friction call material
#2
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 22
RE: friction call material
I carry all 3 types into the woods with me. All of them have done the trick for me on different occasions. The slate seems to work best for me when using soft clucks, purrs and yelps. The aluminum and glass surfaces are louder and I like to use them when I am calling more aggresively. Also the type of striker you use with each surface changes the tone and volume. My personal favorite is the aluminum surface because I can call soft and loud with it.
#3
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location:
Posts: 41
RE: friction call material
i havent had much luck with the slate or glass surfaces...they work ok...but only really quiet.. i like aluminum...very diverse...can be loud and quiet. strikers make a large difference. I have never got the carbon (plastic) striker to work well on any of these surfaces...its all about the wood striker for me.
#4
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Seattle
Posts: 1,049
RE: friction call material
I don't know if effectivness can be acurately determined b/c the sound of a call is by personal preference. If you prefer glass over another surface then that's the call you'll use the most "ol faithful", you'll have more confidence with the call & you'll practice with it more. Same goes for the other surfaces as well. I think IMO it would be totally impossible to find someone who doesn't have a preference with one or the other to use all on a constant basis in a study. They all work well on getting the job done, they fool Gobblers every year. My .02
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NewLowell ,Ontario ,Canada
Posts: 2,765
RE: friction call material
Every surface with a striker can give you a different Tone, on the most part one material will work, but then if you want to percise the sound of the calls you do then playing with the different surfaces is a better thought.
I just Won an NWTF Friction Comp. this past weekend and used 3 different materials for each call I had to do and all different strikers aswell...BT
I just Won an NWTF Friction Comp. this past weekend and used 3 different materials for each call I had to do and all different strikers aswell...BT
#8
RE: friction call material
I like to use my Silver Queen(Aluminum) to locate the birds. Once they start coming in I use my Old Yellow to bing them in the rest of the way, with soft clucks and purrs. I'll stop calling and let the Tom Gobble to me then I do a few clucks and purrs DON'T over call....