Royboy Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Well my favorite time of the year is coming up ! Even though there's no weight of pigeon around here at the moment, I normally put a few decoys up but thinking of not bothering this year because it's a real pain in the **** ! What I'm thinking of doing is putting my flapper on the end of my lofting poles and putting at the tree tops ?? Does anybody else do this ?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Well my favorite time of the year is coming up ! Even though there's no weight of pigeon around here at the moment, I normally put a few decoys up but thinking of not bothering this year because it's a real pain in the a## !!! What I'm thinking of doing is putting my flapper on the end of my lofting poles and putting at the tree tops ?? Does anybody else do this ?? Cheers Ha Ha your right about the pain in the ***,have a look at my post lofting decoys in sporting pics BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Haha, just thought a flapper would be seen better and less work ! Even if I just put a couple of lifters up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Haha, just thought a flapper would be seen better and less work ! Even if I just put a couple of lifters up there It would be seen better mate, and I reckon would work so you would have the flapper unit at the top of the lofting pole? are you going to run the wire from the flapper unit at the top of the pole to the battery at ground level? only problem you might have is when you take the flapper down at the end of the session you could possibly damage the flapper unit,as you have found out previously lofting poles can be tricky to use,especially when you use more than 4 poles in one length Another idea for you to consider is using a Hypa Flap,will give you some movement and is light and no wire or battery to faff about with BB Edited January 19, 2016 by Bluebarrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I've never used a hyper flap ? Which ones are they ?? Are the the spinning ones ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 No, the spinning ones are rotocoys (sp?), hypaflaps are sold by UKSW and you can see them on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Cheers cranfeild 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I tried it about 3 years ago, it does bring the birds near you but there wasn,t enough birds coming into roost to give it a proper test or recommendation I think I shot 2, but if you have a small 3ah battery you simply tape it to the pole a few feet below the flapper or within the lead length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I tried it about 3 years ago, it does bring the birds near you but there wasn,t enough birds coming into roost to give it a proper test or recommendation I think I shot 2, but if you have a small 3ah battery you simply tape it to the pole a few feet below the flapper or within the lead lengthI've already god a very long wire and switch I made for when out Decoying and wanted to turn on and off as I pleased, so it brought the birds down did it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I've already god a very long wire and switch I made for when out Decoying and wanted to turn on and off as I pleased, so it brought the birds down did it ? well like I said the few I shot were definatley drawn to it, random timer would be better on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 well like I said the few I shot were definatley drawn to it, random timer would be better on itGood stuff. Yeah I've got a timer also👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Tried it with a manual flapper some years ago , it was very effective , but a pain to keep flapping as the pole it was mounted on kept moving with the effort. May try it with an electric flapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Tried it with a manual flapper some years ago , it was very effective , but a pain to keep flapping as the pole it was mounted on kept moving with the effort. May try it with an electric flapper.It's funny you should say that, I've just been talking to a bloke and he said he was using a flapper in a tree 20 years ago ! A manual one he made his self and he said he worked a treat back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIDENSEEK Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Well my favorite time of the year is coming up ! Even though there's no weight of pigeon around here at the moment, I normally put a few decoys up but thinking of not bothering this year because it's a real pain in the **** ! What I'm thinking of doing is putting my flapper on the end of my lofting poles and putting at the tree tops ?? Does anybody else do this ?? Cheers Yep, tried that one for the last two Februarys , and may do it again. I use a long wire to a small battery on the ground. Main problem I've found is the weight of the flapper + dead bird on the end of the poles! My pals have a good laugh to see me struggling with six poles in a good breeze! I Always try to support the poles against the tree, but wonder if all the effort is worth it, plus if you want to stay mobile, you know what will happen when you move 60 yards from the flapper! Good luck Royboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yep, tried that one for the last two Februarys , and may do it again. I use a long wire to a small battery on the ground. Main problem I've found is the weight of the flapper + dead bird on the end of the poles! My pals have a good laugh to see me struggling with six poles in a good breeze! I Always try to support the poles against the tree, but wonder if all the effort is worth it, plus if you want to stay mobile, you know what will happen when you move 60 yards from the flapper! Good luck Royboy.Yeah I know what you mean ! Every year I say I'm not doing that again because lofting and the like is a real pain in the **** ! My uncle reckons he used you put 40+ lofters up in the late 70s ! Now that is dedication !!! There was a hell of a lot of pigeon about then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIDENSEEK Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yeah I know what you mean ! Every year I say I'm not doing that again because lofting and the like is a real pain in the **** ! My uncle reckons he used you put 40+ lofters up in the late 70s ! Now that is dedication !!! There was a hell of a lot of pigeon about then Yep, I can confirm he did, took him all morning if I remember rightly, and I also seem to remember he left them up for a month?! He had the poles made, and they weighed a ton! I think lofters do draw pigeons, particularly if they have already been shot at and are looking for safety, but you've got to weigh up the drawbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yep, I can confirm he did, took him all morning if I remember rightly, and I also seem to remember he left them up for a month?! He had the poles made, and they weighed a ton! I think lofters do draw pigeons, particularly if they have already been shot at and are looking for safety, but you've got to weigh up the drawbacks.They where scafolding poles !! God that where heavy haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misser Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I knew someone that put scaffolding poles up and a magnet on the top...admittedly it wasn't in tall trees but it definitely worked......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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