Mags are great for big water hunting. When you don't have to tote a bag for 1/4 to 10 miles on your back. The only mags I own are Canvasbacks, redheads, and bluebills with weighted keels for just that reason. If you have transportation to get to your hunting spot you can't beat mags but if you have to walk any distance stick with the standards. Cheaper and you can carry a heck of a lot more witout risk of heart faliure especaially the water keels. If you carry out weighted keels you may as well just get the mags get a couple dozen in your bag throw it on your back a truck a couple hundred yards through weeds and timber It's alot of fun. What I'm trying to say is if you walk get standards with water keels. Anything thing else is your preferance.