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Anywhere there are big lakes, there will be birds. I've hunted western Nebraska and it was great.

I don't carve and tend to hunt larger bodies of water from a layout, so I need a lot of light weight decoys. I have good space for storing dekes, and am currenlty running a mix of 140 decoys - different makers (all plastics or foamers), the vast majority are magnums, with a handful standard...

Another thing I'd recommend is having orange life jackets....camo is great, but how often do people hunt with their PFD on? If not, wearing an orange one with reflective tape will make you a lot easier to find in the drink, especially at night. So will an emergency strobe light and a...

Guys - this is the intro and first chapter on decoys...please let me know what you think. INTRO: Hunting ducks out of a layout works well because the primary types of birds pursued are divers and sea ducks. Both types of duck tend to fly close to the water, which gives them a profile view of...

I've been on this site for a number of years and think that there is a lot of great input to be had from everyone's experiences. I've noticed that there is not one place to go to to get the basics on a range of issues related to hunting from a layout boat. If someone knows some of it, they...

I usually just run the anchor line all out...I've never had an issue with too much anchor line, so I don't sweat it. I sometimes run a small anchor off the stern to stop the boat from getting blown around by the wind if it shifts.

I do pretty much what Scott has drawn.....nice drawing by the way! One thing that I change a little is to have the full anchor line load carried by the bow eye. In stead of having a bridle with a ring, my bridle/short line (from the bow eye to the anchor line back to the middle of the boat) is...

Hey Dan - Brad Taylor who makes DuckHunters in NC also makes a shorter version (he calls it the Mini). I think he is charging about $2000 for a new one, so that may help you determine what your value is for the 12ft duckhunter. I don't know what your motor and trailer are worth, but that will...

agreed on the Drake gear. I have been using the 1/4 zip top for 4 or 5 years and love it. Comfortable, windproof, warm. I would put on something over it in a heavy rain, but for light spray its great. I really like the fleece-only bottom for wear with waders or bibs - it dries really well...

I didn't see anything from the Carolinas, so here is one from a hunt about two years ago on the Pamlico Sound....you can just make out the layout boat and the spread on the right side of the horizon....this is framed and on my wall.

Nice post. I've had my share of days like that, and I'm sure we all have. Its nice to be out on the water just thinking about whatever completely random crap comes along. One of my other favorite issues/topics when its slow is how to re-rig my decoy spread for the 18th time in 2 years. I...

I've used goose decoys to lock up an area and keep ducks out of it. I've read Ralph Coykendalls book every summer prior to the season and tried to carry those ideas into the field. I will set my goose decoys up where I know it won't interfere with the ducks working my spread (I'm really after...

I rig mine with about 30 yards of line with a bunch of loops tied in it. The end of the line has a 3 foot camo bungee on it, and a loop of cord at the very end. I push a stake into the bottom and double the loop over it, so it won't slide off. I find that using a jerk rig can be hugely...

My Chessie eats the cat shit from next door....which absolutely drives me crazy. I don't know if I want to shoot the cat, crack my dogs head, or both. I've been putting the e-collar on him EVERY time he heads out the door and I head into the shed to work on something. I hate it when he runs...

Asking how choke tube X will work with gun Y shooting load Z is the real question....all three drive the equation and changing one will affect the others. That being said, there are a lot of good rules already posted up, but I have missed my personal favorite. get something and TEST...

I've had a run of boats, all named the "Quacker Attacker"....I am currently on QA2 (24ft seaark) and the recently purchased QA3 (DuckHunter from Brad Taylor). In the spring there will very likely be a QA4....a Bankes Goliath. Those names are stenciled on the back or side, but they usually...

Those numbers and the boat name are kind of funny....I thought that Brad had painted all of those on his previous boats since they looked so good and all. Then he tells me that they were stickers and I was a little surprised, but no big deal....whatever works. Brad took it as an artistic...

Everything comes off after a hunt and fits in one decoy bag...I don't like to leave a bunch of stuff on a boat. I'm a little concerned about water, rodents, bugs, etc. Plus it lets me work the boat into my hunting spot without any additional stuff to worry about, then I can rig up as much as...

Yup, the wire racks make it pretty easy. Brad made a Duck Hunter for me and I finally grassed it up over the past weekend and it looks great. All of this can come off so the boat is clean (Its stored outside). I am attaching the grass panels using the tarp bungees, which are great for this...

It sounds like you are doing a bit of a hybrid hunt (divers and puddlers). I'd recommend staying with the grass/camop for the puddlers since they will get an overhead view of your setup, whereas the divers will see it more from the side. That being said, if you are going to set up before...