You could try hand over hand, but it probably wont work.
It will end in tears when the 1.6mm fly line rips through your hands at 35 -40 knts. You dont want to mix human flesh with power lines when the kite is half flying in strong wind. When it hurts you let go and the kite will fly away.
Thats why its best to wedge your board in the sand to anchore it all down. The lines stay straight too. No tangles.
5th isn't too bad to tangle with, it depowers the kite when its short and is generally a thicker leader line.
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Originally posted by sink cut
can't you just walk up the line hand over hand?
Thats right you could do it this method as Kitepower explained. But ouch.
Im not sure how often that method works or how good the method it is when you need to bring the kite down quick.
I wouldnt tangle myself in the lines during strong wind. That's asking for trouble. 
There's a million ways to do it. This is a rough video of someone doing it for real in over powered conditions.
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Originally posted by Kitepower Australiaquote:
Originally posted by sink cut
can't you just walk up the line hand over hand?
Yes, you can, this is how. It was taught to me a several years ago when I did my Wipika Instructors Course (now the IKO).
Wind the flagged line or the 5th line around your harness hook, once or twice (twice in stronger winds, or with a looping and crashing kite).
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Originally posted by NJPornstar
Thats right you could do it this method as Kitepower explained. But ouch.
Im not sure how often that method works or how good the method it is when you need to bring the kite down quick.
I wouldnt tangle myself in the lines during strong wind. That's asking for trouble.
There's a million ways to do it. This is a rough video of someone doing it for real in over powered conditions.
Hey do it as you like.
It's just another method.
Works well if you have a gnarly shore break and really strong wind.
Try both ways. I have 
Food for thought.
Even if you dont have a correctly tuned 5th line and it hovers 10 feet. (Silly thing to do I might add)
The weighed down/wedged/anchored/going no where board will help flag the kite as you try to make it along the 5th line to the kite.
No need to tangle the lines around your self to stop all the pull.
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Originally posted by xtortya
its pornstars way, or the highway.
In high winds people should use the buddy system like divers do and go out in pairs at least.
But, when out all alone in high winds do whatever the heck you feel is right as long as it does not harm anyone.
Good luck you pervert....just kidding.
So what do I do if my bar stopper on the 5th line is badly adjusted? My kite hovers 10 foot off the ground in strong wind when I selfland the kite on the 5th line.
Is the stopper too far away from the bar or too close??
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Originally posted by jev7337
So what do I do if my bar stopper on the 5th line is badly adjusted? My kite hovers 10 foot off the ground in strong wind when I selfland the kite on the 5th line.
Is the stopper too far away from the bar or too close??
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Originally posted by Kitepower Australiaquote:
Originally posted by NJPornstar
Thats right you could do it this method as Kitepower explained. But ouch.
Im not sure how often that method works or how good the method it is when you need to bring the kite down quick.
I wouldnt tangle myself in the lines during strong wind. That's asking for trouble.
There's a million ways to do it. This is a rough video of someone doing it for real in over powered conditions.
The method I described works, even in strong winds, even when your 5th lined kite is hovering 50' in the air!
You are not tangling yourself in the lines, you are threading your way along one line, whatever lines is fed into the hook is fed out the other side as you walk your way to the kite.
It should be used in the water too.
If there is any pull on a kite, or any risk of it looping when or after flagging, us this method to get to the kite.
I've used it a couple of dozen times over the years, never had a hassle with it, even with looping and crashing kites and hovering 5th lined kites.
Cya and
Goodwinds
Steve
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Originally posted by NJPornstar
Thats right you could do it this method as Kitepower explained. But ouch.
Im not sure how often that method works or how good the method it is when you need to bring the kite down quick.
I wouldnt tangle myself in the lines during strong wind. That's asking for trouble.
Steve, thanks. It kinda makes sense to have a slight tension on the lines, to keep the kite in a position with less airpressure under the kite.
Will try to adjust it next time I'm out.
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Originally posted by jjd
In water, how do you avoid tangles with this method? Are there not four other lines spagetti-ing in the water as you reeling yourself to your kite?
Wouldn't the better method be to flag to the 5th and wind all your lines on your bar to self-rescue?
(Not attacking you here Steve, genuine questions
