Cleaned up the club house

by **duckkillerclyde** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:30 pm

I actually did this a few weeks ago. Thought I would share on here too.

Goose corner

Surf scoter

Bills/ringer (I lost a bunch of them)

New bills/buffles/cans/GE

mallards and a few teal in the back

pintail/wigeon new shovelers to the left

wood ducks and new wood ducks

crow and dove (I think QH has some of my dove decoys

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by **duckkillerclyde** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:35 pm

layout blinds

boats except the layout boat wouldn't fit through the window

more buffle head

This pile needs paint/heads/keels

This pile sinks (I've since repaired this pile)

This pile needs rigging of some kind.

by **Olly** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:37 pm

Very nice, I need some pintails to round out my mixed bag spread.

by **duckkillerclyde** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:39 pm

Olly wrote:Very nice, I need some pintails to round out my mixed bag spread.

don't buy the FA brand. if they take a stray bb, it will shoot a hole the size of a dime.

don't buy the ghg. the keel will break off or fall off when you throw them out.

G&H is the way to go. I know not all of my decoys are G&H but I wish they were.

by **Olly** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:41 pm

duckkillerclyde wrote:
Olly wrote:Very nice, I need some pintails to round out my mixed bag spread.

don't buy the FA brand. if they take a stray bb, it will shoot a hole the size of a dime.

don't buy the ghg. the keel will break off or fall off when you throw them out.

G&H is the way to go. I know not all of my decoys are G&H but I wish they were.

Most people give me crap for this but I like Flambeau decoys. They may not look as high tech as some of the newer ones but they are thick and the paint stays on better than any other I've dealt with. The brand you wanna steer clear of is Cabela's real flight. I got some as a gift this past Christmas and I already know they won't make it through a season with the paint.

by **duckkillerclyde** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:47 pm

flamblow keels are 1 step above ghg in my opinion. better than ghg that's for sure but they tip over in rough water. the plastic is good on them. stays flexable. I have had really good luck with G&H paint. Some of my mallard G&H are 10 years old and still look decent. for small back water flamblow keels are probably alright but I hunt the Columbia a lot and the weather turns within minuets from calm to 40 MPH winds. The keels on flamblows are just not good enough.

carry lites are 100% garbage keels. that's what my 'custom' surf scoter are. :oops:

ghg keels ride very good. the reason they are garbage is because the break or fall off. I know QH will contest me on this.

by **QH's Paw** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:50 am

This threads reminds me I need to sort, clean and thin out my deeks. I also need to fix the "Deekschack" roof, if it ever stops raining long enough.

by **duckkillerclyde** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:58 am

QH's Paw wrote:This threads reminds me I need to sort, clean and thin out my deeks. I also need to fix the "Deekschack" roof, if it ever stops raining long enough.

worked on a few more on the broke down ones this afternoon.

You still haven't put that roof back up?

by **assateague** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:01 am

Olly wrote:
duckkillerclyde wrote:
Olly wrote:Very nice, I need some pintails to round out my mixed bag spread.

don't buy the FA brand. if they take a stray bb, it will shoot a hole the size of a dime.

don't buy the ghg. the keel will break off or fall off when you throw them out.

G&H is the way to go. I know not all of my decoys are G&H but I wish they were.

Most people give me crap for this but I like Flambeau decoys. They may not look as high tech as some of the newer ones but they are thick and the paint stays on better than any other I've dealt with. The brand you wanna steer clear of is Cabela's real flight. I got some as a gift this past Christmas and I already know they won't make it through a season with the paint.

Same here. I've always had great luck with Flambeaus.

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:05 am

i have 2 dozen swan, 4-5 dozen pintails and a dozen of the old teal that i like but that's about it. not much luck with the rest of flambeau stuff.

GHG gear sucks, they are and always will be at the bottom of the list right next to redhead/basspro brand

by **centex** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:46 pm

Where do you get the layout boats and how much? I have the plans to build one but trying to compare costs and see if it's a better deal to get a canoe

by **duckkillerclyde** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:27 pm

centex wrote:Where do you get the layout boats and how much? I have the plans to build one but trying to compare costs and see if it's a better deal to get a canoe

layout or marsh boat? The things leaning against the wall are marsh boats.

