fav most durable duck decoy?

[Silver Webfoot]

whats yur alls opions on duck decoys,,what does everyone use the most,,i myself use flambeaus for duck hunting but there master series decoys sucks bonker, paint chips off like there GHG!!!

[Drake691]

I live by GHG

[schroho]

I live and die by GHG

[MNGooseSlayer]

on the water i use some G&H's and a few herters which are my uncles.For myself I have a dozengGHG oversized mallard shells and a dozen FA brand "hotbuys" and a dozen Flambeaus which were my first decoys ever.

[The Duck Squad]

i didnt know there was any other decoys besides GHG? :P

[mnbenelli]

GHG if they are stored right.....

[freefall319]

I use nothing but GHG, i also use slotted bags though. So that may be why mine have'nt chipped as much as i keep hearing about.

I've used just about everything else. I sold my carylites.... those were crap...... I do also have a dozen Herter's Mellineum Mallards that i got for christmas a few years ago & they are pretty awesome. I love the adjustable heads. But those are too expensive if i had to buy them.

[huntingbuddy]

I swear by GHG and some flambeaus that I swear at soemtimes

[rushcreekganderlander]

I use GHG and store them in regular decoy bags. They hold up for me plus they are the most realistic.

[SGTSLTR]

G&H, Flambeau and the new Carry-Lites. I have some Hot Buy's that are holding up very well. 5 years and no chipping.

[HRK]

GHG, G&H, HERTERS MILLENIUM SERIES although i still have some 10yr old flambeau's that still look good.

[takem]

ghg until the new final apporach comes out

[Richie]

GHG's ar enice but the most durable deeks i have seen are from my guide in VA. that makes his own. He uses a crab pot bouey and plywood to make buffs and oldsquaw. You wouldnt believe how many shots they can take and still draw birds. I only know this cause i have seen the knuckleheads shoot them up. (uh-hem, dad) Hes got em for sale too if anyone is interested. 120 a dozen i believe.

[h20fowler]

Most durable duck decoy?

I hope that my new spread of Top Guns look as good in 10 years as the majority of my flambeau do after 12 years.

[huntduck1989]

FA Brand

[Silver Webfoot]

i had some ghg dekes and they r the heaviest dang decoys on the market,plus i do not want to use avery stuff cause of a mis hap,,so i think ill stick with my dependable flambeaus,they seem to work!

[strait_meat_1187]

I use both Flambue and GHG and i love both they both seem to work just fine for me :)

[AL_Waterfowler]

My preference is G&H Magnum Mallard decoys with the swivel head...they hold up very well, and bring your spread to life, also like to add some of the G&H "greeter" and "feeder" types as well...with that said our group has a stock of G&H, Herter, GHG, Carry Lite, Flambeau, FA Brand and several types of motion decoys. We use just about everything there is, and we tend to lean towards G&H, I think that GHG would be in a close 2nd. We hunt in the flooded fields and timber in Arkansas every weekend of the season, so we make sure we have a lot of choices...

[teamcarnageMN]

G&H-none better, seen many a hot buy chip to s**t, wouldn't buy one if i had to

[Duck envy]

I use Oversize ghg,g&h,flambeu supermag's.G&H m4m's swivelheads really make your spread.I have 6dz ghg standards with most of the paint off the sides.I take care of my stuff scrubb my decoys every year.ghg goose floaters same take your fingernail you can srap paint right of and the heads dont stay on.Good luck with ghg paint isues for sure

[Beretta_hunter_forlife]

GHG has no competition! its the best!

[rushcreekganderlander]

ghg goose floaters same take your fingernail you can srap paint right of and the heads dont stay on.Good luck with ghg paint isues for sure


I agree the geese floaters chip bad and the old style heads suck. But never had one problem with the new style heads. Also they are @ssholses and won't sell you touch up paint. But on the other hand I don't have any complaints with the duck decoys.

[Dead Meat Migrator]

FA Brand

[strait_meat_1187]

Im really into the GHG decs their awesome but i also have flambue and the do the job to

[unobogus]

Doesn't anyone use Herter's supreme burlaps? I just bought 6 and I think they are great. I bought them because I hunted over some last year and the guy said that he's had them for years and not a scratch on'em. Expensive though.

[Goose Getter]

I use GHG 60% of the time, all the time.

[Silver Webfoot]

dont know never tried em but i dont think u can go wrong with the cork decoys or whatever herters make,,im huge on paint,,if the paint dont look good or stay on i wont buy em,,herters paint scheme doesnt look good to me! then again i've seen old timers use black jugs before and kill ducks????

[J Kryspin]

Also they are @ssholses and won't sell you touch up paint.

Maybe because it's too cost prohibitive to have the paint shipped from overseas to the US just to sit in storage hoping a few people buy it. Shipping a flammable liquid requires extra costs.

