flu flu fletch length

[aero86]

i wanna make a couple flu flu arrows. i bought some green and red full size feathers.  id like to use 3 fletches.  how long should i make them?

[sailordad]

my opinion on flu flus
the more fltch the better
i keep them so they jusy clear the bow when at brace
and as tall as possible
the more feather the faster it slows it down

[aero86]

yeah, these will be full height.  guess ill have to see what the brace height is on my bow! lol

[HickoryBill]

I usually go with 4.5 to 5.5 depending on the bow.

[jturkey]

i use 4, 3"  feathers and also 6, 3 " feathers but all mine are wild turkey feathers.

[aero86]

the bow im using actually has a center shot cut out shelf.. 

[Pat B]

What will you be using these flu flus for? Ground hunting, squirrel hunting, flight shooting?   I like a single, full length feather spiral wrapped on the shaft. I can shoot these accurately at 15 yards just like my hunting arrows and shoot at(  ) squirrels with them but after 30 yards they drop dead(the flu flus, not the squirrels).  The spiral wraped flu flus puts on brakes sooner that a standard 3 or 6 fletched flu flu. 
  For standard fletched flu flus I usually made them the same length as my regular arrows but left them unchopped(unburned).

[aero86]

mostly squirrel hunting, and a bit of ground hunting. so, when spiral wrapping them, do you tie off the front end of the feather?

[Pat B]

Yes. The last few I made I used fletch tape, layed the spiral then ties them forward and rear.  You can just tie the front, spiral the feather and tie the back without glue or tape.

[aero86]

forgot about my fletch tape!  good idea!

[Pat B]

Fletch tape is quick and easy!

[stringstretcher]

To make it easier, put the tape on the arrow shaft first and lay the feather on the tape.  Trying to hold a pre taped feather off the shaft while making the spiral is a lot harder in my opinion.

[Scowler]

I normally make my flu flus fletchings the same lengh as my regular arrows.

[CraigMBeckett]

I agree with Pat B,

The best flu flus I have made used full length feathers spirally wound around the shaft. I use pins to hold them in place while the glue dried. Tried others with 6, 5.5 inch shield cut feathers or 6 full height approx 6 inch long feathers but could not see any advantage, the disadvantage being the time to make and the cost of the feathers

Craig.

[hillbilly61]

What will you be using these flu flus for? Ground hunting, squirrel hunting, flight shooting?   I like a single, full length feather spiral wrapped on the shaft. I can shoot these accurately at 15 yards just like my hunting arrows and shoot at(  ) squirrels with them but after 30 yards they drop dead(the flu flus, not the squirrels).  The spiral wraped flu flus puts on brakes sooner that a standard 3 or 6 fletched flu flu. 
  For standard fletched flu flus I usually made them the same length as my regular arrows but left them unchopped(unburned).

  Same here. I've tried the full height, using 3RW and 3LW faceing each other ata hard hellical. but I like the way the full spiral works. Like Pat said, 30  yards and dead drop   "the flu flus, not the squirrels"