sarabande
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I can always provide an expensive and technical solution when all someone wants is a piece of string ... 
Up the Pole - help
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mlines
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Based on its proximity to the river, you will shortly be able to row over to the top of it and retrieve the end of the rope by hand!
It is a very tall flagpole ......
TrueBlue
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For the sake of pointing out the bleedin' obvious, (and apologies if you've already tried) - wharra 'bout trying to flick the line casting style?
My pole (made of spars from Morning Cloud) is taller than yours and it worked well for me. It took ages to free the end, with gentle flicks the line came slowly down.
Next time put a weight (old tyre balance weights?) at the top end and it'll come down easier.
(Mark you the suggestion of a roach pole - which methinks was an idle suggestion for a new flag pole - adapted by you to lasso the free end looks like a cracking idea, but it might take two people to manage it)
My pole (made of spars from Morning Cloud) is taller than yours and it worked well for me. It took ages to free the end, with gentle flicks the line came slowly down.
Next time put a weight (old tyre balance weights?) at the top end and it'll come down easier.
(Mark you the suggestion of a roach pole - which methinks was an idle suggestion for a new flag pole - adapted by you to lasso the free end looks like a cracking idea, but it might take two people to manage it)
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sturmvogel190a
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What about a set of drain cleaning rods screwed together with the corksrewy type attactchment on the end to try to snag the loose end?>