Full Body Duck Decoys

I asked the same a few weeks ago. But this is what I have found. The higdon decoys look great, but at cabelas are 129 for 6. Flocked heads and movable heads.

The others were Norhter flight at cableas. I saw them there on sale for 79, but now 99 for 6. Look good, feel good, but not flocked. I have the stuff to flock the heads, so no big deal.

Flambeau have a 6 pack variety that looks good too.

I am up in the air on what to do. I have 10 full bod ducks, but are all uprights. I want a little variety. I have flocked all the heads, I just want to add a few more.

Good luck, I wish I knew what to get myself.

I have Avery full body mallards and they have been great. I like that they came with ring bases and stakes, and I can also tuck the legs up in the bodies and set them on ice without a stake or ring. I have had no issues with paint or breakage.

I like my flambeau, but I'd get a slotted bag to carry them. They're a lot bigger than the other brands, and they look pretty good. But, they have gone way up in price. I got mine $80 shipped. Now they're more than $100 I think.

JRDN, Heres a Thought. From the prior post you seem to hunt out of a boat? Not that it matters. I have a few doz shells. Most look like the same mold as a full body "avery"ones put on a motion stake and just a little breeze makes them dance quite well? Plus they are 1/4 of the weight? They seem to work really well in skinny water!!

Avery decoys on the ice with no bases or stakes. (except the ones with the built in bases)

Fowlmouth said:

Avery decoys on the ice with no bases or stakes. (except the ones with the built in bases)

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Are you talking about stakes for a ring base? I chased my decoys across the ice last year in a wind storm.

JuniorPre 360 said:

Are you talking about stakes for a ring base? I chased my decoys across the ice last year in a wind storm.

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No, they come with field stakes and ring bases. The resters have ring bases built in that move up and down positions.

The old Flambeaus have been okay too. They are the ones on the right side.

Fowlmouth said:

The old Flambeaus have been okay too. They are the ones on the right side.

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Aw man, that's a good-lookin setup and picture.

I've got a couple of dozen Averys that have survived over 5 years of hard use in fairly good shape, I still use them. But I've been watching them thinking about getting a new dozen.

I saw some avian x's that looked okay. But I'm leaning towards some dakotas

WTRFWLN said:

JRDN, Heres a Thought. From the prior post you seem to hunt out of a boat? Not that it matters. I have a few doz shells. Most look like the same mold as a full body "avery"ones put on a motion stake and just a little breeze makes them dance quite well? Plus they are 1/4 of the weight? They seem to work really well in skinny water!!

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I do but I drive my boat then get out and walk I rarely stay in it and usually hunt from "dry" land at Farmington or pretty shallow water with some dry places around that I could use some

Fowlmouth said:

I have Avery full body mallards and they have been great. I like that they came with ring bases and stakes, and I can also tuck the legs up in the bodies and set them on ice without a stake or ring. I have had no issues with paint or breakage.

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I will look into them thank you

Fowlmouth said:

The old Flambeaus have been okay too. They are the ones on the right side.

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Oh man! that gets me excited for late season!

as for the full body question. I too Use Avery full body ducks. they look good and are tough decoys in my opinion. I also use a few dozen of the duck shells (feeders) as a spread filler

I wonder if you could make silhouette don't paint them black but make them correct color of birds your hunting make some feeding, resting. I talked to a guy that used a small cordless drill to drill in the ice then put rods in the holes to hold up decoys.

wyogoob said:

Aw man, that's a good-lookin setup and picture.

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I was thinking the same thing-that's a great looking spread! That's my favorite time of year....

Being broke myself, I tend to go with the drill if we are hunting ice and bailing wire wrapped around the keel of a floater. Especially if you have floaters with different positions this works pretty well.