Because our 2007 coated ropes are made to the exact specifications as our Bullet Winch Rope, and our winch ropes are considered the strongest and most durable rope on the market- Checkout winchskating.com and read for yourself.

BTW... Checkout our new Bullet Pimp Winch below. What you see is bare bones because we dont want to give everything away before our first public unveiling at Louisanna Spring Fling 2007. We will be selling full blown winches, and we will also be selling frames and spools al la carte.



Thanks,

Ken Land
Bullet Lines
kland@bulletlines.com
www.bulletlines.com

My buddy and I both got the Leather Grip handle. 80 ft out of the packaging. Its a great rope/handle combo. Very comfortable and grippy. Good price too.

Ken, I like the FSU Cooler int he background!! GO NOLES!!! Can I get a ganet & gold rope the next time I order?

I know of so many more incidents running over the rope since the coated one came out.It almost doesn't matter what color since the water that wakeboarders usually ride is dirty and can't see a f#@king thing.White does help and the black one no one wants...guess why?lol

The Straightline coated lines FLOAT. I'm not sure about the Proline but it sounds like they do not.

My Proline rope and handle sink like a rock, but I love them anyway. LOL!! The LG is super comfortable. If you run over you're rope, you really weren't paying attention.

The only way I've done it is at the end of a set in heavy current when everyone on the boat was BS'ing and the rope didn't get pulled in. Otherwise a rope shouldn't be near the underside of a boat, unless you like to drive circles around you're downed rider.

Proline make the best ropes and handles out there. They are innovative and it seems that a lot of companies are trying to immitate what they are doing.

In my experience, EVERY manufactures' coated line that I have seen or ridden behind has sunk. It seems that that is the nature of the beast.

Has anybody else notice the coated line stretches a little?

Only when they're brand new, Ed. One pull is usually all it takes to work the stretch out of them. I've noticed this in most ropes. Coated or not. In fact the my Accurate Spectra line a few years back felt like a bungy cord.