As for decoys, I find that you need to find ones that are not the ebst, but work, such as Carry-Lites. Fourty bucks for 6 is not bad. Just remember to buy a few species. Mix it up some.

As for calls, buy one and use it for next year as stated before. I reccomend a Buck Gardener 6-in-1 whistle. It has mallard drake, wiegon, pintail, wooduck, teal, and bobwhite quail. Very usefull; Ive turned a good number of ducks with it.