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Postby 3geese4me » Tue May 13, 2014 8:48 pm

As some of you may know, I sold all 8 dozen of my Bigfoots and am now running 10 dozen Real Geese Pro Series 1 silhouettes. After much debate, I wondered how I would be able to use them in frozen ground. I did not want to invest in a generator and hammer drill to get the stakes in the ground. After searching Google for awhile I seen guys using Y boards for use on frozen land as well as over water. Essentially, it enabled you to use your silhouettes on land and water with only having to pay for 1 spread.

This is my tutorial on how I made mine.

First you cut 2"X2" pieces of lumber into 32" lengths for the arms.
arms.jpg


Then I cut a 6"X10" piece of plywood as the base.
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Once that is done, you need to router an opening on the end of the arm for the decoy to slide into. I used a 5/16" straight router bit to make the opening.
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Then I drilled a hole in the other end of the arm so that I could use a 1/4" bolt to attach the arm to the base.
drilled end.jpg


Then all that's left is to paint to match your environment.
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Here is what it looks like on land.
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Here is what it looks like on water.
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And yes, that does float on top of the water with minimal visibility. So far, I have $150 in everything.
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Re: Y boards

Postby Feelin' Fowl » Tue May 13, 2014 8:59 pm

Good stuff, John!
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Re: Y boards

Postby Redbeard » Tue May 13, 2014 9:37 pm

Great job john
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Re: Y boards

Postby 3geese4me » Tue May 13, 2014 10:00 pm

Thanks guys, the cool thing about this is that they can accommodate any staked decoy. So I will be using them on for my duck silhouettes as well.
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Re: Y boards

Postby Redbeard » Tue May 13, 2014 10:05 pm

3geese4me wrote:Thanks guys, the cool thing about this is that they can accommodate any staked decoy. So I will be using them on for my duck silhouettes as well.
lotta guys use them here for brant. I almost did this too for brant until tripod and QH blessed me with a buncha old canada floaters to paint
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Re: Y boards

Postby 3geese4me » Tue May 13, 2014 10:24 pm

Redbeard wrote:
3geese4me wrote:Thanks guys, the cool thing about this is that they can accommodate any staked decoy. So I will be using them on for my duck silhouettes as well.
lotta guys use them here for brant. I almost did this too for brant until tripod and QH blessed me with a buncha old canada floaters to paint

If my life ever becomes stable enough to do a couple out of state hunts, I am going to make some Brantley silhouettes to use on one of the coasts.
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Re: Y boards

Postby Redbeard » Tue May 13, 2014 10:41 pm

3geese4me wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
3geese4me wrote:Thanks guys, the cool thing about this is that they can accommodate any staked decoy. So I will be using them on for my duck silhouettes as well.
lotta guys use them here for brant. I almost did this too for brant until tripod and QH blessed me with a buncha old canada floaters to paint

If my life ever becomes stable enough to do a couple out of state hunts, I am going to make some Brantley silhouettes to use on one of the coasts.
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Re: Y boards

Postby 3legged_lab » Wed May 14, 2014 12:26 am

Redbeard wrote:
3geese4me wrote:Thanks guys, the cool thing about this is that they can accommodate any staked decoy. So I will be using them on for my duck silhouettes as well.
lotta guys use them here for brant. I almost did this too for brant until tripod and QH blessed me with a buncha old canada floaters to paint

Haha. Blessed you with some work to do.


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