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losthwy 02-26-2003 12:28 AM

Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
Who makes the best quality decoys? I' m looking for decoys that are a cut above Flambeau and G&H. They look awlful.

Ruddyduck 02-26-2003 04:59 AM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
In a plastic G&H is the best for that particular material. Then you step up to the Herters style of decoy. Beyond that you' ll be looking at cork.

mrfishy34 02-26-2003 08:16 AM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
i have flambu' s and they are realy great decoys i think. i like them. never had problems. if you want better go with cork. thats about all i can think of

losthwy 02-26-2003 08:43 AM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
Herter' s cork decoys are in the Cabela' s catalog. All things being equal will cork out decoy the plastics?

SwampTHING 02-26-2003 09:57 AM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
I use both G&H' s and Herters. Herters are very tough decoys, if you tend to shoot at ducks that are buzzing on top of the dekes that is the way to go, they can take shot better than any plastic decoy!

I hunt big water (great lakes), my decoy spread of big Herters will pull ducks in much more consistantly than the guys that hunt a little ways down the shore with plastics. They are just much more visible due to the size, they also sit on the water much more naturally than the plastics. Herters is not the way to go if you are carrying decoys in, they are just too heavy! If you tend to walk in to a spot or use a canoe go with the plastics.

caveman22 02-26-2003 01:10 PM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
G&H all the way

bowhuntin1 02-26-2003 04:05 PM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
I think Flambeau makes the best decoy for your money. G&H are nice decoys but if I' m gonna spend that kind of money I would go with Herters. I can put 2 to 3 dozen Flambeaus on the water for the price of 1 dozen G&H. I have about 10 dz Flambeau mags and standards for the wade in or paddle in hunts and a whole seperate spread of Herters that are rigged for the big water when the swamps and potholes freeze. I am also big on variety so my spreads consist of mallards, woodies, widgeons, pintails, teal, blacks, cans, goldeneyes, bluebills, and of course Canadas.

I have been eyeballin the Bond decoys but they sure do look a suspiciously lot like Carrylites to me which are total junk (paint shedders and crackers).

If you are going to put the best looking and most durable decoy you can buy on the water then go with the Herters Ultimate Milleniums. They look awsome and that finish just ain' t coming off.

jlb66 02-26-2003 09:28 PM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
G&H are probably the best quality decoy that comes in plastic. Other materials I wouldhave to say Herters makes very good durable decoy' s. The only problem with both of these is they' re very very expensive. To expensive for my tastes so I use Flambeau' s, carrylites and Bond' s. Bonds really impressed me this last year they' re cheap cheap decoys but they' re not like other cheap decoy' s. They look better they' re tougher and the paint doesn' t chip very easily. I liked em.

bowhuntin1 02-26-2003 10:32 PM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
Are they comparable to Carrylites or do they seem to be a better quality decoy?

jlb66 02-27-2003 02:28 AM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
They' re about the same size but are made of a hevier pastic adn their paint seems to be much better. After my first year with the carrylites There was very very noticeable paint wear and after ths year with the bonds there odviously was a little wear but nothing like the carrylites.

Rangerlab 02-27-2003 08:19 AM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
Carrylite decoys are worthless!! After about two seasons, the paint is so worn that most of the decoys are black. I bought some a few years back to save some money, but I will never do that again. I mostly use G+Hs now, and they seem to work pretty good. I' m not to crazy about their mallard deeks, but I really like their divers.

I have some Herters as well and I think they' re great decoys too, but as already stated, they are heavy, so dont work well if you have to walk, or if you have a small boat. Also, if you have the standard Herters, make sure you dont get any gasoline on them, they dissolve like sugar in water-not a good thing when you' ve spent that kind of money on a decoy!!

losthwy 02-28-2003 03:01 PM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
When you say Herter' s which in their line do you like? Millennium, Burlap, Regular Foam or the Armored Foam?

bowhuntin1 02-28-2003 08:28 PM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
I ordered two of the Herter' s floating stands for my Rotoduks and they each came with 3 Herters Ultimate Millenium Mallard Drakes......they look awsome and they ain' t about to dent......best decoy on the market IMO.

Redneck8 03-17-2003 04:20 PM

RE: Who Makes the Best Quality Decoys?
 
Flambeau

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