Well I've heard it all now. I never in my life thought I would hear someone refer to Cody Calls as cheaply made. They are far from that. A high quality call all around, throughout all their models. Maybe some of you don't know but Cody Calls are not part of some hunting super company like MAD or Lohman or even Hunters Specialties. They are a small Mom and Pop organization. As for the marketing ploy comment. When you are a company this size you can't afford to have much of a marketing strategy. Like I posted earlier I grew up only about 5 Miles from the home Bill Zearing is based out of and makes his calls. And I know they type of people that come from this area. People from the Halifax area are hard working, honest and down to earth, and not out to make a quick buck by making an inferior product like some larger "City" based companies. I was at the Harrisbug show and spoke with many of the representatives at the Cody Booth (Booth was packed as usual) and decided to buy a CodyII slate with one of thier Bocote wood strikers and the usual Heavy Hickory striker that comes with it (wow the Bocote is a great striker, It sounds great on everything I use it on). The gentleman who helped me out offered to match up, my call with my strikers rather that just grab a call off the rack and hand it to me. And boy did he do a great job matching everything up what a sound. But how many call makers do that for you, maybe some of the little ones do but you deffinitly do not get that kind of service from the large makers like Primos or Hunter's Specialties. All most manufacturers do is grab a call off the shelf and hand it to you, and take your money and run. I have come to respect just a few call companies, and those are the ones that have provided excellent customer service, and by far Cody Calls are at the top of my list. Sorry about this bieng so long just had to get up on my soapbox and defend one of the Hometown Boys.
LONG LIVE THE LITTLE MAN