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Author Topic: A Bunch of Strikers, But Only a Few Favorites?  (Read 1595 times)

Offline Turkeytider

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A Bunch of Strikers, But Only a Few Favorites?
« on: June 14, 2020, 05:08:52 PM »
Is it just me, or does everyone end up with a bunch of strikers in a drawer and end up using four, maybe five ( or fewer? ) main ones?

Offline ChesterCopperpot

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Re: A Bunch of Strikers, But Only a Few Favorites?
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2020, 06:01:48 PM »
Yep, and I can't figure out what it is that makes certain strikers play better. I have a striker I absolutely love and so I bought a second one thinking that I might one day lose the original and would hate if I couldn't get another. Same wood (this one's a laminate) and maker, but that second call doesn't run nearly as well as that first one. I keep five on me in the woods and none of the others in the drawer ever seem to break one of those out of rotation. The starting five holds firm.

Offline Sir-diealot

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Re: A Bunch of Strikers, But Only a Few Favorites?
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2020, 06:08:07 PM »
Oh yes, I bet I have at least 70 strikers and there are only small percentage that I use. Of course many of those came with calls I have purchased.
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Offline Spitten and drummen

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Re: A Bunch of Strikers, But Only a Few Favorites?
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2020, 11:58:53 PM »
I just counted my strikers . 263 and I only use probably a dozen of them. I have 4 or 5 that I would not trade for a high end  call or a fist full of cash. I bought some duplicates and like previously said , they dont sound the same. Odd how that works.
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Offline Josh_Alloy_Calls

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Re: A Bunch of Strikers, But Only a Few Favorites?
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2020, 02:58:49 PM »
I am the exact same way.
I can build a dozen strikers the exact same way, and get a dozen different sounds.
That is why I think it is so important to MATCH a call with a striker (or match the striker to the call).