Lure Machine

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

anybody used a lure machine to keep and increase fitness of your birds, ive been looking in to it and like the idea of a few lure flights to increase fitness, im thinking something like this

 

 

saves sweating your tits off running up and down like a mad f****r.

[CrowHawker 227]

When flying the eagle a few years ago I used a friend and a quad was a great tool

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

When flying the eagle a few years ago I used a friend and a quad was a great tool

well i very much doubt a fishing reel attatched to a drill would put up much of a chase to a goldie ha, i think a quad is a little extreme for my needs

[lor123 12]

that would do the trick, also if you get yourself a pocket parafoil kite the cheap ones off ebay 4 quid single line ones i use a piece off string with a peg on to hold half doc about 10ft below the kite. i was able to get my fhh superfit and was able to just go straight up and grab it by then. you can tie the kite off on a brick and you will need to hood your hawk or you wont get it 2ft in the sky.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

that would do the trick, also if you get yourself a pocket parafoil kite the cheap ones off ebay 4 quid single line ones i use a piece off string with a peg on to hold half doc about 10ft below the kite. i was able to get my fhh superfit and was able to just go straight up and grab it by then. you can tie the kite off on a brick and you will need to hood your hawk or you wont get it 2ft in the sky.

no chance of that, my hawk is a b*****d with the hood, he was fine with it until we coped his beak for the first time with it on then after that he wont let me anywhere near him with one, even now years later, but ye the handheld lure machine looks spot on

[kevk 12]

I done this idea mate last season it worked very well

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

I done this idea mate last season it worked very well

what just lure machine work or the actual drill/reel combo

[lor123 12]

pity he wont take a hood the kite is deadly for fitness. i use a lure on an old electric scooter motor. cut off handle bars flip upside down and strip back tyre off and fill will fishing line only prob i had was when the lure gets caught on the grass it would fling and get tangled on the wheel but im gonna steal that idea with the fishing reel it might cut down on that because the drag could be set differently.

Edited June 26, 2013 by lor123

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

hows your doing with the moult now, mines got just 3 tail feathers left, certainly made up for lost time

[arcticgun 4,548]

you twat son this thread go me looking at kites now startred out looking at the ones mentioned and now its loking like a -100 quid outlay only popped on for a quick look last night, mind the lure is a good idea for my main quarry we used a mates lurcher lure purpose built for job last year , some half tidy results, also when used out of hood with lure in distance gets bird very fit flying into wind, mate incread speed of lure as bird started to reach it, used full carcass with good reward for effort, helped improve trade offs as well he knows he wont be robbed for his efforts

 

now am looking at kites thanks to youse lol anyone got any tips? I can see this season having very little focus, bird will end up jack of all trades master of none

Edited June 26, 2013 by arcticgun

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

you twat son this thread go me looking at kites now startred out looking at the ones mentioned and now its loking like a -100 quid outlay only popped on for a quick look last night, mind the lure is a good idea for my main quarry we used a mates lurcher lure purpose built for job last year , some half tidy results, also when used out of hood with lure in distance gets bird very fit flying into wind, mate incread speed of lure as bird started to reach it, used full carcass with good reward for effort, helped improve trade offs as well he knows he wont be robbed for his efforts

 

now am looking at kites thanks to youse lol anyone got any tips? I can see this season having very little focus, bird will end up jack of all trades master of none

pm grovsey i know he uses kite training quite a lot seems the most in the know out of anyone else

Edited June 26, 2013 by youcanthide...BANG

[lor123 12]

hows your doing with the moult now, mines got just 3 tail feathers left, certainly made up for lost time

mine was doing crap to be honest put it down to the weather, started giving her the clover honey and she dropped a few together but still shes a fair bit behind. shes only dropped 4 off her tail but has gone into a crazy body moult in the last few weeks since the weather picked up.

[lor123 12]

you twat son this thread go me looking at kites now startred out looking at the ones mentioned and now its loking like a -100 quid outlay only popped on for a quick look last night, mind the lure is a good idea for my main quarry we used a mates lurcher lure purpose built for job last year , some half tidy results, also when used out of hood with lure in distance gets bird very fit flying into wind, mate incread speed of lure as bird started to reach it, used full carcass with good reward for effort, helped improve trade offs as well he knows he wont be robbed for his efforts

 

now am looking at kites thanks to youse lol anyone got any tips? I can see this season having very little focus, bird will end up jack of all trades master of none

 

i use a cheap pocket parafoil kite and it will lift a half doc with little wind they are designed for maximium lift with little wind i just have a piece of string hanging out with a peg to hold doc and it works and its cheap because i wanted to give it a try without the expense and now i carry it out with me and when i blank i fly her on the kite.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

 

hows your doing with the moult now, mines got just 3 tail feathers left, certainly made up for lost time

mine was doing crap to be honest put it down to the weather, started giving her the clover honey and she dropped a few together but still shes a fair bit behind. shes only dropped 4 off her tail but has gone into a crazy body moult in the last few weeks since the weather picked up.

 

same, for the past two weeks not a days gone bye when he hasnt dropped one

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

not be long now