So, I'm new to bowhunting and all my practice has left me with some trashed vanes. I shoot CE Maximas with Blazers. Thinking of trying to refletch my own arrows, but have some questions. 1) Arrows came with straight vanes. Should I add a helical pattern? If so, to the right or left? (my bow is left handed) 2) What glue/adhesives do you recommend? 3) What jig do you recommend? I see the Bohning makes their own jig for the Blazers, but didn't know if it was any good. 4) Do you like/recommend wraps? Any tips, tricks, or clues would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I shoot Hoyt Alpha Max 35, 66#, 31.5" draw, CE Maximas 350, 100g tips. Thanks!
Helical or offset is preferred. Doesn't matter. Makes no difference. Some claim right will keep your tips screwed on, I haven't really seen that. I do right offset my vanes/feathers. I've had zero issues using Fletch Tite Platinum on all fletch and all arrow surfaces. There may be better. I highly recommend the Bitzenberger. I feel it's the best there is. I can't answer that, I have not used it. I'm sure it works. I have a Bitz. Absolutely. They look fantastic, you can be creative, they help you see your arrow in flight, etc... Have fun. I enjoy fletching arrows. It's very relaxing. Nice.
Any answer I would give would be the exact same mainly because I came to these guys for advice myself on fletching. :D If you do want to get creative with your arrow wraps check out www.onestringer.com I just got my first order of personalized wraps from them and they are awesome.
Quote: 2) What glue/adhesives do you recommend? I use Fletch Tite Platinum with my blazers and have had no problems! I use Goat Tuff for my Inserts. A buddy of mine fletched duravanes and had to order glue from them I do believe becasue the Fletch Tite would not hold them right? Quote: 3) What jig do you recommend? I would say if you have the extra cash laying around then go with a Bitzenburger or Jo-Jan. I myself use the Red plastic Bohning Jig, it works great for me and for as few arrows as I fletch in a years time I figure it should last me for a very, very long time!! I am also a tightwad and wanted to get into fletching cheap!! Quote: I see the Bohning makes their own jig for the Blazers, but didn't know if it was any good. I am sure the Bohning Blazer Jig works just fine, BUT do you really wnat to invest money into something that may only work well with one style vane? I shot blazers last year and will be switching this year probably, so I would be screwed if I had the blazer jig...I think?? Quote: 4) Do you like/recommend wraps? Yes I would go with wraps! They allow you to track your arrow better. They are nice for after the shot to recognize the blood. They look nice. They are easy to fletch on. I like the fact that if I need to replace a fletching I can just peel the wrap off along with the other fletchings to make and refletch all of them, now some people may not like that but I do!! Ohhh and a good tip if you do not have the extra cash to spend on custom wraps, do like I do and go to your local vinyl/decal shop and get a couple feet of whatever color vinyl you want for a couple bucks....this is what I do!! It all comes back to me being a tightwad..haha!! Quote: Any tips, tricks, or clues would be greatly appreciated. I would take an old arrow to practice with for fletching the first time, waste a few fletchings to make sure they are sitting correctly the way you want them. If you mess up tear em off and try again. It's easy once you get it you will fly through it!! Also I always get in the habit of putting a small dab of glue on each end of the fletch after it is done, just to make sure it holds. I got that tip from many on here a couple years ago. Does it help??? I dont know but it surely dont hurt!!
these guys pretty much covered it all, and another vote for the bitz, i love the thing and its easy once you get used to it.
Thanks for all of the tips guys. I think I'll invest in a Bitz and start tinkering around a bit. Any further tips for prep of the arrows? Reading online, seems I just need to use some isopropyl alcohol to clean them before attaching wraps/vanes.
