Decoy weight ideas

[RUGER]

Ok so last year I made some "H" weights that I can string up with a lot of extra line and as the water comes up they will un-wind and I don't have to worry about my decoys floating off.
I am not sure I will have the time or resources to pour as many more as I will need this year.
What's the old timers best solutions out there?

 

[Levee Jumper]

I don't think there is a good solution to the water varying from 3' to 10' and back to 3' a couple times throughout the year with 800-100 decoys. I'd like to magically get my hands on around 800 fishing YO-YO's.

I like double weights alright. I use 10-12' strings with a 12-16 oz weight on bottom and then half hitch a slip knot around a railroad spike about 4' from the decoy. The remaining 6-8' of line between the weights gets coiled around the railroad spike. All of these get a heavy duty snap so they aren't beating up the decoys during transit/storage.

Setting them out right is critical. Ideally the two weights need to be placed about 6" apart with no slack between them so the spike won't get caught up with the other weight when the decoy and spike starts rising. Once the water goes back down you will need to wrap the line back around the spike.

The spike will make a standard decoy tip a little during high water if you have them tied in the front or back but they sit about right if tied in the middle. I personally think good motion of being tied in the front during low water is better than a bit of a tip during high water.

IMO, if you have the time, letting the strings out on the rise and rolling them back up after the fall is the best way to keep a good looking spread, even if you have to pick half of them up to do it.

 

[RUGER]

I didn't understand what you meant earlier about double weight but I get it now.
Thanks !



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[woodyard]

Ok so last year I made some "H" weights that I can string up with a lot of extra line and as the water comes up they will un-wind and I don't have to worry about my decoys floating off.
I am not sure I will have the time or resources to pour as many more as I will need this year.
What's the old timers best solutions out there?

I can probably pour or make once you get your plan together. Got to get into this duck thing. I should have time since I am in retirement. :lol:

 

[Cache]

We use bricks when hunting off the mississippi. Bust one in half and wrap it around.

 

[RUGER]

We use bricks when hunting off the mississippi. Bust one in half and wrap it around.

I was thinking about that one myself.

 

[RUGER]

Ok so last year I made some "H" weights that I can string up with a lot of extra line and as the water comes up they will un-wind and I don't have to worry about my decoys floating off.
I am not sure I will have the time or resources to pour as many more as I will need this year.
What's the old timers best solutions out there?

I can probably pour or make once you get your plan together. Got to get into this duck thing. I should have time since I am in retirement. :lol:

That's a good idea.

 

[gasman]

Potted meat cans with lead or cement poured into them with a copper loop for the string

 

[BlackEagle1]

Man that's a lot of potted meat :moon: I used the large mouthwash cups, cement, and fencing staples for a string loop.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

For use in the draw blinds since there is not a lot of current, I have used 4 oz dixie cups of concrete with a loop made from 6 inches of insulation support wire(the stuff to hold the sheets up in a wall), or just a piece of wire coat hanger.

 

[RUGER]

Man that's a lot of potted meat :moon: I used the large mouthwash cups, cement, and fencing staples for a string loop.

That's what I always have done too.
I was looking for different ideas for weights that would let more string out as the water came up.



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[RUGER]

I'd like to magically get my hands on around 800 fishing YO-YOs



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Woo wee you and me both !
My buddy and I spent HOURS searching the internet looking for a wholesaler one year
May look into that again.
I would pay $2 each for them lol


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[kopter doktor]

have you tried using a net for your decoys,just anchor at 4 corners.with either bricks or boat anchors.

 

[Cache]

have you tried using a net for your decoys,just anchor at 4 corners.with either bricks or boat anchors.

Sounds like a fustercluck just waiting to happen