I took this video yesterday of my decoys when 5-10 mph gusts would pick up. You could see the movement achieved with the reinikeel design @Ryan Ellifson
Havent hunted one in 6ish years. Its rare I ever put one in the spread. Still have one, but ripples and movement on the water is far more successful for me than flapping wings. I have my theories on mojos. I do remember when they first came out though, and they were as deadly as deadly can be. I remember on migration days seeing ducks fall out of the sky like basketballs from hundreds of feet up in the air. Not so much the case anymore. Then the pulsators came out, and when I got one of them (about 5 years ago) I remember we killed a 3 man limit in about 30 min. It was disgusting how crazy they work. They keep working too... Just my .02 though, and I dont claim to know much about this crazy game of waterfowl. I just like getting out and being cold and occasionally pulling a trigger at some flying liver meat.Looks great, but what kind of spread doesn't have a mojo! @tod osier will mock you!
No doubt in my mind the birds that live get smart after seeing something a few times. I think the same with sound... I've turned some very wary birds with a metal reed, mainly I suspect because it just sounds different from what they hear most.Havent hunted one in 6ish years. Its rare I ever put one in the spread. Still have one, but ripples and movement on the water is far more successful for me than flapping wings. I have my theories on mojos. I do remember when they first came out though, and they were as deadly as deadly can be. I remember on migration days seeing ducks fall out of the sky like basketballs from hundreds of feet up in the air. Not so much the case anymore. Then the pulsators came out, and when I got one of them (about 5 years ago) I remember we killed a 3 man limit in about 30 min. It was disgusting how crazy they work. They keep working too... Just my .02 though, and I dont claim to know much about this crazy game of waterfowl. I just like getting out and being cold and occasionally pulling a trigger at some flying liver meat.
Im BIIIGGGGG on doing things different than others. Have always been that way. Most run giant divebomb style goose spreads. Ive gone back to small full body spreads. Most run mojos, I run more movement on water. Most run RMC, RNT, Lares, etc calls. Im using Kent Eason Langniappe and Doug Baum calls. That newest Doug Baum call I have was DEADLY on mallard the other day. The amount of hold and crispness on the low end is something anyone would desire. I much agree with this statement you have made sir.No doubt in my mind the birds that live get smart after seeing something a few times. I think the same with sound... I've turned some very wary birds with a metal reed, mainly I suspect because it just sounds different from what they hear most.