i duck hunt on an open private 10 acre lake. this lake seems to be pretty deep. this year i plan on setting up in the middle of the lake by a bunch of dead trees. my problem is that it tends to get windy and i don't want my spread to break up. i guess my question is what can i do about it. should i make my string length on my decoys long or what? any help would be great!

Wow. It's questions like these that make me wonder how these people turn the computer on.

Go to where you want to set out your decoys and get a weight and a ball of string. Drop the weight until you hit bottom then give it an extra foot or so... more if the lake gets any tidal inflows.



Jerry
DE Duck Hunter

Alex014;

Here is the way I have rigged my decoys that may help you to be ready for any water you may come across. I rig my decoys with @ 6' of line and put a snap swivel on the end. I use mainly mushroom anchors that I have added a 1 - 1 1/2" splitring to them. To use them in shallow water, just snap on the weight and go. I made up some 10' and 15' lines that have a ring on one end and a snap on the other end. If you need to set some decoys in deeper water, just unclip the weight, add a 10' line and snap on the weight. For divers, I take off all of the weights and clip the decoys to a long-line. This is a 3/16" line that is @ 120' long with a snap on each end that is anchored front and back. With the 6' droppers on the decoys, a dog or boat can go between the docoys without getting tangled in the longline. This setup allows me to cover any water depth situation.



Feet Down, Backpeddleing, 20 Yards!

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Wow. It's questions like these that make me wonder how these people turn the computer on.

Go to where you want to set out your decoys and get a weight and a ball of string. Drop the weight until you hit bottom then give it an extra foot or so... more if the lake gets any tidal inflows.



Jerry
DE Duck Hunter
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Wow. It's questions like these that make me wonder how these people turn the computer on.

Go to where you want to set out your decoys and get a weight and a ball of string. Drop the weight until you hit bottom then give it an extra foot or so... more if the lake gets any tidal inflows.



Jerry
DE Duck Hunter

makes me wonder if you know what the hell you are even talking about. what if you are out and it is 30-40 feet? what then jackass. i don't feel like dealing with all that rope
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This ones going to be nuked!

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT lol

It's not that hard genius. Use some of your brain power. You figured out how to sign onto the Internet, so think about how you will make decoys in 30-40 feet of water work. I've hunted in 30+ feet of water with individual decoy strings. If you can't do that, then I suggest you find a way to do it another way, such as the same way people put out sea duck spreads. Get two weights and make a line similar to a trot line for crabbing. It's not that hard. I just think some people don't use their own brain sometimes and want things handed to them on a golden platter.

I don't mean to come off as a smartass, but sometimes people don't think things out before they ask for advice. Please don't take any offense to what I may have said, but in regards to your original question: If you can not do the individual lines, I suggest setting up 6 - 8 birds on one line with anchors on the ends. If you do 3 or 4 of these, you'll have anywhere from 18 to 32 birds which may or may not be enough decoys for your area. Try it out and let me know how it works.

Jerry
DE Duck Hunter

Edited by - jkryspin on 09/26/2002 09:06:34

Lighten-up JerKspyn, you should have learned in grade school that the only dumb question is the one not asked.


&quot; It is better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it&quot;.

Just as easy as you can put weights on each one, it is even easier to use one weight and tie the dekes in strings. Or you said something about dead trees. Tie off. Did you look at your question before you hit enter? Deep water = long string.