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Author Topic: Fletchings  (Read 584 times)

Offline BAM

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Fletchings
« on: September 22, 2010, 04:12:00 PM »
Just wondering what color fletchings u guys would reccomend for visibility.  For when i lose an arrow in the grass i will be able to find it, i know pink is probably the most visible due to the fact that nothing in the woods is pink, but was hoping for a little more manly.  Thanks guys

Offline lpcjon2

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2010, 04:14:00 PM »
PINK!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2010, 04:17:00 PM »
White cap dip and chartrouse/lime feathers, white or flo green nock.  They will glow!
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2010, 04:25:00 PM »
I prefer all white.
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2010, 04:25:00 PM »
Blue is another hi-vis color, especially with a white cap dip.
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2010, 04:31:00 PM »
You know, I've never found a color that helped me find arrows!  I've dipped them end to end in vermillion, put on white fletchings are still lost 'em in an inch of grass.
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2010, 04:31:00 PM »
I like white feathers. I prefer a white cock feather as it seems to be enough. I also cap dip white. A bright colored nock would help also.

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2010, 04:43:00 PM »
All white is working well for me.

Offline kbetts

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2010, 04:53:00 PM »
If shooting extreme FOC arrows, be prepared to dig.  Since I switched to 300 grains up front, the arrows dissappear when you miss.  I never used to shoot through hay bales until about a month ago.  A bright nock is vital.  For me its chart. more often than not.
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Offline BAM

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2010, 04:56:00 PM »
I tell you what i love posting somethinng on here bc you guys respond very quick.  I should have mention i am shooting alaskan grizzly stiks and i am gonna try my best not to lose them because they are so much, they shoot awesome though.  Keep the suggestions coming!

Offline greg fields

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2010, 05:00:00 PM »
Flo yellow/green is my favorite.

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2010, 05:05:00 PM »
My favorite is chartruese feathers and flo-yellow wraps,nice and bright.

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2010, 05:09:00 PM »
All three of my fletches on my arrows are solid white. I can see these best when it's first getting light in the early morning or the fading light at the end of the day.
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2010, 05:30:00 PM »
Anybody buy into the UV sensitive deer eyes?

If so The white fletchings from trueflight and the like fluoresce like crazy

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Offline Ravenhood

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2010, 05:37:00 PM »
White.

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2010, 06:08:00 PM »
HEY! It's not pink, it's HOT SALMON.

 And I love it and recomend it. The easiest arrows to find I've ever not lost are my pink, er, um, .... I mean the salmon color fletched ones.    :thumbsup:
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2010, 06:18:00 PM »



These work very well...
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2010, 06:49:00 PM »
Chartreuse, they also show great in low light. You can also use reflective wraps, or at least 1/2" to 1" strip around the shaft next to the nock. If you can't find it, come back after dark and a flashlight will turn that arrow into a beacon.
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Offline dan d

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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2010, 06:59:00 PM »
I have good luck with 2 white and 1 black.
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Re: Fletchings
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2010, 09:58:00 PM »
There are many choices and mostly likely not one is perfect in every situation.  I am shade deficient. When it is dark outside, to others, it is pitch black to me. White, yellow and pink seem to work best for me. I routinely had to get the kids to find the chartruese and red fletched arrows.
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