Anthony Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 It is very easy for people who shoot pigeons regularly to use freshly shot pigeons from recent outings for their magnets, but if like me you shoot less regularly, do you use frozen birds and defrost them the night before? or just chance it and hope you shoot two quickly, from passed experience waiting to shoot two can be very annoying. Also are there many pigeon shooters who only use motorised flappers and save the weight from the magnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I have used frozen birds, but last year I bought two, flock coated, fixed wing decoys, which are made for rotary devices and floaters. They work well and are very convenient, but expensive. They are too heavy for my floaters, but I know they are OK on some. I have also found they don,t like rough treatment, so don,t carry them in the net bag, with the other decoys. Apart from these "moans", I am happy to use them and I haven,t found anything better. I don,t own any motorised flappers and I think that the rotary device, is about as "motorised" as I need to be. Floaters in a decoy pattern, seem to pull the most birds for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22/250 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 cranfield not wanting to sound like a real fool..but what are floaters where do you put them and what do they do... ,sounds like something i might find in my pint. :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 A "floater" is a length of sprung metal rod between 3 and 6 ft long, with a dead pigeon cradle fitted on the end. It is stuck in the ground at an angle, a dead bird, or open wing decoy is fitted on the cradle with its wings outstretched. It bobs up and down in the breeze looking like a pigeon gliding in to land. A few of them are a deadly addition to a layout. Not hard to DIY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilbe2 Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 the floaters i use are old fishing rod ends with wire shoved down the ends with a couple of croc clips attached to hold the wings out. i stick them real far out so it looks like there approaching the pattern...very effective!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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