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Chem Trails in my lines

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Created by KIT33R > 9 months ago, 15 Dec 2016
KIT33R
NSW, 1716 posts
15 Dec 2016 1:45PM
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Maybe I haven't been paying attention but this is the first time I've seen this.
Looking up at my lines the other day while just cruising along there appeared to be thin filaments, up to a meter long, coming and going off my lines, like you see off the back of aircraft wings.
Has anyone else seen this? I haven't been doing drugs so it's hard to explain.

PirateDunk
WA, 14 posts
15 Dec 2016 12:33PM
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drewpweiner
WA, 501 posts
15 Dec 2016 12:43PM
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KIT33R said..
I haven't been doing drugs so it's hard to explain.


That's what they all say mate. SWIM is innocent.

gesper
NSW, 518 posts
15 Dec 2016 4:37PM
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Ive seen what you have described a few times also. It seems to occur mainly for me when I'm kiting lakes or lagoons . Ive thought that it might be spider webs that float around getting caught on your lines for a moment before they break off.

bjw
QLD, 3686 posts
15 Dec 2016 5:02PM
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Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1397 posts
15 Dec 2016 4:04PM
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A friend at horrocks has 2 new best wave kites and they have the spider web / chemtrail thing happening on the lines too.

toppleover
QLD, 2067 posts
15 Dec 2016 6:30PM
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Could it be kite spiders ?





Adam'KiteRepair
NSW, 331 posts
15 Dec 2016 8:48PM
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One for Dr Karl!

jackforbes
WA, 530 posts
16 Dec 2016 2:50PM
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toppleover said...
Could it be kite spiders ?



Parasitic drag!

DARTH
WA, 3028 posts
16 Dec 2016 2:59PM
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Humidity?

KIT33R
NSW, 1716 posts
16 Dec 2016 6:03PM
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Lines were dry. Looks like a Dr Karl one. Time to consult Dr Google too.

kernal
WA, 541 posts
16 Dec 2016 6:33PM
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i googled it.

does it feel like you have a little bit of pressure just behind your eye/nose ? because it says you have a brain tumour

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
16 Dec 2016 7:11PM
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Im going with spider web strands. Used to get them all the time kiting downwind of Edward Island at Lancelin.

JohnyMc
QLD, 60 posts
16 Dec 2016 9:38PM
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Yes they're spider web lines, sent out by (usually) tiny spiders to enable them to move from here to there. Travelling as such. They're looking to try to anchor the web and set up camp.
Happens all the time when trolling (slow boat fishing) in the mountain lakes. On really special days in alpine areas a rod can be literally covered in web.


Puetz
NT, 2185 posts
18 Dec 2016 9:41AM
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... it's spider web,,,, we get it here a lot during our dry season (winter).

Robbie



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