I have been searching for sometime for a quality fletching voer to use on my bow. I would like one made from ASAT and can not find a dealer anywhere who has one. Anyone out here know where or who I can go to to get one? Also if I have to have one custom made what is the best material to use?
I heard of guys cutting pant legs off a pair of camo pants. Should work!!
Mine isn't ASAT, but Predator Brown is pretty good camo. I had Jeff at Gray Wolf Woolens (sponsor) make it up for me out of his wolfskin. He just put in a couple of metal grommets on the corners and I attach it with some shock cord and "S" hooks.
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Get in touch with Terry Green - I can't remember who's he has (was in a post quite a bit of time back), but it seems a good one (open bottom).
The guy that I use to buy mine from fell off the face of the earth I recon...and he made the best one's I've ever used....with a bendable wire to shape from Boa to Great Northers...and an open bottom for ease of removal. If you own one with a sealed bottom you'll know what i mean.
Anyhow, Rod Jenkins is fixing to start making them...soon as I get him the diamentions for a smaller version for the new smaller bow quivers like the Eagles Flight.
What Terry said...I got 2 myself. Bob Morrison used to sell them, I believe they came from the guy that owns arrow-shield.com.
Terry, that's good news that Rod will make them, love mine but it's gettin a bit long in the tooth.
My wife makes them, but she's only made them for me. She takes medium green fleece material, and she's sews in a drawstring, and I tie it where I want it, works out great, I take a dark marker and make my branch camouflage on the fleece material.
She made me a wonderful bow case it looks like leather on the outside and it has lambs wool on the inside.
Now that I have recurve, she will have a new challenge.
Pastor Carl
I think one of are own Glenda, Eric Krewsons Wife makes them up....
Got mine from Greg Debour Maverick Outfitters. The web site that JC posted. I don't know if he is still making them.
I too am looking for a better mouse trap. JC or Terry could you post a pic....Clay Patton in S. Ga had a unique design where he used Gatorboard..wished I had bought one of those..
I am surprised that this is not a readily available item. I too have been looking for one.
I finally went to Walmart and bought a piece of camo material and took it home and cut it and handstitched it. I sewed in a drawcord with some of those spring loaded clips on it. It works pretty well. I can cinch it down to protect the fletches in brush and loosen it up in the tree stand in case I need a quick second arrow.
I wanted some fleece material but couldn't find what I wanted locally.
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QuoteOriginally posted by frankwright:
I am surprised that this is not a readily available item. I too have been looking for one.
It is (through 3-Rivers) - as for the fleece that many have commented that they want, it is noisy as all heck to get feathers out of...... might be a quiet cover, but not inside.....
I'm on the hunt for the right materials to make the fletch covers...we've made a few prototypes to work out the bugs and will have them on the website and ready to go as soon as I get the right combination of materials, fit and function.
Do ya'll think being water repellant is a must have in a fletch cover?
That's one of the things I like about mine Rod. It's nice to be able to sit on stand and not worry about the feathers getting soaked.
The Wolfskin fabric is soft, quiet, and water resistant. Like the comment on fleece though, the material doesn't stop the noise when removing arrows. That comes more from the feathers rubbing against each other I think.
Glad to see you pick this one up and run with it!
Hey Joe!
Yeah, I know a little drizzel will sure make a mess of your feathers and I'm sure not calling it a day because of a wet stuff :D
I enjoyed shooting with you and Bob up in WI...but next time, I'm keeping score ! :biglaugh:
QuoteOriginally posted by Robhood23:
I heard of guys cutting pant legs off a pair of camo pants. Should work!!
That's what I did.
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I made one out of an old turkey hunting face net. I works fine. DB
The one I use is NOT noisy on the feathers....it has a bendable wire up to to shape the upper hole...and something like weed eater line in the bottom hole that keeps it pretty round like a hoop.....the bottom is open. Big difference that one that has a closed bottom as far as ease of removal and noise.
AND, I always hide arrow #2 on the back side for speed and complete silence....I'll post a pic in a jiffy....
Note the position of my #2 arrow hidden outside the read of the fletch cover......
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Same thing here.....#2 is not visible, but is handy for a quick 2nd shot if need be.
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I made this yesterday. it has a way to go but........thinking about this kind of crap is fun to me. Arrows can be taken out or put in from top or bottom and closet arrow can be taken straight out....
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forgive my ignorance but what is a closet arrow?
I think he meant closest arrow.
Probably what he meant, Joebuck is an Ole Miss graduate so you have to cut him some slack.
hey everybody!!!!! congrats to Tinkerbell above...this is his first post...a spelling correction on my part..He just joined yesterday...Thanks TB for your private PM's also...your my first groupie!
QuoteOriginally posted by Whip:
Like the comment on fleece though, the material doesn't stop the noise when removing arrows. That comes more from the feathers rubbing against each other I think.
Believe me, it is the feathers against the unfinished side of the fleece. Need something inside. When you take an arrow out, you essentially push backward and it snags on the fabric and it really makes some noise.
Bob....did you not see my post???
Put arrow #2 behind the fletch cover on the outside, it's still hidden behind the cover, yet easy and silent removal because you pull the arrow out of the gripper 1st, and away from the cover, and then down out of the cap.....never had a noise problem.