i killed a deer the other day and saw the arrow pass through and could not find my arrow when i got down. i have been thinking of tring a new color combo for day light. i uses reflective white wraps so night is not much of a problem. right now everything in the woods now seems to be red, white, yellow with all the leaves turning. i have been considering pink. these is nothing in the woods that is pink. should be able to see them very well. any of you use pink. b-dog
Light blue is another color not found on the ground in the woods.
Besides some turkey feathers every once in awhile and some old arrows fletched with yellow feathers pink is all I use now. I personally can see them much easier than any other color I have tried.
My combo is Onestinger yellow DD reflective wraps with 4 x 4" pink naners and yellow nocks. This combo just jumps out for me and do not see switching anytime in the near future.
Bright pink with a contrasting flouro yellow nock is awfully hard to lose...so 90% of the time it's this...
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And every once in a while, this...
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Florescent yellow with blue nocks is what I use can't miss it.
QuoteOriginally posted by JC:
Bright pink with a contrasting flouro yellow nock is awfully hard to lose...so 90% of the time it's this...
GO TEAM PINK!!! :biglaugh:
I'm with JC. Pink with yellow nocks is all I shoot. Haven't lost an arrow since I went pink ;)
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I shoot pink and love them!
No pink for me, but white wrap with chartreuse feathers is quite bright.
Pink shows up great, even when bloody. Now blue on the other hand...lots use it, but I can't see it in flight worth a crap! Pink, flat out, shows up great going into the rib cage of a dark brown deer to track shot placement and is usually super easy to find in the woods. Just my opinion of course. I like Chartreuse alot too!
Pink's the best: it's so obnoxious there's nothing in the woods like it.
If you can't stand pink, another (surpisingly) good color in Autumn is that neon lime green color. You wouldn't think green would show well, but that lime green is so different from natural green that it actually shows up quite well.
AINT NO WAY I AM SHOOTIN PINK my son would not ever hunt with me. I like yellow on a white rap you can see it well even when covered in blood.
those are nice lookin arrows JC
Plumber, it actually works out really well at shoots too. There's almost always someone with some "sissy/prissy" remark to make...usually they make a point to mention it in a crowd, which only makes it easier to shame them into putting their money where their mouth is. You'd be surprised how much money I've one on side bets with my "sissy" arras against their "he-man" ones ;)
I prefer peuce with a slight amber tint, with some contrasting mauve. :saywhat:
Or white. Or chartreuse.
QuoteOriginally posted by George D. Stout:
I prefer peuce with a slight amber tint, with some contrasting mauve.
Well heck George, and here I thought you weren't able to step outside your comfort zone. Peuce, amber and mauve, not that's a feller with an open mind right there. :clapper:
Flo pink wrap, Flo pink feathers and a Flo pink nock. They almost dare me to lose them.
flo pink wrap and fletch or flo orange wrap and fletch. AMG feathers are bright :readit:
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all three flecth pink cant lose these puppys well not on purpose (http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh305/jeffburg/CIMG2849.jpg)
what the heck is 'peuce'???
I picked up some pink fletchings for a good price thinking I'd try them...just can't seem to get myself to fletch up any arrows with them yet... :rolleyes:
I thought about fletchin with pink but figured some body would have a cute something to say and I'd have to scratch his eyes out, so I went with a floresent orange wrap with white feathers, ther bright in the dusk/dawn but may have to try the pink, looks like it would be hard to miss.
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Amg Feathers and 3r wraps. I lost one at the Muzzy...but it was bright enough that someone else found it and brought it to the arrow bucket. This dozen arrows are still a FULL dozen.
Pink and blue are great colors, but I wanted something that would blend in with the fall foliage a bit if the turkeys showed up.
QuoteOriginally posted by centaur:
what the heck is 'peuce'???
Well, I'd leave the explanation to George but he's probably building his special color arrows right now, so I went to the next best source, wikipedia:
"Puce (often misspelled as "puse","peuse" or "peuce") is a color that is defined as ranging from reddish-brown to purplish-brown, with the latter being the more widely-accepted definition found in reputable sources. Puce is a shade of red. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) dates the use of "puce" (in couleur puce) from 1787. The word comes from French; puce literally means "flea", as the usual flea coloration is either dark reddish-brown or dark purplish-brown."
Everytime I join this campfire I know I'm going to learn something. "Peuse", who'd a guessed. You guys crack me up! LOL! By the way, I'm secure enough in my manhood that I shoot Pink too, with Chartreuse tracers.
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Terry nice arrow man.. Love the color...
I love pink! Pink wraps and all Pink or sometimes have a yellow Cock feather in the mix with Flo Green Nocks. I made my dad some that had Flo. Yellow Wrap with a yellow cock feather and 2 Flo Orange Hens which were bright and looked Cool.
The last time somebody said something about my
pink fletches, I just knocked him down with my
purse. Problem solved.
Murray
Fellows in his original post he said the arrow passed through. So how do those bright fletch look covered in red foamy blood?
I just go for stealth arrows. Orange and black this year on camo shafts.
