Inflatable Decoys

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Postby dukbum » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:05 pm

that the only way you can hit a duck is skillet shoot em
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i heard thats the only way you shoot em there bro? :shock: :shock: :shock: i cant reveal my source either sorry dude :oops: :oops:
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Postby Drakeshead » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:41 am

Brad you can't have inflatable decoys man, that would not last one hunt being that the only way you can hit a duck is skillet shoot em


Now why ya gotta go be tellin' all ma secrets?

If I recall correctly, the times you and I have gone huntin' neither of us hit nuttin' but AIR!
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Postby BR549 » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:35 pm

been using em for 40 plus years! next best thing to sex!
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Postby jtdumallard » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:38 pm

br549 since youve used them for so long, what is the best techinque to weight them down. been doing some thinkin and thought that a simple slip line with a weight on it would prolly work the best. just need some input.
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Postby BR549 » Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:05 pm

we use a small nylon twine 3 to 4 ft in length with a 1/2 oz lead fishing weight. Simply drop the lead weight and line in the hole then stick the decoys head in the hole behind it! Makes for a real compact item! Remember though they are rubber and will deterioate in the sunlight and dryrot in extream heat so you have to take care of them when not in use! Good luck!
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Postby Drakeshead » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:52 am

BR549,

Do they work well with a jerk cord/string?
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Postby BrettG » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:14 pm

That is all I used last season. Carry 24 full size and four bobbling feeders and a mojo all in a large back pack (not decoy bag) Lite weight and the wind will move them around good. I anchor mine with the small adjustable yo-yo set-up. and a 2oz egg weight. Mine are featherlite and I can blow them up and put them out in less than half the time it takes to put out regular.
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Postby Denduke » Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:20 pm

Got one of these from Mack's with my G&H field mallat shells order...Like the compactness and the bright legs floppin....Might be all you'd need in a timber opening?
It's got a sand pouch in the bottom and stuffin in the head, jerk cord but no anchor supplied. Brick bat with an eye bolt or a stake for anchor should be easy enough...
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Postby Drakeshead » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:13 pm

At $7.99 a piece, I can buy several of these things!
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Postby tha bugman » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:40 am

I use them and they fit really well in a back pack....I rig them just like I do my other dekes. I take the strap weight and wrap it around their necks for transport. There are two different models....one that partially inflate when you pull the plug and then you have to finish blowing them up and the other kind..like I have that you have to blow up all the way, which is really easy to do.
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Postby Panther » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:31 pm

I Love them! About the only thing I use. I use a regular 4oz. strap weight and cut them in half.I use a snap swivel to attach the cord to the decoy.When I carry them I wrap the cord around the weight then fold the weight over the cord to keep it from unrolling. I do not carry the weight attached to the decoys.I can carry a dozen and a half in a final approach backpack.Best thing since sliced bread.
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Postby Spoonallard » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:10 pm

O K Yall talked me into it. I just oerdered a dozen and a half. And to think I've already bought 5 doz. new avery decoys this year.
Dangggggggggggg!
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Postby DuckTater » Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:11 am

I hunted with a buddy that had some of the FeatherLites last year. The only thing I could find negative about them was that the color seemed to come off pretty easily. He hadn't had them very long and it seemed like it was easy to scuff them up. May want to be careful keeping them in the bag with other decoys.
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