New to the pot call.

[TN Whitetail Freak]

This season will be my first to use a pot call (Crystal Mistress) what all do i need to know about using a pot call, maintaining a pot call, striker maintenance, etc. i've been practicing with it but it taking getting used to. I learned on a mouth call and that's all ive hunted with. I have read you have to condition them but i dont know what is meant by that either. any info is appreciated.

 

[whiskey]

Lots of good YouTube videos, but I like the Primos Call Stick. It has a stone and a piece of green scratch pad. And a spot to condition the striker tip.

Basically, don't touch the striker tip or call surface and scuff them as needed to give good clean friction. I am careful to only go in one direction when conditioning the call surface. Never across the grain.

Keep it all dry. Don't accidentally lay it next to you and wet the tip in the grass/leaves, cause it will likely affect the sound.


"So he cocked both his pistols, spit in the dirt, and walked out in to the street."

 

[Tennessee Lead]

^^^^Solid information

 

[Hunt2Live]

Lots of good YouTube videos, but I like the Primos Call Stick. It has a stone and a piece of green scratch pad. And a spot to condition the striker tip.

Basically, don't touch the striker tip or call surface and scuff them as needed to give good clean friction. I am careful to only go in one direction when conditioning the call surface. Never across the grain.

Keep it all dry. Don't accidentally lay it next to you and wet the tip in the grass/leaves, cause it will likely affect the sound.


"So he cocked both his pistols, spit in the dirt, and walked out in to the street."

What he said^^^

 

[TN Whitetail Freak]

I know last year on last day of season I dropped the call and striker in water

 

[tree_ghost]

I know last year on last day of season I dropped the call and striker in water

Water is the ultimate enemy of a friction call. They are basically useless until they dry out again. Conditioning the call will be the most important aspect of the sound it produces. Once you learn the way to condition the call just play with it. There are a ton of different ways to hold the striker or the movements on the pot to create different sounds. I say just play with it. It's part of the fun for me at least.


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[Southern Sportsman]

As mentioned, you just have to condition (or "scuff") the surdace of a pot call and the tip of the striker so that there is adequate friction between the two. Getting it wet shouldnt hurt it long term (avoid it if possible of course) but if your striker tip or pot surface get wet, the friction will change and the sound wont be good.

To condition the tip of a wooden striker, I use a small piece of 220-300 grit sandpaper. It doesnt take much "scuffing." I just rub it briefly like chalking a little bitty cue stick. For the call itself, the conditioning depends on the surface. For a glass or crystal call, I use a stone. Either a small honing stone or the primos stick deal Whisky mentioned. Once scuffed initially, you can also go over it with differet grit sandpapers and see what it sounds like. For softer surfaces like slate, a fine sandpaper or SOS pad work well

 

[stringtalker]

Condition your slate calls with scotch brite, aluminum you don't have to condition them, crystal or glass use a conditioning stone, don't use sandpaper on your strikers, it can change the shape of your strikers and affect the sound