Duck & Goose Calls

I got a Big River Final Flight Canada Goose Flute. Works great and comes with tape. A friend tried it and is now going to purchase one.
 
I use Quack Head calls which are made by RNT(Rich iN Tone) calls. I just love the adds they have! They sound really nice and crisp, have a high quality sound for a good price. I have a J-frame ducks call and a Goozilla goose call.

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I'd say more important than the specific call, is learning how to use it. A good instructional tape should be MANDATORY for anyone buying a duck call. It is not a kazoo or a New Year's noisemaker!
 
I'm not highjacking this thread but I have 4 different duck calls and I find that all of them seize up and won't call after being used for only short periods. Granted I'm not using $100 calls, but the one I bought last year was about $40 and still craps out the same as the $15 call. Can anyone tell me why this happens and if there are any calls on the market that will always call wet without fail.
 
I "believe" that a small amount of wax, not sure which one to use, applied to the reed will stop this problem... Anyone got the details???

Cheers
Jay
 
Another thing that comes to mind. How important is a blind when waterfoul hunting? I've just been cruzin in the canoe and shooting as we go and flush them out of the bullrushes. Is stationary hunting with a blind more productive? Sorry again, but I'm new at this game and I can use as much help as I can.
 
Even though they are a bit tricker to use a short reed call is amazing. Im still learning the ropes but I have a Big River Flock Talk, and a Canuck made by Craig McDonald..I cant make all the noises yet but it takes a while.

For ducks I have a wide assortment of calls..Knight and Hale - which I dont like, Primos (PHAT Lady, Wood Duck call, and drake whistle) Quack Head (Quack Pipe) I do want to get a nice RNT or a Dead Meat Mallard for x-mas though...get rid of the K&H and be set.

A primos wench would be a good call to start out with for ducks, comes with an instruction tape/dvd (I forget)
 
A couple entry level calls that work good and will get the job done, is a Primo's Wench duckcall and a Long River goose flute.

But you need to learn how to use them.
 
I just started calling this season and I'm already getting the hang of it, I bought a Quakchead J-Frame, an Echo Canada Goose (short-reed) and a Southern Game Calls Snow Prince Snow call from Cabela's, they're around $40.00 USD per call but they work great for me, I really like the raspiness of the J-Frame and the loudness I get from the single-reed, the Echo Canada Goose is a little tricky to get used to but after about a month of practice you get used to it, works good and can mimick whole goose vocabulary, and last the Snow Prince snow goose call by Southern Game Calls, really easy to use out of the package, don't need any practice and is really easy to use. If going with a duck call I'd suggest single-reed first so that you can get the range needed to call long distances and they can mimick all of a duck's vocabulary, and if starting with a goose call I'd suggest a short-reed, it takes a little more practice but is worth it, once you get the hang of it you can produce the whole goose vocabulary.

Good Luck.
 
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