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The hunter's snorkel? I guess that's to keep your glasses from fogging up? Ok, I wear glasses too, but that's just goofey!

I also seem to remember something that looked like a bowfishing reel that was supposed to strap to your bow, with the line attached to your arrow, and when you shot something it was supposed to let out something like 100 yards of 2 or 4 pount test line so you could just follow the string to help track your animal. I used to see it a lot on black bear hunts on tv. If I remember the marketing right, they said it wouldn't effect your arrow flight out to 30 yards or something like that. I'll try to find a link to it if it's still around.

RE: remember any good marketing flops?
 

Game tracker makes that spool of line that attaches to your bow.

Game Tracker is now Eastman Outfittes and markets it under the name "string tracker 2500".


Check out the original concept of putting a spool inside your arrow.

RE: remember any good marketing flops?
 

Great thread, sure takes me back to some "absolutely can't live without it products."
Someone correct if i'm wrong, butwasn't gametracker the original marketer of Carbon Express arrows, which have now just about become the industry standard? Just wondering.

Blessings.....Pastorjim

RE: remember any good marketing flops?
 

Actually, the string tracker product is still popular with some people; in my state I've seen them used the most by turkey hunters, but all types of bow-hunters use them. I've not used one, but I have friends that swear by them. A heavy arrow is pretty much a prerequisite since the string can affect flight of lighter setups. They were VERY popular back before carbon arrows were so common.

RE: remember any good marketing flops?
 

I’ve seen many things come and go in 30 years, here a few.
1:Steel arrows, heavy and the nock was part of the shaft so if you busted the nock you had to throw it away.
2: Spinner arrow inserts. Allow the BH to spine bad thing was added much forward weight to the arrowand this was when a light BH was 125gr,.
By the way Wiggy the BH on the right is a Razor Bak 5 from NAP total weight was 142gr.great BH back in the day later 70’s early 80’s when a fast bow was just below 200 fps.
3: Talking about fast bows look up the Bear Delta V (http://www.archeryhistory.com/compou...0/deltav81.jpg) what a machine.
4: Then there was the Otter bow no string used steel cable instead.

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You know, I have seen recent advertisements for the spinning inserts.

Ethics archery is making one now.
http://ethicsarchery.com/index1.html

RE: remember any good marketing flops?
 

How about the Knight and Hale "Steady Ready" shooting rest for your bow.

If anything could lead to bad shooting form, this is it.

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Redline,

My Father-in-Law actually had the Steady-Ready. I don't think he ever actually used it though.

Blessings.....Pastorjim

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Don't kid yourself about FOBS...they are making QUITE a following...they work great, and although I do not use them - they arent going anywhere anytime soon .

How about the DEER VIEW MIRROR?

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I sure hope that lighted nocks DON'T fade away. I'll never hunt without them again! Great for spotting your hits.