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06-10-2014, 08:39 AM | #16 |
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Re: Carter Lift Bag Review
I've used all types of Carter bags for over 30 years. This ranges from little 15 pound marker floats in coated nylon to large commercial lift bags rated for well over a ton each. They have always stood behind their products 100%, within the limitations of the material. The really light weight "personal float" bags have an expected material life of about 10 years with reasonable care before the lining starts to separate. The heavyweight commercial bags will do double that if shielded from UV in storage.
They also do custom designed bags, not necessarily used for lifting things underwater. For a short while the custom bags they were building as an OEM for my company made us the largest distributor they had. They have always made good products and shipped on time even when that was "difficult" in the oriental usage of the word.
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06-11-2014, 01:17 PM | #17 |
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Re: Carter Lift Bag Review
This is what I use to secure the float until I need it. It works well for a quick, one-hand deploy. Tuna Clip is on the stringer plug cord and I use light weight bungee/tubing rings to secure the float to the belt. when I slip the rings off the float (the rings stay on the belt), I unclip tuna clip from the stringer plug cord and inflate. I angle the purge and inflation nipple downward toward my feet to make it more streamlined. Hope this helps.
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06-11-2014, 01:50 PM | #18 |
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Re: Carter Lift Bag Review
That's exactly how I run mine except the tuna clip is just attached to one of my bungies. My float line is attached to my breakaway, although I'm thinking of converting back to attaching my float line (nylon rope) to my gun and putting a monkey's fist in the end with a tennis ball inside it floats and I have something to grab at the bitter end. When using it as a regular float, I could just attach the lift bag clip to the base of the monkey's fist and if fighting a fish, I could pull the rope through the float clip to haul it in. Pretty easy to put a temp stop in the line so it can't pull through if it gets hung up.
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06-11-2014, 01:54 PM | #19 |
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06-14-2014, 11:42 PM | #21 |
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Re: Carter Lift Bag Review
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i use a loop of bungee on my belt, centered on my back between my weights, to hold my Carter in place. the two valves on the float keep the bungee from slipping off the ends. the bungee cost me $.04 i attach a stainless steel caribiner (not a tuna clip) to a D-ring set closer to my front so i can easily detach the float. |
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06-15-2014, 03:39 PM | #23 |
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Re: Carter Lift Bag Review
Lots of good info in this thread.
Ncaladdict, if you have a chance can you post a photo of your 'ass wetting' setup. Id like to see. |
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