Spinners
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:35 am
Knowing this thread could burn forever, thought I'd move discussion here instead of clogging up Eric's log, as I do want to keep it going.
Few points from what others have said in there and my recent input from neighboring blinds:
1.) "they've seen them all the way down flyway and know it's bad"......but in mid-January, multiple blinds by me, at end of the flyway were wrecking GROUPS of decoying birds with up to 4 spinners rolling. You'd think, yea, they know by now, but apparently can still be effective into the late season under right lighting conditions. You can bet Rick's got his rolling this morning at the Mudhole with but a few days to go in the season...help more than hurt, know when to turn them off.
2.) Neighbor blind said he just turns his off with remote when the big wads of pintails break, something I think Rick largely practices with most all big ducks, and with effectiveness largely right up to the closing bell.
3.) Three weeks ago I pulled mine altogether, after trying with them on, then off via remote when we were playing hell getting birds to finish....no result by pulling them.....so I may as well leave them.
That idea of putting them in a box to hide from all but the ducks gave me a laugh......the ingenuity of hunters.
Few points from what others have said in there and my recent input from neighboring blinds:
1.) "they've seen them all the way down flyway and know it's bad"......but in mid-January, multiple blinds by me, at end of the flyway were wrecking GROUPS of decoying birds with up to 4 spinners rolling. You'd think, yea, they know by now, but apparently can still be effective into the late season under right lighting conditions. You can bet Rick's got his rolling this morning at the Mudhole with but a few days to go in the season...help more than hurt, know when to turn them off.
2.) Neighbor blind said he just turns his off with remote when the big wads of pintails break, something I think Rick largely practices with most all big ducks, and with effectiveness largely right up to the closing bell.
3.) Three weeks ago I pulled mine altogether, after trying with them on, then off via remote when we were playing hell getting birds to finish....no result by pulling them.....so I may as well leave them.
That idea of putting them in a box to hide from all but the ducks gave me a laugh......the ingenuity of hunters.