Best duck decoys

[rapid basher]

Doe"s it make much of a differents

As to high detale or not,?

 

Would be 6 be enough ? ( for a starter)

Thanks

Edited September 14, 2013 by rapid basher

[utectok]

Deeks are useful and six is a good start

[motty]

I think the avery ghg are very good

[Penelope]

I think you're right Motty. They look more realistic than other brands. Does it really matter though?

 

I think the avery ghg are very good

[edenman]

I think you're right Motty. They look more realistic than other brands. Does it really matter though?

 

Maybe for day time tideflighting it does but not for shooting at dusk or under the moon

[henry d]

As above, along with a call they can make the difference between a good day and a bad day.

[kent]

Must be in context, daylight shooting detail can matter! Once the Sun sets painting your deeks all flat black and oversize might be far preferential to little bunch of cammo brown teal tucked in the margins, that worked so well in the light.

Brand means diddly squat, sometimes a home made silhouette can out perform a full body (due to higher reflectiveness over shallow water) Ducks are no respecter of how much your deeks cost and mixed brands means more mixed posture

[henry d]

... and mixed brands means more mixed posture

Good point, these are the Mallard I use, but not necessarily at the same time.

[kent]

Good point, these are the Mallard I use, but not necessarily at the same time.

Coz all the birds with heads up means they are nervous or about to spring, incomers know this

[lurgan wildfowler]

I have used decoys that my dad gave me they must be 30 + year old an they work jus fine

[sitty tree]

hello fella. under the moon or dusk on the foreshore i use sillouhettes have done ever since a kid work well for me. ponds/ flashes normal deeks.

[rapid basher]

Thanks for the help gents

I will be manly useing them

On a pond at dusk

For starters anyway

Edited September 17, 2013 by rapid basher

[Mr-Sheen]

A lot of the guys who shoot down at frampton like the green head gear decoys, i myself have some of the pro grade teal ones they make and they are excellent and very well made, i also use some flambeau mallard decoys. would i say that the GHG decoys are better than the flambeau? Not really, maybe in good light but i rarely find the shooting good at that time and have gone home by then. They are however good for filling out the patter as the different shapes add some character to the set up.

[ayano3]

By the time the duck have seen if the paint on the decoys is tatty the dog should be going to pick them up ?

[tigger]

If going on some splashes down the marsh under the moon or dusk etc, I just use some FUD decoys I find them easy to just stick in my rucksack with no bulk or anything like that much easier to carry, if going on the washes I use GHG decoys to good effect....

[aister]

I have a few different makes of duck decoys and I would say that on a nice day when the ducks have time to look around and size things up the ghg decoys work best. They have higher detail and are a lot more relaxed looking compared to the cheaper makes. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=221281296514

[anser2]

I have used GHG mallard decoys and find them very good. After many years use they still do not need repainting.Just two slight niggles with them, the neck is sunken into the body making it difficult to wind the last bit of line around the neck without it slipping off. They are also a little smaller than I would like.

 

I also have a number of Stormfront mallard Flambeau decoys. Like ther GHG they are very good and sit well on the water , but after one seasons use they have lost quite a bit of paint.

 

For years I have used sportplast mallard decoys. like the others they work well , but their paint needs an anunal tough up.

 

I have got a lot of plywood and plastic sillouhettes , but I have found they are noway near as efective as full bodies decoys , but worth a try on mudflats and stubbles.

 

 

 

Finaly I have a number of cheap £1 mallard decoys from pound streacher. Good for bulking out your pattern but most need repainting before you use them , they are far too small for mallard, the eye ring is prone to snap off in cold weather and the back seam will split if stuffed into a game bag.

Edited September 30, 2013 by anser2

[davidf]

You can't go wrong with a pack of Mojo duck decoys in my experience, though there's plenty of other reasonably good priced ones around - https://catchthemeasy.com/best-duck-decoy-reviews/

[marsh man]

17 minutes ago, davidf said:

You can't go wrong with a pack of Mojo duck decoys in my experience, though there's plenty of other reasonably good priced ones around - https://catchthemeasy.com/best-duck-decoy-reviews/

Time move on davidf , the last post was nearly four and a half years ago , since then there have been a lot of very good decoys on the market , I was looking at some Widgeon from Tidepool at the last game fair I went to and they were brilliant , slightly bigger than the real thing and the detail is superb , I believe they were imported from the states .

[wildfowler.250]

On 17/09/2013 at 21:50, rapid basher said:

Thanks for the help gents

I will be manly useing them

On a pond at dusk

For starters anyway

Just realized this was 2013. At least people use the search facility!

Edited February 12, 2018 by wildfowler.250

[Penelope]

9 hours ago, marsh man said:

Time move on davidf , the last post was nearly four and a half years ago , since then there have been a lot of very good decoys on the market , I was looking at some Widgeon from Tidepool at the last game fair I went to and they were brilliant , slightly bigger than the real thing and the detail is superb , I believe they were imported from the states .

There are others out there that are better than those Flambeau ones that Tidepool do/did, John.

http://www.lucky-hunter.com/product/avian-x-widgeon-european/

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Avery-GHG-Pro-Grade-Wigeon-1-Rester-1-High-Head-Duck-Decoys-2-Pack-New/222715344312?hash=item33dade75b8:g:ByYAAOSw0wRaBzON

 

[marsh man]

10 minutes ago, Penelope said:

There are others out there that are better than those Flambeau ones that Tidepool do/did, John.

http://www.lucky-hunter.com/product/avian-x-widgeon-european/

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Avery-GHG-Pro-Grade-Wigeon-1-Rester-1-High-Head-Duck-Decoys-2-Pack-New/222715344312?hash=item33dade75b8:g:ByYAAOSw0wRaBzON

 

They looked more realistic P than the dead ones I had hanging up in my shed,  mind you , the lucky - hunter ones would knock a to bigger hole in my pension at that price 

I liked the one from Tidepool as they were nearer to the size of Mallard and would then stand out a bit more   , and I don't like to admit it , but the boys from the states have got there decoying wildfowl down to a fine art and tend to be better at it than we are  .