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sisu

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Length of decoy cord???
« on: September 25, 2007, 05:34:50 PM »
Alright here is a topic I never thought of before. Michigan where I lived until I was 21 and Alaska where I lived for 20 years we used about 7 to 9 feet of cord (shorten if need be). I rigged my decoys for with the same here but my neighbor says that the big water hunting here I need about double that or rig the set on a gang line.(I plan on hunting Long Lake, Roosevelt, possibly Sprague Lake, and if I want to drive farther maybe Banks and/or Moses Lakes.

What do you guys think?

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Re: Length of decoy cord???
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2007, 05:38:16 PM »
what little i know...my decoy cords are 12-15' long.
i am not an avid duck hunter(i have 2 dozen decoys that might get used this year, maybe :dunno: ) and other people may/will tell you otherwise...but for hunting around here on the wetside, they were never too short, which is the important part...they don't stretch very well.
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Re: Length of decoy cord???
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2007, 06:16:02 PM »
mine are about 6-7 feet in length,  I don't see any point in going over my waders and getting wet :P  I don't hunt from a boat though, so my decoys aren't going to be in that deep of water anyway.  I wouldn't think you would need that much  :dunno:  So how are you launching the boat on Long??  or are walking in to a spot?
In the river and then a long ride to a suitable place where I won't get in trouble for shooting near houses.

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Re: Length of decoy cord???
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2007, 07:48:53 PM »
Each one of our 140+ dekes has around 50 ft of line.  We attached a small brass hook at the keel of each deke.  We set the decoy weight to the bottom, give a few feet (to set the weight at an angle) and a little more if it is really windy.  Then simply give a couple of twists of your line around the hook to lock it.  We always have the exact length by doing it this way.  We can hunt in 2 foot puddles or in the big water of the Columbia and never have to change out our line.
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Re: Length of decoy cord???
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2007, 11:34:04 PM »
I think most of my line is around 7 or 8 feet or so. I mostly hunt smaller water. No need to be much higher than I can wade with a decoy retriever. I might have to re-do them seeing as I am going to be hunting the wetside some this year.
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Re: Length of decoy cord???
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2007, 03:01:29 AM »
If you are going to wade out and set your decoys that is more than enough. If you set them using a boat, watch for drifters in deeper water. Good luck gil

 


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