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Title: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Honolua on February 02, 2016, 03:16:29 PM
What's yours? Mine was a Woodhaven Slate and I traded it like an idiot.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Gobbleandgrunt on February 02, 2016, 04:40:12 PM
By far, jimmy Shaffer. Best one I've ever owned. It was out of his personal collection. Mind blower.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Jgarrett on February 02, 2016, 04:53:10 PM
Hot hen
Lyman Walnut
Trice Birdseye maple
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: hunter22 on February 02, 2016, 04:56:40 PM
Mine is a Bill Lyman Chestnut slate running it with one of his Persimmon strikers.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: MG150 on February 02, 2016, 05:05:15 PM
   A Bill Lyman Bocote slate over slate,and a Glenn Marrer Birdseye Maple slate over glass
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Bowguy on February 02, 2016, 05:48:48 PM
Mine is my red hen slate by Schafer
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: REBELYELL on February 02, 2016, 06:36:41 PM
Right now, it's this one.

(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/JODYLOVE01/oak%20ridge%20slate_zpsepvdad9d.png) (http://s382.photobucket.com/user/JODYLOVE01/media/oak%20ridge%20slate_zpsepvdad9d.png.html)
Title: Favorite Slate?
Post by: davisd9 on February 02, 2016, 06:51:50 PM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160202/7dae0c448c59397fa57a49a8f3a5e67b.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160202/b3e26857a558dcf68acd9bc466974f5c.jpg)


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Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Clovis67 on February 02, 2016, 07:16:59 PM
My all time favorite is a Curly Maple Slate by Matt McLain running it with one of Matt's Diamond wood Strikers...
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Jbird22 on February 02, 2016, 07:28:39 PM
Sneed Hot Hen...It's pure turkey!
Title: Favorite Slate?
Post by: WV Ridge Reaper on February 02, 2016, 07:29:53 PM
Hot hen and Schaffer's Red hen,it's a a hard choice.


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Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Smooth_Operator on February 02, 2016, 07:44:08 PM
Mine is a Tim Sandford curly flame myrtle pot, slate over aluminum...that thing will sing or can play nice and soft.  Although, I have a Leopardwood slate pot ordered from Ricky Padgett that I can't wait to try out, I've heard so many great things about it...
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: jmart241 on February 02, 2016, 08:18:57 PM
 :fire:Sneed Hot Hen
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Post by: chuckward on February 02, 2016, 08:33:55 PM
Platz Cherry slate
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: PALongspur on February 02, 2016, 08:38:35 PM
Mark Cornelius cherry, followed by a Cody Spec 1.
Title: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Gobbleandgrunt on February 02, 2016, 08:41:36 PM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160203/ace9bd9ab72dedc09369ef3f1206e9e6.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160203/df6b0c71feb48a2f122cd18a6d954172.jpg)


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Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: wvspitndrum on February 02, 2016, 10:02:59 PM
Lonnie Sneed Hot Hen !
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on February 02, 2016, 10:12:51 PM
Lonnie Mabry.  Walnut, chestnut, or Cedar for me. I'm favoring a yellow heart, persimmon, or rosewood striker.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Jgarrett on February 02, 2016, 11:17:13 PM
Quote from: hunter22 on February 02, 2016, 04:56:40 PM
Mine is a Bill Lyman Chestnut slate running it with one of his Persimmon strikers.

Great choice!
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: MK M GOBL on February 03, 2016, 12:23:55 AM
Cody World Class Slate and a light hickory striker, this call has ended more turkeys in the last 20 years than anything!

MK M GOBL

It's like they say...
A picture is worth a thousand words!
I am Hook'd

Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: REBELYELL on February 03, 2016, 12:24:12 AM
Quote from: Gobbleandgrunt on February 02, 2016, 04:40:12 PM
By far, jimmy Shaffer. Best one I've ever owned. It was out of his personal collection. Mind blower.

That's usually the good ones.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Double B on February 03, 2016, 01:31:29 AM
Going back a few years but I run a Bruce Worth American Friction Slate.  Striker is long gone but a hickory stick does the trick.  Sweet talker. 
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Post by: boatpaddle on February 03, 2016, 11:43:25 AM
CODY SPEC.1 with their two piece bocote strikers....
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Post by: tomstopper on February 03, 2016, 12:41:14 PM
Lights Out Ambrosia Maple
Title: Favorite Slate?
Post by: eorlando on February 03, 2016, 02:18:55 PM
Lonnie Mabry walnut slate. Unreal!!!!
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Bowguy on February 03, 2016, 02:48:08 PM
Quote from: REBELYELL on February 02, 2016, 06:36:41 PM
Right now, it's this one.

(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/JODYLOVE01/oak%20ridge%20slate_zpsepvdad9d.png) (http://s382.photobucket.com/user/JODYLOVE01/media/oak%20ridge%20slate_zpsepvdad9d.png.html)
That's a nice looking call
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Ozark870Hunter on February 03, 2016, 06:34:07 PM
Lights Out white oak
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: ncturkey on February 03, 2016, 07:47:12 PM
My favorite slate caller is Wormy Ambrosia Maple Pot Caller I got back in 2010 from SS Custom Calls. (http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Maple.jpg)
Title: Favorite Slate?
Post by: mudhen on February 03, 2016, 08:02:49 PM
Light's Out slate over glass & ceramic...no second choices...


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Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Chad Snyder on February 03, 2016, 09:12:27 PM
Cody World Class Slate
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Post by: cutt down on February 03, 2016, 10:59:19 PM
Paul Platz maple slate & a Cody World Class slate.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Spitten and drummen on February 04, 2016, 08:41:56 AM
paul platz maple slate. haven't hunted a lonzo black acrylic slate that just came in yet , but that thing sounds sweet. waiting on a blue mahoe from jimmy schaffer that I picked out and have a strong feeling it will jump to the top of my list.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: greentag on February 04, 2016, 09:48:43 AM
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on February 04, 2016, 08:41:56 AM
paul platz maple slate. haven't hunted a lonzo black acrylic slate that just came in yet , but that thing sounds sweet. waiting on a blue mahoe from jimmy schaffer that I picked out and have a strong feeling it will jump to the top of my list.
i didnt know that jimmy put slate in the blue mahoe,that should be a good one,i have one of the crystal blue mahoe's and it sounds really good.i have seen some he has been putting in maple and zebrawood laminate pots and they are awesome looking.when you get it you will def.have to let us know what you think of it.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: Spitten and drummen on February 04, 2016, 10:07:54 AM
will do. he has 10 of them to send to Nashville right now. the sound is a toss up between his zebrawood / maple laminate. very close in sound. the edge to me went to the blue mahoe.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: wvmntnhick on February 15, 2016, 02:49:41 AM
Favorite slate right now goes to Richard McKinnis. His long slate I found to be easy to play, vocalizes well and fits the hand much better than a round pot call. Not saying there's anything wrong with the pot calls but I really like my long slate at the moment.
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: mspaci on February 16, 2016, 05:36:00 PM
My favorite is the slate over glass in canary wood I made myself last year. Mike
Title: Re: Favorite Slate?
Post by: greentag on February 17, 2016, 05:33:00 PM
new favorite slate by far is the new halloran wenge,walnut laminate,that thing rocks!