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kennym · June 25, 2018, 08:13:41 PM

Been wanting to try these , and tanned rabbit fur was too pricey . Last week TBM email tips had a piece on them . Zonkers! Something for fly tying which I've never done.

Off to the auction site and searched it, now have enough 1/8" wide rabbit fur leather to do 90 some arrows for about $10 delivered.

Will try them at dark to see how they show up. Last fall my arrow disappeared against deer hair background . Didn't like that at all!!

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kennym · June 25, 2018, 08:15:45 PM

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Roy from Pa · June 25, 2018, 08:23:17 PM

Pretty nice ole boy...

Charlie Lamb · June 25, 2018, 08:25:32 PM

I've used them a bunch over the years and they help. I've got some chartreuse standing by for this falls arrows.

I'd suggest adding an additional turn around the shaft on yours to "bulk" them up a bit.

Scored a piece of private ground to work on this year buddy. I've increased my options considerably. Looking forward to September and won't get up there much before time. Bummer.

kennym · June 25, 2018, 08:28:56 PM

Thanks Roy!

That's a good idea Charlie, see, you can teach an ol dog new tricks!! And I need schoolin!!

Wannabe1 · June 25, 2018, 08:38:37 PM

I'd forgotten about those! Wanted to give it a try some years back before all the hoopla happened to me. Look forward to your report as I might finally give them a try this year.

Jim Brennen · June 25, 2018, 08:42:13 PM

I have used the white rabbit zonkers, they work really well in low light situations. Those arrows look really nice.

kennym · June 25, 2018, 08:54:49 PM

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kennym · June 25, 2018, 08:55:15 PM

They show up great in the sun!

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kennym · June 25, 2018, 08:56:18 PM

Thanks Jim, great to hear. Love the wild turkey fletch but they are hard to see...

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Wannabe1 · June 25, 2018, 08:56:58 PM

Nice grouping!

kennym · June 25, 2018, 09:01:31 PM

Thanks TW , but that's only 15 or so yards. My preferred deer range... lol

Roy from Pa · June 25, 2018, 09:09:00 PM

Not too shabby ole timer..

skeaterbait · June 25, 2018, 09:21:08 PM

I think you need to shuffle your target!!

kennym · June 25, 2018, 09:21:33 PM

The groups look better when the nock end of the arrow is an inch across!!

kennym · June 25, 2018, 09:22:33 PM

Lonnie, I have, right before I took it to the cabin last fall, those guys love to shoot!!

skeaterbait · June 25, 2018, 09:27:25 PM

Quote from: kennym on June 25, 2018, 09:21:33 PM
The groups look better when the nock end of the arrow is an inch across!!

Do they make those in 6"

arrow30 · June 25, 2018, 09:30:49 PM

ive used those quite a bit, I like white and yellow.

Jim Brennen · June 25, 2018, 09:49:45 PM

Thats what I use them with to Kenny, I love the wild turkey fletch

kennym · June 25, 2018, 10:07:23 PM

Lonnie , you might look for squatch zonkers....

Jim, you can't beat wild turkey fletch in my opinion. But, they are harder to see than yellow. So I dyed some of em orange with koolaid last fall. They were beautiful, til I shot my first buck with one. When the arrow had deer hair as a background, it flat disappeared.

So I went back to yellow fletch. These will work I'm thinkin!!

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