Decoy weights for Herters 92 decoys

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Werner

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Hello All,

Does anyone have guidance on what Heters weights work well with Heters 92 goose decoys? I am curious which weights made by Heters would work well with these decoys. I see weights for sale on ebay but I have no idea which weights are heavy enough to anchor a Heters 92 goose decoy. Thanks for your input.
 
All depends on many things. Bottom, mud, sand rocks. Tides, salt water or high and low water on fresh water. Winds. We make our own and have many weights for different conditions.
Check with your local hunters...
 
I use 1 lb weights. Less would work most of the time.
Both the cast Iron and lead from herters along with many other brands work.
Which herters weights do you have?
I hunt bays with mud seaweed bottoms 10feet of water max.
 
Hi Bill

I do not own any herters weights. My decoys came with lead band weights of unknown manufacturer. The previous owner wrapped these in a circle and placed them around the decoy's head.

I thought it would be neat if I topped off the model 92 herters decoys with herters weights.

I see herters no. 83 and no. 84 mushroom weights for sale often on ebay but I do not know what these weigh. I have seen a herters 1 pound clawed mushroom anchor weight for sale -but this seems rare compared to the no. 83 weights for sale.

My current area is fresh water with a very muddy and very weedy bottom in less than 10 feet of water.

I like the look of the clawed mushroom anchor weights but if you have experience with other herters weights that have served you well in muddy weedy bottoms I would be glad to learn what these weights are so I can keep an eye out for them.

Thanks.
 
Hi Capt Rich,

My hunting area is fresh water with very weedy and muddy bottoms. I do not know anyone who duck hunts in my area. The decoys came with led strap weights so I imagine these worked well in my area as I bought my decoys nearby. Do you know of any particular "style" of anchor weight that works best in muddy and weedy river beds?

Thanks for your reply.
 
I'm partial to mushroom type anchors. I use about 2 times the depth of anchor line. I'm usually too heavy, but hate chasing decoys around shooting time.
Go with what you have. May have to step on them on rough days. Winter is a good time to light up the lead pot and make a couple dozen weights or sinkers for the summer. Always make more than you need, see these guys nocking out rigs on this site...
 
Cast up some muffin tin weights. I,ve used those in our coastal bays and rivers and they hold well. Fill muffin tin compartments about 3/4 full of lead. And stick a loop of heavy wire in it . I usually make my loops big enough to loop around decoy neck for storage. You can do that anyway you like from big to just enough to tie off line to. Copper wire is best if your gunnin salt continually but galvinised works also. I went to these years ago to hold goose decoys against ice flows on local river . Strap weights just don,t cut it in those conditions.
 
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