layout blind suggestions

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is the grass is uniformly knee high

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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.

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

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

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.

Sometimes i fall asleep in mine and just wait for the geese to wake me up they're comfortable

Damn. That looks awesome.

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.

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