wildfowler.250 Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Well, sad times. The top of my olt 800 unscrewed and I've lost it somewhere. Could manage a pink, grey and Canada call out of that thing. So for the time being I need to buy a pink and a greylag call. What's the best going at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Olt 800 best ever made in my opinion. Try USA eBay seen a few Genuine Olt 800 on there can't give advice on others as thankfully I've still got my Olt 800. Good luck hope you get sorted ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsanmad Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Eddie nixon solway call. Does both pink and grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakin stevens Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Well, sad times. The top of my olt 800 unscrewed and I've lost it somewhere. Could manage a pink, grey and Canada call out of that thing. So for the time being I need to buy a pink and a greylag call. What's the best going at the moment? which end have you lost? happend to me last year! so i have a spare end, only place you will get one is off the bay in the USA, you never know i might have the end you want!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) DJ Calls 800, an exact replacement for the Olt 800. Dave Jackson worked for Olt and has brought out the whole range. Bushwear sell them, £25. http://www.bushwear.co.uk/dj-dj-calls-canada-goose-call-800-312791.html DJ Calls. http://www.djcalls.com/s/800-big-bay-goose.html They do a good Greylag call too. Lost mine along with a Faulks Canada call and got a Nixon, but I think the Olt Greylag has the edge, a little more volume and doesn't choke up if you put a lot of air through it. I still have and use an original 800. http://www.ukshootwarehouse.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=416 Edited September 30, 2016 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Olt 800 best ever made in my opinion. Try USA eBay seen a few Genuine Olt 800 on there can't give advice on others as thankfully I've still got my Olt 800. Good luck hope you get sorted ASAP Thanks, bought my first one off the bay. Really liked it because it covered everything instead of having to carry 3 at the same time! Eddie nixon solway call. Does both pink and grey. Cheers, I was thinking of these as a replacement. Does he just make one 'general purpose' goose call? Rather than a specific one for pinks and greys? which end have you lost? happend to me last year! so i have a spare end, only place you will get one is off the bay in the USA, you never know i might have the end you want!!!! Ah you're in the same boat then! I lost the top half that you blow into? I should have glued it in place tbh. Cheers for the reply! DJ Calls 800, an exact replacement for the Olt 800. Dave Jackson worked for Olt and has brought out the whole range. Bushwear sell them, £25. http://www.bushwear.co.uk/dj-dj-calls-canada-goose-call-800-312791.html DJ Calls. http://www.djcalls.com/s/800-big-bay-goose.html They do a good Greylag call too. Lost mine along with a Faulks Canada call and got a Nixon, but I think the Olt Greylag has the edge, a little more volume and doesn't choke up if you put a lot of air through it. I still have and use an original 800. http://www.ukshootwarehouse.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=416 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieMfYEWlCVM Thank you! So is that an exact replica of the one I lost basically? Should sound the exact same? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakin stevens Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Thanks, bought my first one off the bay. Really liked it because it covered everything instead of having to carry 3 at the same time! Cheers, I was thinking of these as a replacement. Does he just make one 'general purpose' goose call? Rather than a specific one for pinks and greys? Ah you're in the same boat then! I lost the top half that you blow into? I should have glued it in place tbh. Cheers for the reply! Thank you! So is that an exact replica of the one I lost basically? Should sound the exact same? Cheers! Yeah I lost the part you blow, was gutted it was the delux version of the olt 800, I did buy another from the USA. I've looked on the bay in the USA and they is at least 6 on at the moment, if that helps . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) Yes, it should be the same. I lost the tone bell from my 25 + year old Olt Sonderman 66 duck call, so bought the DJ Sonderman 66, it's exactly the same. Thanks, bought my first one off the bay. Really liked it because it covered everything instead of having to carry 3 at the same time!Cheers, I was thinking of these as a replacement. Does he just make one 'general purpose' goose call? Rather than a specific one for pinks and greys?Ah you're in the same boat then! I lost the top half that you blow into? I should have glued it in place tbh.Cheers for the reply!Thank you! So is that an exact replica of the one I lost basically? Should sound the exact same?Cheers! Edited September 30, 2016 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Cheers guys. Do folk recommend gluing the top/blow half of these in the wooden calls then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 No, I haven't previously as I like to tune them up every so often so need to be able to remove the tone bell from the barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 No, I haven't previously as I like to tune them up every so often so need to be able to remove the tone bell from the barrel. That's the reason I never touched it. Hindsight is a grand thing though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I have an olt800 from back in the late 70's wen me old man bought it he gave it to me in 92....I very rarely use it as I go mainly for pinks....so if u need it and it is same era think there is only one olt800 made...it was chewed at bottom by one of my pups back in the day but it'd still super better I think its taped up and sound....u could even put top onto yours....let me know cheers Robbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 As for pink call I use the haydells and a Dave Jackson one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IEH Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Use a lanyard with double drops, so that both parts of the call are secured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandango Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Eddie nixons solway call for, got a olt but can't seem to get the right tune out of it,, tried a dj for quite a few seasons (pink call) had a hammer for the greys,, good loud raspy call, but for a reliable all in one easy to use and you won't loose the end as there screw thread,,, it's got to be a solway call for both greys and pinks,, and managed whitefronts with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberFowl Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I love my zink call for the pinks. I aren't great at calling and even I have managed to turn a good few in the past with it. Also love my OLT. Which was very kindly retuned by a member of this forum FOC after my young nephew got hold of it...it will be in use tomorrow morning for the first time this season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 How did it go with the re-tune? I love my zink call for the pinks. I aren't great at calling and even I have managed to turn a good few in the past with it. Also love my OLT. Which was very kindly retuned by a member of this forum FOC after my young nephew got hold of it...it will be in use tomorrow morning for the first time this season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Use a lanyard with double drops, so that both parts of the call are secured. Cheers for all the help, appreciate it! And didn't know you could get double lanyards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Went to buy a solway call and it says tuned for pinks or greys? Can I get the appropriate sounds for both if I pick tuned for greys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Yes. Go for the Grey tuned one. You can get a 'wink, wink, wink' out of that. It's the notes more than the tone, as geese of the same species all have different voices to a degree. I do find, though, that if you blow hard, the Nixon calls choke up. Went to buy a solway call and it says tuned for pinks or greys? Can I get the appropriate sounds for both if I pick tuned for greys? Edited October 3, 2016 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Very naughty I know but I do know someone who has a Barnacle goose call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 I was always loseing part of my Sodderman duck call, but amazingly always found it the next day ( gods only knows how once it was dropped on top of the sea wall on the walk back and once in long grass away out by a distant creek ) I did think about gluing the two sections togeather , but then of cause you cant retune it. However answered the problem with strong broad duck tape , just a few twists secure the two sections togeather and if I ever need to retune it it will be easy to undo the tape to get at the reed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 I was always loseing part of my Sodderman duck call, but amazingly always found it the next day ( gods only knows how once it was dropped on top of the sea wall on the walk back and once in long grass away out by a distant creek ) I did think about gluing the two sections togeather , but then of cause you cant retune it. However answered the problem with strong broad duck tape , just a few twists secure the two sections togeather and if I ever need to retune it it will be easy to undo the tape to get at the reed. Just wrap a few turns of fine fishing line round the male part of the call and then twist it back into the female half keep adding line until the call is tight enough to not fall apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55SE Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Drill and counter sink small hole Brass wood screw almost unseen.Nice easy and secure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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