How many strikers do you own ? I have 71 layed out in the pics.
My biggest reason for this thread is how do you keep em..Thinkin about making something to hold em all..Right now they are just sitting in big stadium cups
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Well, not as many as you....but I usually carry about 6.
When they're not hunting they stay in a couple mason jars to hold them.
I have an embarrassing number. The quality in the pic trumps my quantity tho.....but I am picking up some nice ones lately. Rock on! :you_rock:
You guys are makin it sound like I have a striker problem haha!!!
I only carry 4 when I hunt
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I have 2
many :TooFunny:
The ones I run a lot are in glass beer mugs on a dresser where my good pot calls are. The others are in some small cardboard boxes. Those are nice ones you have in the photo.
You had me going Pack. Nice spacing......I thought I had a problem but now through years of gentle therapy, I understand that I am not alone or even abnormal for that matter! That was not me cross PMing the wrong recipient because I NEED MORE CALLS AT 2 AM!!! :TooFunny:
lol :)
That's good packmule. Probably only have about 15 strikers. Most what I use are customs. Carry 5-6 in the vest as that's what it'll hold. I've given lots of them to my nephew to play with as I retire the factory jobs. In fact, only have one factory striker that even sees use at this point. I believe it came with a primos bamboozled glass call. That striker runs quite well on about every surface I've put it on.
WOW! Maybe eight if I can find them all.
10-15 and only 5 in my vest
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About a dozen, couple more on the way. I have more of a choke addiction than strikers, but am thinking that photo of 71 strikers looked pretty good!
Several hundred of every imaginable wood and tip surface. I've made strikers utilizing over 56 different woods and usually carry @ 10 while hunting. I won't go into the woods without 1) Massaranduba 2) Ipe 3) Hickory 4) Maple
5) Cedar 6) Corian tipped striker 7) Pink Ivory 8) Cane Creek Cotton Mouth and whatever runs on the pots I'm carrying.
Other great strikers are: Chinaberry, Walnut, Cherry, Australian Cypress, Dogwood, Magnolia, Black Locust, Verawood, Yellowheart, Zebrawood, Tulipwood, Purpleheart, Bocote, Mesquite, Osage, Cocobolo, Bubinga, Wenge, Ebony, Padauk, Lacewood, Red Oak, Jatoba, Sassafras, Rosewood, Persimmon, Mulberry, Bloodwood, Pecan, Australian Red Gum, Canarywood, Olive, Mountain Laurel, Boxwood, American Holly, Brazilian Cherry. A little tip: Some of the hardest and most dense hardwoods are also very oily and won't run well or w/ any repetition if you don't first soak the tip @ 1", in acetone to pull out the oils prior to carrying in the field.
my lord... i thought i had alot of strikers lol i keep mine in tall mason jars
I'm not sure that I can count that high. :TooFunny:
I have 6 or 7..............hundred. I am telling you, it's a sickness.
Quote from: hunter22 on February 24, 2016, 09:26:30 PM
I have 6 or 7..............hundred. I am telling you, it's a sickness.
I'd figured you would have a fancy sit up on how you keep em,so I could steal the ideal haha
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I have 3 to 5 strikers matched with each pot call I own and keep them together in a zip lock bag or in a call case. When I decide the calls I will carry that day I put that call in a zipped case with loops for the strikers.
I don't know how to store that many, but if you ever want to get rid of some of those one piece Hallorans, let me know!
Nice pic! Lots of winners there. ;) I refuse to count em. Just like calls. I am better off not knowing for sure. I DO KNOW EXACTLY the 4-5 I will carry tho. The A grade ones get stored in a couple of special coffee mugs for quick access and display. The rest....on shelves, in cabinets, plastic tubs. How bout a real nice walnut (or cherry) wall board with holes drilled at a slight angle? Maybe mounted under a tail fan? Make a great conversation piece in the man cave.
I have 3 right now. Purpleheart, cherry, and laminate. Will carry all 3 this season. Looking to get a cedar soon and some more. I want more strikers almost as bad as I want more pot calls.
I have about two dozen and carry at least a dozen in my vest. I could always you another one ... :-)
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I noticed you have a couple of Harold Fowlers at the top. Not only are Mr. Harold's the BEST, hands down, but it helps that he is the salt of the Earth as well.
I'm a sucker for strikers. Probably have 30 or so.
I have hundreds, but I make them, like this snakewood striker. Looks like snakewood is missing from your collection.
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Indeed,no snake wood in my lot of strikers..I ran a few at the convention last year and couldn't find one that made me want to pay the price asked.
I prefer a two piece striker,my favorites are Jimmy Schaffer's,Houndstooth and Del Crow makes the only one piece strikers that I like a lot.
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I've had mine in jars and wanted something different, messed around this past weekend and made a stand out of a block of old maple. This one holds 30, gonna have to build another for all my others.
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Quote from: Wildfowler on March 02, 2016, 08:58:51 PM
I've had mine in jars and wanted something different, messed around this past weekend and made a stand out of a block of old maple. This one holds 30, gonna have to build another for all my others.
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Great idea. I really like that. How much to make me one???
Quote from: Wildfowler on March 02, 2016, 08:58:51 PM
I've had mine in jars and wanted something different, messed around this past weekend and made a stand out of a block of old maple. This one holds 30, gonna have to build another for all my others.
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Very nice!
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I have about 20 strikers & carry 3 in my vest to go with one glass and one slate pot. If I can't get it done with those, my longbox or mouth calls might.
Jim
Quote from: New Yorker on March 02, 2016, 06:55:30 PM
I have hundreds, but I make them, like this snakewood striker. Looks like snakewood is missing from your collection.
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Beautiful looking striker.
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Quote from: WV Ridge Reaper on March 02, 2016, 07:08:42 PM
Indeed,no snake wood in my lot of strikers..I ran a few at the convention last year and couldn't find one that made me want to pay the price asked.
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I have a Snake wood by Neal Herman I would trade for a couple of those Halloran one piece. Specifically the black limba and padauk...
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Unfortunately mine for mixed up and I can't tell who's is who's!
Quote from: decoykrvr on February 15, 2016, 09:41:15 AM
A little tip: Some of the hardest and most dense hardwoods are also very oily and won't run well or w/ any repetition if you don't first soak the tip @ 1", in acetone to pull out the oils prior to carrying in the field.
Never heard of that before and I have a custom Purple Heart striker and a couple Rosewoods that have never run well no matter how much you condition them. You didn't mention how long to soak them. A tad more information please. Thanks!
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What about those air-tight plano tackle boxes? One of the large ones could probably hold 50 strikers. They have nice latches and are also waterproof.
You can keep a few at my house! I promise I won't lose them ;D