Rope honda

[skeeter]

I'm getting a new rope for brandings this spring and have always had a regular honda tied into it. I'm thinking of getting a Buck Brannamon or Great Basin metal honda. Does anyone use any one of these on here??

[Hooks]

...tried metal....went back to tied hondo............metal was hard/harsh on calve's legs............

[leanin' H]

When ya rope like I do, sometimes your in high gear, in rough country with limbs and tall brush it's easy to get your loop back in the face. Those metal hondos hurt and when your eyes are all watered up it's tough to dab a loop on a calf. I'll stick with a regular hondo!

[Hooks]

[Faster horses]

Yea, hooks, I bet...

I bet you are a good roper.

[Hooks]

...depends on who ya ask ...but thanks anyhow

[Blkbuckaroo]

I use a 65 foot yellow 5/16 poly with a montana metal honda,and i like the combo.The metal honda gives a little more weight and i like the way it runs a little quicker on the rope.Never had a problem with getting hit in the head with it,sounds like operator error!? Also better to use in wet conditions,my rawhide honda got tweaked after using it after rainy conditions.

[Sandhillbilly]

I use a varity of metal hondas, rawhide, metal and tied. I Like roping with the rawhide but not when its wet out. I usually use a metal honda including the great basin type. I like the rawhide and metal hondas because you can feed the rope through easier. The Rawhide and metal hondas are easier to get off a high hock. I haven't seen where the hondas were anymore harsh than the tied hondas.