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Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 6:14 pm

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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Dec 22, 2013 6:20 pm

I had some sillos made out of that stuff. They used about an 1/8" galvanized wire for stakes.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 6:24 pm

3legged_lab wrote:I had some sillos made out of that stuff. They used about an 1/8" galvanized wire for stakes.

They hold up good? Don't bend or break to easily? It's either this or plywood. Don't have the money for the "good" kind.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Dec 22, 2013 6:36 pm

Dont know, I don't like sillos, traded them and some other sillos for a layout blind
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:30 pm

3legged_lab wrote:Dont know, I don't like sillos, traded them and some other sillos for a layout blind

Got ya. I'm planning in making a ton of them and just hoping the numbers game will work for me. I can make 90 of em for about $150. Planning on mixing in my dozen floaters and my buddy's half dozen shells for this late season.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby assateague » Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:49 pm

Lots of guys around here run them, with good results. I've used them quite a bit, usually made out of the same stuff, but from signs that I assumed were old and were free for the taking. I like them, but they don't last real long. They may last longer if you baby them, but since I only had a couple cans of Krylon into them, I was never very careful. I use a piece of wire I use for my snares, bent into a "flat" Z, and use the flat part as a step. Put a couple twists of electrical tape around the top, to keep it from sliding deeper into the plastic. I think the wire I use is 10 gauge or so- the silos will actually "wobble" a little in a breeze, which was an unexpected bonus. I originally used it because I'm cheap, and I had it. The bad is that if it's really windy, they'll just lay down flat, so I can't use them.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby assateague » Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:50 pm

And only make feeders. Sentries out of that plastic will last about 1 hunt before they're neck is floppy as a $6 drunk.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:00 pm

Ok. Thanks Assa. I'm trying to decide between cheap plywood and this plastic. I'm kinda worried about the plywood delaminating on me, but I feel like they will last longer. Price isn't much different between the 2 and weight isn't really an issue.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:01 pm

Maybe I'll just use plywood. Don't have to order it online and probably will last a little longer.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby assateague » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:02 pm

Plastic is easier to get a wire on for a stand than plywood. And the plywood a heavier than you think- I had 4 plywood silos for turkey hunting, and I almost guarantee they were as heavy as a dozen plastic geese.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby jehler » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:13 pm

What kinda Topwater uses silhouettes?
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby assateague » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:14 pm

Me and Sean Mann.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:31 pm

jehler wrote:What kinda Topwater uses silhouettes?

A broke ass college kid
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:33 pm

assateague wrote:Plastic is easier to get a wire on for a stand than plywood. And the plywood a heavier than you think- I had 4 plywood silos for turkey hunting, and I almost guarantee they were as heavy as a dozen plastic geese.

I think I'm going to try and make a couple out of some scrap plywood I have laying around and see how They work. If I don't like it then I'll use the plastic.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby jehler » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:34 pm

assateague wrote:Me and Sean Mann.
sean is Jewish to?
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby assateague » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:39 pm

I don't know. I've never seen his dick.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:29 pm

assateague wrote:I don't know. I've never seen his dick.

Jehler has seen your dick?
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby Olly » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:30 pm

$110 bucks? Plywood?
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:35 pm

Olly wrote:$110 bucks? Plywood?

What?
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby assateague » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:45 pm

Olly wrote:$110 bucks? Plywood?



No, that's for 10 4x8 sheets of corruplast.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby Olly » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:55 pm

Sorry I meant $110 bucks for some Damn plastic. Why not use 1/4" plywood?
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby Olly » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:56 pm

Oh I didn't see where it was for 10 sheets. Thought it was for one.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3geese4me » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:09 pm

jehler wrote:What kinda Topwater uses silhouettes?

Me too....I'm not Jewish either, nor have I seen Sean Mann's dick.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby assateague » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:10 pm

A likely story.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3geese4me » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:21 pm

assateague wrote:A likely story.

Promise!
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3geese4me » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:24 pm

Nuff, I don't know how broke you are. But I would really look at the Real Geese Pro Series 2's. If you shop around you can find them for $170 a doz. Buy a dozen every month and you will have 8-10 dozen by next season. I run 10 dozen and have no regrets with switching from fullbodies.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:25 pm

Olly wrote:Oh I didn't see where it was for 10 sheets. Thought it was for one.

I have to order it online too, so I can't really see what it looks like before I buy it. I think the cheap pine plywood is like $13/sheet, so it won't be a whole lot more expensive. And I really don't need 10 sheets either.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby NuffDaddy » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:31 pm

3geese4me wrote:Nuff, I don't know how broke you are. But I would really look at the Real Geese Pro Series 2's. If you shop around you can find them for $170 a doz. Buy a dozen every month and you will have 8-10 dozen by next season. I run 10 dozen and have no regrets with switching from fullbodies.

I know that's the better way to go, but I really can't spend that kind of money. I barely made my tuition payment this semester, so I'm cutting back on a ton until I get next years tuition sitting in an account. Maybe once the next season comes around I'll be able to get a couple dozen.
Good to hear they work good for you. Full bodies are definitely out of budget.
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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3geese4me » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:33 pm

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3geese4me wrote:Nuff, I don't know how broke you are. But I would really look at the Real Geese Pro Series 2's. If you shop around you can find them for $170 a doz. Buy a dozen every month and you will have 8-10 dozen by next season. I run 10 dozen and have no regrets with switching from fullbodies.

I know that's the better way to go, but I really can't spend that kind of money. I barely made my tuition payment this semester, so I'm cutting back on a ton until I get next years tuition sitting in an account. Maybe once the next season comes around I'll be able to get a couple dozen.
Good to hear they work good for you. Full bodies are definitely out of budget.

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Re: Will this shit work...

Postby 3legged_lab » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:48 pm

Check the cost of the luan plywood at home depot, it should be less than $13 per sheet. I think its 3/8".
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