duck decoys?

beretta391

Well myself and a other lad are going buying decoys, just wondering how much are they and what ones to go for, cheers Beretta

charlie10

i bought 6 fud decoys (mallard) last night with anchors and strings etc for 40 euro which i thought was cheap ,havent a clue how to pattern them,but im sure ill learn gonna try them on the pond sunday.anyone here have any opinion on them

beretta391

where was that you bought them?

kemen

the V J or U pattern.. ive tried the 3 this season having the best results with the J decoying tufties

decoyer

charlie10 wrote: »

i bought 6 fud decoys (mallard) last night with anchors and strings etc for 40 euro which i thought was cheap ,havent a clue how to pattern them,but im sure ill learn gonna try them on the pond sunday.anyone here have any opinion on them

FUDs otherwise known as F***ed UP DECOYS
These are without a shadow of doubt the worst decoy to hit the market
they were 1st brought in by Decoying UK and Mark (the owner ) was quick in dropping em he bought 1000s and couldnt sell em to the point where they practically but the Lad out of business
Retailers have no say of how much they can charge for them they are told a base price by the maker and if they dare go under that price they then simply stop suppling you.
Also they were made for the bird watchin market not decoying
I cant speak for Goose or Duck ones but i hae tried using the Pigeon ones a few times and found the results piss poor,so i am back to my tried and trusted Flocked Shells and some full bodies

beretta391

thanks for that, jesus there a horrid price, wonder would ya get a deal on a big amount....

wildfowler94

What are you decoying..what ducks like? big lakes or ponds?
WF

beretta391

WELL, WE DO PONDS AND BIG LAKES, WE DO SHOOT WIGEON AND MALLARD, PUT IT THIS WAY ANYTHING THAT GETS IN FRONT OF THE BARREL, CAN YOU HELP ME OUT, CHEERS

wildfowler94

Mallard are cheapest decoys id buy and use different amounts depending where im shooting, i have all breeds of decoys.

garyc007

i bought some of wf there,we got a few widgeon the other day,might try them again later

highduck

I dont know about anyone else but I have the FUds and have found them fairly good.I shot mallard over stubbles and in flight ponds with them.

I've shot wigeon with them as well.

I havnt used any shell decoys this season.Early out in the season I had a mix of mallard,teal and pintail out on a large flood that I shoot when about 10 greylags past out wide.I blew the greylag call and they turned and came in over the pattern and I shot one.Dont know if it was good calling,good pattern or good luck but it made my day.

They are a bit expensive but I rather give it for my sport rather than that shower of ...........in Leinster house........

ps I ordered a second box of mallard and teal from the guy at decoying.co.uk and was left waiting months for them,eventually after a few "strongly worded" phone calls they came.B4 anyone on here orders anything from him GOOGLE some of the UK hunting forums."not a popular guy!!!!!!!over there.

Whatever works is all that counts.:)