Are cat whiskers specifically made for archery, or were they for something else and someone thought; why not try this? I am always interested in things like that.
I don't know how folks come up with little inventions like that and others.
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Used to buy the stuff by the pound for making spinner baits. Back in the 70's.
I get a variety of colors at Sportsmans Warehouse. Much more economical than the commercial cat whiskers. Not as tough but once they are tied on they hold up very well,
Dont Know where Jerry Gentellani got the idea but he named them, cat whiskers. Went along with his Catquiver and catclaw broadheads.
One day I was tying a musky streamer using the hair from my daughter's alpaca and thought to myself, "myself? I wonder, what will this shit do in a bowstring?" Damn, it makes a good bow silencer.
Something I've been wondering, is if anybody has made a bowstring from Goretex dental floss?
And thats how it starts........
Agree with Flem. I can remember trying on rubber bands even before the rubber skirts for all kinds bass baits were invented.
The original use was for the skirts on bass fishing lure jigs.
Bob
It was probably someone out fishing one day and thought, hey I wonder if I could strap one of these wiggly, squiggly things to my bow?