Many thanks for all replys and advice, I am most likely going to get the 'tufty torch', bit of a shame they are less effective for coots, but I'm assured they definitely spook tuftys.
I use a green laser pen, it gets rid of coots, swans, mallards and tufties in dull light, although daytime, can be a bit 'hit or miss'..
Something I found this week, I was holding it under my Praktica Sport binoculars and it meant it was pointing directly towards the particular bird, so I could aim very accurately as I hit the trigger.
Gets rid of a whole swarm of tufties at once, and coots and swans do swim away in a hurry.
Something I found this week, I was holding it under my Praktica Sport binoculars and it meant it was pointing directly towards the particular bird, so I could aim very accurately as I hit the trigger.
Gets rid of a whole swarm of tufties at once, and coots and swans do swim away in a hurry.
In reply to Post #17
What make of lazer pen are you using? Thanks.
What make of lazer pen are you using? Thanks.
In reply to Post #18
Reference Thread: 07 May 2022 20:26:39In reply to Post #17
What make of lazer pen are you using? Thanks.
It was an ebay special.
I just found the box, can't find a manufacturers name on it.
Only details it has on it, "USB line, USB interface Laser Pointer".
Got a feeling it might be a naughty item...
Reference Thread: 07 May 2022 20:26:39In reply to Post #17
What make of lazer pen are you using? Thanks.
It was an ebay special.
I just found the box, can't find a manufacturers name on it.
Only details it has on it, "USB line, USB interface Laser Pointer".
Got a feeling it might be a naughty item...
Just make sure you avoid the blue...it has a knack of revealing dodgy and incriminating stains .......
Look into one of these myself am I right in thinking the carp life one is the same as the tufty torch?
In reply to Post #7
Technically you cant smell under water as you need air
Technically you cant smell under water as you need air
In reply to Post #22
True, but they can smell the air above the water where the food smell is emerging. Maybe they also have another technique...
I saw a video of how otters smell underwater, they put their nose against a fish and blow a tiny air bubble and then sniff it back in so the bubble is never separated from its nose.
True, but they can smell the air above the water where the food smell is emerging. Maybe they also have another technique...
I saw a video of how otters smell underwater, they put their nose against a fish and blow a tiny air bubble and then sniff it back in so the bubble is never separated from its nose.
In reply to Post #1
Phase 1 - Red LED torch like the tufty scarer but at a fraction of the price. On it's own can be very effective but not every bird is affected by it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233806039368?var=533480898453&hash=item366fed0948:g:7mUAAOSw8xphnL9E
Phase 2 - Green laser seems to work better than red I've found. You know where to aim this.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125185870488?hash=item1d25a8ca98:g:E~0AAOSwzI5fyLAJ
You'll need to get 18650 battery for the laser.
Yes, they can be relentless. ...So you may need to keep on your toes... If they see you bait up or can see the bait in the water they can be more difficult to move on but then again sometimes they flee with the red torch and don't come back for hours, just another flash of it and they go again.
Please be respectful of anglers fishing opposite .
Phase 1 - Red LED torch like the tufty scarer but at a fraction of the price. On it's own can be very effective but not every bird is affected by it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233806039368?var=533480898453&hash=item366fed0948:g:7mUAAOSw8xphnL9E
Phase 2 - Green laser seems to work better than red I've found. You know where to aim this.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125185870488?hash=item1d25a8ca98:g:E~0AAOSwzI5fyLAJ
You'll need to get 18650 battery for the laser.
Yes, they can be relentless. ...So you may need to keep on your toes... If they see you bait up or can see the bait in the water they can be more difficult to move on but then again sometimes they flee with the red torch and don't come back for hours, just another flash of it and they go again.
Please be respectful of anglers fishing opposite .
In reply to Post #23
The olfactory senses of ducks/tufties are missing for one, and technically when diving they hold their breath so they won't be smelling anything. They rely on sight and have significantly better vision than we credit them for.
The olfactory senses of ducks/tufties are missing for one, and technically when diving they hold their breath so they won't be smelling anything. They rely on sight and have significantly better vision than we credit them for.
In reply to Post #25
I did say they were smelling the food from above the water, not below
You can clearly see tufties approaching an area of bait from downwind, they will circle, then centre on the bait and then dive.
I did say they were smelling the food from above the water, not below
You can clearly see tufties approaching an area of bait from downwind, they will circle, then centre on the bait and then dive.
In reply to Post #24
Thanks for your help, opposite bank is no fishing, and farm land behind, so safe there 👍
Thanks for your help, opposite bank is no fishing, and farm land behind, so safe there 👍
In reply to Post #27
Ohh, dear... I forgot why I avoid this place. Thanks for the reminder.
Ohh, dear... I forgot why I avoid this place. Thanks for the reminder.
In reply to Post #17
Can you send a link please..
I need one urgently 🙂
Can you send a link please..
I need one urgently 🙂
In reply to Post #30
Ahem..
Ahem..