I would like to give a shout out to Gooserbat calls. I won a couple of his calls on this forum and received them this afternoon. I chose the PLS and Bacon.
The PLS is a straight reed call with a couple of notches on the side. I haven't had that style of call in years since I quit fall turkey hunting. I knew that call would be a great call for Kee Kees and I was right. What surprised me about the call was it makes some great yelps and cuts as well. It's not just a call for fall hunting as I would have suspected. It can make any turkey sound well and really excels on the Kee Kees.
My second call was Bacon. It's got a standard V cut down the middle of a gray latex reed. This call will deliver quite a bit of rasp and sharp cuts. It's right in my wheel house for way I call in the spring season.
Mouth calls have been what I've almost exclusively used for 30 years and I'm picky about what calls I will take to the woods. I've pitched many new calls in the trash almost right out of the package. These 2 calls will be going to the woods with me next month.
For 20 years, I used Hally Caller diaphragms............then they became extinct. Couldn't find ANYTHING that consistently worked.
Then I sent a few bucks the Gooserbat way................ The Heckler is my new go-to. I'll be using it for the next 20 years, I hope.
PLS and Bacon is the same combination that I purchase from GB each spring for the past three years and plan to continue.
Im starting to wear in my Bacon....and really like it ......