Fly High Pole Suggestions

Few new ones:

Onlyinboards Extended Pylons

River Monsters wrote: Not sure why 2 piece would be an advantage.

Probably the best reason is for storage. Broken down and bagged, it probably would fit under the front seat or the trunk.

Are these pretty easy to get on and off? I'm interested in getting one, but I'm thinking it could be a pain with the cover and stuff.

Also, do they flex much? And risk of damaging the original boat pylon you're mounting too?

A good one will not damage the pylon. Our Fly Highs have a plastic liner built into them so they will not scratch the finish. In terms of strength, they'll actually take some of the load off the pylon, as it is bolstered by cables attaching to the bow eye. When our BFN had a mushy floor in the pylon area, we were too afraid to pull directly from the pylon. The one time we used the boom, the leverage of a footer in the water pulled the pylon out of the cup in the hull and set it down outside of it (in other words, the floor flexed 2" to allow this- it was that rotten). So, we did all of our pulling from the Fly High. No issues pulling multiple footers, or even multiple slalom skiers! I have a pic of that somewhere from LG '08...

They take a few minutes to put on and off, but theyre not too bad. It makes it really easy if you have shallow water or if you do it while on the trailer. Putting the strap through the bow eye and then getting on the front deck to fasten the cables and tighten the strap is the only semi-tricky part. Easier than putting on a boom.

I consider it a must-have accessory and we have a dedicated Fly High for every boat we do any sort of semi-serious skiing behind. (Adjusting the cables for the first time to fit a particular boat is not an especially speedy process).

Oh, and I should mention that wakeboarding is probably the discipline we do the least of. The Fly High is a must for footing (IMHO), but also gets used regularly for pretty much everything but slalom (and sometimes trick). Also very handy for the sky ski, wake surfing, and pretty much anything not being done to a serious degree that allows you to use the back seat.

Yeah, it would definitely be nice to use the back area, to have a couple more people come along. It would also be cool to get a little bit of an upward pull.

HA! Hollywood, you kill me. Wait til you get a little older, then you'll appreciate that little bit of help   

You can always still go low with a fly high attached since they have an eye or attaching point if somebody wants to slalom ski. I like the stainless steel versions best. You can even stack a couple extended pylons on top of each other.

Here is the predessor to the Super Fly High / tower mounted. I think it does have a jib LOL

It was called the Stiffy

I think as long as your lifting ring is tight and secure it should be fine, we do that with a Malibu without any problems both the boom and a Super Flyhigh are hooked to the lifting ring without a problem. I think more people use the strap since not everybody has lifting rings.

I got some cracks in the gelcote from using my lifting ring for the High Fly (this was before the accident). I think the cracks occured during trailer pullout - apparently the boat flexes some.

Once you put on a barefoot wetsuit and try a higher pull---you'll never go back. You guys use that new fangled eeeelectricity don't you?

GlassSeeker wrote:

You would have to climb the pole like a monkey to put the rope on! And what the hell is that in the water in the backround???? Looks like a guy riding an underwater bike!!!

China? China? This is the United States calling, come in China!

That big sail thing, how does that work? Is it meant to use air to stabilize the boat against the pull of the skier/boarder?