Hot take: I was overthinking my swing ladder setup for years.

Watched a guy on a job in Mobile just drop a single anchor point and let the current do the work, and my production jumped 15% the next day. Anyone else find a simpler method that actually worked better?

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nancy5246mo ago

Sounds like a good way to lose a ladder. I've seen that go wrong more times than I've seen it work.

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thomas2756mo ago

Mobile, Alabama? That's a serious tidal swing down there. I would have been scared to death of a single anchor point in that current. You're telling me it actually held steady and boosted your numbers? That goes against everything I've ever been taught about rigging near water.

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gavinramirez6mo ago

We used a 3/4 inch marine grade rope on a reinforced cleat in Tampa Bay last year, similar tidal pull to Mobile. @thomas275, the key was a 5:1 scope on the anchor line, way more than you'd think you need. It looked like overkill but that line was tight as a drum the whole shoot, zero drift. Sometimes you just have to trust the math and go heavier than feels right.

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