Yeah, I tried that for awhile but when fully extended out on the wire I'd still have to crouch down to grab them. Then I tried adding a piece of small diameter bungie cord from the control lines up to the trap handle area, so I could raise up the downhaul line when I needed it, ie. when I see a big puff coming.

That worked, but when I'd come in off the wire to tack, I got all tangled up in it! Too much stuff on my tramp to get tangled up in already!