Shearwater Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 What are peoples experiences on performance ( I have read the sales verbiage ( but keen on what performs best )) of using Full bodied, stackable and sock decoys? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 For ease of carrying I would only buy half shells now. The full bodies are good for lofting but take up a lot of room in the kit bag. Dead pigeons make the best decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Never used socks so can't comment. Both fully bodied and half shells have there uses on the day. I actually like a mix, depends who's carrying the kit. Not heavy but bulky. I prefer half shells as I can mount them on spring sticks which adds a bit of movement. I can also pack around 20 halfs shells in the side pocket of my bergan but can only get about 6 full bodied in the entire bag with other essential kit. Better to drop a few pigeons and use them as decoys, keep a few in the fridge to start the next session off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 28 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: For ease of carrying I would only buy half shells now. The full bodies are good for lofting but take up a lot of room in the kit bag. Dead pigeons make the best decoys. In a nutshell …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 between myself and friends must have used most types over the years and come back to dead birds every time nothing comes close to the real thing breasted out i get ten in the rucksack easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I will normally start with my old faithful flocked shells. I will maybe carry 10, if I have a bit of a walk. If I have a long walk, I will probably just take the magnet. I don't use any of my full bodied decoys these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearwater Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Interesting comments chaps; thank you and of particular interest nothing on the socks yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 15/06/2020 at 10:17, clangerman said: between myself and friends must have used most types over the years and come back to dead birds every time nothing comes close to the real thing breasted out i get ten in the rucksack easy Me too, I also have 6 silo-soaks that I can just put in a carrier bag and a pocket full of carts and go for a walk and see if an opertunity arrises. they do work ok in the wind but have to be filled out with grass or straw when its still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy dave Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 what part of bucks are you from alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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