Motion Decoys

[GulfCoast]

I toss out a couple pulsators. Hate the spinners. Too lazy to untangle jerk strings in the stumpy places I hunt.

[Curtdawg88]

I cut some 1/2 inch PVC 6 ft long, put a T on the end, and painted it dark gray. I can hunt up to 6-7 ft. I can use it in shallow 6 in or so by pushing it in the mud at a sharp angle with the end away from the blind. All ya need then is decoy string. Tie it to the pipe and start jerking. Its light weight, and easily portable. Just my lil engineering idea.

I like it! So you're using the flex in the PVC instead of a bungee right?

[quack_a_tack]

I cut some 1/2 inch PVC 6 ft long, put a T on the end, and painted it dark gray. I can hunt up to 6-7 ft. I can use it in shallow 6 in or so by pushing it in the mud at a sharp angle with the end away from the blind. All ya need then is decoy string. Tie it to the pipe and start jerking. Its light weight, and easily portable. Just my lil engineering idea.

I like it! So you're using the flex in the PVC instead of a bungee right?

That is correct, that way I don't have to keep up with a bungee cord.

[ALfwlmth]

Rig'em Right jerk string and feeder butts or surface feeders. Added a key chain ring to each decoy to add movement and ease the hook up process in 15 deg weather.

[Denduke]

Ten buck bilge pump bolted to the keel will work with 6 volt batry stuffed in a decoy slot.

Luminum tee post w/rubber jump rope or one of the store boughts but put a trail line w/bobber to get the lil kayak anchor back out w/o breaking the stretch cord in deep water. Big snap swivels to fasten and leave the regular weights left wound on the decoy to mix'em up w/o total overhaul.



BTW the replacement stretch cord for tent poles in the camping section is cheap supply of lil stretch cord but u might pait it cuz it's white...
The pvc pipe idea sounds great to me!
Later DL

[Curtdawg88]

Thanks for all the info! I'll post up a pic of mine when I get done with it.

[Anatidae]

We use a jerk string in certain conditions - with usually just 2 decoys on it (on calm days). There are obvious draw-backs, however.......and you have to adapt.

Floating vegetation: no way to deal with water hyacinth in large rafts pushing through your spread.

Deep water application: Dog getting hung-up in it is never a good thing, especially when mixed with vegetation (either floating through or stationary). It is also a challenge to string-up in deep water in a wind (among other decoys) out of a slick-bottom boat, especially if there's no reverse........vegetation or not. I might add that 16' push poles are rendered useless in depths over about 8 feet for this purpose.

Deep water solution: When I want to go through the anguish of putting a jerk string in deep water (creek or slough), I set the 'anchor' end and put a 2oz bank sinker about half-way to the first decoy - then put a bank sinker between each decoy from there, and put one between the last decoy and the boat. When you quit working the ducks (just before you shoot) let the string go 'slack' and the sinkers will pull the line down so 'Phideaux' can swim through without getting hung-up. They don't have to sink all the way to the bottom, just low enough for practical purposes.

True, that's a lot of trouble, but well worth the aggravation of having to break the blind down to go untangle a dog out of line AND vegetation.

Nothing better than a jerk string when it works - and nothing worse when it becomes a tangled mess. You're not likely to have as much trouble in wading water, but setting one in deep water (over yur waders) can be a REAL exercise in patience.

[cmj84]

i have the rig em right jerk string. i used it every hunt im a believer that it works. mojos are a waist of time an $$. that duck with the bilge pump an 6volt battery was a good idea.

[BLOOD DOG]

I like to use a jerk cord with a bungee on it and pre load the string(pull it tight) and let it go when they get right on the corner and just start to look back at the dekes.

Other than that I really LOVE the higdon pulsators!

[Don Miller]

I have not seen them mentioned but three or four Wonderduck Tornados will make a decoy spread come alive.

[crow]

If you want to get fancy but cheap, use a fishing yo-yo tied to the weight and pull the decoys in while the ducks are swinging and let it go when they are looking. Decoys "swim" leaving natural wake motion. Works really well in timber and deep water.

crow