Recent content by Richard Powell

2000 12' Barnegat Bay sneakbox boat with 8 hp Johnson 2 stroke motor and galvanized Karavan trailer. The boat has spray screen, and hatch cover. Comes with gas tank and oars. $1000. Pictures available. 217-494-4889

My Ducker was built in 1954 with serial number D1738.

Boat built by Extreme Metal Fabricators of Pierre Part, Louisiana in 2013. The boat is 13' by 48" with a 60"beam and 20" sides. It has an aluminum floor, hunt deck, spud holes, custom camo non-skid paint. It has a 2001 25 hp 2 stroke Yahama motor and is on a Bass Pro Trailstar trailer. The...

"He finally killed something."

Steve, The barn siding looks like art work. How long has that barn been around? If you could deliver to Illinois, I would like a truck load of the stone you have at the bottom of the barn siding.

The hybrid is a considered an "other duck" and is counted as 25 points towards your daily bag. If you are under 40 you probably don't what the hell I mean.

I bought everything I needed on Amazon, 3 oz. egg weights, 400# mono and crimps. I will next pick up some 2 oz. weights and reduce my walkin rig by more than a pound. At age 67 I notice an extra pound of weight after walking 2 miles.

I was going to recommend the Alumacraft Ducker. I have used it as a layout boat/blind in rice fields and it is comfortable and deadly. It is also very stable and can handle 2 guys sitting on buckets and shooting in the timber if the water is too deep for wading. But that Half-breed looks...

I had one of these boats in the early '80's and I would run it with a Johnson 9.9. I could not get it onto plane and would keep the motor at about half throttle. I liked the boat and its heritage but it sure was heavy. I sold it in the mid-90's for $500.

Pat, Did Cranwill's own a business in Pekin? The name is familiar as someone I once met while working with Wally Litweiller. Rich Powell

Pat, How long have you been the club. I was a CPO in Cass County in the late 70's and early 80's before transferring south. I would often work in Mason County. I checked a lot of nets in your area in the spring, but I spent most duck season working between Bath and Beardstown so I doubt if we...

I have not had any experience with Havoc boats. They look like a good product with a variety of options. I got a new boat this past winter which was custom built in Louisiana. There are a lot of boat builders in Louisiana who can provide any custom item you can think up. You can get information...

Is the flamingo used as a confidence decoy and distance marker or is that a Florida joke that I don't know about? I do like your photos and use of a kayak. I hope to someday trust my Chesapeake as a passenger in my kayak.

There is a very good restaurant in St. Louis named the Shaved Duck. I recommend the duck confit or the smoked meatloaf.

It is getting crazy. There are fewer duck hunters and the number of calls have increased beyond belief. 40 years ago the selection of calls you could buy locally in southern Illinois was probably no more than 1 or 2 models from 2 or 3 makers. If you wanted something different you could order...