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Hi all, I was given a few of these decoys and must admit I have never seen them before and have no idea of there specific use, they are made of a very good quality rubber but are quite heavy at 338g each, if they are an old design then the paintwork has kept very well, they have a large moulded whole on the underside with a type of rubber arm inside with a small hole drilled in it, I have no idea what type of peg would be used on these or perhaps they are a type of lofting decoy??, I look forward to reading what all of you think ( or know) about these. atb Ian.

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26 minutes ago, JDog said:

They are ‘Flexicoys’. If you read my post entitled ‘A few on a line’ from two days ago you will see some pictured.

They can be hung in a tree as mine were or placed on a wooden peg.

Thanks jdog, I was away for the weekend so I've just read your post, do you think the ones I've been given would benefit from a bit less green on there heads?, Cheers Ian.

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33 minutes ago, JDog said:

They are ‘Flexicoys’. If you read my post entitled ‘A few on a line’ from two days ago you will see some pictured.

They can be hung in a tree as mine were or placed on a wooden peg.

I still have a couple of those and used the old fishing line and weight trick to hoist them up into a tree. The incoming pigeons didn't seem to notice that the decoy was perched 'under' the branch. 

I've even seen one recently perched on a stag coat rack !!!

OB

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20 minutes ago, rapid .25 said:

Thanks jdog, I was away for the weekend so I've just read your post, do you think the ones I've been given would benefit from a bit less green on there heads?, Cheers Ian.

No need to fiddle with the colours.

 

2 minutes ago, Old Boggy said:

I still have a couple of those and used the old fishing line and weight trick to hoist them up into a tree. The incoming pigeons didn't seem to notice that the decoy was perched 'under' the branch. 

I've even seen one recently perched on a stag coat rack !!!

OB

Surely not.

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3 hours ago, JDog said:

They are ‘Flexicoys’. If you read my post entitled ‘A few on a line’ from two days ago you will see some pictured.

They can be hung in a tree as mine were or placed on a wooden peg.

i had some of those until they were nicked...............i used them to sit in the sitty tree....i put a curved stick in the hole from underneath and wrapped a lump of lead at thye end to at as a counterbalance....then placed them on a branch with my extenderble poles..............

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11 minutes ago, ditchman said:

i had some of those until they were nicked...............i used them to sit in the sitty tree....i put a curved stick in the hole from underneath and wrapped a lump of lead at thye end to at as a counterbalance....then placed them on a branch with my extenderble poles..............

I didn't nick em lol.

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2 hours ago, ditchman said:

i had some of those until they were nicked...............i used them to sit in the sitty tree....i put a curved stick in the hole from underneath and wrapped a lump of lead at thye end to at as a counterbalance....then placed them on a branch with my extenderble poles..............

I think that you`ll find that Tightchoke has at least five. Found them hidden by a tree in Norfolk  !!!

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