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Nice work Kevin. lota good reports lately are good to see.

That boat looks like its rigged to kill some fish...Nicely done!

Welcome aboard Bruce. Thats the good thing about fishing, its never too late to start learning. Forums like the speed the learning curve significantly. Id read all you can and try and find a fellow in your area to show you first hand...thats the best way to learn...Good luck to ya.

Welcome aboard Larry. Ill do a search and see if i can find it.

Sounds like you need a 32 Tiara my man

Yeah, thats quite the blow we have along with all the bright lights!!!...Nice job out there

Thats awesome!

Captain Glen Beuner is damned good from the Raptor. Buddy Chartered him 4 times and limited all but one trip...and they did good for a trip getting cut short cause of weather.

Sounds like a fine day Kevin!

Id definitely go to a marina or service center with your inventory list and see about selling the whole kit and kabootle. Would probably be the easiest and fastest way of ridding yourself of it. Good luck.

Nicely done!

Nice job Grant! Really nice report as well.

Nice job and Welcome to the site. That yellow tail is a tried and true bait thats stood the test of time. No suprise the fish were diggin it.

Thats sad. Too many fatalities this season. Condolenses to the family.

Nice job on adapting Jim. Gotta catch what itll give up.

Nice job Ed. I still gotta go get the boat and bring it home, so i like reports like this. Gonna have to sneak out for a bit before we bring it home.

Awesome report and a job well dont Terry. That lakers is a pig!

Great effort Josh. Youll smack em next time im sure.

Grant, the flocking process is more time consuming than it is hard. You can get the flocking on ebay, dont buy the avery kit.(long story, it sucks!!!) It includes the black flocking, dust mask, latex gloves and an applicator bottle and paint brushes. Once you get your flocking go to the hardware and get some adhesion promoter and some Rustoleum flat black oil based paint along with 1/2" and 1" paint brushes(if you have allot of decoys, i had 4 dozen to do), rubbing alcohol, and some 60 grit sandpaper. Youll also need a carboard box. Start by washing the heads(dishwasher works great), sand them, clean agian with alcohol, let dry and then spray with the adhesion promoter, once dried generously apply the black paint and then immediately apply the flocking with the appicator within the box to reclaim the excess flocking that falls off. Apply it generously and then "pat" it on with your hand. Once completely flocked tap the bill on the side of hte box and reapply the flocking anywhere you can see wetness. Once your satisfied with the coverage put it back on the deocy and your done. I didnt use the white flocking on the cheek patches, just repainted with flat white oil based rustoleum that i brushed on as well. I know it sounds like allot, but its not that bad of a job. I would recommend doing it in your garage or shop as this is not a job for in your home. The flocking is very lofty and youll have some air born. That said, BE SURE TO WEAR THE DUST MASK! And in the end, its all worth it as they look allot more realistic and the geese think so too. Had great results hunting over them once my project was complete. Next im going to do the tails.

I could use one of those to drop some firecrackers in the refuge on a slow day to get the ducks moving!!!...lol...Thats awesome Mike!!! That could be a VERY effective scouting tool.

Some of you may have noticed i havent been around lately. Been working allot and in my free time scouting for geese and hunting them. Then the youth waterfowl weekend just got over. Anyhow, just wanted to give an overview of our season so far. Well, early goose season was tough for us. Had some great spots and things looked good, but with the weather and the way they field hop this time of year it made it tough on us. Had a couple good shoots and our fair share of tanning sessions in the layouts....Got a lull till Oct 2nd Mid zone opener...gonna be a tough wait! Started my season in July adding 29 big foots to my spread. Got a deal i just couldnt pass up. Then the flocking process begain They sure look good in the field Seen Ducks like this nearly everyday of the early goose season...Wish we coulda pulled the trigger on em!!! Beautiful sight to see none the less Goose hunt Second to last day of season and my last hunt. Chris and i had our limit by 7:45 am. It was awesome.

Well, the weekend started by Dad and my Uncle taking out my cousin Will and his friend Ryan. They hunted a spot that looked to offer some fantastic pass shooting from the preliminary scouting. So, they hunted it and had a few birds come by, but not like they seen earlier. Ended the morning with 3 birds. Two wood ducks and a mallard...One of the wood ducks was Ryans first duck ever and wouldnt you know it, it had a band! So, having only three birds in the bag we decided to hit a marsh in the PM. Dad and I took the boys. It was quite a walk, but turned out to be well worth it. Ended the evening with 5 more birds and woulda had 6 if not for one hitting and never coming back up. Extensive searching and we just couldnt find it. Had 4 wood ducks and a BW teal....Again, one of the woodies was banded and fortunately for Will, his first, he was the one who got it. So, for the day, 6 wood ducks, 1 BW Teal, a mallard and two bands. Not a bad day in my book! So after having a good opening day the boys were stoked for day two. We hit another spot this morning. As we were setting up there were birds flushing out around us. Got set up and settled in and they started returning. Finally shooting time came and the birds didnt stop. Unfortunately the boys couldnt hit a bull in the ass at 5'. Id say they shot around 35 times between the two of them and ended the morning with 2 hen wood ducks. All these shots were in your face too. They shoulda had a limit of wood ducks and probably a full limit if they coulda hit the teal and black ducks that graced the spread. I even coaxed two geese within less than 15 yds and they wiffed on those!!! :bonk: :roflmao: Heres the hunters after their buzz kill hunt. After the morning hunt we dropped Ryan off as he had to help his Dad with a deer blind he'll be hunting out of for the youth deer hunt. So, Dad and I returned to the marsh with Will in the afternoon hoping he could get that bent barrel straitened out a bit. And, as it turns out he did pretty good. First three birds that came in he dusted. Missed another chip shot or he woulda ended up with 4 birds for the evening. Instead he got 2 woodies to round out his wood duck limit and a gw teal. Not a bad way to end the youth season. I havent got that pic loaded, but when i do ill get it posted.

Tough fishing in those conditions Ken. All you can do is work with what they give ya.

Yes they are. Traxtech bought them out and will be available this spring according to a very good source. Other than that, im a cannon fan. Big Jon makes a good rigger, im just not a fan of the flexing boom. Just me though, theyll work fine for ya.

Nice fish and great reports. Gotta love fall