best decoys??

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best decoys??

Postby britton » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:00 pm

gonna replenish my stock of decoys this year just wondering what is the best mallard decoys for the money? I don't want any with the swivel heads or the keels that come on off. oh and not the hot buys :D
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Re: best decoys??

Postby teul2 » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:03 pm

Looking for 2 duck calls from Dominic Serio of Greenwood (ones for Novacaine)
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Re: best decoys??

Postby Sprangletop1 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:07 am

Dakotas,
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Re: best decoys??

Postby brandon327 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:24 am

If they float they will probally work. You can spend alot or a little and still kill ducks.
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Postby lipsplitter39654 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:33 am

dakotas are the most life like most realistic decoy i have ever seen and hunted over.
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Postby GulfCoast » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:46 am

I have 20 year old G&H's that still look new, and I abuse decoys.
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Re: best decoys??

Postby Take 'em » Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:14 pm

How is the paint and flocked heads holding up on the Dakotas? Thinking along the Texas rigged line of getting banged around, not being careless and purposesly being rough on them
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Postby 7ducks » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:02 pm

Take 'em wrote:How is the paint and flocked heads holding up on the Dakotas? Thinking along the Texas rigged line of getting banged around, not being careless and purposesly being rough on them
I have a dz I used last year and can hardly tell them apart from the new ones I have.
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Re: best decoys??

Postby rawalley » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:33 pm

I just use flambeu and ghg, spray with clear coat
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Re: best decoys??

Postby crazyfish » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:18 pm

Flam bo bo's
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Re: best decoys??

Postby free78 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:23 pm

I got a buddy that makes foam fully flocked that look good.
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Re: best decoys??

Postby lipsplitter39654 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:51 am

My dakotas have flocked heads and they have held up very well. Im gonna,buy.a new dozen soon and wont get flocked heads bc the regular look better to me
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Re: best decoys??

Postby mudsucker » Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:58 am

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Re: best decoys??

Postby 7ducks » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:18 pm

lipsplitter39654 wrote:My dakotas have flocked heads and they have held up very well. Im gonna,buy.a new dozen soon and wont get flocked heads bc the regular look better to me
The ones I bought this year came with both flocked and painted.
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Re: best decoys??

Postby BEME46 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:01 pm

I like G&H.

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