[MNGooseSlayer]

the Herters i mentioned that we have are burlap(the can and blubill deeks) and the mallards are the millenium ones

[AL_Waterfowler]

Based on my previous post, I am a G&H guy for the most part, but I would have to say...and I think that ANY real duck hunter will tell you that if you have a honey hole at your disposal to hunt, the "type" of decoy doesn't matter (paint off, discolored, old and crusty), cause they're comin in anyway! I can remember a mid season hunt, field frozen solid, some decoys on their side, other frozen still, buddy out on the 4-wheeler retrieving birds, two of us in the pit watching 100's of birds landing on top of us...talk about a sight...

[RidgeNelson]

We use a mainly GHG and they seem to hold up fine but i think that the G&H are the toughest by far

[DUKDOGZ]

G&H fer duks

[rushcreekganderlander]

Maybe because it's too cost prohibitive to have the paint shipped from overseas to the US just to sit in storage hoping a few people buy it. Shipping a flammable liquid requires extra costs.


So you're to say that because they are made overseas that here in the good old USA there isn't that same color paint? Get the hell out of here. And I'm sure if you talk to others that own GHG goose floaters there are more than just a few people wanting some touch up paint. It wouldn't be in storage very long. I prefer GHG dekes because of their realism. I haven't seen any dekes compare. But the paint on those goose floaters doesn't last. And for $80 for 4 or what ever it is now, a good company would be more than happy to supply a customer that has 3 DOZEN a little touch up paint.

[J Kryspin]

Maybe because it's too cost prohibitive to have the paint shipped from overseas to the US just to sit in storage hoping a few people buy it. Shipping a flammable liquid requires extra costs.


So you're to say that because they are made overseas that here in the good old USA there isn't that same color paint? Get the hell out of here. And I'm sure if you talk to others that own GHG goose floaters there are more than just a few people wanting some touch up paint. It wouldn't be in storage very long. I prefer GHG dekes because of their realism. I haven't seen any dekes compare. But the paint on those goose floaters doesn't last. And for $80 for 4 or what ever it is now, a good company would be more than happy to supply a customer that has 3 DOZEN a little touch up paint.

I'm saying it's more than just the same color. It's the same brand, with the make-up.

If you want touch-up paint, take your decoy into the paint store and get it mixed yourself. Paint stores do custom blends all of the time.

I haven't had any problems with the paint on my floaters. I think they were the year right before the flocked heads came out, since I flocked these ones myself. Not sure of the production year.

[rushcreekganderlander]

take your decoy into the paint store and get it mixed yourself.

Sorry Avery. Sorry GHG. I should just go and try to have an 18 year old at Lowes look at my decoy and try to mix some paint and get the right color. I guess I'm asking just a little too much from these companies to provide touch up paint. It's funny because I didn't have to go to Japan and get touch up paint for my Honda. Nor did I have to go to Lowe's and have someone make the color. Honda provided good customer service and provided me some touch up paint for my USED car. That really is the point here. Customer service. Avery/GHG's is piss poor if they can't supply touch up paint. They must have used good paint when you bought them then. But if you've bought them in the last two years I think you would differ. The first dozen I bought two years ago look so bad I won't throw them out and I keep them in 6 slot bags.

[J Kryspin]

Does Flambeau offer a touch-up paint kit? Carry-lite? Sport-plast? FA? I guess you see my point - more manufacturer's do not offer a repaint kit than do. The only paint kits I was aware of for duck dekes was the Herter's kit and the G&H kit.

[rushcreekganderlander]

I don't know if those companies sell touch up paint. I've never called and asked them seeing as how I don't own any of their decoys. Besides they probably don't need to sell touch up paint. We used to hunt over carrylite goose floaters and flambeau duck decoys and never had a problem with paint chipping. Plus they cost about a half the price of GHG. So you see my point. I pay $80 for 4 dekes that will only last one season and can't get touch up paint. You aren't going to change my mind about the ****ty customer service. You haven't made one good point on why they won't sell touch up paint. Just because the lower competition doesn't? Give me a break. I will not buy anymore GHG goose floaters and don't recommend anyone else too either. THE PAINT CHIPS BAD AND THEY DON"T SELL TOUCH UP PAINT!!! Other than that I do recommend their field dekes and duck dekes. Haven't had the same problems with them. Just too bad their customer service sucks!!!

[J Kryspin]

I told you exactly why they don't sell them - the price to ship the volatile paint from where the decoys are produced would not warrant a price the consumers would be willing to pay. That's the answer that was given to me. I have no vested interest in the company, I just find it funny how people make rash judgments about a company without contacting them for the answer directly.

[Drake691]

Some chipped duck decoys work amazing in early season. Looks like they are molting. Makes the spead look more real.

[rushcreekganderlander]

I just find it funny how people make rash judgments about a company without contacting them for the answer directly.


