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I bought one of those "bourbon" polycarbonate calls from wally world. It sounded good for a while, but now isn't quite what it use to be. I bought one of those new double reed Buck Gardner cheapo calls that sounds FANTASTIC, only problem is that it sticks terrible. I talked a buddy of mine into getting one of those echo calls season before last with a green wooden barrel and a clear polycarbonate or acrylic insert, and it sounds fantastic, and hasn't lost its sound. A little trick that I showed Rick Dunn at last years du Fest about his call that he didn't even know about...you can make it sound EXACTLY like a gadwall if you know what you are doing. I use the echo call for that still. One thing I can say about Rick, is that my buddies green barrel split, he called them and they told him send it back and they would replace it NO QUESTIONS ASKED...you can't beat that!

It is not always how good the call is but, how good is the man behind the call. Take Barney Calef for instance; Barney won the World Championship 3 different times with 3 different call makers calls. The same holds true with meat calling. There is not that much difference between Echo, Buck Gardner's, RNT, Big Guy's, Greg Hood's or any of the rest of the high end calls.

Don Miller is certainly correct. Still, being able to walk into a call shop and get custom tuning and private instruction from a champion is worth the investment in a nice call for the serious duck caller. Rick Dunn spent a whole morning messing with me and then demonstrated some amazing calling on MY calls. Also, Greg Hood took time over the phone to help me improve. Visiting with these two guys was fun and a great way to extend the duck season for me. The sound of a properly tuned and blown Echo or Southern call is sure hard to beat. Replacing the reed and cork on a moulded call with the hand trimmed versions will improve the sound and performance, in my experience. I blew on one of the Buck Gardner $8 double reeds and was impressed, just didn't need one.
Conclusion: If they get better than Echo or Southern I havn't heard one.
INJ

you all might want to try a kwack wacker if you want a good call at a reasonable price....I personally like the "new breed" of duck hunters....they drive chevy trucks, buy war eagle boats and use flambeau decoys...hell they are probably a world champion caller to boot....just a few thoughts...

give Skip Doty's calls a chance....they are good calls and it sounds good...


Jason

DON MILLER,INJUN23

YOUR right its the man behind the call but it helps having a good call .you could give me any call and would sound good on but for me it's ECHO CALLS .I grew up using haydel and duckcommard.and about 7 years ago i bought a echo ploy call and it sounded good and was easy to blow so i said to myself just think at WHAT the highends one sounded like.and then i started comp calling and meet the MAN RICK DUNN AND ROBB WATTS of ECHO CALLS.but I just wanted to know how many people in MS where using ECHO CALLS

Thanks
ROLAND
TEAM ECHO........................WANNABE
P

4DUKHTN wrote:you all might want to try a kwack wacker if you want a good call at a reasonable price....I personally like the "new breed" of duck hunters....they drive chevy trucks, buy war eagle boats and use flambeau decoys...hell they are probably a world champion caller to boot....just a few thoughts...

give Skip Doty's calls a chance....they are good calls and it sounds good...


Jason

I believe I'm still the only person ever to send back a call to Skip, at least that's what he told me several months ago.

He made me a good deal on a timber call and I bought it............the call sounded too flat and too clear for a "ducky" timber call, so I sent it back.

I don't have one right now, but I'm planning on buying the acrylic timber call for next season. I have a RNT original acrylic that I swear by and I've been using a Haydel's red leg (dr-85 reed assembly) and a polycarbonate ECHO timber double reed for my close in stuff. I've blown the timber magic call and absolutely loved it.

Is there any difference between the timber magic and the other ECHO timber calls?

I have a buddy who knows Rick Dunn and others who have met him and from what I hear, he's one heck of a nice guy and willing to help with whatever you need.

4DUKHTN wrote:....I personally like the "new breed" of duck hunters....they drive chevy trucks, buy war eagle boats and use flambeau decoys... Jason

I can tell you are a relative newby. Our dirt-brown 1978 Chevy truck is so ugly that my dog howls to get out of it... my son tried to put a matching dent in the other door, but the 4-wheeler just bounced off of it. We are building a project boat right now (pirogue)...I hope it floats... and even flambeau decoys get heavy with steel shot in them...

Greenhead22 wrote:
I believe I'm still the only person ever to send back a call to Skip

Jeff, I talked to Skip the other night, and the records do reflect that you are the "lone wolf!"

i'm gonna hafta second skippyjdot's stance on this...i love skip's calls...gator

SkippyJ wrote:

Greenhead22 wrote:
I believe I'm still the only person ever to send back a call to Skip

Jeff, I talked to Skip the other night, and the records do reflect that you are the "lone wolf!"

Hey, I couldn't help it......the call just wasn't what I wanted. He had a money back guarantee on his calls so I went with it. He told me I could file this down and do this and do that to the call to change this and that and I said no..........that's how I wanted the call from you in the first place. I like calls that I blow right out of the box and only have to worry about changing reeds and corks. The timber call was set up as a field call and I didn't like it.

Well I know Skip personally, and if he tells you something, well you can take it to the bank so to speak. He was going to "do you right" however you wanted to "fix" the call. Good people.

Memphis, I guess I am a newby...My father started me out carrying me on his shoulders....I am only 30...soon to be 31, so if 20 plus years is a newby, yes I am...


Jason