Talk:Slime Hook/@comment-25375123-20141006221950

I believe it is capable of shooting to 28 blocks distance, one block less than the Dual Hook which can achieve 29 blocks distance. The Slime Hook has no timed retraction of grapples, while some other hook devices do. No large sprite icon at the end of the hooks like some other grapples have ie: Fish Hook

Highly recommend new players try for this item as soon as possible. King Slime is pretty easy kill as he often gets stuck in geometry and can't attack you. It's easy to build a simple dug out to fight him from in relative safety. Ranged weapons recommended - harpoon from Goblin invasion is nice for this boss. King Slime can spawn spontaneously (one in three hundred chance to spawn in slime areas) or can be summoned by combining 99 gels and a Gold/Platinum crown.

An all inclusive comparison of all grapples distance/abilities would be nice. If there is one on this wiki I have not seen it.