Decoy Rigging,

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charlie foulds

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Does anybody have any close up pictures of how they rig their blocks. I am looking to rig my individual corkers "old school" and would love to see how some of
you guys from different areas rig em up........thanks
 
Charlie,
I x-wrap the body on my blocks. I use 5/32" diamond braid decoy line from Decoy Rigs with 12 oz. weights. I don't have any pictures but will try to post some if no one else does.
James
 
Charlie,
there are quite a number of factors involved with that question---tide, depth of water, type of anchors, etc. If you need long lines on each, consider using short lines and clips on the dekes, and attaching the weights on the longer lines when you set out---it may be a bit more time consuming, BUT, you will preserve the deke bodies longer--no weights banging around.
If you are using H type anchors, i suggest wrapping the line around the anchors--
Experiment---find out which method works best for you---If hunting with a partner, i would go with the clips, If you are doing a solo, and are picking up in the boat, remember to use some sort of hook to snag the line, then bring the deke in and body wrap--Too many variables, and i have just put you on overload! lo siento!
 
Big H anchors with heavy tarred line and 2 clips about 5' apart on the end. Each decoy has a tied on loop. To set the decoys clip on decoys and deploy. It is slower, but it protects the decoys and allows one set of H anchors to be used with multiple rigs. I like decoys to hold in current and not to have to mess with them, so heavy anchors are for me.

T
 
I use tard line, mushroom anchors. I also tie a rubber strap to the line at the anchor.
rap the line around the keel then stretch the strap around to the other end of the keel , this will hold the line and anchor in place ,then each decoy goes into a slotted decoy bag. No lose tangled lines and your dekes will stay in good shape all season
 
Todd:
Why are you using two clips 5' apart. Woldn't 1 clip work fine? What is the other clip for? Two decoys?

Thanks
Stern
 
Todd:
Why are you using two clips 5' apart. Woldn't 1 clip work fine? What is the other clip for? Two decoys?

Thanks
Stern
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Yes two decoys, I like a heavy anchor with a couple decoys over a singles for a few reasons. 1) I think that one heavy anchor with two decoys holds better than singles with anchors half as heavy. 2) Hunting the coast tight to the shore, it is easier to move and re-deply doubles than singles. 3) I like individual decoys close together like real birds group, so having pairs tight together I can make little knots of decoys with the look I want much better than the spaced out look of singles that you have to do to avoid tangles as the tide drops.
 
Tod: Thanks for the answer. I am re-riggin this year and trying to come up with a new strategy. When you say heavy weight, do you mean 16oz? Or more? I have a bunch of H weights that I am going to rig up this year. Both 12's and 16's I am going to save the 12's for teal and use the 16's for everything thing else.
Stern
 
Charlie, I use hand carved wooden decoys, so I really don't want the anchors banging the birds in the bag. I utilize "H" shaped anchors with about 25 feet of line and a snap hook on the end. The decoys have a one inch, or one and half inch, brass ring. I adjust the line depth with a loop over one of the arms of the anchors. This was I can adjust for water depth, be it teal in a marsh or sea ducks and divers on the ocean, but still use the same anchors. I keep about 40 in the boat. It actually cuts down on anchors and line. When I pick up I just unhook the decoy, bag it, wrap the line on the anchor and toss it in a crate. Rich

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Thanks Guys,I have been looking for the H style anchors but I havnt had any luck so far. I thought for sure I would find some at the Tuckerton show but I struck out there as well. Does anybody know of a supplier ??
 
just make them. Get a piece of oak and a router or you could go hardcore and go custom :)

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Charlie, one of the traditional ways here on the South Shore, L.I. was/is to use a lead mushroom style anchor the size of a lead ladle,probably about 6 oz., with a loop of copper ground wire large enough to fit over the head of the decoy, sometimes a copper ring was put on the loop to tie off to. You grab the decoys keel and wind the line (heavy tarred, nylon now) on the decoy in a figure eight, around the head, and under the tail. You want enough line to make about 3 wraps with just enough left over to wrap once around the head before the anchor loop goes on. This is enough line for most tidal areas around here. This makes a fast to deploy and recover system.

Now if you have fancy decoys, you may not want that lead anchor digging into the paint around the head, I just touch them up when it looks like it needs it before the season, the Black ducks don't seem to mind anyway.
I've tried other methods, this is the one I prefer.
 
just make them. Get a piece of oak and a router or you could go hardcore and go custom :)
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Good idea Tod. I've been thinking about buying a mold. Never considered just making one out of wood.
 
You can usually find a mold on Ebay. That's where I got mine. I checked before replying, using "Decoy Anchor" and there's a pair on there now.
 
I've been using pyramid sinkers, because I've got the molds, and they do hold well, but now I'm thinking maybe altering the mold so I can put a long wire on to slip over the head
 
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