lofting

[bobby dazzler]

all right there chaps just brought some lofting hooks of ebay but need a lofting pole now does any body no where i can get a cheap one or i was told u could use a fishing rod pole is that true

[hawkeye]

all right there chaps just brought some lofting hooks of ebay but need a lofting pole now does any body no where i can get a cheap one or i was told u could use a fishing rod pole is that true

 

 

Got a roach pole from car boot sale couple of quid works great :o

[pavman]

all right there chaps just brought some lofting hooks of ebay but need a lofting pole now does any body no where i can get a cheap one or i was told u could use a fishing rod pole is that true

 

 

Got a roach pole from car boot sale couple of quid works great :o

 

I am with Hawkeye

 

I use a pole with a small funnel as in the wind it can be a bit tricky to get them down, works a treat

[mickymiroku]

if you cant get one at a car boot sale, try a fishing tackle shop. you should be able to get a telescopic pole 6 metres long for £6. disreguard the top section as it will be too weak,and make a funnel out of a small plastic bottle. regards mick.

[young airgunner]

im new, whats a lofting pole used for?

[Mungler]

Get your pigeon / magpie decoy, stick it on one of these:

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4x-Pigeon-Crow-Shoot...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Then hang it high up off a branch in a "sitty tree" (a tree where birds normally sit - find an old oak tree on a flight line) and it will act as a decoy and attract other birds to the tree.

 

A lofting pole is what is used to "loft" the decoy into the tree.

 

Works well at this time of the year as decoys in trees (on extended branches) make a good silhouette can be seen by other birds from miles around, whereas stuff on the ground is harder to see from the air (especially if it is next to a OSR field, as OSR is tall now).