Just curious what everyone likes.
I've got a purple heart over red cedar short box from Mike over at spring creek that I really like. I've got a black Walnut with maple sides on order with him, I'm sure it will be full of turkey.
Turpin box with a Snakewood lid.
Quote from: strutnrut on April 06, 2015, 10:37:05 AM
Turpin box with a Snakewood lid.
That is definitely hard to beat Richard!!!
Quote from: Honolua on April 06, 2015, 07:58:29 AM
Just curious what everyone likes.
Can't beat David Hollaran pot calls
I've shot a bunch of birds using walnut and maple, but I'm quickly becoming a fan of purpleheart or walnut over eastern red cedar.
Jeff McKamey box with a snakewood lid. He gave me one this spring and oh boy! That's money!!!
I've got a Purple Heart over cherry that yelps like a real hen.
Walnut poplar at the moment.
Quote from: neal on April 07, 2015, 05:20:13 PM
Jeff McKamey box with a snakewood lid. He gave me one this spring and oh boy! That's money!!!
Got one with a butternut box and one with a persimmon box, fantastic boxes!! Also have a Hudson hen box, snakewood/teak, another awesome call!! All of them are beautiful boxes and spit feathers!!!
Lynch foolproof model 101
Plays the sweetiest song I know
Walnut over poplar.Albert paul
I don't think I've had my hands on enough boxes to have a very valuable opinion but for what it's worth of the 8 or 9 boxes I've owned. I have a SS paduak/mineral poplar that's a sweet talker and persimmon/black limba from frank kruer that's all feathers.
Frank and Al Shoemaker make great boxes in what I consider the hunter class price range (under $100).
Quote from: Greg Massey on April 07, 2015, 07:24:32 PM
Lohman slate thunder dome
Isn't that a pot call? He was looking for a box call
a friend of mine built my absolute favorite box call for me the calls made from walnut butternut sassafras and cherry all the wood was cut in wilson county tn by c.dies of 3 track turkey calls
What some guys consider great calls I would not have and what I consider great calls others would not want. What I have learned through a lot of trial and error is that it may not be the best sounding call to your ears that the gobblers like.
Tosh up between butternut over walnut, all walnut, all persimmon, or mineral poplar by Albert Paul all sound different gobblers like them all a lot
Persimmon or maple over wanut, by Mr. Paul...
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At the moment it's my Steve Mann black walnut over poplar...
:fud: :OGani: A Marlin Watkins fiddle paddle, butternut/bloodwood. :OGturkeyhead:
My absolute favorite is a boat paddle call made by Lamar Williams, but I also carry an Albert Paul call, and a Turpin box call, as well.
Mike of Spring Creek Calls is a master! He made me a sassafras over butternut longbox...That call is one of the sweetest sounding calls I've ever heard...AND Mike is a pleasure to deal with...Good man/great product!
Spring creek Purple Heart over red cedar and walnut over maple. Both short boxes.
I have quiet a few custom box calls, but really not much of a box call user. Only one I've called turkeys in with in my old Lynch Fool Proof.
My favorite was a 25 year old Lynch fool proof 101, until I sat on it last spring while setting up and cracked it. Was perfect with a sweet clear high pitch that dropped int a nice rasp. Still can't find a box that sounds as good. Any suggestions?
good ole lynch fool proof. is my go to when all else fails. doesn't work everytime , but enough for me to rank it as the best box call I own and I own a whole lot.
My favorite long boxes are cedar over butternut (Russell Beard & Quaker Boy Boat Paddle)
Favorite short box is Billy White's Hustlin' Hen. It rocks.
Jim
Quote from: vman on April 10, 2015, 06:27:55 AM
My favorite was a 25 year old Lynch fool proof 101, until I sat on it last spring while setting up and cracked it. Was perfect with a sweet clear high pitch that dropped int a nice rasp. Still can't find a box that sounds as good. Any suggestions?
vman...had mine a while too. 50 yrs. I probably should replace the rubber band.
Mike from Spring Creek love my Purple Heart over Red Cedar sounds great and easy to use and it looks great.
I'll add to the lynch 101. I've had mine for years. I baby it, my dad bought it for me. Lost my dad in 2000.
I know he'd rather I use it but just me I guess. Shelve queen
German Beech wood, has a African Mahogany lid. Made for me by Rev. Jack Lewis
As some others have said, Lynch Foolproof 101.
The older the better.
My 2 are about 40 years old. Ruined one in the rain, never could get it to sound the same. Shouldn't say ruined, as much as "changed".
Much better sounding than the " newer" Lynch 101.
Other than that, I don't think I have one I don't like. Problem is choosing which one!
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