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Timber Hunters: Decoy spreads?

Posted on 11/30/17 at 10:49 am
Posted by jaydoubleyew
Downtown
Member since Oct 2011
726 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 10:49 am
We mainly hunt sloughs in flooded timber. Usually a small spread- dozen or less standard mallard with a few woodies, few on jerk cord or a wonderduck, and a mojo.

Thinking about upgrading to magnums (Really like the look of Higdon Battleships) with fewer decoys. Anyone use these or other magnums? Open to ideas to change things up.
Posted by Vlad
North AL
Member since May 2012
2605 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 11:02 am to
Those Battleships are badass but are too damn heavy to carry for any distance. I use one to two dozen flocked head Dakota's with a jerk string. We cant use spinners in most of the timber we hunt.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37835 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:56 pm to
1-2 dozen Dakotas. Jerk string or something making ripples. Mojo stuck in the bushes if it's sunny.
Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3336 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 1:37 pm to
We got some of those packable Dakotas with the flocked heads. They're pretty light and look good on the water. Time will tell on how the paint holds up. We used to use some of the Higdon Battleships, but I got tired of lugging those heavy bastards around.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56105 posts
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:47 pm to
you don't need much of a spread at all in flooded timber...just 4 or 6 dekes around the area where you dumped the corn and you should be good to go.
Posted by 10MTNTiger
Banks of the Guadalupe
Member since Sep 2012
4139 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 10:00 am to
I don't know if you all haul your sets out everyday, but when I was younger and tougher and hiking in to flooded timber spots 2-3 miles back in the woods I loved the cheap inflatable decoys by Cherokee.

I found a box at Wal-Mart and the dang things move better with a slight breeze on the water than anything I have ever used. Plus you can tote a dozen of them in a backpack with damn near no weight added.
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Posted by Laduckd2
Member since Dec 2017
19 posts
Posted on 12/1/17 at 11:15 am to
I use around a dozen or so standard G&H's. They are well made and last longer than other decoys I've used. I also use a jerk cord with 2-3 on it, helps a lot with very little wind. As far as mojo's, I have stopped using them because you will get dumb singles or pairs here and there but seems like the big groups won't finish with a flapper out.
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