Chim, thanks for the rope info, That reata has seen only limited use, mainly on unruly kids that need to burn off some energy, I have never packed it on a horse and probably never will.  The honda on it leaves a little to be desired, probably would perform better with an aluminum one.

I have a hard enough time with a 35 footer, holdin three of them at once puts me at an unfair disadvantage.  I think I would like a good 50 or 60 footer though.

It has a rather unique feel to it though, can't feed it as you go, shake out the loop, whatever size you start with is what you got, I don't know if its because of the honda or just the nature of the beast.

Bootheel

Looked at the websight, which rope do you like best