flycoy Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 If you have an old fishing rod, that you can cannibalise, you can make your own bouncer with a roll of tape and a wire hanger out of you wardrobe. first strip the eyes from the rod, next, untwist the hanger into a straight long length, fold it in half and tape it at the folded area tightly to the middle or end section of the fishing rod about 200mm from the thinner end. then using an empty cartridge case you wrap the loose ends individually around the cartridge 2 times. now you should have a Y shaped wire with the rod in the middle. you can bend the wires a bit. you take a dead bird and snap its wing bones to make them flexible, then pass the end of the rod up its vent, which is behind the legs and at the base of the tail. The Rod will pass all the way through the bird and you can push the head onto the end. finally use the loops on the end and clip them over the thick part or the wing front. push the rod into the ground at a slight angle. you can adjust the wire to give a wing set position, angel or lander. Some of the diy stores sell carbon rod 6mm thick which will work better but will cost a bit. sorted cheap bouncer. hope this helps, keep at it Flycoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Cheers flycoy I must have a go at this. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycoy Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 No prob keep at it Flycoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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