fletch /feather color

[PBNJ]

I've been shooting either yellow or chartreuse feathers recently. But I'm looking to change it up. I like all three feathers to be the same color because I like to see a blur of one color out to the target a differnt cock feather gives me a wobbly effect in my mind, probably just my imagination. I'm thinking of going all blue with a yellow nock or all orange with a yellow nock. Give me your thoughts and opinions and pictures would help too! Thanks in advance, Paul

[mooshkat]

Pink, hard to loose an arrow with pink feathers.

[BOWMARKS]

I GO PINK ALSO A REAL GOOD BLURR OF COLOR THERE

[kevsuperg]

I can loose pink arrows all day long.
 But I do like pink on a chartruese wrap.
 I like contrast on my target arrows but like chartreuse barred usually without a wrap on my hunting arrows.
 If you want a blur of color when you shoot, have you tried fur tracers behind the Fletch.

[Biathlonman]

I like pink or white.  I also like orange feathers on a baby blue cap, like the vintage Bear arrows.  I usually do three the same color for the same reason like you.

[Seth Stevens]

Blue shows up great. Nothing blue in the woods!
 

[PBNJ]

Thanks for the opinions guys. That blue looks nice Seth! I'm leaning towars alll blue with yellow nock... like you said nothing blue in the woods.Thanks

[Stump73]

I like all pink, but my favorite is all white because thats the color I see in flight the best.

[Whip]

I like chartreuse or florescent orange best.  They show up great in flight during low light and since switching to those I seem to have a much better idea on exactly where I have hit an animal.  That helps me to make good decisions on blood trailing and when to follow up.  

For turkey hunting though I give up ability to see the arrow in flight and go with something dark and natural, usually natural barred turkey feathers.  Turkeys see colors, and if I try going with high vis fletching with them they bust me more often than not.

[woodchucker]

You could use 2 yellow hen feathers & a yellow barred cock feather & a yellow nock.....???  

[Pete McMiller]

Hot pink for me for everything except turkeys and then it's natural turkey feathers.

[PBNJ]

Thanks again for the input fellas. I find it interesting that orange or blue isn't that popular for fletch. Maybe they aren't that visible?

[Bladepeek]

I find white the most visible in flight or in the target. A white fur tracer sure adds to the area of color facing me too.

Lot to be said for blue if you're trying to find an arrow in the grass, but I can't pick up the darker colors as well in flight.

[reddogge]

My friend shoots orange and just this weekend we commented on how hard it was to see the fletching in the target. I'd avoid it and red.

I like white, flo pink, chartreuse, flo yellow for 3-D

[The Whittler]

I use 3 fletch the same color also. I use either white or flo. yellow. Here is a thought white crown with 3 blue base and 3 white spliced toward the nock, and a white nock.

You could the same with orange with white or flo. yellow towards the nock, and white, yellow, or orange nock.

By useing the white or flo. yellow towards the nock you will be able to see the arrow better. Just my thoughts.

[monterey]

Originally posted by PBNJ:
Thanks again for the input fellas. I find it interesting that orange or blue isn't that popular for fletch. Maybe they aren't that visible?

No shortage of opinion on fletch color!

I use no blue on any hunting equipment.  Some research shows that the UV receptors in deer eyes see blue as a glowing object.  Supposedly the glow is enhanced by laundry brighteners.  The brighteners are also alleged to make even your camo glow!

  I got busted by a lead cow when wearing blue jeans once.  Light, wind, etc was all in my favor but she looked my way and turned back taking the whole herd with her.

Non flourescent Orange loses a lot of it's visibility in fading light.  I'm another pink guy.

[PBNJ]

I think I should re-think the pink! It is so interesting to hear the different opinions concerning fletch colors...It's just as personnel if not more so than wood combo's for bow choices.
I do like yellow and chartreuse but was hoping for a change,maybe pink...

[Fletcher]

I've used blue and found that when the sun is up it is very visible, but it goes dark pretty quick when the sun goes down and before it's up.  Chartreuse and white are still the best for me; haven't tried pink.

[joe skipp]

Team Pink....I like all Pink with a hot pink crown dip. Last year I made up all white arrows with white/chart feathers.

 

Chartruese/White on my Bear hunting arrows


 

Chartruese/White on my Doug Fir


 

[stagetek]

A 7" white wrap, with 5" white shield cut feathers. If there is snow on the ground. A chartreuse wrap with chartreuse feathers.