I did call them and ask for touch up paint and apparently you got a lot better answer than me. I was just told no and to go to a hardware store and buy paint. To me that is bad customer service. Like I've said before we don't have the same paint in the USA? BS. What a lousy excuse. So their to say when old Freddie needs some touch up he just gets brand new dekes? Maybe considering it's his company, but I doubt it. They should stand behind their product and they don't. I just think its funny how people make rash judgements about me too. How do you think I know they didn't sell touch up paint without calling them? I'm not personally attacking you, you've just tried to defend them and haven't made any good points IMO. Neither has Avery/GHG. My point is they are $80 for 4 and the paint wears off really easy. A good company would offer touch up paint in this situation!!

[J Kryspin]

Buy some acrylic from Willy @ http://www.theduckblind.com/ He'll be sure to take care of you.

You now know where to get some paint to repaint your decoys. You should be able to make them as good as new.

[Silver Webfoot]

paint should not come off decoys in my opinion,,not for the price we pay for em,,thats y i dont buy ghg stuff,,i think they use water paint to paint em,,,o and for the record flambeau and carrylite dont sell touch up paint cause there paint doesnt wear off in 3 days.

[J Kryspin]

,,,o and for the record flambeau and carrylite dont sell touch up paint cause there paint doesnt wear off in 3 days.

For the record, yes they do (carry-lite and flambeau chip and fade).

G&H sells a touch-up kit, and from the Super Mags I bought and returned twice, they should've included a free kit.

[iowagooser]

GHG Mags. Had them for 3-4 years and only a couple of scratches from me walking 50 miles to the ponds that I hunt.

i had some Carry-Lites and the paint didn't even last one year P.O.S.

I don't care for the looks of the Flambeau dekes either

[rushcreekganderlander]

We used some carrylites for years and no chipping or fading. GHG don't chip in 3 days either but they do over time. If my buddy's home tomorrow I'll take some pics. Thanks J Kryspin for the site. I don't know if will help since it's still not the same thing and I've got to guess the colors but I'll try. Paint will wear off over time. It happens and the ones it don't happen on don't seem very realistic to me. IE Bigfoot. Just my opinion.

[MNGooseSlayer]

,,,o and for the record flambeau and carrylite dont sell touch up paint cause there paint doesnt wear off in 3 days.

For the record, yes they do (carry-lite and flambeau chip and fade).

G&H sells a touch-up kit, and from the Super Mags I bought and returned twice, they should've included a free kit.



I've had some Flambeaus for about a year and they were my first decoy. I didnt take very good care of them you know like i threw them around and had some pretty rough things happen to them and they still havent a a chip that was big enough to mention.I'm sure they will chip but not very easily unless you really put a hurting on them. These decoys are pretty tough but in my opinion i still think Herters and G&H are the most durable on the market.

[Killer Miller]

I have hunted over all sorts of duck and goose decoys, floaters and field decoys. I'm sure everyone has seen birds killed over flambeaus and carry-lites, but IMO they don't have the realism I want.

When we, the IKC, hunt water we are hunting public land. We use G+H mag mallards (2 dozen), a few dozen GHG life-size mallards, a few dozen GHG teal, a dozen GHG life-size pintails (I love them), and 1 dozen GHG bluebills. I like the G+H's for their size, I like the pintails for their visibility (lots of white), the teal for early season, and I like the GHG mallards for realism. As far as durability, I'd have to give it to G+H.....field/water decoys in general. I could write a freakin' book on all the types of decoys, water or field, geese or ducks. And I'm not in the mood to write a book. :lol:

My choice of decoys- GHG and G+H

[Silver Webfoot]

5 years goin on strong with flambeau and havent yet tuched em up with paint,,,,so i dunno dont care,,,il use flambeau

[duckahlr]

I bought a st*t load of GHG last season and the keels broke off. I like to hunt with big decoys...I like Flambeau super mags and would like to try higdon supers also....can't wait to see what Big foot comes with. I saw there full bodies and wasn't really impressed...we'll see.

Greg

[Hunter4UK]

GHG and FA: I love and swear by em
Flambeau: Swear at em

It must be nice to have a "honey Hole" but that usually don't happen when you're limited to huntin on public land. All our stuff has to look just right (spread, the deeks, the blinds) if we want to kill any numbers

[duck busters]

i love the GHG, FA and big feet mallard. i will live by those decks!!!!!

[Ilbowhunter]

G & H Decoys ROCK I love the Magnum Mallards with the swivel heads. I have 2 dozen of them and a dozen standard magnums with the stationary heads and a 1/2 dozen magnum Pintails all G & H. They are the toughest decoy I have ever seen. Just my $.2 worth.... 8) 8) 8) 8)

[FOSTER]

I USE GHG BUT IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER IF YOU HAVE A GOOD BAG.
I BOUGHT THESE PONCHO BAGS FOR $35 IN WA. AT A PLACE CALLED YAKIMA TENT. THEY HOLD A DOZ. EACH AND WORK GREAT.THE CAMO IS KIND OF DATED BUT THEY ARE DECOY SAVERS.I HAVE 4 OF THEM AND THE REST GO IN BIG FA BAGS TO GET THRASHED........... :lol:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6412/coybagcr5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)