Daz Harrison Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Morning all, how close do you all set your magnet up to the hide ? also, why do magnets only come with a short lead/cable ? i have just made my 15 mtrs long. cheers Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Mine is set at 20 yards approx, but is used just for Corvid shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Morning all, how close do you all set your magnet up to the hide ? also, why do magnets only come with a short lead/cable ? i have just made my 15 mtrs long. cheers Daz Because you only need to place the battery just outside the radius of the moving decoys and the extra cable length will shorten the duration of the battery. Edited April 2, 2015 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Your method is the converse of a friend of mine whose lead connection to the battery was only 400mm long. He had to crawl under the arms to get the rotary going and then crawl more carefully backwards once the rotary was in motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 As said by tightchoke , the battery lead only needs to be long enough to avoid the arms , more cable leads to more power being drained from the battery. As for how far to put the magnet from the hide then it varies depending on circumstances , usually 15 -20 yards but further if the pigeon are coming from behind me . I have on occasions when days are slow put the magnet even further out and shoot full choke to give myself some testing shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Typically 20-25 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I usually place mine no further than 20 yards and often under 10 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty* Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 On days when they have not wanted the whirly ive placed mine as far out as 60/70 yards away from my mane pattern as ive found even if they dont want to be near it it still catches the eye, other times ive had the whirly rite infront on my hide also under 10 yards. It differs on the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Harrison Posted April 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 cheers all, i will be trying mine for the first time this weekend Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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