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Only 1 striker

Started by ArkyRidgeRunna, January 11, 2020, 10:29:45 AM

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Gobbler2577

Cant imagine having just one, but if I had to it would be a JLH heavy hickory.  It just runs everything very well.   

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bbcoach

For me it would be a dymondwood or laminated wood.  These two grip and play on most surfaces.  With that being said, I never go in the woods with only one striker.  10 usually!  Glenda's striker wrap is always full.

paboxcall

Tough decision. My top three favorites are a Torman dymondwood, JHL heavy cedar, or an osage striker hand whittled by an old turkey killer from West Virginia I was gifted many years ago.

To take one, it going to be the osage. One of a kind.
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ArkyRidgeRunna

Quote from: bbcoach on January 11, 2020, 03:13:40 PM
For me it would be a dymondwood or laminated wood.  These two grip and play on most surfaces.  With that being said, I never go in the woods with only one striker.  10 usually!  Glenda's striker wrap is always full.

Oh wow. Im interested why a man would need 10 strikers on a hunt! Care to explain?

Gobbler2577

Because he couldnt carry 11!  Different striker=different turkey.  Some days that gobbler just wants to hear a certain sound.  Dont know how many times a bird just wasnt interested until I picked up the right striker.  May not be the best sounding one to me, but it was the right one that day. 

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decoykrvr

  I typically carry 6-8 strikers w/ a range of hardwoods to softer woods which all run differently on various pots depending on a myriad of factors ie. temperature, humidity, etc. , but if I was relegated to a single striker it would be on of my hand-made Massaranduba (bulletwood) boat paddles.

bbcoach

Quote from: Gobbler2577 on January 11, 2020, 03:39:05 PM
Because he couldnt carry 11!  Different striker=different turkey.  Some days that gobbler just wants to hear a certain sound.  Dont know how many times a bird just wasnt interested until I picked up the right striker.  May not be the best sounding one to me, but it was the right one that day. 

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This!!!  Each striker changes the sound on each pot.  When you fish, you don't know what they want that day so you change it up.  If I don't get a response with a certain combo, I change it up.     

Greg Massey

Quote from: Gobbler2577 on January 11, 2020, 03:39:05 PM
Because he couldnt carry 11!  Different striker=different turkey.  Some days that gobbler just wants to hear a certain sound.  Dont know how many times a bird just wasnt interested until I picked up the right striker.  May not be the best sounding one to me, but it was the right one that day. 

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I agree, i carry more than one , striker in my roll up...that's why i buy them is to use them ,  i like some more than others ... SO i ask the same question WHY JUST ONE STRIKER ?

Sir-diealot

Quote from: ArkyRidgeRunna on January 11, 2020, 03:33:15 PM
Quote from: bbcoach on January 11, 2020, 03:13:40 PM
For me it would be a dymondwood or laminated wood.  These two grip and play on most surfaces.  With that being said, I never go in the woods with only one striker.  10 usually!  Glenda's striker wrap is always full.

Oh wow. Im interested why a man would need 10 strikers on a hunt! Care to explain?
Like I have said before, turkeys are like human men, some men like blondes, some like brunettes, some with brown hair, me, I love me a redhead. You never know what kind of women a turkey is going to like so bring something for each range of sound and try them on each pot. I have a call I love the sound of but I have yet to have a turkey reply to it.
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MK M GOBL

If I had only one it would be my CODY Light Hickory, of course this is because it's on my CODY World Class Slate or my SPEC 1 Legend!!

Now I do carry 6 strikers with me and 2 call surfaces 1 Slate and 1 Glass, I sound like a dozen different hens from some old raspy down to the young one, then another half dozen diaphragms (18 different voices). It's what works for me!!


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deltaeta

Let the bashing begin but mine would be my Primos Kee Kee striker.

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Loyalist84

For me it's JLH's Pernambuco. Sounds great on glass, aluminum and slate, haven't tried other surfaces though. His Sucupira is pretty awesome too for a raspy number.

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JLH

1 striker?!?

Now, that's just silly!!! :TooFunny:

M,Yingling

My fiber rod running that same striker 7 years now gets run 95 percent of the time during season condition maybe twice season   I do carry 2 piece dymond rod and black locust for back ups lol.


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