Help with clicker set up for hunting

[Boognish]

I just ordered a clicker from 3 rivers  and was wondering if somebody could help me set it up for hunting.. any help would be great

[Preston Lay]

You can cover the metal parts (both) with moleskin, this will soften the click. Remove the chain and replace with string. I use a nylon fishing leader that's just about the size of the hole in the spring steel. Just melt a knot on the reverse side. That should do it. Animals wont notice the soft click (felt as much as heard)

[Matt Parker]

I take the chain and string off and use d loop material. Stick the d loop material through the hole on the clicker blade and melt the end and make it flat so it won't pull through the blade. Then I use epoxy on the blade end so the blade won't cut the d loop material.

[twigflicker]

Wes,

Have you been shooting a clicker up to this point?  If not, I'm not sure that it's in your best interest to think I'll slap this on and go hunt...

A clicker done correctly takes a bunch of work... and I don't believe the woods is the place to try and figure them out...

If you have been shooting one and just want to quiet one down... all kinds of ways... electrical tape, velcro, moleskin, etc.  

Just be sure to and check it in the cold... yes, I taped one up to much and it wouldn't do it's job when the temps dropped...  thought I was going to pull the string of the bow as I kept pulling and pulling... clear back to my ear and I realized... We have a problem ;-)

Jonathan

[DanielB89]

Originally posted by Matt Parker:
I take the chain and string off and use d loop material. Stick the d loop material through the hole on the clicker blade and melt the end and make it flat so it won't pull through the blade. Then I use epoxy on the blade end so the blade won't cut the d loop material.

Matt,

what part of LA are you from, bud?

[Lowrider]

Agree with all of the above but one thing I have learned in using one and I think exactly what Johnathan is referring to. You have to adjust and readjust the string length until you get it set perfectly to your draw length where when you add the slightest bit of back tension after it clicks your release happens. To short or to long just messes things up. Also you may find it harder to make it click the longer you shoot in a session because you lose your strength by haveing to pull to the same place each time. This is where it will teach you that you have not consitently been reaching your full draw length At least this is what I have noticed.

[Matt Parker]

Daniel,

I'm from Leesville, which is close to Ft Polk.

Matt

[Schmidty3]

I'm still learning on my clicker.

But I replaced the cord with some tarred nylon duck decoy string. Covered all of the exposed metal bits with moleskin type material. It still was loud. I noticed the gap between the main metal components made sort of an echo chamber. So I cut a piece of neoporene beer can koozie and put it in there. Seems pretty quiet now!

[DanielB89]

Originally posted by Lowrider:
Agree with all of the above but one thing I have learned in using one and I think exactly what Johnathan is referring to. You have to adjust and readjust the string length until you get it set perfectly to your draw length where when you add the slightest bit of back tension after it clicks your release happens. To short or to long just messes things up. Also you may find it harder to make it click the longer you shoot in a session because you lose your strength by haveing to pull to the same place each time. This is where it will teach you that you have not consitently been reaching your full draw length At least this is what I have noticed.

Phillip,

you hit the nail on the head here.  When I first started shooting, I would have swore the dang thing was broke!  Some times I would have to draw for, what felt like, over a half an inch to make it to the click.  I have since adjusted mind a little to help me maintain my back tension instead of a psycho trigger.  I have mine to where when I make it to full draw, it clicks and if I creep forward, it will click again showing that I crept forward!  It has helped me tremendously, though I wish I could make mine a little quieter.  I know people say the deer dont mind, but i'd rather feel the click than hear it.

[Lowrider]

Daniel I have the same problem trying to quieten mine. I have one that I can just feel the click, some have a quite click and one that is really loud. Guess I need to work on them and get it figured out.

[Lowrider]

Oh and I forgot to say I did have one wired up doe that did hear it last year.

[DanielB89]

yeah, I believe the noise will be a problem.  I put some tape on it and it did absolutely nothing. lol.  

I'll try the velcro out i guess.