Hunting with a rest that is NOT a drop away

[TNRAMBLINGMAN]

Does anyone with a compound bow and release still hunt with something other than a drop away rest or a biscuit? I don't like the biscuit, or the half baked biscuits like the Octane, so I was wondering what other people use.

 

[muddyboots]

Biscuit here since they came out. Before that i used a flipper.

 

[jakeway]

Nope. We all use either the biscuit or the drop away...

 

[cecil30-30]

I love my hostage arrow rest...I have the regular one...Nothing but good things to say about it..

 

[TheAirMan]

Trophy Taker and Whisker Biscuit for me.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

Ripcord for me all of the way! It has all of the advantages of a full-containment like a Biscuit but it is a full drop away, plus you can lock it in the raised position unlike most other drop aways. Best on the market IMHO and you can find the new Code-Red version for under $100.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?p ... 2831484313

http://www.ripcordarrowrest.com/index.html

 

[Buck Assassin]

whisker biscuit here. Though I am thinking about trying the new fall away from NAP.

 

[easy45]

I don't even know what brand my arrow rest is but it is an old model. Gets the job done

 

[stik]

i'm still using the old TM hunter prong rest on my hunting rig.

 

[Radar]

I use the NAP Apache . Yes , it's a drop away rest , but it's full containment .
I have never had a problem with the WB either .

 

[102]

I used all of them.

THey ALL have their pros and cons.

THe Trophy Taker is still on one of my bows while my front bow has a new Rip Cord.

I shot my Rip Cord rest only about 100 times before I started noticing my cord fraying where it comes out of the body of the rest. THey promptly sent me 2 new cords and a new red launcher arm. Then I used a drill bit to woller out the hole a little. SO far, no more problems.

Supposedly, the newer Rip Cords don't have this problem.

So far, the Trophy Taker has given me NO problems at all. And I've been using one for years.

I like the Whisker Biscuit but hunt in VERY rough, thick areas. I have had to deal with the biscuit getting bent and loose more than once.

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[Maverick]

Biscuit for me.

 

[leebowhunts]

Biscuit here since they came out. Before that i used a flipper.

Yea I have a Drop Zone in the bow box along with a few other rest but the bisquit is the best hunting rest. You can let down your draw and arrow want come off or a situation where the arrow might come off and it want happen with the bisquit. I shot a Mathews Monster with a bisqit rest and they work great together.

 

[TNDOC]

Bisquit here, I am not a fan of having more moving parts if they are not necessary

 

[Boone 58]

Allthough this releas company is no longer making this drop away release i managed to find a few on e-bay and i will never switch to another. this one has no cable to mal function, it works solely on kinetic energy and has never failed to drop properly. i purchased this one in 2003 when i bought this Razor tec by Hoyt. it is the most awesome drop away on the market and i cant for the life of me understand why guys would want one that has a cable on it that could catch a limb or briar and yank it off the bow string? anyway, i know you werent interested in a drop away but you cant do better than this one. I have taken around 20 deer using it in those last 7 seasons including one turkey. no regrets.

 

[Soddy]

You might try the Tri-Van rest. It is like a biscuit and a dropaway hybrid.

 

[Radar]

http://www.newarchery.com/publish/posts ... -rest.html
This is rest hard to beat for the price . I paid $49 for mine at Roger's Sporting Goods here in Liberty, Mo. I'm not sure if they sell them on their website .

 

[TheAirMan]

I'm not sure about the knobs on the Apache. Looks like it would be easy to bump it and loosen it up. There may be a way to lock it down though.

 

[Radar]

I'm not sure about the knobs on the Apache. Looks like it would be easy to bump it and loosen it up. There may be a way to lock it down though.

They can be moved into different threaded positions on the knob to place them inward to avoid contact . I moved them inward just before locking them down and they are rock solid .

 

[Bertman]

WB