favorite 4 fletch for flu-flus?

[BobW]

4 x 90?
75 x 105?

And why?

Just wondering    :confused:   .  Want to make up some for Denton.

BobW

[Tim Fishell]

Bob, all my flu flus I fletch 90*.  I am not sure if it would make a difference either way.  This is just the way I have always done it.

[deadpool]

for my flue flus i wrap a full lenthe feather around the shaft, it looks so cool, and its very effective!

[Jerry Jeffer]

Bob, I actually go with the spiral fletch. I only need one full length feather, and the stopping power is  great.
 

[Stone Knife]

Bob why are you wasting your time with flu flu's ? you know that you never miss    Bob try the spiral they work good and are easy to make.

[Whip]

Here is the style I like.  Start with three full size feathers and cut to length.  Glue the front half on with a helical twist.  Then by hand glue the back half down in a spiral pattern.  I use spring clips to hold the back end in place while the glue sets up.  Finish by trimming to size on a feather burner.  They really stop an arrow!

Is there a range for fluflu's at Denton?  I will be making my first visit there - do I need to pack the fluflu's?
 
 

[JC]

I'm with Whip, I use the same technique. You can vary the degree of "stop" by how long you leave the straight part of the fletch.

 

[cdworks]

what kind of feathers do you use for the spiral? will the true flights work?

[Jerry Jeffer]

Whip, you won't need the flu flus at Denton, but it never hurts to have one or two. I hope to be there Sat.

[JC]

Cody, any feather will do. Put glue on front half of each feather and glue as normal. Then, one at a time, glue the back half of each feather by hand in the twisted fashion above. You'll get the hang of it in a couple of arrows.

The cool thing about this method is you can build in the desired amount of "stop". Feathers with only the back 1" twisted will go further than ones with the back 2 1/2"s twisted. For squirrels, I usually just want the back 1" or less cause I want all the thump I can get...they still slow down quick enough to find in the woods but not too soon as to lose too much energy for a clean kill.