buster69 Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I am new to this so please bear with me I have read several rave reviews about silosck decoys, but when I went to buy some I was told they were useless and I should stick to flocks instead. Any comments welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I was out shooting with Nickbeardo yesterday and he had some. They looked really good, but I'm not joking but you'd have thought that pigeons were endangered, the sky was so empty! So unfortunately I am not one to be able to give you a good answer, because there was nothing to be attracted to them! However I would strongly recommend the Chris green decoys: Have a look at this video http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HlJx0nek3xw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Mason Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 i use them mate, i don't know weather they pull the birds anymore than another type of decoy. but they are a fraction of the weight and size. about 10 sillosocks takes up as much room as one full body decoy. thats the main reason i bought them. i had a red letter day using them over rape stuble so they definately do work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 i use a mix of half shells and silly's - the silly's add a lot of very realistic movement to the pattern, and always let you know which way the wind is blowing plus they're UV coated so the pigeons see them from a fair old distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonshootersRus Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 hi mate , i brought a dozen of the silly socks last month and put them out with a floater and some half shells and had around 25 birds dead on the ground within 1 hr off setting up , so the next time out just to make sure they worked i put just the socks out in no pattern just any where and anty how and shot 68 birds throughout the day so they do work well on there own as well hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 i use them iv got 18 and they move in the wind very well,and all ways face the wind so you dont have two keep moving them.they work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 When these first appeared on the market a mate and I did a little experiment. We set up on a really good flightline two sets of deeks, one of sillysocks and the other of standard (flocked) deeks. The birds definitely favoured the sillysocks until we began adding shot birds to the other pattern then there was no discernable difference. I'd say yes they work but like all things pigeon, not all the time. They show up well and from a distance stand out far better than standard deeks. Yes they do look a bit cheap and cheerful but they work, are lightweight and if looked after will last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ2 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 By pure coincidence, I've just watched a pro-mo video of these deeks, (the phone number to contact looks familiar). It shows two guns on the same day in different locations, shooting over silly's. One of the guns has the silly sock flapper on the rotary, the other has what looks like dead birds, but the static decoys are silly's in both patterns. By 'eck, unless there was some trick photography, and I don't just mean editing out the quiet moments, these things are brilliant. I'm going to get a couple of dozen and put them to the ultimate test, 43 acres of rape! I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 By pure coincidence, I've just watched a pro-mo video of these deeks, (the phone number to contact looks familiar). It shows two guns on the same day in different locations, shooting over silly's. One of the guns has the silly sock flapper on the rotary, the other has what looks like dead birds, but the static decoys are silly's in both patterns. By 'eck, unless there was some trick photography, and I don't just mean editing out the quiet moments, these things are brilliant. I'm going to get a couple of dozen and put them to the ultimate test, 43 acres of rape! I'll let you know. where did you see this pro-mo vid please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ2 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 where did you see this pro-mo vid please ? It was given to me by a mate who picked it up at U.K Shootwarehouse. It clearly says it is covered by copyright, so I don't think I'm allowed to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ2 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 where did you see this pro-mo vid please ? Slip of the tongue. It's not a video, it's a D.V.D. Perhaps if you contact Mr B, he might send you one. It's sixteen minutes long, and has certainly aroused my curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Ive used sillys for some time now and can say that they do work well, ive also had sparrowhawks attack them and also a fox run into the pattern, so they are pretty convincing . I also use the hypaflaps either on the rotary or on thier own on a floater. I have also found though that there's no substitute for the real mcoy so normally replace the sillys with dead birds as I shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Not knocking them at all but I tend to shoot a fair few woodpigeon that are static on the ground and as such quite a few are, shall we say, a little holey. How would the sillosocks stand up, or not, to such treatment ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Not knocking them at all but I tend to shoot a fair few woodpigeon that are static on the ground and as such quite a few are, shall we say, a little holey. How would the sillosocks stand up, or not, to such treatment ?? Not many decoys look good after receiving a few direct hits and the sillosocks would not fare at all well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Not knocking them at all but I tend to shoot a fair few woodpigeon that are static on the ground and as such quite a few are, shall we say, a little holey. How would the sillosocks stand up, or not, to such treatment ?? Oh a sporting shot then hd :wacko: Although I've tested them as said I don't use them as they fall apart with the use/abuse I give 'em! On the subject of videos/DVDs who among us has ever seen a film of a bad (or even an average) days pigeon shooting No one bothers making 'em. By all means contact Mr B and I'm sure he'll send you the (promotional) film BUT take what you see with a (large) pinch of salt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 The DVD is free. Its shows bags of 3hundred and something and approx 250 being shot. Call 01869 278946, speak to Matt or Sarah and they'll send you one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adymorris Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I've seen that one - looks great till one of the blokes on the DVD says we used normal decoys the next day and there was no difference in the pigeons coming in - I thought it was supposed to be a promotional video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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