Any comments on what you think is the most visible fletching color or color combination for all aspects of bowhunting:
-Seeing the Arrow in flight
-Seeing the Arrow at impact/penetration or in an animal that is carrying the arrow.
-Finding the arrow on the ground after the shot including post-hit on an animal or simply finding a 'lost' arrow.
I've tried (white, yellow, white/yellow, orange, etc.. and was considering making up some all pink (go ahead and insert jokes) fletched arrows, mainly for the purpose of seeing the arrow at impact on a game animal and finding the arrow shaft following impact. It seems there is nothing else in the woods that resembles the color pink and it is very bright making it a good choice.
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The chartreuse has always shown better under low light conditions for me period. Also, they are still pretty bright after passing through much more so than other colors.
Fl Pink
Fl Orange
Fl Chartreuse
These are the brightest colors. Any combinations of these will show up when in flight and impacting an animal. Different lighting and different visual backgrounds will impact how well you can see the arrow in flight. Use reflective tapes with these colors to be able to find them at night.
Hey Terry,
You wanna turn down the brightness a bit. I had to put on my sunglasses! ;0) Those pics say it all.
Terry, Those are making my eyes hurt!
I have been using fl pink, but I am switching to the chartreuse because I am actually having trouble seeing the pink in flight.
My son has been using flo pink since day one. We can see them in low light pretty good. The upside is no one keeps his arrows so he gets them back.I also like flow green for nocks with white fletch.
Pink works for these old eyes...
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Last big trad event I was at I noticed pink seemed to be fairly trendy. Gets harder and harder to find my arrows in the lost arrow bucket (not that I lose a lot of arrows).
Pink feathers and white or yellow nocks works best for me...
Another vote for chartreuse.
Pink, Fl yellow or Fl green, just look at the previous photos....says it all!! :thumbsup:
'Gayer-than-a-treefull-of-monkeys Pink'
Either 3 5s or 4 4s, yellow or white nocks....
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Personally, I like white, orange or yellow only because it works for me. If I needed more, I might add a fur tracer to the nock end. If you hunt from a blind, it is easier to hide the fletch than if your moving, and they type of quiver your using.
I just did these with Chartruese parabolics that I bought at Compton from Sagittarius archery, these are so bright that they almost are glow in the dark! Great feahter for $22.00 a 100!
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I like white and gray for hunting. They blend in while hunting and I can see them in flight as good as any other color.
Chartreuse for me with white being my second choice. :thumbsup:
With my eyes, in low light conditions of first and last light, nothing beats white fletching. I've tried the others such as hot pink, yellow, chartruese, orange and they all tend to disapper color wise under low light conditions. This is why I've been fletching my arrows for decades with white feathers.
I've always leaned towards the pink and white combo since nobody had that color combo for fear of being called something other than manly. This batch I think I'm going with pink and chartreuse 4 fletch bananas.
white-chartreuse! I still say pink is for the chicks!!!
Team pink!!!!!!! it's not just for girls anymore.
Blue and pink combo.
Team Pink....and some Chartruese
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My arrows when I hunt during gun season..flo orange dip...flo orange feathers...
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the bright neon green with matching wraps show up very nicley as well
I like white for the early season before the snow falls; later in the year I use chartruese/yellow or orange.
I have always like chartruese as a nice bright color,my favorite.
go to the opening page Tradgang.com and scan that photo. Which fletch do YOU think stand out the brightest.
ChuckC
PINK!!!!
Zipped this arrow thru a Quebec bear last week. Tipped with a 1963 Bear Razorhead.
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I am definately team pink! I've shoot everything from natural turkey feathers, to orange, green, white, mixtures of all of them. And by far pink is the best for me. I have found that in the fall orange can disapeare, and in the spring chart can disapeare. Pink NEVER disapeares on me, lol. But that is just my opinion. If deer see shades of gray, I figure go as bright as I can!
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notice how black kinda stands out . . . makes ya think huh?
depends on back ground time of year and light.
I prefer white,second choice yellow.
Yellow ones are visable enough for me. Them chartreuse ones look really bright.
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I use chartreuse as well.
GO TEAM PINK!
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I like pink :readit:
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I like flo pink, chartreuse and white. But this yr. I going to go with flo pink wraps and 2 white barred 5" shield feathers and one regular white cock feather.
Pink or White all the same color
QuoteOriginally posted by kadbow:
Another vote for chartreuse.
I like it also with all the feathers. I use a bright oramge nock. Nice combo. I also do two white and one bright, but only spring and summer shooting.
After reading the responses and seeing the pics I have to say that I think pink will stand out against any other color in the woods during any season of the year, possibly even better than chartreuse. In terms of seeing the arrow in flight in low light conditions, I think white would probably provide the best visual contrast.
For those of us who are red/green colorblind, or partially so like I am, light blue is a very good color, in addition to yellow and chartreuse. I usually avoid white because my favorite quarry has a lot of white on it. :)
In the fall and winter there is NOTHING in the woods that is BLUE does not help a lot in seeing the arrow to the target, but it makes it easy to find after the hit . ALways like some sort of Blue, White and Red combination Good sight in flight and easy to find on the ground.
Pink and chartreuse.
QuoteOriginally posted by deaddoc4444:
In the fall and winter there is NOTHING in the woods that is BLUE
Sometimes our woods seem to glow blue when there is snow on the ground, lol, but other than those rare occasions I actually liked blue alot too. Untill dad informed me that I resembled a tom in the springtime, lol
Joe Skipp had some BRIGHT fluorescent green one on here once that were seriously fluorescent green. I ordered some from another seller and they weren't nearly as green.
I need some green Joe Skipp feathers!
Chartreuse and white and I like the reflective wraps, too.
On my little walkabouts shooting ground squirrels I had both Pink and chartreuse fletched arrows. I lost two chartreuse in the grass and no pinks. Luck maybe but lay then down in dry grass and the pink stands out more.
QuoteI need some green Joe Skipp feathers!
:thumbsup:
I love it that you guys use pink feathers, I'd rather loose one, not my thing. Terry's got some good ones and the wraps are for sale in TG store
QuoteOriginally posted by robtattoo:
'Gayer-than-a-treefull-of-monkeys Pink'
I shoot pink feathers but even I am not this secure in my archery!
I like all white fletchings and white nocks. White just seems to work for me. Although I must admit that I have never tried the pink deal.
Pink rules!
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If it ain't chartreuse - it ain't no use. H
Gotta go with the yellows feathers! Easy to see, look great when cover with blood and can look at them out of my treestand and tell where the hit was! Everything stands out on them!
Great lookin arrows Terry!!