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Battery-less lighted nocks
« on: May 16, 2008, 05:17:12 PM »
It was suggested that I post here our findings over on the Fobnation site about lighted nocks. Seems you up there have a law saying no battery-operated devices attached to either the bow or the arrow, which leaves out all the current "Lumenock" type products. The solution I figured out is not nearly as bright as a luminock, but worked pretty well. One hour after sunset I was able to see the nock 40 yards across the yard, so finding an arrow in the dark should be made alot easier. I used a micro glow light that I had received with some squid imitation lures. These lights fit great into the base of my GT nocks - all I had to do was just slightly open up the nock by reaming it out with a 3/16 drill. The company that I bought the lures from said that these glow lights can be found at Walmart and some party supply stores.
Hope the info can be of some use - hopefully this Southern Californian can get up to do some real hunting in your part of the country...






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Re: Battery-less lighted nocks
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2008, 06:41:12 PM »
How do you turn them on and off?

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Re: Battery-less lighted nocks
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2008, 07:05:47 PM »
It's a glow stick, so there is no turning it off.  I used these on my bear hunting last year, and the camera picked them up better than my eye did.  I would just have a nock and FOB in my hand waiting for animal.  When one showed, I would snap the glow stick and put the nock on.  It's pretty simple and, best of all, legal in WA and ID.  The drill I used was a bit big for the WalMart glow sticks, so I used a single layer of scotch tape to make a friction fit.  One tip with these: color on the ones you've shot with a permanent marker so you can determine new from used in your archery tackle box.
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Re: Battery-less lighted nocks
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2008, 04:40:21 PM »
Those look like the glow sticks we use for night golfing. You may be able to find them at a golf store as well.

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Re: Battery-less lighted nocks
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2008, 09:29:13 PM »
These are 4.5mm in diameter, the golf ball lights are 6mm and will be too big to fit inside a nock (but may fit inside a fat shaft).

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Re: Battery-less lighted nocks
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2008, 07:13:29 AM »
Here's a picture of how I've got my nocks set up:

Bring a GPS!  It's awkward to have to eat your buddies!

 


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