Body booting - Looking for building pattern
- Thread starter Todd H
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I freehanded mine and used leftover paint. Started them last year. Plan on making the poles and hunting over them this year.
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Matt Masters
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Eric ,if you don't use those let me know! I'll gladly put them to use.
John Klingenstein
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I've body booted behind a goose silhouette in Mitchell's Bay, Ontario
It was a hoot.
It was a hoot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-nrg7Ag9Eg
This might explain it. Its something Ive always wanted to try.
Capt. John O
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Done it a few times its awesome it's very popular on the susky flats
Thanks Eric.
That's what I was looking for. I want to make one with a built in seat and stake to stick in the sand.
We are running out of room in the layout boats and looking for other ways for guys to hunt (I can only carry 2 layouts on my tender).
Pic from opening day:
Thanks again,
Todd
That's what I was looking for. I want to make one with a built in seat and stake to stick in the sand.
We are running out of room in the layout boats and looking for other ways for guys to hunt (I can only carry 2 layouts on my tender).
Pic from opening day:
Thanks again,
Todd
RC D
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Todd,
My hunting partner and myself made some for early goose on the Saginaw Bay. We only had a dozen floaters and we were setup inside of them.
I found this page http://www.realtree.com/forums/waterfowling/54929-home-made-goose-silhouettes.html but ended up free-handing one wide enough for my shoulders to cover. I also have a box in the back.
We made ours to be able to turn 360* on the pole you stick into the ground. I am glad we did because we had a lot of birds circle us but only a single come within range. We plan to make some Y-boards to increase the size of the spread and hide us a little better.
We knelt behind them which made it a little hard to spin with the birds circling. With 2 guys spinning you have to be aware of the direction of your barrel.
We threw ours together and used wooden dowels for stakes. My buddies broke half way through the hunt so I would not recommend that. I plan on getting rebar and welding a few plates on the bottom to prevent the heavy wood frame from wanting to bend over.
Here is the only fruit to our labor.
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I am considering making some from foam and burlap to add a little more depth to them.
Were you hunting on the Bay for the opener?
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My hunting partner and myself made some for early goose on the Saginaw Bay. We only had a dozen floaters and we were setup inside of them.
I found this page http://www.realtree.com/forums/waterfowling/54929-home-made-goose-silhouettes.html but ended up free-handing one wide enough for my shoulders to cover. I also have a box in the back.
We made ours to be able to turn 360* on the pole you stick into the ground. I am glad we did because we had a lot of birds circle us but only a single come within range. We plan to make some Y-boards to increase the size of the spread and hide us a little better.
We knelt behind them which made it a little hard to spin with the birds circling. With 2 guys spinning you have to be aware of the direction of your barrel.
We threw ours together and used wooden dowels for stakes. My buddies broke half way through the hunt so I would not recommend that. I plan on getting rebar and welding a few plates on the bottom to prevent the heavy wood frame from wanting to bend over.
Here is the only fruit to our labor.
[inline bodyboot1.jpg]
I am considering making some from foam and burlap to add a little more depth to them.
Were you hunting on the Bay for the opener?
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Eric Dellamater
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pick up some avery "marsh seats" instead of making them. for 49 bucks in Macks or Fleet Farm, easier than making them and truth be told by the time you get the stuff together to make them, cheaper. work slick.
Grab 2 goose floaters, tie one off to the chair so you can "pull it" up out of the water after the hunt, but the real trick of the 2 floaters is to put your elbows on the backs of the floaters to keep your ELBOWS out of the water and help you stay dry.
just some thoughts....
Grab 2 goose floaters, tie one off to the chair so you can "pull it" up out of the water after the hunt, but the real trick of the 2 floaters is to put your elbows on the backs of the floaters to keep your ELBOWS out of the water and help you stay dry.
just some thoughts....
Thanks guys for the great ideas!
RC, yes we were on the bay. Looks like you were in some pretty shallow water there! Can you believe how low the water is this season? I saw a rock the other day that was the size of a volkswagen and it was only 6" under the water! Be careful out there.
Todd
RC, yes we were on the bay. Looks like you were in some pretty shallow water there! Can you believe how low the water is this season? I saw a rock the other day that was the size of a volkswagen and it was only 6" under the water! Be careful out there.
Todd
RC D
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Jake,
We whipped ours up quick and just used a single pole. We also hunt sandy bottoms and used 3/4" wooden dowels. We had a little trouble with it tipping but always had our arms crossed on the back box to keep our elbows out of the water. I plan on making some steel poles with a few plates welded on the bottom, kind of like a spade shovel is the best way I can describe it.
I think if you go with more than one pole you will be tripping over them when trying to spin to follow circling birds.
We whipped ours up quick and just used a single pole. We also hunt sandy bottoms and used 3/4" wooden dowels. We had a little trouble with it tipping but always had our arms crossed on the back box to keep our elbows out of the water. I plan on making some steel poles with a few plates welded on the bottom, kind of like a spade shovel is the best way I can describe it.
I think if you go with more than one pole you will be tripping over them when trying to spin to follow circling birds.
RC D
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Jake,
Here is an old discussion with height adjustment.
Like I said ours were a last minute decision and we will upgrade them in the off season.
http://duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=176283;#176283
Here is an old discussion with height adjustment.
Like I said ours were a last minute decision and we will upgrade them in the off season.
http://duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=176283;#176283
Frank Gostomski
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For what it's worth, here are a couple shots of our stick-ups in action. I took a little different approach and welded a frame together that incorporates the gun rack. The silhouette is mounted to the frame so everything is individually replaceable (we beat our stuff up...really bad). I welded a 36" piece of 1/2" galvanized pipe straight out the bottom of the frame. This fits perfectly inside a piece of 3/4" conduit. I drilled holes throught the conduit at every 8" starting 1' from the top and continued down to 3'. Put a snap pin throught the appropriate hole to stop the stick-up from sliding too far down.
Another trick is to attach a few feet of floating line low on the conduit and hook it to the stick up. This way you have something to pull the pole out of the bottom with (and by putting a half-hitch in the line, you have a place to tether your downed birds to). Hope this helps!
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Inthis second pic, you can just see one of the galvanized poles sticking up out of the boat with the pull-up line and snap pin set for shallow water (pole is upside down).
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Another trick is to attach a few feet of floating line low on the conduit and hook it to the stick up. This way you have something to pull the pole out of the bottom with (and by putting a half-hitch in the line, you have a place to tether your downed birds to). Hope this helps!
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Inthis second pic, you can just see one of the galvanized poles sticking up out of the boat with the pull-up line and snap pin set for shallow water (pole is upside down).
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Chuck J
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Frank
Thanks for sharing, sounds like you have put some thought into the set up. Is your gun hanging level, or is there some upward angle? Been runing through thoughts of how to get the muzzle up for safety but still keep it hidden.
How many Y boards you got there, and how long are your arms?
Best
Chuck
Thanks for sharing, sounds like you have put some thought into the set up. Is your gun hanging level, or is there some upward angle? Been runing through thoughts of how to get the muzzle up for safety but still keep it hidden.
How many Y boards you got there, and how long are your arms?
Best
Chuck