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JWGooseGuy
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 Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:50 AM Post subject: TOUCH-UP FLOCKING |
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| HELLO . First time on.Looking for any tips on matching the flocking on my BIG FOOT & F A heads. Have tried BLACK WIDOW & G H G and the black just does not look the same. Been toled to try flat black RUSTOLEM something about it doesn't shine like the glue when it dries. If i do a hole head i think they look great but the touch ups on the factory ones looks like they have patches all over. I just think it doesn't look good . Or is that norm. Anything work for you would like to here your thoughts.[size=18][/size] |
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Ajax5240
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:02 PM Post subject: |
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My oppinion is just run them the way they are, if little blotches on the head flocking is flaring your birds then you have some odd geese in your area..
From my experience all the head flocking shows wear and tear, even when they are bagged and taken care of they will get banged up.
Unless they are really bad i wouldnt worry about it..
By the time they can see the details of the heads they should be dead!!
good luck! 
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Ray Starck
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:46 PM Post subject: Re: TOUCH-UP FLOCKING |
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| JWGooseGuy wrote: | | HELLO . First time on.Looking for any tips on matching the flocking on my BIG FOOT & F A heads. Have tried BLACK WIDOW & G H G and the black just does not look the same. Been toled to try flat black RUSTOLEM something about it doesn't shine like the glue when it dries. If i do a hole head i think they look great but the touch ups on the factory ones looks like they have patches all over. I just think it doesn't look good . Or is that norm. Anything work for you would like to here your thoughts. |
Nothing you will ever be able to do in order to match besides doing the entire head. When it wear and gets dirty its going to fade....
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MulieSlayer52
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we still kill them over unflocked bigfoots.... so when my ghg lessers get scuffed up i don't worry too much about it. if anything needs to be done i will redo the whole decoy..not touch up..
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Farian
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:35 PM Post subject: |
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I have hunted over G&H floaters and shells for years, flocking is somewhat of a gimick for manufacturers to make more money IMO.
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Ray Starck
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| Farian wrote: | | I have hunted over G&H floaters and shells for years, flocking is somewhat of a gimick for manufacturers to make more money IMO. |
No offense to you or anyone else, but flocking is a huge improvement with decoys. Do you want them close or is 30 to 50 yrds good with you? Just touch them up if it bothers you and they will match within a couple hunts.
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Ajax5240
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| Farian wrote: | | I have hunted over G&H floaters and shells for years, flocking is somewhat of a gimick for manufacturers to make more money IMO. |
As I understand it the purpose of the flocking is to reduce or eliminate glare that would exist on a painted decoy. We have some pro-grade and some ffd decoys, on a cloudy day you cannot see much difference, however on the sunny days there is a visable difference between the two.
However, as i said before monor flaws in the flocking like dings and scuffs when you have a spread of over a few dozen is highly unlikely to be noticeable to the birds untill they are close enough to die..
Just my oppinon.. Correct me if I am wrong...
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Farian
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I guess if landing in the dekes, then having to kick them up isn't close enough, then I better go out and get some flocking for my gear. My hunting partner has GHG pro-grade full bodies and dakota full bodies, all with flocked heads. My non-flocked heads do not have anymore glare than the flocked ones on "bluebird" days. Keep buying into the hype if it makes you fell more confident! Yeah, geese are smart, but everyone gives them way too much credit. It's not about what looks good to you, it's what looks good to the geese!
In the meantime, I will continue to get my limits over my inferior "non-flocked" decoys on PUBLIC land (I have never hunted private in my life).
Oh yeah, and I can be proud of the fact that my decoys were made in the USA, buy hard working Americans for an American owned company. F*CK all the Chinese bullshit!
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Oh yeah, and I can be proud of the fact that my decoys were made in the USA, buy hard working Americans for an American owned company. F*CK all the Chinese bullshit! |
As he BANGS out the sentences on his keyboard made in the Peoples Republic of China.... 
Gimme a break....a 9 year old chinese girl could work a circle around almost everyone on this forum. |
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| HATCHETMAN wrote: | | Farian wrote: |
Oh yeah, and I can be proud of the fact that my decoys were made in the USA, buy hard working Americans for an American owned company. F*CK all the Chinese bullshit! |
As he BANGS out the sentences on his keyboard made in the Peoples Republic of China....
Gimme a break....a 9 year old chinese girl could work a circle around almost everyone on this forum. |
Did someone say 9 year old chinese girls?? 
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JWGooseGuy
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| Thanks guys . Appreciate your thoughts. haven't had any problems in the past just like to look out over the deks opening day and say dam they look good. You know that feeling when it just looks and feels right. Don't matter half way through they will look the same as they do now. LOVE IT. Well thanks again. Doves almost here hope it's another good one. Good luck to everyone be safe. P.S... I run a custom exhaust shop cars trucks R.Vs give you a great deal and a little extra for C.W.A MEMBERS DENVER metro area |
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Farian
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| Quote: | As he BANGS out the sentences on his keyboard made in the Peoples Republic of China....
Gimme a break....a 9 year old chinese girl could work a circle around almost everyone on this forum. |
You're right, the keyboard I am using was made in China. I do not own it, it belongs to my place of employment. However, I do not own a computer. I will buy as many American options for products as I possibly can. It is not also possible, but I will ALWAYS try (cell phone made in Korea)! It has nothing to do with being anti-China either, I'm just pro American, period! We make just as good of products here in the USA as anywhere else in the world. I do not want to get into the politics or economics that leave walmart as the best option for Americans (mostly foreign products made cheap and sold cheap). Do what you have to do, just know that what I feel I have to do is keep as much money of mine in this country as I can.
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Ray Starck
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| Farian wrote: | | My non-flocked heads do not have anymore glare than the flocked ones on "bluebird" days. |
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Ajax5240
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Your right all this decoy technology is a gimmic 
Lets go back to hunting over old tire decoys and old beat up mud covered shells.... Yea... Thats the ticket.... 
The decoy technology is great, the flocking and advanced paint, or even turbo's fancy ace technology have brought us stuff in the field never dreamed of before...
But....... You could set out 50 dozen brand new dsd's or whatever brand (no hard feelings turbo) in the middle of a wal-mart parking lot and probably not shoot a bird, but you could put 3 dozen shells out on a roost field and shoot a limit quickly....
Location and scouting are what makes a good hunt, good decoys help a lot too by getting the birds in close... Last season we had birds land in a 3 doz spread of pro grade ghg full bodies and g&h shells.. but the dekes were where the birds wanted to be...
Flocked or not, new or old... Good decoys are important and i will continue to buy the best that i can afford, however where and how you set them up is equally important!
my $0.02
and yes, your painted heads glare more than the flocked ones.. accept it..
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