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What else to add???
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Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:20 pmby R. Chapman
Have about 3 Dozen Floaters. It consists of 2 dozen mallards, 1/2 a doz. of Gadwalls an 1/2 of Green Wing Teals. I am considering adding a dozen pintails, but I also can't decide I I should get a doz. coots. Or maybe get those 2 species by a dozen, then find some Goldeneye dekes? Shoot quite a bit of them whistlers on the Missouri River here. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!
Best Regards,
Rex Chapman
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:08 amby rebelp74
Coots are the best decoys.
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Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:32 amby jehler
rebelp74 wrote:Coots are the best decoys.
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only in Louisiana
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:38 pmby Rick
Or, quite likely, any place else they're thick and gun pressure is heavy.
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:57 pmby The Duck Hammer
Geese if they are in your area and butts.
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:02 pmby jehler
Rick wrote:Or, quite likely, any place else they're thick and gun pressure is heavy.
or this^
Re: What else to add???
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Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:30 pmby R. Chapman
Yesterday I went out and bought a dozen GHG Life Size Pintails for $75. I think 4 dozen dekes is enough for 1 man to be carrying 2 miles. But I will probably be using my game cart to lug them around.
Best Regards,
Rex Chapman
Re: What else to add???
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Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:41 pmby Goldfish
They say golden eyes will only decoy to golden eye deeks. Something to think about if you see a lot of them.
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Re: What else to add???
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Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:23 pmby R. Chapman
I mainly jump them off one of the main channels in the Missouri River.
Re: What else to add???
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Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:45 pmby sws002
Goldfish wrote:They say golden eyes will only decoy to golden eye deeks. Something to think about if you see a lot of them.
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Only golden eye I have ever shot was balls deep in my mallard spread, right on top of my mojo.
Re: What else to add???
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Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:26 amby The Duck Hammer
sws002 wrote:Goldfish wrote:They say golden eyes will only decoy to golden eye deeks. Something to think about if you see a lot of them.
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Only golden eye I have ever shot was balls deep in my mallard spread, right on top of my mojo.
If they are anything like all other divers they ought to come in to anything, but I've never had the chance to hunt golden eyes so I'm not the best source of info.
Re: What else to add???
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Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:05 pmby Rick
Been a long time since I hunted goldeneye country, and I didn't target them. But I know there then was a strong tradition among those who did of using relatively small spreads of all goldeneye decoys.
Re: What else to add???
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Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:03 pmby 3legged_lab
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Re: What else to add???
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Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:09 pmby AKPirate
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That's silly, who wears a green thong under pink shorts?
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Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:39 amby Goldfish
AKPirate wrote:3legged_lab wrote:uploadfromtaptalk1377144257264.jpg
That's silly, who wears a green thong under pink shorts?
someone I want to meet
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Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:38 pmby R. Chapman
Well shoot, now I am stuck deciding if I should spend $160 for the GHG FB mallard harvester pack, your thoughts?
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:44 pmby jehler
I avoid ghg, i own plenty, but with regret
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:46 pmby The Duck Hammer
Don't buy GHG anything, unless you want to repaint them next year.
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:54 pmby rebelp74
jehler wrote:I avoid ghg, i own plenty, but with regret
x2 they are the least durable dekes next to final approach but fa has decent customer service
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:10 pmby 3legged_lab
I sold all of my ghg honker fb's because the paint was flying off of them. I was really careful and bagged them all the time. Sold them and got big foot b2s.
Re: What else to add???
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:11 pmby The Duck Hammer
How are the B2s? I heard that they are nowhere near the quality of the originals.
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:14 pmby 3legged_lab
The Duck Hammer wrote:How are the B2s? I heard that they are nowhere near the quality of the originals.
Only 1 season on them but so far so good. They just feel durable compared to the ghg's. I like the "lesser" size too.
Re: What else to add???
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Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:40 pmby R. Chapman
My teal and gadwall GHG dekes have had minimal chipping paint for the last 4 years I've had them. Man was I rough with them to.
Re: What else to add???
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Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:43 pmby 3legged_lab
R. Chapman wrote:My teal and gadwall GHG dekes have had minimal chipping paint for the last 4 years I've had them. Man was I rough with them to.
Go buy some GHG full body honkers, hunt them gently for one season and give us a review.
Re: What else to add???
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Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:51 pmby Redbeard
3legged_lab wrote:R. Chapman wrote:My teal and gadwall GHG dekes have had minimal chipping paint for the last 4 years I've had them. Man was I rough with them to.
Go buy some GHG full body honkers, hunt them gently for one season and give us a review.
mine are going in their 3rd season. They're holding up pretty well. But I baby em
Re: What else to add???
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Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:28 pmby 3legged_lab
Redbeard wrote:3legged_lab wrote:R. Chapman wrote:My teal and gadwall GHG dekes have had minimal chipping paint for the last 4 years I've had them. Man was I rough with them to.
Go buy some GHG full body honkers, hunt them gently for one season and give us a review.
mine are going in their 3rd season. They're holding up pretty well. But I baby em
I babied mine too. After 1 season the black on tails started coming off and I figured that was from being in the bags and getting set down. Then at season 3 the khaki on the chest and sides was falling off in big flakes. The plastic underneath was shiny like it was never prepped right for paint. I sold em quick before it got worse.