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<blockquote data-quote="AlexDad" data-source="post: 5728760" data-attributes="member: 4122"><p>So true. This is my fourth saddle, I started with a Hawk which wasn't bad but it did not have an adjustable bridge and I was miserable. Second was a Tethrd Phantom and 3rd was a Cruzr XC. To be fair the Tethrd would've been fine but I bought one when they first came out and were one size fits all. In the Cruzr XC I had a size 2 and that was fine.</p><p></p><p>The reason I sold all of my Cruzr gear and give up on saddles last year was basically the climbing sticks and platform. I'd asked for Hawk Helium sticks one year and my parents give them to me for Christmas, I get sentimental about things my parents bought me and then I lost both of them in 2022. I love a climber but my property is NOT climber friendly. I had the full length Hawks and I tried the buckle less method, amsteel daisy chain, rope mods, tarzan vines and sewing thread and could not get them to bite and every so often would have a kick out. Plus they were awkward to pack and heavy.</p><p></p><p>The Tethrd Predator platform, Hawk platform and the Cruzr Seeker platform would never bite well for me. I would cam it over and fool with it half the hunt but when I put my weight on it the tree bracket would separate from the tree and the strap was all that was holding me. So I was comfortable in the saddle, getting busted was reduced by at least 90% but I couldn't take a shot. Platform would shift, couldn't put side pressure on it and it did me no good to see 5000 deer if I couldn't take the shot. I could've went to a petting zoo and seen deer I couldn't shoot.</p><p></p><p>So I finally broke down and just boxed my Hawk sticks up and bought the Trophyline double minis at Archery Den, they're made by Novix and have the Lone Would stand off. Those things bit so well that when I unstrapped them they were still stuck to the tree. So I got the bright idea to give a hangon a try. I hate hangons but bought the lightest hangon Hawk makes. It started out 7#, then they said 9# but the box says 11# and they actually weigh 13.24#.</p><p></p><p>So Friday evening before opener I go prehang my stand. I bought Hawks hanging bracket to make it easier. Well, the hole in the stand didn't go over the bolt in the bracket it was made for and I had to hang it regular. 4:50AM opening morning I'm in the stand, sit there about 45 minutes and hear a bunch of high pitched pings, pangs and twangs. Couldn't figure out what it was. Sunrise comes and two doe come in but on my weak side. I slowly turn and hear all the twangs again and look down and the welds on the wire mesh welded to the platform are just snapping one by one.</p><p></p><p>Well that hunt is over. I climbed down and drove 48 miles to Franklin and bought a Trophyline platform and saddle. The platform has the Lone Wolf batwing and just bites into the tree. It's so rock solid it's like it grew out of the tree. Hunted that evening and went back Sunday evening and got one, then got one yesterday evening.</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm a full fledged saddle guy now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexDad, post: 5728760, member: 4122"] So true. This is my fourth saddle, I started with a Hawk which wasn't bad but it did not have an adjustable bridge and I was miserable. Second was a Tethrd Phantom and 3rd was a Cruzr XC. To be fair the Tethrd would've been fine but I bought one when they first came out and were one size fits all. In the Cruzr XC I had a size 2 and that was fine. The reason I sold all of my Cruzr gear and give up on saddles last year was basically the climbing sticks and platform. I'd asked for Hawk Helium sticks one year and my parents give them to me for Christmas, I get sentimental about things my parents bought me and then I lost both of them in 2022. I love a climber but my property is NOT climber friendly. I had the full length Hawks and I tried the buckle less method, amsteel daisy chain, rope mods, tarzan vines and sewing thread and could not get them to bite and every so often would have a kick out. Plus they were awkward to pack and heavy. The Tethrd Predator platform, Hawk platform and the Cruzr Seeker platform would never bite well for me. I would cam it over and fool with it half the hunt but when I put my weight on it the tree bracket would separate from the tree and the strap was all that was holding me. So I was comfortable in the saddle, getting busted was reduced by at least 90% but I couldn't take a shot. Platform would shift, couldn't put side pressure on it and it did me no good to see 5000 deer if I couldn't take the shot. I could've went to a petting zoo and seen deer I couldn't shoot. So I finally broke down and just boxed my Hawk sticks up and bought the Trophyline double minis at Archery Den, they're made by Novix and have the Lone Would stand off. Those things bit so well that when I unstrapped them they were still stuck to the tree. So I got the bright idea to give a hangon a try. I hate hangons but bought the lightest hangon Hawk makes. It started out 7#, then they said 9# but the box says 11# and they actually weigh 13.24#. So Friday evening before opener I go prehang my stand. I bought Hawks hanging bracket to make it easier. Well, the hole in the stand didn't go over the bolt in the bracket it was made for and I had to hang it regular. 4:50AM opening morning I'm in the stand, sit there about 45 minutes and hear a bunch of high pitched pings, pangs and twangs. Couldn't figure out what it was. Sunrise comes and two doe come in but on my weak side. I slowly turn and hear all the twangs again and look down and the welds on the wire mesh welded to the platform are just snapping one by one. Well that hunt is over. I climbed down and drove 48 miles to Franklin and bought a Trophyline platform and saddle. The platform has the Lone Wolf batwing and just bites into the tree. It's so rock solid it's like it grew out of the tree. Hunted that evening and went back Sunday evening and got one, then got one yesterday evening. I guess I'm a full fledged saddle guy now. [/QUOTE]
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