PaulABF Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I've just ordered a pair of these: from the sponsors. Anyone use them? Are they any good? Got them instead of a magnet as I'm not humping more weight across fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne9 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I forever seemed to be going out of the hide to fix the wings that kept turning inside out in the wind, also if any of your carbon rods break then your ****, they arent bad in general but i found they spooked more birds than they attracted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted February 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Are the rods not squaddie-proof then? Do they break easily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Mine have been fine, I think they work better over longer crops though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 i had a pair of them and could not get on with them, so sold them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 i've snapped a rod once - but easily replaced (just go into any model aircraft shop - they sell carbon fibre rods). work fine for me - tend to swap to dead birds as soon as i have some, but great for getting going (they also take less juice from the battery) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I have used mine a lot on the rotary and on bouncer/floaters and think they are excellent. They take a lot more rough handling than you imagine. When I first got mine I shortened the line through the wings and that stopped any chance of wing twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I have two sets of hypa flaps, one set was given to me as a trial item ( by our sponser) when they first came out, the origional two are still in surprisingly good shape, and have been well used and abused, out of all the different kit you can get, they are about as good a bit of kit you can buy, as they really do WORK, big trick is getting the speed right and setting them up to flap properly,I also invested in a hypa light rotary its permanantly strapped to the side of my kit bag so if I need it I already have it with me weighs next to nowt. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 I have to agree they are great I leave mine on the rotar arms all the time they get bashed about allot and have survived In top form. I don't bother with dead birds on the magnet now the crows are good too and the geese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 One good tip to avoid wing flip, is to make sure the decoys are angled almost 45 degrees inward (so their undersides are pointing outward). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 (edited) I forever seemed to be going out of the hide to fix the wings that kept turning inside out in the wind, also if any of your carbon rods break then your ****, they arent bad in general but i found they spooked more birds than they attracted. I have used mine for around 6 months and find them to be very good, as Cranfiled has said shorten the wire (Fishing line) on them and you should have no problems with them wings turning over. A also find the carbon rods a little short but have not had them popping out like some others have. Edited February 5, 2010 by baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decoying mad Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 are you ment to use 2 rods in each or just 1 as they sent 4 and no instructions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 You will notice that one set of rods is thicker than the other. The thick ones for windy days and the thinner ones for less windy days. There is usually a slip of paper instructions in the packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decoying mad Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 thanks cranfield never realy noticed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I've got 2 pairs of Hypa Flaps & a Hypa Flap rotary & they work great. Just make sure the nylon that attaches the wings isn't too long as this can make the wings flip over & as Cranfield says, angle them in about 45 degrees - incoming birds can see them better like this. Never had a problem with the carbon spars - I leave mine in all the time! I have used the other pair set up on bouncers, but now use Mag357's which are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Well I've used them on three occasions now as bouncers. Used carbon poles from an old mossie net. Looked fantastic and actually flapped when the wind gusted strong enough. I used the thin carbon wing spars - one snapped straight away due to me bending them into place but I blame me sausage fingers. Flocked heads look extremely realistic too. The fact that not a single bird was decoyed in is neither here nor there as there were no birds to be seen! Just bought a magnet to use them on (cheers robmiller!) so we'll see what next week brings - in between burying my mother in law! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Anyone know how thick the spars should be? Just received two decoys with 4 spars but they are all 1.3mm thick.........and I have broken one already. Edited February 26, 2010 by Splash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Anyone know how thick the spars should be? Just received two decoys with 4 spars but they are all 1.3mm thick.........and I have broken one already. Two of the four should be thin and the other 2 slightly thicker - for higher winds. Not sure on exact dimensions without measuring but probably the thickness of a pencil lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I've only had mine whilst the woodies have been bunched up and not really willing to decoy, and so far I think they are excellent. Was out last Saturday and was set up on turned soil, not any crop on the ground; Friend of mine was set up some 300 yards away. He was using real birds and I had the Hypers on our rotaries, the woodies didn't want to know the real ones where as they were swinging round from distance to came and have a nose at the Hypers. I'm not suggesting this one example proves these are better than the real thing, but they are very good. I was always sceptical of the price considering what they are, but seeing them in action has definitely won my vote. Worth every penny!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I was always sceptical of the price considering what they are, but seeing them in action has definitely won my vote. Worth every penny!! Agreed. I keep getting a glimpse of them in corner of eye when in the hide and they do look very realistic. They even give that wing beat noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyip Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 ive got a set and they r great if u havent got any deadbirds work well over couli and cabbage also got a set of air pro's aswell dont rate these!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthlyninja Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Excellent. I use them on my magnet, i won't leave home without them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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