Recent content by Jeff Reardon

Eric may be able to help with a link(s) to Duck Boat Specs archive files, too. I found a 2023 post where he referenced them, but don't see a link to them any longer and I wasn't able to find them. My vague memory is that there were several scull boats of similar design in that list when I was...

Recent thread here with some recent discussion of Whitney and Great Bay Sculls may be some help. https://duckboats.net/community/threads/help-id-this-antique-boat.355754/#post-367432

Can't help on photos of the original. That looks to me like a Merrimack River/Whitney type scull. There were a bunch of commercial models with that design scheme, and also plenty of home-made boats. The long nose is very different from sculling boats from the Merrymeeting Bay region in Maine...

I challenge anyone to find another topic on this forum in the last 15 years with so much universal agreement. We're a cranky and opinionated bunch. I am not a fan of online sponsorships, but I hereby nominate Diane for honorary membership and endorsement as the official canvas seamstress of the...

Diane: so glad to have you back! For those who have not seen or used them, her decoy bags are top-notch!

I don't recall any particular issues with them. I may have had a failure or two, but nothing I noticed as different from other ammo.

Or even 2 3/4. Unfortunately they are no longer available and my supply will only get me through the early part of this season, but I went to Boss bismuth 4's and 3/5's in 2 3/4 last year and would buy a lifetime supply if they were still on the market. I go to #3 3" when I hit the salt and...

Lotta duck history in this photo:

And sore shoulders, even from soft-shooting gas semis.

Good collection of hand-powered duck boats in one of those photos! I've long wanted to do a Kennebago Lake cast and blast for ducks, trout, and partridge during the October extended C+R season. Got to admit I'd have a hard time choosing between prime time casting for brook trout vs. ducks in...

This one is more of a farce than a tragedy, but could have been a lot worse. Hard to count how many violations of safe gun handling and the law were involved here. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/11/aroostook/amber-oaks-danielle-fernald-bird-hunting-northern-maine-hamlin/

How'd you find crossing into Canada? I have a Nova Scotia trip next week--and it finally rained, so some salmon may be on the move! I've been hearing that Canadian border officials have been grilling Americans pretty hard and there have been some delays in crossing as a result.

Saved by the bell! :) I'm betting this was an older, experienced warden. The young guns often want to write every ticket they can, probably because it affects their performance reviews and promotions. I remember a trainee who checked me and wanted to cite me for not having my duck stamp...

One more ice issue for those of us in colder areas with big tides is that tidal areas dewatered at night can get really cold, and the incoming tide will flash freeze as it floods onto them. Some time later--often after the tide has risen enough to drive a boat up over it--those slabs of ice...