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Author Topic: Looking for a good tube call  (Read 6005 times)

Offline nyhunter

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Looking for a good tube call
« on: March 24, 2015, 09:50:16 AM »
I have a plastic tube that i started out on and now i'm looking for a good sounding tube call. what brand do you suggest ? I'm leaning toward a wooden call.

Offline mmclain

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2015, 09:55:30 AM »
pm me your email and I'll send some pictures

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Offline pappy

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2015, 10:23:45 AM »
You are about to enter into a world of fun...tube calls are the most under rated hunting tool in a guys arsenal .... I have been told so many hunting success stories using tube calls from folks who have my Killer Kegs it is unreal. There are countless ways to use one, you can do everything from purr to gobble they are just that versatile.  Check out my posts here on OG you can't go wrong with one, no matter the maker.....good luck and safe hunting...pappy
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Offline mgm1955

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2015, 08:35:16 PM »
Got two of the best giving you good advice. Won't go wrong with either of these guys!

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2015, 10:23:44 AM »
I carry a Kenny Morgan a lot but they are really hard to find now.

Offline Smooth_Operator

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2015, 12:26:11 PM »
Can't go wrong with the two guys above, Pappy and Mmclain, I own a McLain Spalted Maple tube and it is the most versitile call I own.  Yelps, purrs, clucks, kee kees, and gobbles that all sound amazing...

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Offline Otdrzman

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2015, 04:19:38 PM »
I got a baffled cocobolo tube from Matt McLain and I couldn't be happier. It sounds really good to me and the craftsmanship is top notch. Although I'm sure any of the tubes from other callmakers on OG would be just as nice. Just my  :z-twocents:

Offline Thunderbolt

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2015, 10:05:00 PM »
Try a killer keg from (Pappy) you wont be disappointed it's a sweet little tube call and the best I've ever called with....Rusty

Offline silverspur

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2015, 08:11:06 PM »
Got one from Matt McLain in Nashville this year that I really like!
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Offline Kates

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2015, 07:53:13 AM »
 I own 30+ tubes and Matt McClain's is what goes to the woods with me.

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2015, 10:17:28 AM »
Question about tube calls.

I always carry one, without a doubt, but what should one sound like from someone that can really work one?  I think I am using it correctly, but the key seems to be tension to get it to sound more like a turkey and not a goose.

Would this be a correct statement?  I know that Kenny Morgan has a video on youtube about how he tensions a tube call, but that will only work on specific diameters of mouthpiece.

I use one made by Tom Osmer, one by cornbread, one by pappy, and I think all three have different dimensions on the mouthpiece.
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Offline howl

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2015, 11:40:15 AM »
Thing about a tube is that you have to be able to, very basically, make and tune a turkey call to be able to use one. Mr. Morgan's guideline is just that. It won't work exactly unless you are using the same call and material. Even then, there's variable of the curve.

Offline Kates

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Re: Looking for a good tube call
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2015, 12:17:36 PM »
It has to do with the tension on the latex and thickness of the latex. I carry three different thickness with me but 90% of the time I use the medium thickness. A tube IMO is the most versatile call, you can go from a knee knee to a gobble.