Mallard hen call
 

I'm thinking of getting a "higher end" mallard call. Even thinking of trying a single reed...what's everyone's favorite call and is you preference single or double reed?


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I blow a single reed H.S. Ringer Acrylic and a double reed RNT microhen in cocobola wood

Promos Wench, VTM-90 or DR85.

Man I have blown some of the higher end calls and I just don't like the way they sound. I can't hit the soft notes and manipulate the sounds like I can with a VTM-90, DR85, or Primos Wench.

I do however recommend Lance Chapman with Redemption Game Calls; he makes some really cool custom calls and a hell of a nice guy.

The wench is unbeatable!

Especially with "Spirit Fingers"

I've been known to flail my fingers around a time or two when using that call!

I would love a group next to me blowing a wench. They might kill some early but when a call matters they'll wait til we are done. RNT short barrel , hobo double reeds kick butt for ppl that can drive them. Just gotta know when to call.
Call

http://youtu.be/A4JSeKvJFiA

I really like my RNT Diablo it has a good range from the bottom end to the top.


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I'm assuming your talking about Timber hunting?

Arkansas :spineyes:

i blow Riceland all the way down to my whistle double and single reed there arcylics are awesome and there new desin is amazing.

For price, ease of blowing and quality sound ya can't beat these two!

For the price, any Haydel or even Primos call is hard to beat.

One of my favorite calls is the Carbon Kwacker by Haydel. Good sound.

Duck Commander Ole Raspy (the old style black one).
Not that they care about calling, but if you must, this is a good one.

Zink's Paralyzer. My go to call for decoying ducks. I also have the Zink's Power Hen 2 its easy to blow. You can really get there attention with the hail call.

I'm trying a couple of JJ Lares custom calls this year.

Bounce da Hen or Bust

Yea the competition highball might work up there, but them ducks have a much higher IQ by the time they reach our coast. They have run the gauntlet seen and heard it all so IMO less is more.

I don't care who you are but you can't make a duck listen.

Pffft. Keep that up in Arkansas. On Fausse Pointe, its not uncommon to have 6 blinds calling at the same birds and I use an old Faulks call. I let everyone blow those fancy calls and highball at the ducks. With the Faulks you can really choke it down and get a perfect sound of what I call the scaup "gargle" and get their attention so they will come within 60 yards and then its time to meet the 3.5 inch triplee BB widowmaker

so your the sky buster everyone has been talking about? you must have a patternmaster.

I'd stay with the double reeds if that's what you've always blown. It sucks to pay top dollar for a fancy single reed then not be able to run it right away, really hurts lol. I was so upset when I bought my first high end call years ago. It was the original RnT daisy cutter, and I hated it. It wasn't until after that season that I really started practicing with it and got used to the single reed, and now I love it. Now I run that same daisy cutter, paired with the daisy slayer, both singles. I'm biased to the RNT's, but the Alpha 2 is hard to beat for a nice double reed. My little brother has one and if I had to blow a DR that would be it, no doubt (acrylic). A close second for a high end DR is the Zink ATM. Got a buddy that won a wood (cocobolo maybe?) at a Delta banquet last year, and it is hella ducky, but costs a bit more than the RNT. But for about 50 bucks you can get the echo poly/wood timber DR that's really nice. I have one and loved it for the price, but the poly insert got cracked eventually. What calls have you been blowing?

JJ Lares Hybrid.

It aint skybusting if you are killing them

Is it just me but when did we start "running" or "driving" duck calls?

Call me a queer but I still blow my duck calls; maybe you can only blow cheap calls, expensive calls must be driven......

you da man

I'll start working on the patent now. Faulk's single reed cocobolo cut down key hole timber style scaup gargle. We gawn be rich boys..

I'm biased towards the RNTs as well, I have the daisy cutter also and I found it very easy to blow. And I can get just as soft with it as any of my old double reeds

Yall still talkin about duck callin here.....?

"I found it pleasantly easy to call waterfowl with"
That better? Haha

I've had my haydels red leg for about 10 or 12 years and other then that I think I've only had the original dr85...this is why I'm looking into acrylic. I'll probably just stick with the double reeds though...I'm no competition caller! Lol


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I'm by no means a comp guy either lol. Actually, some of the meat style comps are won with double reeds. Doesn't mean someone is any less of a caller bc he likes doubles. One of the Echo guys won worlds with a D.R. Poly (same call I mentioned in my previous post). Honestly I have a primos wench (Double) that is the most ducky call I've ever heard, just doesn't have much play to it. Generally you just have more to work with in a single, it just can take some getting used to. If you're dead set on acrylic I'd go with the Alpha 2.

http://www.rntcalls.com/products/items.aspx?id=137

Ill use a rnt short barrel or hi ball boss hog on a windy day or to break high ducks, other than that its a vtm-90

When you say "more to work" with do you mean tone manipulation?

I like a call that can be highly manipulated If that makes sense.

Yes. Not only tone, but volume as well.

That being said, some of the DR's they make now can do everything a single reed can, other than the SUPER loud high balls, and are generally more forgiving too.

Here's the cat that won it with the DR poly. It was 07 not 08 like I originally said.

https://youtu.be/ZXjxS1hyTeY

This is the owner of Hobo Duck Calls. Their double reed is very good. Will do most everything a single reed will do. His name is Kent Cullum.

Redbone or bust! Wait....wrong thread.

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Answer is still the same VTM-90