what are the must buy pot calls.......and i mean ones that are still being made today........and also are there any production calls u guys carry with ya
so far i have these on my must buy list
lonnie sneed outlaw hen
tim oldham slate
Halloran Twisted Sister or Crystal Mistress, Trice black acrylic aluminum over aluminum, Hanks Padauk Aluminum, Hanks Zebrawood Glass over Aluminum. Those are just a few I like a lot that are fairly easy to get your hands on without a long turnaround time. My personal favorite is a Brad Roberts Poplar bronzed glass over aluminum. Brad recently ran out of bronzed glass and couldn't get anymore, but he was/is searching. If he starts producing the call again I'd make that a must-have. I can't say enough good things about mine. His Zebrawood and blue mahoe in the same surface are very popular too.
Chris Brumfiel... :funnyturkey:
none, just get a couple mouth calls and you can kill all the birds you want.
Darrin dawkins stoned aluminum or crystal in a plastic pot. A lom trice aluminum over aluminum in yellowheart pot. Also a eddie wynne slate in persimmon pot. Lot of great pots out there but these are a few sure enough killers. As far as production calls i would say a cody world class or spec 1 slate. Those sound awsome.
There are so many great makers out there, just look thru some of the "favorite" call threads and you will see a huge array of callmakers. A lot will depend on what you want to spend. Any of the highly mentioned callmakers on here will make you a call that YOU like, some might take longer than others but some will have some ready to ship.
Riley Corder Anodized Aluminum if you can get one.
Glen Marrer glass over glass zebrawood.
I make my own, sold all my high end pots, Mike
I have been at this a while and probably have 200 pot calls. That said some of the outstanding callmakers with not so long wait times are Lon Trice, Darrin Dawkins, Jimmy Schaffer, Pat Strawser, Glen Marrer, Bill Lyman, Kimmy Hanks, Andy Kaiser, Ed Jenkins, Brad Roberts, Mark Cornelius, Dustin Jones, Mike Yingling, Lonnie Sneed, etc. Some great pot call makers with longer wait times are Paul Platz, Clint Corder, and Tim Oldham. I am waiting on a slate Persimmon from Eddie Wynne now.
If your looking at the "right now" game check out midwestturkeycall.com. They have a pretty solid selection a lot of the time from some of the highly praised call makers mentioned so far. Hanks, Halloran, Strawser, and a few others can be found there quite often.
Quote from: idratherb on May 23, 2017, 07:35:17 PM
none, just get a couple mouth calls and you can kill all the birds you want.
I agree with this 100%
But I still like playing on a high quality pot occasionally.
Mike Yingling copper is fantastic
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pure t mimicked and ill show picture of it being made if you want. thanks
Not much of a pot guy, but daybreak calls?
Quote from: mspaci on May 23, 2017, 08:33:06 PM
I make my own, sold all my high end pots, Mike
Mike makes a good slate. Lots of good callmakers mentioned already. If you can find one get a slate made by Ralph Chandler!! :icon_thumright:
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Quote from: mspaci on May 23, 2017, 08:33:06 PM
I make my own, sold all my high end pots, Mike
Mike makes a good slate. Lots of good callmakers mentioned already. If you can find one get a slate made by Ralph Chandler!! :icon_thumright:
Got one in Osage with sage and pecan strikers that needs a good home??
Halloran Crystal Mistress
Dawkins stoned aluminum
Lonzo maple slate (readily available)
Shaffer Atomic 13 (or sapele)
Ed Jenkins double-sider (I prefer crystal over slate)
Halloran Twisted Sister
Glen Marrer double glass with zebrawood pot
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Lon Trice, DayBreak, David Halloran, Kimmy Hanks so many great call makers all of them make great sounding calls that will call in turkeys. But I do recommend you call Lonzo and get a couple from him he makes one heck of a pot call from wood to his acrylic's you won't go wrong with his.
My proven killers are Twisted Sister #1, Hanks Padauk Slate #2 screams for me and his Zebrawood glass/aluminum, Schaffer Slate Red Hen Slate/Slate #3, Sneed Outlaw and Hot Hen #4, Woodhaven Vision Crystal( expensive but amazing sound) #5, Schaffer Mahoe Crystal, to finish them off SS Custom calls Slate "game over"
My top 3 killers in the woods have been.. Have other calls that I think sound amazing but these are whats been responsible for the most boot on neck encounters for pot calls
Halloran Twisted Sister
Shaffer Mad Hen
Houndstooth Cherry Ceramic
In glass over slate, I'd go with Jimmy Schaffer...Aluminum over glass, Glen Marrer (Fingerlakes calls) makes a really nice pau rosa if he has any left. If not he'll have a suggestion for ya'...Aluminum over aluminum, again, Jimmy Schaffer. I like his ash pot...Copper, no question, Scott Vieting (Bearded Hen Turkey Calls). Nice guy and makes a copper those gobblers can't resist...And, not to forget, Lonnie Sneed outlaw hen (green glass)...There are lots more but these would be my first choices...