Drop-away Rests

[BowHunter]

You folks who bowhunt have helped me before on this site and I hope you can again. Seems that many of us who fish like to bowhunt too.

I have one "last" step to go now that I have moved to a "parallel limbs" bow and carbon arrows. That step is finding a drop-away rest.

For those of you that shoot them, I could use some coaching. I have seen the Golden Key T.K.A. which was recommended to me by one archery shop, a Vital Bow Gear rest recommended to me by another (I cannot remember the model number but that one seems to have a lot of externally exposed and vulnerable moving parts), and one more I cannot remember by yet a 3rd shop.

Which do you shoot, which ones have you tried, and why did you settle on the one you chose?

[RDJ]

Here is one that is made here in Montana. http://www.hunting-fishing-gear.com/article-display/1109.html. I would not recommend it for that reason alone but I will recommend it for the following reasons;
I am an avid bowhunter and have been for over 25 years. I have some hunting partners who are way into bowhunting and have very strong backgrounds in the sport with years of experience and can use any equipment they want. They use it and feel it is a top notch rest for all the right reasons.
I know and have hunted with the father of the President of the company, this family KNOWS bowhunting and bowhunting gear. If they support and use this product it IS a good product. They are serious hunters who have and do hunt in all conditions.
I have good relationships with the local pro shops here in town and they do like and push this product to people looking for fall away rests. It has developed a strong following with the bowhunting group, not just the 3d shooters.
I do not shoot a fall away rest myself at this point in time but if I ever start giving up some walleye fishing time so I can get back to bowhunting as much as I did a few years ago (before fall aways were really tested), I will shoot a fall away rest! Good luck with your search, alot of good tools out there. Choose the one YOU want that YOU think is best for you, not what others shoot. RJ in Montana..

[Birddog]

http://www.trophytaker.com/id25.htm

[Ohio fisherman]

hi bowhunter

i have been bowhunting for 27 years and just switched to a drop away rest and carbon arrows. i talked to many people and looked at many rests. my decision was to use the trophy taker shakey hunter. the second choice was the trophy ridge drop zone but that seemed more complex and the string looked difficult to replace. i also went to easton a/c/c arrows. so far the combo is great. however, when you have the rest installed, tell them that you want to put moleskin on the rest to make drawing the arrow totally silent. i found out that without the moleskin it makes a sound. they should put the moleskin on first and then tune the bow / rest combo.

good luck with your system. O F

[ryan the poor college kid]

I have the golden key TKO and it has worked for the last two seasons without a flaw. I would recommend it to anyone. However, I like the whisker biscuit much better. It is almost dead quiet and the arrow cannot fall off.
Troph takers are very narrow so be aware of that. The other reasons I stayed away from other brands of drop-aways was that they seemed large and "cluncky" if that is a word. Not to be cliche, but "try em all and see which you like best if possible".

I am going to get the whisker biscuit for sure on my next bow because it just seems perfect for so many different styles of hunting.

Just my 2-bits.

Let us know what you go with and how it works.

[NW Angler]

I agree with the advice from O-F. I had a trophy taker (shakey hunter) drop down arrow rest installed two years ago by a knowledgeable archery shop. He padded the rest with some moleskin to make it quiet, in the manner described by O-F. He also installed a small "bump" on the horizontal portion of the riser under the moleskin to help keep the arrrow in place when the arrow is nocked but the arrow rest is not upright (string not drawn). He also put a full right-hand helical on all of my arrows. The results were amazing. At 40 yards, the arrows grouped in 2-inches. Then, we shot broadheads and the result was identical...NO tuning was needed. I have shot this setup ever since and it has required no adjustments or maintenance.

[fishmonger]

I use the Muzzy drop-away and love it. For two years it has never let me down. Your arrow can never fall off when bow is not drawn back. Another good choice is the APA Twister very simple and easy to tune and agian the arrow is self contained so it can't fall off while walking or drawing back. The whisker bisquit is hard on the fletching if you shoot alot. from what I've heard.