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Offline fiddler49

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Arrow whiskers
« on: November 04, 2019, 01:47:51 am »
Arrow whiskers are like judo points but made from weed wacker string / . O95 inch dia. Tied around arrow shaft with special knot leaving 4 separate pieces of line about 3 to 4 inches long and equally spaced around shaft / they are snug fitting on shaft but can slide up with force / these keep target arrows from disappearing under grass,weeds,duff,snow but still stick into targets,stumps,logs,bumps,even small game and birds / you can slide whiskers up to fletching to carry in quiver and back out to point for shooting / you could even make these out of wild rose or other thin roots / I’ll post tutorial pics soon when I figure out how to cheers fiddler49
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2019, 06:41:04 am »
 Pics posted for "fidler49"   Here ya go mike..............Pics keep coming out sideways from email bud...
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2019, 06:44:43 am »
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2019, 06:45:08 am »
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Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Offline Deerhunter21

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2019, 09:06:07 am »
will it keep it from going under placed grass? i have a problem of shooting and then I miss and they go under my sod and i cant find them.
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Offline fiddler49

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2019, 12:22:35 pm »
Yes / that’s the whole reason for making these arrow whiskers
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Offline Deerhunter21

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2019, 12:32:27 pm »
Yesssssssss!
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2019, 12:48:30 pm »
Neat idea!  I see a "run" on bright colored weed whacker thread developing!  Pretty simple knot, too!
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Offline Mesophilic

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2019, 01:32:44 pm »
Do they slow down the arrow much?  Like a flu flu?

Are they hard on fetching? 

We have weeds that grow pretty darn fast during our short wet season and these might really come in handy.
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Offline fiddler49

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2019, 08:04:28 pm »
They don’t go over fletching at all so no damage / They don’t slow arrow down very much but some depending how long you make whiskers / mine are 4 inches long but you can make them shorter / If the whiskers are not snug enough on shaft you can tie strong thin cord on to either side of square knot to increase friction / I use #30 tarred sine line tied in a constrictor hitch on feather side of square knot with extra length up over 2 whiskers to separate and evenly space the 4 whiskers going around arrow shaft in opposite directions a few times and finish with a square knot / I cut off excess sine line and put a dab of super glue on ends to keep cord from unraveling / this also keeps the whiskers from coming off arrow shaft when pulling back out of brush and dirt / You can make whiskers out of roots and runners like those of wild rose which are about the same diameter of weed wacker line. Very strong and flexible / that’s what the last photo is / work great / cheers fiddler49
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Offline fiddler49

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Re: Arrow whiskers
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2019, 08:23:53 pm »
Another quick note / I tried to make the photos self explanatory but for the sake of clarity / you have to heat up weed. Wacker line with a heat gun before you pull tight around arrow shaft / hold tight till plastic cools a bit / then slide off shaft and use a bit of medium super glue on the square knot to keep it tight / then slide back on to arrow shaft / don’t over heat the plastic line / I’ve used a Bick lighter to heat line but easy to mess up / you want the whiskers to be snug but not glued on / cheers fiddler49
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