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Offline Tom007

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Show us your go-to Striker
« on: February 18, 2022, 09:41:24 AM »
In the past few years, I learned how important is is to match strikers with pot calls. There are so many great striker makers out there. Here is a couple of my favorites: Both Harold Fowler

Orange Osage/Hickory
Katalox/ Bone

They each have their place on certain pots, they sound great…
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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2022, 12:28:20 PM »
2 piece dymond rod.   Black locust.  My fiber rod. I like strikers with no type finish on them.  And to me the secret to a great striker is never condition it these strikers have so much build up on the tips they never need conditioning.    The trick is getting over that hump when u think they need conditioning and these will run any surface



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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2022, 12:49:06 PM »
2 piece dymond rod.   Black locust.  My fiber rod. I like strikers with no type finish on them.  And to me the secret to a great striker is never condition it these strikers have so much build up on the tips they never need conditioning.    The trick is getting over that hump when u think they need conditioning and these will run any surface



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That's an interesting tip. I'm gonna give it a shot!

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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2022, 01:10:56 PM »
2 piece dymond rod.   Black locust.  My fiber rod. I like strikers with no type finish on them.  And to me the secret to a great striker is never condition it these strikers have so much build up on the tips they never need conditioning.    The trick is getting over that hump when u think they need conditioning and these will run any surface



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Nice Mike……..
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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2022, 08:28:00 AM »
In the past few years, I learned how important is is to match strikers with pot calls. There are so many great striker makers out there. Here is a couple of my favorites: Both Harold Fowler

Orange Osage/Hickory
Katalox/ Bone

They each have their place on certain pots, they sound great…

Mr. Harold was a true master. Have his osage orange over snakewood, among others he made. That thing is an instrument.

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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2022, 08:31:08 AM »
2 piece striker that comes with the Dawkins pots will run on anything.

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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2022, 08:51:15 AM »
In the past few years, I learned how important is is to match strikers with pot calls. There are so many great striker makers out there. Here is a couple of my favorites: Both Harold Fowler

Orange Osage/Hickory
Katalox/ Bone

They each have their place on certain pots, they sound great…


Yes, he was one of the best……
Mr. Harold was a true master. Have his osage orange over snakewood, among others he made. That thing is an instrument.
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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2022, 08:56:50 AM »
In the past few years, I learned how important is is to match strikers with pot calls. There are so many great striker makers out there. Here is a couple of my favorites: Both Harold Fowler

Orange Osage/Hickory
Katalox/ Bone

They each have their place on certain pots, they sound great…


Yes, he was one of the best……
Mr. Harold was a true master. Have his osage orange over snakewood, among others he made. That thing is an instrument.
I was talking to Jimmy Schaffer one day and if my memory is correct he said Mr. Harold visited his shop and had a striker that would flat out run well on every pot Jimmy gave him to try.  It was an amazing story to hear. 


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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2022, 09:05:23 AM »
In the past few years, I learned how important is is to match strikers with pot calls. There are so many great striker makers out there. Here is a couple of my favorites: Both Harold Fowler

Orange Osage/Hickory
Katalox/ Bone

They each have their place on certain pots, they sound great…


Yes, he was one of the best……
Mr. Harold was a true master. Have his osage orange over snakewood, among others he made. That thing is an instrument.
I was talking to Jimmy Schaffer one day and if my memory is correct he said Mr. Harold visited his shop and had a striker that would flat out run well on every pot Jimmy gave him to try.  It was an amazing story to hear. 


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Wow. Wonder what kind of striker it was…..Jimmy is a great guy, I have several of his calls and have been to his shop.
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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2022, 09:49:48 AM »
The three strikers in this pic are always with me on every hunt. Two dymondwoods and a snakewood.

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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2022, 11:37:59 AM »
All these Lyman's go hunting.

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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2022, 11:42:19 AM »
Great looking stuff there!
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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2022, 01:53:24 PM »
Here are my go-to’s. Bill Lyman dymondwood and snakewood and Clay Townsend dymondwood and snakewood.

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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2022, 04:22:20 PM »
Lyman green dymondwood, Platz one piece cherry and Halloran wormy persimmon go on every hunt

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Re: Show us your go-to Striker
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2022, 04:50:18 PM »
Dawkins Heavy 2 piece Dymondwood and Jeff Harrison's Frogwood will LIGHT up any pot.  First two out of my vest every time.  Tough to beat heavy multi ply strikers IMHO!