lofting poles

[bob64]

wanting some lofting poles,but dont want to spend silly money.

what do you guys use that dont cost the earth.

bob64

[Paul in North Lincs.]

sewer rods..............................oh..welome to the watch by the way

[pavman]

wanting some lofting poles,but dont want to spend silly money.

what do you guys use that dont cost the earth.

bob64

 

 

An old 6Mt fishing pole, works a treat

[Sundodger]

I use an old roach pole.

 

[bob64]

I use an old roach pole.

 

 

 

good idea m8 never thought of the roach pole

cheers bob64

[Catamong]

They're a waste of time and money - get yourself a good rotary and you'll never need lofters.

 

Ask Will B if he uses them, I'd sure he'd love to sell you a set, but I'll wager he doesn't use them for serious Pigeon shooting days with paying clients.

 

Cat.

[Cranfield]

There have been a few threads on this topic, a Search would find them.

[missedagainstan]

I use a extendable teleoscopic window cleaning pole, take the brush off and make an adaptor for the end that the lofting hooks go into, works well

 

£5 from the market, job done

[Will Beasley]

They're a waste of time and money - get yourself a good rotary and you'll never need lofters.

 

Ask Will B if he uses them, I'd sure he'd love to sell you a set, but I'll wager he doesn't use them for serious Pigeon shooting days with paying clients.

 

Cat.

 

 

Actually I do use them, but only very rarely as my land rover is bursting with equipment anyway...adding lofting poles into the equation would only make matters much worse!

 

However as a decoying aid then yeah I rate lofters VERY highly.

 

I remember a few years back on Rape I set someone out on a bit of Rape with just lofted birds. I put 15 lofted in a dead elm hedge ( no rotors/decoys....just the lofters) and it suckered every bird that enterered the field. On previous days using rotors and decoys they soon had worked out what the crack was as every Tom **** and Harrry had been shooting said field and they were pretty sharp, but the lofted setup worked a treat.

[Highlander]

I use lofting poles quite a bit as in certain circumstance they add to the look of a decoy spread. I also have some flying deeks on lofting poles and have on numerous occasions used just those dropping into hedgerow trees to bring on the action.

 

If you bother to look long and hard at the way pigeons sit in trees, hedges etc and drop into a field to feed and try to mimic that in your patterns success, whilst not guaranteed, is much more likely. As The Major used to say...you've gotta think like a pigeon! Which lets face it for most on here shouldn't be too difficult given the size of your grey matter

[bob64]

I use lofting poles quite a bit as in certain circumstance they add to the look of a decoy spread. I also have some flying deeks on lofting poles and have on numerous occasions used just those dropping into hedgerow trees to bring on the action.

 

If you bother to look long and hard at the way pigeons sit in trees, hedges etc and drop into a field to feed and try to mimic that in your patterns success, whilst not guaranteed, is much more likely. As The Major used to say...you've gotta think like a pigeon! Which lets face it for most on here shouldn't be too difficult given the size of your grey matter B)

 

thanks for all your advice lads and tips

bob64