They are aquapod brand. They cost $600.
Layout boat costs $1200-$1500

I buy aquapods at the aquapod factory in ridgefield washington
I built my layout. I just sold the plans, you should have jumped sooner.

by **QH's Paw** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:37 pm

duckkillerclyde wrote:
QH's Paw wrote:This threads reminds me I need to sort, clean and thin out my deeks. I also need to fix the "Deekschack" roof, if it ever stops raining long enough.

worked on a few more on the broke down ones this afternoon.

You still haven't put that roof back up?

Two different buildings. The deekschack just has a few leaks in it's tin roof.

by **jehler** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:41 pm

You should get some slotted bags Clyde

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:11 pm

slotted bags are nice but, they take up to much room.

by **duckkillerclyde** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:17 pm

jehler wrote:You should get some slotted bags Clyde

still trying to figure out material to sew them out of.

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:19 pm

duckkillerclyde wrote:
jehler wrote:You should get some slotted bags Clyde

still trying to figure out material to sew them out of.

saw some 1000 denier cordura on a website CHEAP. think it was like $2 a yard. some kind of digital camo

by **duckkillerclyde** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:28 pm

Bufflehead wrote:
duckkillerclyde wrote:
jehler wrote:You should get some slotted bags Clyde

still trying to figure out material to sew them out of.

saw some 1000 denier cordura on a website CHEAP. think it was like $2 a yard. some kind of digital camo

see if you can't find it and post up a link.

by **duckkillerclyde** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:37 pm

I always find it for $13 to $15

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:03 pm

was a few months ago, thought about getting some to put on a float blind.

it was on this page but i don't see it or any of the lighter weight that was the same color. they have some 500 denier but it's not as cheap as the other stuff was. will keep an eye out for a good deal on it and let you know.

http://shop.vtarmynavy.com/camouflage-c ... c1313.aspx

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:07 pm

it was this color but not sure this is the same weight and definitely isn't the same price

http://shop.vtarmynavy.com/acu-cordura-p7234.aspx

by **duckkillerclyde** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:12 pm

$3 is a better price than I've ever found.

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:21 pm

duckkillerclyde wrote:$3 is a better price than I've ever found.

you talking about the corn pattern stuff? will 500 denier hold up?

by **jehler** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:29 pm

Bufflehead wrote:slotted bags are nice but, they take up to much room.

I disagree, here is 22 dozen, organized by species

by **jehler** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:31 pm

A lot of space but how do you haul 22 dozen without taking up space??

You can fit 2 g an h bills in each slot

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:41 pm

jehler wrote:
Bufflehead wrote:slotted bags are nice but, they take up to much room.

I disagree, here is 22 dozen, organized by species

if i was in a boat that had that much open room, i wouldn't worry about it.

i carry 25-30 dozen ducks, 1-2 dozen swans and 1-2 dozen geese in a 17' carolina skiff, it's 65" wide.

by **Bufflehead** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:45 pm

~25 dozen and 12 swans. no goose decoys, they would be on the empty side

by **QH's Paw** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:25 pm

I like the slotted bags for my longline setups. I also put 2 deeks per slot but, some of my slots are full body bags and I can get 3 per slot. Another advantage of slotted is less damage to paint, even doubled or tripled up per slot.
One main disadvantage of slotted is walk or drive in. They are not easy to manhandle to the blind. In the boat they are great.

by **jehler** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:24 am

QH's Paw wrote:I like the slotted bags for my longline setups. I also put 2 deeks per slot but, some of my slots are full body bags and I can get 3 per slot. Another advantage of slotted is less damage to paint, even doubled or tripled up per slot.
One main disadvantage of slotted is walk or drive in. They are not easy to manhandle to the blind. In the boat they are great.

for walk in hunts we have six slot bags, jr carries one as do I. Six mallards in one, 18 teal and wood ducks in the other. Works great, we only hunt those filthy bustards until the divers show, we don't really hunt divers without a boat

by **jehler** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:25 am

Bufflehead wrote:
i carry 25-30 dozen ducks, 1-2 dozen swans and 1-2 dozen geese in a 17' carolina skiff, it's 65" wide.

Christ man, do you jut ride on the top of the pile with a tiller xtension?!?