Do we really need J poles and Slim Jims?

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Yep riser tube is easy to work with and lasts a long time outdoors. I used a roll of building wire I bought for a few dollars at a disposal store to make the horizontal section plus the feedline for my doublet. I cut & drilled the tube so the wire passes through the holes. I then fixed the spreaders to the wire so they don't slide around. You can use glue, string, cable ties, paperclips, wire - whatever, to hold the spreaders in place. It took SWMBO and I a few hours to make 6m of line that suited my purpose.