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Calling out all decoy nuts! The 8th Annual Rutgers Institute Decoy Float is happening on Friday, August 14 2015. Anytime after 3 pm until o'dark thirty. Float'em if you got'em! Bring decoys you admire or decoys you've carved and drop them into Gun Lake and relax. We'll be having a BBQ and...

2014 marks the 7th year of the Rutger's Institute Decoy Float! When: Friday August 22, 2014 at 5 pm until the fire goes out. Where: Gun Lake in Wayland, MI Host: Dave Robinson (PM for address - like an RSVP) What a great time to get some decoys in the water while the weather is still...

Andrew is da man! Not only can he carve, he can mix epoxy and paint boats. Because of his help, the Steelflex made it onto the boat hull today. This is definitely a 2 man job. Let me just start with the obvious...this stuff is very thick and gooey. We had to push it around with a putty...

Over the years my 1648 Lowe mod-v jon boat has done a great job. But time has caught up to her and this will be the year she gets some TLC. We started with a complete gut job. I tore out the old wood floors, seats, steering console, and removed the motor. Next, we cut out the live-well. I...

I had the best day painting a decoys because I shared it with my daughter:) I've been painting a lot of BWT lately so Teagan was interested in trying to paint one also. So, I took the only bare decoy I had (that's a Rutgers wood duck reject;) and let her go. Hey, why not have a hybrid in the...

I just found this little gem on YouTube tonight. It's Geoff Walker demonstrating how to scull with his Joppa Flats sneak boat. There is no hunting footage but I still found it very interesting. A good historical documentary and a really cool boat. http://youtu.be/HLW79JJiwks

December 6, 2013 saw one of the biggest cold fronts move across the country in a hurry. On Wednesday we had rain and thunderstorms here in Michigan and by Thursday we were freezing up. Andrew Menz and I were headed to Pat Gregory's club with Lord Yooper on Thursday night for one more hunt...

Weather: 20 mph NW winds, 21F, whitecaps, lake-effect snow Boats: MoMarsh Fatboy, one canoe, and Fatboy DP Hunters: Jamey, Derek, and Dave Robinson Location: SW Michigan [inline LYspread.jpg] [inline LYlines.jpg] Because of awesome snowy weather (and crappy Picasa 3), I have...

The 6th Annual Rutgers Institute Decoy Float! Friday, August 23, 2013 Anytime after 4pm until we run out of fire wood. On Gun Lake in Wayland, MI PM me for specific directions if you lost your map. Here's the skinny, we are floating our decoys or decoys that we are proud to own...

August 4th, 2012 was 93F and turned our "Rutgers Institute Decoy Float" into a decoy "sweat." It was so hot, the dog was whooped! [inline df6.jpg] But we did it any way and we had a great time. It was a small group this year but Paul R, Rich H, Jamey V, Dave B (first-timer and good cook)...

The 4th annual Rutger's Institute Decoy Float is on Saturday, August 4th 2012 starting at 3 pm! It will take place at my house on Gun Lake by Wayland, MI - just PM me for directions. We will be floating our hand-carved decoys, telling lies (uh, hunting stories), and grilling meat. This is a...

Paul, Jeff, and I made a mad dash to join the Midwest Decoy Collectors show on Saturday. (The Rutgers Institute made it in record time since we were down a half-dozen members:) I was warned that it was going to be a "mind numbing" experience but I was still in awe of the magnitude of the...

A perfect summer day was host to the 4th annual Rutgers Institute Decoy Float. It was awesome to see 47 hand-carved decoys hit the water and decoy ducks. Yes, we actually had 4 ducks swimming through the decoys. The talk of the night were the Jode Hillman class pins and teals that looked...

The 4th annual Rutger's Institute Decoy Float is this Friday, August 19th, 2011 at 5 pm on Gun Lake! Yes, you only have a few days to attach anchor lines, pad weights or keels, cure paint, or finish carving that decoy (just a personal note to self:) We'll be bbq'in some brats, draining...

SOLD This is a brand new 2011 Stump Jumper mud motor from Bills Engineering. http://www.stump-jumper.com/index.html It has the powerful 7 Hp Subaru Robin engine and it's in absolutely perfect shape. I've only had this motor in the water twice for short runs. Everything works perfectly and...

The Fatboy is my MoMarsh boat:) I got this idea last year and I've finally perfected the design this fall. So far, it's been working great. The idea was a "must have" after I flared some ducks during the UP opener in Michigan. With the blind doors shut, my head was sticking out and the...

Last weekend was supposed to be my first diver hunt over my own carved decoys. What a great feeling it was to set long lines in 10 ft of water and then to find out that my carved decoys only have 7 foot droppers....oh well. I still floated a few around my Fatboy. For 7 days straight, we've...

I just received Jon's NC influenced canvasback decoy and it's sweet! Look ma, no eyes and a hump! He'll get a lot of hunting time this fall on Gun Lake with my growing diver rig. [inline img_1369.jpg] Jon, as I promised, your bird is shipping out tomorrow. The last day of August. I'm very...

The perfect day was upon us for the 3rd Annual Rutger's Institute Decoy Float. This year we saw a huge jump in the number of decoys that hit the water. The official count was 74 decoys! All species were represented: divers, dabblers, geese, shorebirds, and confidence (canvas Swans by Chuck...

Guys, I'm dealing with my 1991 Johnson 25hp 2-stroke outboard being cranky (no pun intended:). Last summer I fixed the starter motor so now it turns over just fine. The new problem to address is its sensitivity to temperature changes. In the summer time when it's hot, she'll start on the second...