Well last night around twilight I took a short shot at a pig and missed. Not too happy about it. I went back to look for blood or a dead pig and didn't find a drop and certainly no dead pig. I think luckily I had a clean miss but it made me want to buy a lighted nock. I'm not even sure where my arrow went.
I heard the burt coyote luminocks are junk, and I see other brands need magnets glued to the riser which I'm not doing. But these "Archers Flame" nocks seem to have pretty good reviews. Anyone have any horror stories or do you like them?
Good post, I too would like to know more about lighted nocks, Do those have them them like them? Can they be used on wood, aluminum, and carbon arrows. Seems like they maybe a good idea to help you see your arrow in flight and to see better the hit you make on game
The research I looked up was that the common "lumenock" or whatever it's called gets pretty bad reviews. So do most of the others. They say they are inconsistent, and go off at the wrong time. Some also require gluing a magnet to your riser.
But the archers flame is pretty unique among lighted nocks. It works from a different mechanism. Everyone with reports I read liked them. But they were all wheelie bows. Many of the bad reviews are from guys using light arrows complaining about 22grain nocks. They have 100g tips and it throws the weight off balance. My tips are 250. They ain't going nowhere.
I'd like to have them because I THINK I missed the pig. I don't even know. I never saw a drop of blood but he was standing in water so if there was just a little blood I wouldn't find it in the water. Only the foliage. My bow is super quiet and the other pigs didn't run off. But he did. I waited and he never came back with the other ones. And I never found my arrow. I'd feel better if I knew where that nock went.
not legal in some states
QuoteOriginally posted by Roadkill:
not legal in some states
that is an interesting twist....
very not leagl in wyoming I know that.
I just ordered both the luminock and the Archers flame for the sole perpose of a tunning aid, I hope to be able to see the arrow flight better. I dont think i will use them while hunting because of there expence.
I will let you know what i think of them after i tune some arrows this weekend
QuoteI heard the burt coyote luminocks are junk,
Whats wrong with them? Been using them to and fro for a couple of years. Plinking in the garden at night, stumping (real easy to find lost arrows) at dusk after work etc.
Hunting w stick and string is illegal here unfortunately, but were it legal, all use of artificial light is still prohibited during hunting, even when following up wounded animals
K
check out firenocks,they're THE BEST on the market, but expensive. really hi tech the way they work, EVERY TIME....
I've been using lumenocks this year and I've had no problems so far. I can also see where they are great for bow tuning as well. 57lb Checkmate with 5575 gold tips. 225 gns up front.
G5 nocks work by the force of the bow letting loose they work great the X nock lights up but the super nock blinks . THe main problem is price $55.00 for three you do not want to lose these!!!
I'll have to look into those other ones.
KrEn. Please don't take my word for dogma. I've never used them. I just was looking at different brands and reading what reports about them I could find.
Tail fire nocks had decent reviews, archers flame had good ones, one I forget had bad ones, and the luminock reviews were pretty bad. Many people weren't happy with them. Had them going off at bad times. Also turning on when they hit the animal and turning back off when they go through. Stuff like that.
I didn't mean to bad mouth the product I've never even used it. If it works for ya more power to you. I just read too many bad reviews for them to get my dollar thats all.
Has anyone had any experience with the easton tracer nocks? I was thinking of trying theese next year as I've been having a hard time picking up my arrow in flight especially at close ranges. Thanks Greg
Tried the Tracer nock it takes a magnet with in one inch of nock as it passes over bow shelf . I could not locate magnet anywhere to light them . The only thing we could reason why not was the paradox of the arrow on long bows and recurves . They work great on wheelys . Go to **** or utube there are a couple guys making their own for about $2.00 apeace
that was the other one that had bad reviews. the easton one.
the luminoks work great, you just have to follow the directions. the new ones from g5 are even better. and for those of you who think they spook deer, they are not as bright as the luminoks.
since when are lighted nocks traditional?
QuoteOriginally posted by wizzer:
since when are lighted nocks traditional?
Who the heck cares?? The guy's just asking for a few opinions for
himself They're not
compulsory you know.... :rolleyes:
Since when did carbon, or fiberglass, or foam limbs become traditional? Or plastic feathers and arrow nocks for that matter?
When they came up with the technology and put it on longbows and recurves I suppose is when it became traditional.
I guess you shoot a hickory stick with a twisted rawhide string?
I have shot a few in low light just to see my arrow flight as others here have mentioned. They made me a little night blind for a few mins lol. :smileystooges:
I guess its up for interpretation by the wildlife officer but NC Regulations Digest says:
"It is unlawful to use any of the following in taking wild birds or animals:
-artificial lights (including laser sights),"
I know folks who use them, but without clarification from wildlife officials, I wouldn't use them. Also, they are not P&Y legal, If that matters to you. I think they are a good idea, especially in low light and they don't help you kill an animal, just see where your arrow hit...
David
David I think the laser sight thing applies to actual laser sights. Like they use on pistols and so forth.
Our law says the same thing but they have in parenthesis that lasers not projecting outside the scope are okay. It was in reference to those laser dot sights that display a red dot within the sight but not on the animal. So I'm pretty sure they mean actual laser points, not lighted nocks. It's probably the same there too but a phone call could answer the question.
I make my own using the lighted bober lights , the push pull type you get at Wal-mart. I have about 3 bucks in each. I took two deer this season right at dark. It really helped finding an arrow after a pass thru. Cool to see the arrow flight so well and watch it dissapear when passing thru. Check you tube for instructions on how to make them, search for homemade lighted nocks.
thanks Red. I'll give it a go.
Not legal here in Washington
Gene
They are the best thing there is for seeing the hit and finding an arrow.It takes the guess work out of where you really hit an animal or if you missed.I built some for my regular sized carbons but use luminocks in my axis shafts.I have heard all the stories about them being junk but never had an issue with them.I have two I have shot a lot over the last year and they have worked every time without fail.
I'd like to try them, ever since my prostate started eating all my hair I don't pick up the arrow as well as I used to. I know it's not my eyes if my arms weren't too short I could read just fine!
I shot my first tradional deer tonight . I can not walk so i hunt from an ATV . Called my son WHO IS COLOR BLIND to do the main tracking we had a good bloody trail but i seen the luminock shining in the briars at about 25 yards , we would have found but this made me a beleaver in the lighted nock . I could have found it just by heading in the direction the deer ran even if it was raining :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats Bowmarks.
i have used the lumenocks and they are inconstant from my experience with them sometime they don't go on well most of the time they dont and some dont work at all. i have made home made ones with the bobber lights mentioned above they work better but still perfecting them.
they are a useful nice for low light shooting and tuning etc.. on my last trip to south africa we would have lost an ostridge it it was not for a lighted nock