Lighted Nocks or Not?

[Deaf jeff]

For you guys using Lumenoks...do you use Lumenoks on your hunting bolts and plastic nocks on your practice bolts?

I have a small set screw glued in the regular black eagle plastic nock to mimick the wieght of a lumenock for practicing. was a tip given by members here. a member even sent me the set screws so I cannot say what size they are

[woodmnctry]

I have a small set screw glued in the regular black eagle plastic nock to mimick the wieght of a lumenock for practicing. was a tip given by members here. a member even sent me the set screws so I cannot say what size they are[/quote]


I like the concept -- but --- wonder if the set screw will compromise the structural integrity of the nock causing a "Ruh Roh" ??

[W.Miguire]

no it will not hurt the nock at all , I have shot them for a few years now with no trouble.
W.M.

[woodmnctry]

no it will not hurt the nock at all , I have shot them for a few years now with no trouble.
W.M.

Promise?

[Mister B]

Lighted nocks are one of the many gadgets available to us. I for one am a gadget kind of guy. If you don't like them or can't afford them, don't buy or use them. I have killed over a hundred deer with arrows and never used a lit nock until they became available. Are they necessary? No. Nice? Yes. I happen to like seeing that little lit dot hitting the deer. I like to see the arrow lying on the ground after a shot. Makes it easier to find and examine my arrow. I have found many more arrows much quicker with lit nocks. I won't make a list here to counter what someone does not like about them. I just happen to like them. In all the years I have been using them, I have had but one fail to light on release. I have had two enter the deer and get broken off inside and were still lit when I gutted the deer and found the broken arrow inside. I had one pass through and deer, skip on the ground to go airborne for fifty yards. Looked like a Roman candle making an arch through the air. Found my arrow. Good blood. Found my deer too. I simply think they are neat. I like good Scotch too. Some people don't. Cheers.

[wildcatter]

Guy likes good aged scotch,,, can't be all bad!!!

[SummitSitter]

For you guys using Luminoks...as far as your practice arrows go, do you use plastic nocks that easily pop out to replace and use the Lumenoks to hunt with?

[nchunterkw]

For you guys using Lumenoks...do you use Lumenoks on your hunting bolts and plastic nocks on your practice bolts?

I have a small set screw glued in the regular black eagle plastic nock to mimick the wieght of a lumenock for practicing. was a tip given by members here. a member even sent me the set screws so I cannot say what size they are

I just practice with them on the final site in bench session before season. It's just me but I need to use everything exactly as I will in the woods.

[Buszone]

What Keith said!

[Bullzeye]

For you guys using Luminoks...as far as your practice arrows go, do you use plastic nocks that easily pop out to replace and use the Lumenoks to hunt with?

Do what Deaf Jeff said and you do not have to do that

[DuckHunt]

I just practice with them on the final site in bench session before season. It's just me but I need to use everything exactly as I will in the woods.

I take that approach more literally. I practice all year with my hunting arrows with Lumenoks.

I may rethink them after this first season with them. My first shot was a roughly 40 yard uphill shot from ground level. I'm not sure what bone I hit on the pass through, but when I last saw the arrow it was actually headed slightly upward in altitude beyond the target and was directed about 10 degrees right. You'd expect it drop beyond the target in a straight line. At least the lumenok highlighted the direction of travel beyond the impact so I had a clue where to search. That is the last I saw of it though. I even stayed around until dark and searched for it a couple times since.

The lumenok extinguished on my second shot when the arrow buried in the base of a tree beyond the target. You'd expect it to stay on in a case like that. So after two shots this season, I have yet to have a lumenok aid in recovery of an arrow. It did aid in seeing the impact through the scope and on camera. For many that alone may be worth it. I hope to get a few more real world experiences this season before I commit to them. The jury is still out for me.

DuckHunt

[galamb]

I don't use lighted nocks for many of the reasons the OP listed in his list of why not's.

But, I may also be the very last bow hunter on earth that still uses a string tracker (some younger archers may not even know what I'm talking about).

I never shoot further than 35 yards - don't have a clear path further, so for "me" there is no downside to the tracker - "if" it has any effect on the flight path, it's insignificant at that distance.

Second - it's attached to the arrow. The string itself is blaze orange (dental floss - or damn close to the same material) - you only need "follow the string" to find the arrow;

Unless, it's also running through Bambi. In which case, you follow the string to find both Bambi and your arrow.

When you don't shoot blistering speeds with almost insignificant vanes on the lightest arrow possible at extreme distances, the string tracker works awesome.

But now that I'm down to 5 or 6 replacement spools with none being produced anymore my hunting seasons with it are certainly numbered.

[Drew]

My personal opinion...if you are hunting they are a must. I want to know with absolute certainty where my arrow strikes and in those last few minutes of hunting light that so often are the most productive, and with bows so fast, it is often difficult to see where the arrow lands. Especially if it's a longer shot and the animal has some time to react.
My last arrow stayed in the animal so the lumenok told me nothing other than where I hit. That was all I wanted to know though. The deers insides knew where it was and it was glowing when we pulled it out.

As for cost, how many arrows do you really need when hunting. I usually buy three lumenoks and I'm using last years still without having changed the batteries. I've bought six total I believe since I got eyeball deep in this.

[SummitSitter]

I'm probably going to install Lumenoks on 6 of my hunting arrows and non-illuminated nocks on my practice arrows.

Is there any difference in accuracy in using plastic nocks (non-illuminated) verses aluminum nocks? I'll definitely keep the CB dialed in for hunting with the Lumenoks and broad heads installed but will practice mostly with normal nocks and field points.

[Pydpiper]

My son uses Luminoks, the arrows were built by Big John, he included some nocks that are the exact same weight as the Luminoks for practice. However, my son, like most, only practices with what he hunts with.
Hmm. That post made me feel oddly old.