IN-VADM Decoys - ever hear of them?

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Paul Tychsen

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Last year I bought some herters from a guy who also sold me 2 dozen old-time bluebills. I tried to look them up but can't find them anywhere, and google doesn't return anything on them either. They are all drake bluebills. They have a very flat body - top of the back is probably 1.5" off the waterline. The head comes up further, probably 2.5" above the top of the back. They are solid hard foam and have a small eye-bolt screwed into the bottom. Being that they are flat, you could fit a TON of them in a boat....not sure how well they would show up from a distance if there weren't any waves to expose the bodies though.


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They say "Made in USA" "In-Vadm" on them. Anyone heard of them???

Thanks!
Paul
 
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I wonder why their website wouldn't be around anymore - or at least someone a google return for a reference to their website, even if they're closed.
 
I have 6 dozen of them that I picked up 7 years ago. I have probably shot more divers over those than any other decoys I hunt over. The foam was of very poor quality, but I trestle coated them with 2 layers of Titebond II glue and saw dust. I painted them with Ronans and then Aquathane (Ronan product). They held up very well with that treatment. I don't believe they are in business any longer.

Very practical decoy and allows one to put a lot of numbers on the water.

Best,
Steve
 
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Did you buy them new 7 years ago?

I'm just wondering if they should be a working decoy for me, or whether they go in the attic for 30 years to appreciate a little.....

Any idea on ballpark manufacturing dates? Were these made in the 50's, or 90's?
 
Paul,

I did buy them new 7 years ago. I got them from a dealer in PA. I believe they were made for a brief period in early 2000s.

The foam that was used was of very low quality and broke down very easily with use. The reason I know this is that when I trestle coated the birds, I didn't coat any of the bills. Over the years every single bill has broken down. The coated portion of the bird has held up very well.

Personally, I wouldn't get too excited about "appreciation". I would go ahead and gun them, just keep in mind that if you don't put some type of coating on the foam, you'll probably get break down.

Best,
Steve
 
Paul,
Google ure-a-duck decoys,click on long liners. I don't know the history on these but they are mighty similar.
Bill.
 
Paul,

I have a copy of their literature sent to me in 2001. It is a color brouchure of about four pages. E mail your address to me and I will send you a copy.

Rod VanZile
 
Anyone know how to make decoys like these? The URE - Duck Decoys are way over priced.
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Yeah, way over priced may be an under statement. Yikes! The concept is neat though.

I think it was John Bourbon who made wood versions of these low profile decoys. Should be easy to make with some 2x cedar bodies and 1x heads. I don't even think John had to put keels on them.

They could also be made from insulation foam boards and then burlapped. It probably wouldn't save you much time going the foam route, a little money and weight maybe but they won't be as tough.

Tim
 
I Was thinking of using a pine board base and using foam and burlapp for the body. For the Heads I was going to go with herters. Will try to post pics when I get one done
 
If you have a regualr decoy mold, just use the upper half of the mold and a piece of flat plate steel with a couple 2" holes in it for the bottom of the mold. Clamp together and pour in some 2-part foam and when you pop it out of the mold, you have a low-profile decoy that took less foam to make.
I actually thought about this last night after seeing these things!
 
Anybody have a set they want to get rid of these ? I want to make a big spread of these. Cant find them anywhere and just lost a set on ebay.
 
matt decoys were made in winchester, va. by my friend . he made a couple of different looks on birds divers were flat like yours (golden eye , broadies, cans and buffs). the others are hump back resting puddle ducks. (mallard ,blacks,). these deke are very light in wt. i made pintail deke by cutting a tail board insert look great. i had no fault with them (used and abused them over 50 days ayr.) just threw them in barrel when done for day. on a bad chop birds were unsettled on long line because of lite wt. hope this helps, i will be talking to him today. he had a barn full some one didnt pay on order. problem with birds didnt hold paint well but that was fixed.i have a bunch in a 55 gal. barrel if he got rid of the others in the barn. rick
 
Matt,
I just googled www.ure-a-duck.com,clicked on long liners these appear to be an up dated version. Over priced in my opinion. I am familiar with his flappers,they didn't hold up well.
Bill.
 

That deke reminds me of some a father and son taxidermy team used to make and market via the old (shudder with disdain) Wingset co. Cool to hear they are working well for you though.
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Paul

John Bourbon here on htis site makes some very similar to those. I've hunted a pair from him for close to 10 years and they look really good on the water. You might see what he charges.

Eric
 
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