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Title: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: adkmountainken on March 12, 2023, 07:33:58 PM
looking to buy a trough call before turkey season this year and i know there are MANY talented call makers out there but if you were to buy a trough call who would you have build it?????
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: letinmfly on March 12, 2023, 07:49:40 PM
One of the very best is Jim Chamberlin.  He's on Facebook
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: TScottW99 on March 12, 2023, 07:51:26 PM
I have a Jim Chamberlin and really like it. I want to buy another but from Nathan Wolfe, he owns Silver Wolfe Game Calls. A couple of his trough calls placed in Nashville, I forgot where at but feel he did get first on one. The one I ran at Nashville was excellent.
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: silvestris on March 12, 2023, 10:02:40 PM
Ford Mangum, if he is still making them.
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: Beards and Hooks on March 13, 2023, 11:32:36 AM
I have troughs from 4-5 guys, Ryan Hershberger think his name is and Ford Mangums are really good. I think my favorite is Scott Ashburn on here Mastevt, his are beautiful and play and they are priced right, I can't recommend him enough for pots, troughs, strikers are real good as well. You can check him out on Facebook Scott Ashburn.

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Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: Greg Massey on March 13, 2023, 12:28:56 PM
Bob Fulcher and Nathan Taylor make some really good ones ...
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: shatcher on March 13, 2023, 12:43:20 PM
I have a couple of Scott's.  They are players, particularly green slate and cherry.
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: mastevt on March 13, 2023, 01:05:38 PM
Pic for reference
Here's some videos so you guys can hear them. These are just a few I've made


https://youtube.com/shorts/Am_UMNZD0vg?feature=share

https://youtube.com/shorts/OU5FcbraNjY?feature=share

https://youtu.be/3_dwwJ4lnNU

https://youtu.be/cSWqzMaCMT8

https://youtu.be/nERoEhxnop4
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Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: adkmountainken on March 14, 2023, 07:39:16 AM
cant wait to get my 2 trough calls from Scott! couldn't decide between green slate and glass so i got them both! he is also a pleasure to talk with!
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: Beards and Hooks on March 14, 2023, 09:14:24 AM
Can't wait to hear what you think, Scott makes awesome calls and is a great guy.

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Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: sbbow on March 14, 2023, 03:40:26 PM
My vote is for Scott! I have a couple of his troughs.


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Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: rong on March 14, 2023, 05:47:29 PM
Best is relative. Only you can decide what's the best for you. For me it's Knockout Call rock trough.
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: Sir-diealot on March 14, 2023, 07:29:02 PM
I do not have a ton of experience with them but just how well Nathan Taylor treated me when I looked at one of his calls made me buy from him. The background story:

Trough Call Cedar and Green Slate made by Higher Calling Custom Turkey Calls by Nathan Taylor A little story about Nathan, I met him last August at the Northeast Call Makers Summit and he was selling these calls and others, I walked up to him and told him I did not have the money to get the call but I would like to know how you play them as I had never seen one before. A lot of times when I have told people that I did not have the money but I was interested in something they would either blow me off or tell me to come back when I had the money, Nathan did not do that, he took the time to talk with me and show me a couple of ways to run the call and was very friendly about it the entire time. That is why I chose to buy my first trough call from him, I liked him and liked the way he treated a customer that he knew was not going to buy from him at that time. He got my respect. I really like the call by the way, very easy to play.

(https://i.imgur.com/1L6BDmgl.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/8xZFGXZl.jpg)
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: shatcher on March 14, 2023, 08:52:32 PM
That's fine looking.
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: bowbird87 on March 14, 2023, 09:09:44 PM
Tommy Carter makes a fine one.
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: TScottW99 on March 15, 2023, 11:48:18 AM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on March 14, 2023, 07:29:02 PM
I do not have a ton of experience with them but just how well Nathan Taylor treated me when I looked at one of his calls made me buy from him. The background story:

Trough Call Cedar and Green Slate made by Higher Calling Custom Turkey Calls by Nathan Taylor A little story about Nathan, I met him last August at the Northeast Call Makers Summit and he was selling these calls and others, I walked up to him and told him I did not have the money to get the call but I would like to know how you play them as I had never seen one before. A lot of times when I have told people that I did not have the money but I was interested in something they would either blow me off or tell me to come back when I had the money, Nathan did not do that, he took the time to talk with me and show me a couple of ways to run the call and was very friendly about it the entire time. That is why I chose to buy my first trough call from him, I liked him and liked the way he treated a customer that he knew was not going to buy from him at that time. He got my respect. I really like the call by the way, very easy to play.

(https://i.imgur.com/1L6BDmgl.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/8xZFGXZl.jpg)

Nice looking trough. I bought a beautiful canarywood pot call from Nathan at Nashville this year. Very nice call.
Title: Re: loaded question BUT who makes the best trough call????
Post by: G-dub on March 15, 2023, 12:00:09 PM
Another vote for Scott.  Picked up a blue mahoe slate/glass last year and it is first call out of the vest now.