TN Bucknasty Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 All of my arrow vanes are yellow, white, and green which are three stupid colors to put on an arrow if you ask me. I've got a can of fluorescent orange spray paint at home that I was thinking about putting on my fletchings to make them show up better. I'm pretty sure I've seen Waddel do this on one episode of Road Trips. What do ya'll think about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Are you talking about painting the fletchings or painting the shafts before you fletch? I will tell you this.. in order for the florescent paint to work corerect it has to be sprayed on a white surface. I paint the end of all of my shafts with a white epoxy paint before I fletch them. It adds only around a 1/4 of what a wrap does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 My question is this: Why do you think they are stupid colors? You are only shooting at 2 things, a target, or an animal. You should mostly always hit the target, and when you're shooting game you're looking for blood, for that matter the vanes may as well be camo'd. If you want to retrieve arrows, get a lighted nock. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Bucknasty Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 My question is this: Why do you think they are stupid colors? You are only shooting at 2 things, a target, or an animal. You should mostly always hit the target, and when you're shooting game you're looking for blood, for that matter the vanes may as well be camo'd. If you want to retrieve arrows, get a lighted nock. Just my 2 cents. You might look for blood first, but I always like to check the arrow before taking up the trail. This time of year, everything in the woods is green or yellow. I hunt a lot of thickets and its a pain to find the blasted things especially late in the evenings. Besides that, I always take a handful of arrows to shoot squirrels, mice, and such to pass the time during the middle of the day and to get in some extra practice. I tried the paint on some old arrows and it doesn't seem to be hurting anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Sounds good to me. I started using lighted nocks last year, and I really like the way I can follow the arrow till it passes through the deer and I know exactly what kind of shot I made (for the most part). Wraps also are great for adding more visibility if you don't already shoot them. I don't bother with them, but when I help my buddy track his deer he always shows me that white wrap covered in blood sticking out in the field. Hard to miss them. Edited September 19, 2010 by redkneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcot2773 Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 dont use lighted knocks or wraps... but i have a system that i am testing that says i can still see my arrow at night. but all my arrows are fletched in either blaze orange and white or red and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungshooter Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Three small strips of reflective tape work good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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