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layout blind suggestions

Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:07 pm
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:07 pm
I'm gonna be hunting some new area this year in the marsh. I made several hunts in the area last year, and one of the major drawbacks is the grass is uniformly knee high. Our usual area is only about 5 miles away, but the grass is much more diverse. I did well last year, but hiding was tough.

I don't hunt out of conventional blinds. I just sit in the marsh, but the grass over there is too short to even do that effectively. The ground is pretty hard on this new lease, so I've been considering looking into layout blinds, but I've never hunted out of one. Do any of yall hunt out of them often? I was looking at the MoMarsh invisilay. It's pretty pricy but people speak highly of it.
Posted by Trillbill979
San Angelo, TX
Member since Apr 2013
33 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:14 pm to
I have used a Cabela's Northern Flight layout blind for 3 years now. Held up great so far, but I usually hunt out of a pit blind 80% of the season.

Worked awesome for cans and Sandhills in the Panhandle. I just bought brown and camo the hell out of it with native vegetation. No sense in paying the extra money when you will cover up the shadow grass/max5 pattern anyways.
Posted by gorillacoco
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
5325 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:36 pm to
quote:

is the grass is uniformly knee high


This is a real issue in Biloxi marsh as well. If you look around in that particular marsh though, there are occasional pockets of taller grass, so what we normally do is cut some tall grass on the way in at some point and use it to make a crude blind. It doesnt look perfect but it's better than nothing. Personally I think that for most of the season, having a tall grass blind (or cane if you can get them) making both shade and natural movement in the wind far outweighs the fact that it sticks out over and doesn't match the knee high grass.

Late in the season when the ducks are really blind shy, I could see the layouts being your only choice. Take this all with a grain of salt though; I've never used one myself, and honestly I'm very interested to see what your experience is with a layout in that terrain.

Another option for a layout you may consider is a pirogue that has enough open space or a modified seat to allow you to lay down in it. Would gain some versatility with your investment at the cost of being less ideal for what you specifically want it for now. Just my 2 cents.
Posted by 34venture
Buffer Zone
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Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:37 pm to
Rogers goose buster.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:39 pm to
I have 3 layouts.

2 are the cabelas waterproof ones and 1 is the cabelas lightning one or whatever. A lot lighter and easier to pack. The big ones are awesome. I hunt out of them when I can. Stay dry, a little bigger, better brush webbing. But they've held up great and ive hunted them hard for years now
Posted by gorillacoco
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
5325 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:48 pm to
quote:

I have 3 layouts.

2 are the cabelas waterproof ones and 1 is the cabelas lightning one or whatever. A lot lighter and easier to pack. The big ones are awesome. I hunt out of them when I can. Stay dry, a little bigger, better brush webbing. But they've held up great and ive hunted them hard for years now


Okay this is going to sound really dumb, but can you paddle a layout blind?

Also, do you use yours in the marsh or see any problem using them in standing marsh grass?

ETA: marsh grass with standing water underneath
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 4:49 pm
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:49 pm to
Only rice fields. But I would have no issue taking it to the marsh. Except usually when I marsh hunt I'm in a kayak. But in a boat I would. It would work very well except for shooting behind you of course

And my blinds you cannot paddle but there are little kayak/floating blinds similar to a layout design. Hard to paddle though

Two of my blinds have a 12" waterproof tub that keeps me dry. I've used it in a few inches of water in rice stubble wih no issue
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 4:51 pm
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
40313 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:50 pm to
I hunt out of an Invisilay on my marsh lease and it's pretty awesome. Here is a pic with the Invisilay on the left. ChadJones4Heisman and I both have them and like them a lot. Super comfortable and a ton of room. I also have the Inivislab dog blind.


Eta: with the adjustable legs, your arse stays dry no matter what.
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 4:52 pm
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
5777 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:52 pm to
I hunt in St. Bernard too. Think of the Biloxi marsh short grass and cover a whole lease with it, and that's the crap I'm dealing with. The only tall-ish grass is along a couple main bayous, but the ducks don't seem to frequent that area much. I'm pretty anti anything taller than absolutely necessary in general, but that's gonna be even more important over at this new lease.

I hunted it probably 5 times last year and killed limits all but once, but I definitely noticed that hiding was an issue, and the time I didn't kill a limit I know for a fact they were seeing me. It was the last week of the season and there weren't many ducks, but I could tell by how the ducks that were there were acting.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:55 pm to
Forgot about those. If I started hunting marsh a lot, i'd likely get one
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
40313 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:55 pm to
That's pretty much my lease. The entire 2k acres is covered in short marsh grass and these layouts keep me low, hidden, and out of all the elements. It's really a surreal feeling hunting out of these things in the marsh. You can't get more comfortable hunting IMO. It's fricking awesome
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:56 pm to
Sometimes i fall asleep in mine and just wait for the geese to wake me up they're comfortable
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
40313 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:57 pm to
Check out momarsh, they have a lot of different options now and make some quality stuff. They're designed to hunt in shallow water conditions.
Posted by gorillacoco
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
5325 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:57 pm to
Damn. That looks awesome.
Posted by gorillacoco
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
5325 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:59 pm to
quote:

Eta: with the adjustable legs, your arse stays dry no matter what.


Do you carry yours in & set up every hunt? Are they a pain in the arse to do so? I hunt all public so I won't be leaving it out there unless I hunt a back to back afternoon/morning.
Posted by bluemoons
the marsh
Member since Oct 2012
5777 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 5:01 pm to
Cool. I've been reading nothing but good things about them. That's probably what i'll get. Easy to pack and setup? I'd keep it mostly brushed and supplement as needed.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
40313 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 5:02 pm to
Pretty easy. Mine is folded up and still brushed from January.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 5:02 pm to





Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
40313 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 5:05 pm to
quote:

Do you carry yours in & set up every hunt? Are they a pain in the arse to do so? I hunt all public so I won't be leaving it out there unless I hunt a back to back afternoon/morning.


I've done both. They take a few minutes to build/breakdown but it's nothing difficult after you do it once or twice. I'm not concerned with people on my marsh lease so if I'm hunting back to back mornings or if I get there one afternoon before my first hunt I'll just set it up, brush it, and have it ready to go for when I get there. A casual boater would have no idea it's there.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 7/12/16 at 5:14 pm to
My big ones basically fold in half. My small ones folds into 3. They stay brushed year round and i touch up again before season. The small one also has some rafia grass in spots where grass tends to fall out.

ETA the big ones also kind of collapse so you can stack them easier. They're still kind of bulky though. But would much rather them vs the non-waterproof one in the marsh
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 5:21 pm
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