Plain "Bare" aluminum or annodized aluminum....and list your top three

[Jgarrett]

Hey guys,
Just wanted to get everyone's opinions on which aluminum they like to run.  I love aluminum as a playing surface, and would used to tell you that annodized was the way to go.....but....I think I have swapped to bare aluminum now.  Got a call or two with that type of surface that play great.  Just wondering what ya'll thought.  Also let's name your top three aluminum calls.

1.  Talking Dirty 2 sider alum/slate
2.  Bill Lyman Wenge alum/glass
3. Lonzo acrylic alum/glass
.....close behind is my Brad Roberts walnut alum/glass.....

[jjnfla]

Lonnie mabry aluminum and darrin Dawkins new raw stoned aluminum that thing rocks..

[scoot12]

Trice black acrylic,  Platz cherry,  Jenkins osage,  Mabry walnut,  Prouty yellowheart and padauk.  I have way to many to list just 3.

[Houndstooth Game Calls]

Anodized and never owned another but a old super aluminator. Here's mine I build and run. https://youtu.be/UEbNyscj1YA

[Double B]

Rocking an old Quaker Boy Aluminator.  First pot call I ever used to make em gobble.  Watching this thread for my next two!   I know I prefer old school silver aluminum for sure.  Looking at Enticer silver fox or the little one Al makes. 

[Spitten and drummen]

1. lonzos black acrylic
2. platz cherry
3. shaffers atomic 13
the platz and schaffer are proven killers and I am 100% positive this black acrylic will be too. first year I have it and its my number 1 aluminum.

[greentag]

1. atomic 13(9 hole version)
2.woodhaven vision aluminum
3.atomic 13(8 hole version)
all of these are anodized,the only bare aluminum i have is a real old cane creek so i cant really compare the differences,one thing is that the anodized does'nt load the striker tip up like the raw one,but that may just be mine since i dont have others to compare it to.

[WV Ridge Reaper]

My first choice is lyles aluminum second choice is Schaffer's 9 hole atomic 13

I have a Platz and Dawkins aluminum but don't hunt em


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[Stump.270]

I have a aluminum from Jeff graham that I use 150 sand paper to condition the non anodized part it does not slip my other is a Lonzo yellow heart aluminum over aluminum either one is a keeper the Lonzo does have more of the aluminum sound to it mr.fowler turned me on to jeffs call it's in a amazique pot is can play as soft as a slate I really like both


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[Jgarrett]

I will tell you....I was at our farm a while back, calling with some wild-bred turkeys, and out of all the aluminum calls I played to them.  I got the most response out of the Talking Dirty from Supreme Calls.  I also got great responses from the Lonzo Acrylic, and my Lyman Wenge Aluminum, but the Talking Dirty made a noticeable difference.  Just my observations.  That was with me running a Lyman dymondwood, a one-piece purpleheart striker that I have.