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How do most of you flecth your arrows for your Recurve or Longbow? Straight, Offset or Heilical. The reason I ask is because I want to start flecting my own arrows. Before I order my jig and clamps I thought I would see what I need. I have a dozen Grizz Stiks that I want to start with and a bunch of 5in right wing feathers. Im shooting a Great Plains recurve 55#@28" with a flipper rest, but I think I might go back to shooting of the shelf. I also shot 3 fingers under. Thanks!!

Hatchet Jack

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I still use an Arizona EZ fletch - right helical, 3 5" shield cut, all white fletching is my favcorite, on carbons that have 10-12" of 3M reflective tape (using platinum fletchtite to bond)

ultra bright arrow in flight, reflects at night, feathers bind extremely strong .......... win win win

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Left Heli for me

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left is just as good as right IMO ........ whichever I have in hand as long as they're ultra bright colors

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I used to use right helical, but I found I geta shade bettershelf clearance with left..

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I shoot 5" right wing feathers (parabolic) offset slightly. I use a Bitzenberger jig when I fletch my own.

If you have right wing feathers, you will have to use a right helical clamp. I bought a used oneat my local pro shop or you can get them oneBay fairly cheap.

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Hello, I have fletched offset before but didn't like the perfromace, but I have now for many moons fletched right helical with a Bitzenburg jig.

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I use left helical, all different types of shape, but never less then 5"
length.

Banana, Parabolic, Poe and Young, Shield....

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Helical. Feathers are naturally helical in shape and applying them in straight offset won't let them work just right.

I've always used right helical, because most all the stores in my neck of the woods only carry right wing feathers. I've bought a few dozen arrows made up with left wing feathers though, and really liked how they flew. Just not enough better to justify going out and spending the money on a left wing clamp. I'm a tightwad and readily admit it. ;)

Anyway, make your choice on left or right helical based on what's available at your stores. If you intend to order all your supplies from places that carry both left and right wing, then it doesn't matter.

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Thanks for the info. I bought Cabelas jig and a right helical clamp with all the glues and cleaners for $67.50. I can't wait to fletch my first arrow. I should have done this years ago! Thanks again!

Hatchet Jack

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I use a Bitzenburger or BPE Proand fletch tape, helical fletch. I use both left and right wing feathers. Usually use 5" sheild, but have some 5.5" and have used 4" in a 4-fletch before. Fletch tape is the best thing to come along since somebody put a pocket on a t-shirt--quick, easy, clean, and works. My favorite colors, that I can see the best, are chartruese, yellow, and pink. Since I have several other colors that don't show up as well, sometimes I'll glue a chartruese marribou feather (from the craft store) just in front of the nock--much more visable in flight. A thin strip of dyed rabbit fur works also.

I'm not sure on the Grizzly Sticks, but I do know on aluminum and most carbon you don't need a special cleaner--acetone works just fine. On carbon and aluminum I clean both the shaft and the feather, on wood I just clean the base of the feather. This gets rid of the dirt and oils that accumulate from your skin.

Chad

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thats a cool idea (new/cool to me anyway)with the Marribou feather in front of the knock for a tracer.....how long do you trim it ??? Marribou feathers are the same feathers tied into fishing flys or some crappie jigs right?

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Yep, same feather--usually a lot cheaper if you get them from a craft store or the craft section instead of a fly-tying store.

I don't trim them. I strip them from the quill, and they are usually short feathers anyway. Put some glue on and wrap it around--quick and easy. Works great, an it's a lot cheaper than lighted nocks or super bright feathers, etc.

Chad