Anyone use a decoy raft?

The concept isn't terrible actually

Would likely work well

I like that a lot. I've seen guys use nets up north to achieve the same thing but I like how that appears to avoid any messes and tangles and really like the jerk cord setup.

Don't see myself buying it but if I was hunting out in flats or similar open water and had to setup each hunt, that's a game changer to me. Especially tidal waters (where you can be limited with Texas rigs), that works no matter the depth.

Those video clips make me want to go on a layout hunt on big water.

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Ducks in a tight group are a sign they are about to take flight.

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You must not hunt an area with a lot of coots.

Sure don't. Thought those decoys were black jacks.

You've obviously never hunted a coastal marsh and seen coots together. Or the ducks that pour in around them

On big open water, ducks raft up, often very tightly. In a feeding ground like a rice field, yes tightly packed ducks indicate ducks on alert/about to take flight. In bigger open areas, this is not the case.

Thanks for clarification.