Primos make a great call for hunting timber its called the Timber Wench and the best thing about it is its cheap.

I' d agree with several others in that Haydel makes a nice cheap call. For open water, nothing compares to my Echo. I haven' t been real happy with the " nasty boy" .

for me i prefer open water duck calls such as Echo EEL or a nice Giden custom call but i blow a Quack Master by quacker boy its cheap but raspy and loud i got a winglock SR goose call in delrin i blow also awesom goose calls by rick perry id never give this winglock up anyday but the best open water duck call in my opinion is a EEL or a Winglock Hedge duck call

My favorite duck call is a DU special addition double or single reed call that my dad gave me years back. I am not sure it is any better than the newer calls, but just feels right or at home around my neck. I do have others that I produce raspy hens sounds, etc but the DU call is by far the most used.

Also consider learning how to call with your own vocal cords. I used to use an old P.S. Olt duck call, but on a whim, tried calling in the ducks with my voice and it worked. Later expanded to calling geese so I don' t see why a manufactured call is even necessary.

Al

the calls i use are handmade from cedar. the name of these calls is SK calls. i also like the echo calls as mentioned above. just stay away from duck commander calls. to me they all sound " flat"