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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 12, 2013 7:34:18 GMT -5
Sad deal. First I'd heard of the rape aspect, but I kind of suspected something like that from the start.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 11, 2013 13:22:33 GMT -5
I can sit in the recliner at night and sharpen my broadheads, so I don't think I'm missing out on a whole lot there. I'd much rather spend the time getting to know my equipment and having it tuned properly as opposed to just being lazy and using a broadhead because it is "easier" to shoot.
It isn't the broadhead's fault, but people will still take a bad shot due to the idea that the mechanical broadhead will make up for a bad angle. It's all about how they market their product. Their gimmicks make people believe they can take a marginal shot, because the mechanical broadhead will make up for it.
You said you couldn't get arrows to fly straight with a Muzzy. Let's say that mechanical broadheads didn't exist, would you have just given up bowhunting?
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 11, 2013 8:51:12 GMT -5
What's the problem with that? why not make as little adjustments as possible? Expanding your kill zone is bad? Obviously you have to pick and choose your shots. Why would you want to spend unnecessary time tuning your bow and dulling broadheads when you can pick up a tip that'll cut your field arrows in half with no adjustments? A 2"+ cut WILL give you more ethical kills, and more room for the chance that you make an error in your shot. You can't say that you've never made a bad shot before, on a deer or anything. I might be crazy, but I want my bow shooting at its most efficient. Throwing on a mechanical broadhead just because I'm too lazy to tune the bow properly doesn't seem like the sporty thing to do. The whole "expand your kill zone" bit is a gimmick that a lot of folks have bought into and, in my opinion, leads to people taking shots that they shouldn't be trying. I have tuned both of my bows to shoot 100 grain Muzzys and neither time did it take me much more than thirty minutes. I'm not sure how that could be considered unnecessary time, I called it practice. If you don't have practice blades, they make these magical tools called sharpeners that you can use on the blades of the broadheads. Again, there's that Kool Aid drinking about the bigger cut of the mechanical blade. I'm sure the bigger cut helps, but what about when it hits and doesn't open? Yeah, yeah, they say that won't happen. Rage broadheads are mechanical, it is always a possibility. I've only shot two deer with a bow, but neither was a bad shot as both deer crashed within sight. I won't take a shot that I consider marginal, but when you "expand your kill zone" you have folks taking shots at bad angles just because the Rage will make up for the bad angle...or at least that is what they are led to believe.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 10, 2013 10:09:12 GMT -5
Therein lies the other problem with the mechanical heads. "Flies just like a field point." Instead of folks taking the time to tune their bow to accurately shoot a fixed blade they go with the mechanicals, because it is easier and it "expands their kill zone." Marginal shot? Go ahead and shoot, because the Rage will do the trick no matter the angle.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 8, 2013 11:44:02 GMT -5
Until it opens in flight or fails to open on impact. I never have to worry about that with a Muzzy.
The other thing about mechanicals is pass through shots. A lot of the folks on TV use mechanicals and it seems that very few of them pass through. I'd rather have two holes dumping blood instead of one.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 7, 2013 10:29:37 GMT -5
You northern guys seem to be all about perch. What is the draw of them? Table fare is the only reason. That is kind of what I figured.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 7, 2013 9:53:01 GMT -5
You northern guys seem to be all about perch. What is the draw of them?
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 7, 2013 7:36:45 GMT -5
They can show all the highlights they want, but I don't see any reason to switch from a broadhead that will work every time to a broadhead that may not work every time. There are lots of things that can go wrong with any broadhead IMO. A fixed blade broadhead? I don't see how they could fail if the shot is placed properly. A mechanical broadhead could deploy during flight causing the arrow to go off target. A mechanical broadhead can fail to deploy on contact and wind up wounding an animal. I don't see how either of these things could happen with a fixed blade broadhead.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 5, 2013 14:01:27 GMT -5
They can show all the highlights they want, but I don't see any reason to switch from a broadhead that will work every time to a broadhead that may not work every time.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 4, 2013 16:11:37 GMT -5
I don't have many videos, but I declined to change my name. I figured more folks online know me by goosepondmonster than they do my real name.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jun 4, 2013 7:40:48 GMT -5
That is a real nice bass. Congrats.
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Post by goosepondmonster on May 31, 2013 7:35:50 GMT -5
The wind has made it pretty rough, especially for bobber fishing.
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Post by goosepondmonster on May 28, 2013 7:24:44 GMT -5
Congrats. Looks like a good walleye for your first.
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Post by goosepondmonster on May 25, 2013 22:22:57 GMT -5
Congrats to Chase and all the other 2013 BB&B graduates.
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Post by goosepondmonster on May 23, 2013 10:12:50 GMT -5
My wife convinced me to enter this contest. You can vote once a day. If you'd vote for me it would be appreciated. bit.ly/12ZpwFvApparently you have to have a Facebook account to vote.
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