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Post by Tanner Wildes on Aug 21, 2014 9:17:21 GMT -6
What did you guys pick up for new decoys this season? I got the pro grade pintails and gadwalls this spring, they look sweet. I just picked up the new B2 canvasbacks, and the higdon canvasbacks too. I also ordered the Banded canvasbacks, GHG pro-grade cans and ringbills. Hoping to see them soon to see what they look like.
What did you guys get so far?
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Post by duckfart on Aug 21, 2014 9:22:31 GMT -6
Didnt buy any new decoys. Wanted to add some movement to my spread. Picked up two quiver butts. A rig em' right jerk string. Also ordered some remotes from china to rig in my baby mojos. Always hated going out in the spread to turn em off when I felt they were doing more harm than good.
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Post by vandyvan on Aug 22, 2014 9:34:15 GMT -6
Nothing new for me except a box of inflatables that I bought almost as a gag. I may actually try them out though in one spot I have in mind. I'll laugh my butt off if I can shoot something over these.  |
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Post by jmo720 on Aug 22, 2014 12:03:30 GMT -6
I'm giving goose hunting a try this year I bought a half dozen "new to me" big foots and made a dozen silos out of hard board. Plan on buying some of the higdon foam filled mallard floaters also.
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Post by Tanner Wildes on Aug 23, 2014 20:45:35 GMT -6
Nice!! Vandyvan, I have used those inflatables before, for a spot that I had to walk really far into. I wanted to get as big of a spread as I could. they worked, unless it was about 40 minutes into shooting time and the sun was out, there was pretty bad glare coming off of the bodies. They worked though. If they had a different finish on the bodies they would be pretty sweet!
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Post by jtg1551 on Aug 24, 2014 12:08:30 GMT -6
I rebuilt my whole spread this year, 4 dz Bigfoot fb's 30 goose floaters doa's & bigfoots. 5 dzn avian-x floaters. Been busy and expensive
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Post by dkmf on Aug 24, 2014 20:09:08 GMT -6
Goin for an all goose spread this year? Or just a lot of geese and a lot of ducks?
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Post by jtg1551 on Aug 25, 2014 5:34:25 GMT -6
I have a few lakes that are really good for geese, but not ducks. So if I get the itch, I have a good floater spread. But other than that, I just run a dzn when Duck hunting
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Post by dkmf on Aug 25, 2014 7:58:38 GMT -6
Goose floaters are by far my fav decoy.
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Post by vandyvan on Aug 25, 2014 8:13:31 GMT -6
Nice!! Vandyvan, I have used those inflatables before, for a spot that I had to walk really far into. I wanted to get as big of a spread as I could. they worked, unless it was about 40 minutes into shooting time and the sun was out, there was pretty bad glare coming off of the bodies. They worked though. If they had a different finish on the bodies they would be pretty sweet! Tanner Yeah, they do look a little shiny. I can see a use for them, they do look pretty decent. I think I paid $20 for the box, brand new unopened. So it's not like I have much invested. Some of the places I hunt there is definitely a use for a handful of dekes that can be stuffed into a small pack. |
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Post by jtg1551 on Aug 25, 2014 8:38:15 GMT -6
Goose floaters are by far my fav decoy. I think my new favorite is the avian-x wood duck decoys. To me, the hen is the best I've ever seen. |
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Post by koonce on Aug 27, 2014 4:50:43 GMT -6
added a good 20doz + to the spreads. lots of rigging to get done.
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Post by vandyvan on Oct 27, 2014 10:05:03 GMT -6
Nothing new for me except a box of inflatables that I bought almost as a gag. I may actually try them out though in one spot I have in mind. I'll laugh my butt off if I can shoot something over these.Well, I shot a duck over them. lol Took the inflatables out this weekend and I have to admit, they worked out pretty well from the standpoint of being easy to pack in and out. They looked pretty good actually but their best feature, as far as I was concerned, is the amount of motion you get from the tiniest breath of wind. I really didn't notice a hideous glare off of them even though I was set up on the west side and the sun was shining on them hard from the east for a few hours. First day was a little windier and I thought they would bounce around like balloons on the water but I was in a semi-protected area and they looked fine. Sunday was very calm early but they basically kept moving the whole time. Actually looked pretty natural. Didn't draw anything into them that day but I would say they are definitely better than nothing. Packing and carrying four inflatables, two feeder butts, two GWT dekes, and a quiver magnet was actually very easy and about as much as I'd ever use on this small body of water. Wind dictated the side I had to set up on, had I hunted the easier to access east side I would probably have just humped in regular dekes and a jerk rig. But all in all they came in handy and I'll use them again if conditions call for it. Final note. I just went back and checked my Ebay account to see what I paid for the inflatables. I paid $14.99 shipping included for a brand new box of six. I think I got lucky because the person selling them seemed to be a flea market type who just had a random mix of stuff for sale. Not an outdoors specific seller. So it really was a good deal. The mfg lists them at $44.99 for the same box on their website. $15 bucks was a great deal. $20-25 would be ok. I wouldn't pay $45-50 bucks for them though, that's for darn sure. |
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