Longbower Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I bought some bouncers , flappers from Decoy Deals . They come with poles , cradles , but no instructions. Do suppliers think we are all experienced ? These have some catgut attached to the wings, with a metal spring hanging down under the body. Which obviously *** the wings when pulled. I cant work out what the cradles are for, because the bird mounts by the pole inserted through a hole in the tail. How do you set these up to flap , or bounce or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newkid Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Longbower said: I bought some bouncers , flappers from Decoy Deals . They come with poles , cradles , but no instructions. Do suppliers think we are all experienced ? These have some catgut attached to the wings, with a metal spring hanging down under the body. Which obviously *** the wings when pulled. I cant work out what the cradles are for, because the bird mounts by the pole inserted through a hole in the tail. How do you set these up to flap , or bounce or both? Get a couple of pics up mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newkid Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Newkid said: Get a couple of pics up mate The birds mount with the coat hanger looking square thing which goes in the holes on the side of the bird underneath the wings the spike goes into the ground then the two poles screw together then screw into the square coat hanger thing attached to the bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 I will try to get a photo or two , if i can work out how to get them from my phone to the computer. 14 hours ago, Newkid said: The birds mount with the coat hanger looking square thing which goes in the holes on the side of the bird underneath the wings the spike goes into the ground then the two poles screw together then screw into the square coat hanger thing attached to the bird No holes under the wings unfortunately ! The two poles just push together, and push into the ground spike. But what happens with the dangly spring on catgut that makes the wings flap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newkid Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Get some pics up mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Hello, if your going to use the spring wing flappers on a long line make sure your peg is in solid ground or they can wobble after a few pulls, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, if your going to use the spring wing flappers on a long line make sure your peg is in solid ground or they can wobble after a few pulls, I could not see the spring winged decoy on that web site ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted September 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Hi , the guy from Decoy Deals was kind enough to send some photos of how to assemble the floaters , and with them I have had them out in the fields working ok . We still didnt see a single pigeon on , or flying over on a flight line ! Thanks for all the info and help . I only run an old Nokia phone, as i only make phone calls , and txt , so photo's are difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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