They brighten up a bunch when they turn red.
Mike
QuoteOriginally posted by mj seratt:
The last time somebody said something about my
pink fletches, I just knocked him down with my
purse. Problem solved.
Murray
Dang, I wish I'd have been quick enough to write that :biglaugh:
I'm hunting on the ground in my Ghilli this year...so I'm shooting either brown or natural turkey with a white rabbit fur tracer...Doc
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QuoteOriginally posted by wingnut:
Fellows in his original post he said the arrow passed through. So how do those bright fletch look covered in red foamy blood?
I just go for stealth arrows. Orange and black this year on camo shafts.
They brighten up a bunch when they turn red.
Mike
Mike, even when covered in blood, they still look...well....pink. I will say that I have been playing with some reflective arrow wraps from onestringer and really like being able to see the arrow from a hundred yards in the dark. Of course, they are pink...with flames!
QuoteOriginally posted by JC:
Of course, they are pink...with flames!
I am
SOOO jealous right now! :notworthy:
I'm at the in-laws right now (that's why I'm not in the woods) or I'd take a pic and you'd REALLY be jealous!
QuoteOriginally posted by JC:
I'm at the in-laws right now
Ooooh.....All my jealousy just went away! :biglaugh:
The last time somebody said something about my
pink fletches, I just knocked him down with my
purse. Problem solved.
Murray
Thats not a purse, its a "Possibles Bag". Of course its possible it has lipstick, and blush in it. Flames and pink, two words that should never go together. Flo Yellow for me.
I don't have pink fletch they are FUCHSIA! How dare anyone call my fletching PINK. :D
I like the Chartruse, but I am going to have to try pink...
Here is a white/green reflective wraps from Onestringer with and without flash:
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The wraps are so reflective, I can't get an accurate shot of them without natural sunlight...so here's the best I could do tonight:
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Pink flames, fade to solid pink, fade to just the reflective, printed on the reflective backing with a clear overwrap. So far, If I didn't love cresting so much I'd probably use these reflective wraps exclusively.
Otherwise, with a flash, they just look like this:
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You can really see these things in the dark from a loooooong way off. And of course, with my cool pink w/flame scheme, I'm styling in the daylight. NOW you can be jealous bro :readit:
QuoteOriginally posted by elknutz:
Flames and pink, two words that should never go together.
HA! I knew somebody would eventually poke at that one! :biglaugh:
QuoteOriginally posted by JC:
NOW you can be jealous bro :readit:
Well, if I can't
BE you, at least I can bathe in the reflected glory. And
BOY is that glory reflective!! :biglaugh:
Is this the San Fransisco chapter of TradGang.Guys do you wear pink wool,High heal Danner,s and carry an arrow purse and not a quiver,Do the large dangling earring's get in the way of your anchor point...LOL
Never been to San Francisco, I'd wear pink wool if it was free, my Danner's do have a heel but I wouldn't call it "high", I strictly use a bow quiver but not sure if my bison gear would be considered a purse or not...never seen a purse that could pack out 50#'s of bloody meat but you show me a good one cheap and I'll buy it for my wife. You'll have to ask Rob about the earrings, I got rid of mine years ago. His do dangle a might...but I've never seen them get in the way of his anchor.
Nice come back.I have no problem with shooting a pink fletching.If it works I want it and if the wool was free I would wear it to.
I dont know guys ... I'd rather lose a few than tote around pink arrows ... Tippit I like your natural grey barred ... right up my alley.
Team Pink has a large following...from the Tri State Terrors to the bunch of rabbit hunters at the Joan Leonard Memorial weekend....Pretty popular...
Besides...the only time I see Pink in the woods...my arrows...surveyor tape...and pink frothy foam on my arrow....
QuoteOriginally posted by lpcjon2:
Do the large dangling earring's get in the way of your anchor point...LOL
Nope ;) .......
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Holy Smokes.... anyone tough enough to smile after a saber tooth tiger lost a claw in his ear is man enough to use pink fletching in my hunting camp any time he wants. Your welcome in Oregon any time!
MAN! That gives new meaning to having a pierced ear!
I once had a hatchet stuck in my left knee, but it was tough getting around. Now all I have is the scar to remind me.
;~)
Shoot straight, Shinken
Man,thats National geographic material, sure nuff.
It's all in good fun....hey, when you shoot pink fletching and especially reflective wraps with pink flames, you've GOT to have a sense of humor!
Man those pink arrows look great, i usually use white feathers but my next batch will for sure be pink. :thumbsup:
I guess I will have to come out of the closet about my pink fletching desires,Thanks Guys
Back in the early 50s VW came out with a colar that they called Salmon. For three years was thiear biggest seller on the little Bugs.
In Montana we called it pink..
Drove the bug all through high school..
Looks like I,ll be trying a batch of those Salmon feathers....
Later....Buzz
Rob, I'm going to have to look into the one thru the bridge of the nose...that looks like it would keep my glasses in the right spot :biglaugh:
Here is a new combo I'm going to try out Thanksgiving week. Again with and without flash with my reflective "crest":
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