Favorite striker on each surface...

[Meleagris gallopavo]

I have too many strikers to test on different surfaces.  I've thought about it a lot but I don't think about it long. 


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[Greg Massey]

A couple different snakewoods, Webbwood, Applejack, Rutland sometimes and waterproof striker - Wood Wise M Stick vintage striker ... It all depends on the pot surface, but these are pretty much my go to strikers

[Meleagris gallopavo]

I will say laminate strikers like Rutland Dymondwood and Frogwood are very consistent on most surfaces.


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[turkeyhunter99x]

Dymondwood & Dymalux are always great choices & run well on most surfaces. I also like Hickory on Slate, Purple Heart on Glass/Crystal, & Ipe on Ceramic. I've also found Monkey Wood also grabs well to most all surfaces. Many different options out there.

[rong]

I always have a 1 pc hickory striker. I carry 2 more depending on the 1 or 2 pot calls I am carrying that hunt.

[Riley1]

Green slate - Webbwood
Glass - JLH frogwood
Aluminum- JLH Blue Mahoe

[Ches.]

I bought like 15 strikers last winter, most unfinished but turned. After I finished them I tried each on on my 7 pots. I put initials on each surface they played best on. I had one (green laminate) that ran on them all. It's a real challenge but some just like certain surfaces. Strikers are cheaper than pots so go test some.

[Notsoyoungturk]

Cedar, spalted maple, Ipe for copper.   Hickory or black locust for slate.  Frogwood, Snakewood or Purple Heart for glass

[Loyalist84]

I like a Tulipwood on Red Slate, mac ebony or Katalox on Purple Slate, Dymondwood and Bloodwood on Ceramic, Black and White Ebony or Nicaraguan Rosewood on Grey Slate and a Mac Ebony on glass. I have other favourite strikers, but those are the woods I use first on each surface.

[shatcher]

I will say laminate strikers like Rutland Dymondwood and Frogwood are very consistent on most surfaces.

This is spot on.  I believe the call makers do an excellent job of matching strikers to their calls, which are usually diamondwood.  9 times out of 10 I'll hunt those strikers, and I have a number of custom strikers.  Two exceptions would be 1) JLH frogwood and 2) Clay Townsend 2 piece diamondwood.  Honorable mention is JLH Nicaraguan rosewood.  Just my 2 cents.

[GuideGun]

My satchel this year will likely feature a JLH sinker bullet wood, axe breaker, heavy hickory, and a Mac ebony. Plus a Mike Yingling carbon with snakewood top and a Clay Townsend snakewood with Osage top. I have a pile of other JLH sticks that ride in my back pouch. They all sound great. Hard to pick a loser.

[PoolGobbler]

JLH frogwood plays well on most of my pots

[roosterstraw]

My satchel this year will likely feature a JLH sinker bullet wood, axe breaker, heavy hickory, and a Mac ebony. Plus a Mike Yingling carbon with snakewood top and a Clay Townsend snakewood with Osage top. I have a pile of other JLH sticks that ride in my back pouch. They all sound great. Hard to pick a loser.

What is axe breaker?

[HookedonHooks]

My satchel this year will likely feature a JLH sinker bullet wood, axe breaker, heavy hickory, and a Mac ebony. Plus a Mike Yingling carbon with snakewood top and a Clay Townsend snakewood with Osage top. I have a pile of other JLH sticks that ride in my back pouch. They all sound great. Hard to pick a loser.

What is axe breaker?

Quebracho.

I didn't know Jeff made those.

[JLH]

My satchel this year will likely feature a JLH sinker bullet wood, axe breaker, heavy hickory, and a Mac ebony. Plus a Mike Yingling carbon with snakewood top and a Clay Townsend snakewood with Osage top. I have a pile of other JLH sticks that ride in my back pouch. They all sound great. Hard to pick a loser.

What is axe breaker?

Quebracho.

I didn't know Jeff made those.

He makes all kinds of stuff?