bakerboy Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Just recently some shooters have informed that my magnet is about to fall over. I place my magnet at about 45 or more degrees, and postion the arms, 1 high and 1 low, this then gives the impression the the birds are diving into the stubble/crop whatever . I find it gives a realistic picture , does anyone else do it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) My magnet has moved in soft soil before and ended up at an angle, I know what you mean about that up down movement. I was just worried it would eventually tip right over so quickly refix it in the ground. Mine doesn't have the spikes to do that on purpose, it would never be stable enough. Edited September 4, 2011 by Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) Tot tip from Terry:) the pigeon man Edited September 4, 2011 by super sharp shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I just alter the arms to the same effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 when i used myne it always did fall over due to the ground been so soft, it seems a waste of time putting it out now (even when it does stay stood up right!) i think it does look good when at a slight angle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I find it a good tactic if I cant get under a distant flightline wind permitting, My magnets rarely verticle, nearly always has a degree of tilt just makes the birds show on a different plane from dead horizontal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) I just alter the arms to the same effect The arms never get to the ground they will always be 18" or so above, by tilting you have the effect of a bird skimming the ground and rising again, more of an oliptical (if that is the right word) orbit, diving and soaring may be a better description. Edited September 4, 2011 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 yes i do it ,looks and works great in a crop, i also like to place it right in the hedge or half under a tree,just looks different and somtimes works great, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 My magnet is better than a scarecrow, never had a pigeon near it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 My magnet is better than a scarecrow, never had a pigeon near it?? like that down here now, havent used 1 for a long time! they seem to come in when just have gliders and statics put whirly out and they dont come anywhere near, have tried all different angles, heights, speed, positions........no good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 like that down here now, havent used 1 for a long time! they seem to come in when just have gliders and statics put whirly out and they dont come anywhere near, have tried all different angles, heights, speed, positions........no good best leave it at home mate, i have never ever had a bird anywhere near mine, tried eveything dead birds the lot.Floaters sre the way forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imissalot Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 never had any luck with mine and i mean never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Agreed they don`t always work but if some of you guys have never had luck with them I`d say something is wrong with the setup. Personally I find the speed is important, slow has much less draw than what appears too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 never had any luck with mine and i mean never I find that quite odd. Is it that you rarely go shooting so that your chance for success is limited? Is the land you shoot over, shot too often by others? I can honestly say that 99% of the time,i have success with a magnet. This doesn't mean that every bird commits - that will rarely happen with any set up - just that i always have birds interested in the pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclestuffy Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I found recently that when we packed up the hide and magnet the birds started flocking in. Previously, I packed up the hide into the car and the birds kept coming and coming - shooting at the pigeons like a scene from the Alamo. I have never had that before. For clarity I drove the car to where I was decoying to load up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I tilt the magnet on most crops so that you get the rise and fall effect,I've even rammed the spike into a tree root in the hedge when the birds are on flight line behind me on another shoot. DB and I made a magnet out of a bike wheel hub which was operated by a string from the hide this had a track for the arm to follow which pushed the decoy up into view then dropped back into the downed barley this was great untill it fell apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 like that down here now, havent used 1 for a long time! they seem to come in when just have gliders and statics put whirly out and they dont come anywhere near, have tried all different angles, heights, speed, positions........no good totally lost it on sunday, fed up with the magnet put 2 x carts into it and blew the useless thing to pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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