Interested in getting a green slate. Who would you recommend me checking out?
So many choices are going to come flooding in.....your best best is to listen to as many sound clips as you can find and base your choice on that.
It all depends on what you want in a call....each one will have subtle differences in tone, pitch and rasp.
And tone, pitch and rasp can also be manipulated with striker choices as well.
And.....its a question of do you need it now, for this season, or something that can wait.
Dustin Jones of Blackstone Custom Calls makes a mean green slate at a great price.
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I have 5 and I will tell you , save your money and buy one. Brad Roberts in cedar. Outstanding call. Second would be Dustin Jones cherry followed by Lon Trice bulletwood.
Quote from: JLH on April 09, 2018, 12:10:22 PM
And.....its a question of do you need it now, for this season, or something that can wait.
no rush I just wanted one for my collection.
I would say Dustin Jones cherry pot. It's a killer
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I definitely think Blackstone makes great sounding calls. I would have bought one if they were available recently. So that is a good choice but it may be hard to get one this time of year...I have not personally tried a green slate but have tried other surfaces from him.
For this next part you got to throw on your sunglasses and waders..
I have three green slate calls from John Sinclair. Two Cocobolo and one walnut all over glass.. They all sound great and have exceeded my expectations. My cousin has a green slate over slate in cocobolo it sounds darn good. One thing I have learned buying somewhere around 10-15 turkey calls in the last two months is not only do you have to find what you want you have to find out how to buy them. Some companies are easier then others.
Also as a disclaimer I am just telling my experiences as a consumer and I gain nothing from this post other than the ability to share my experience. :thanks:
Paul Hicks and Paul Durham make killer green slates.
MAC Calls in a Walnut or Cherry pot
I have or have had the Halloran, MAC cherry, MAC walnut, Blackstone walnut, Brad Roberts walnut, Brad Roberts cedar, and a Van Cise.
My vote is the Roberts cedar hands down. It WILL BE the first pot out of my vest on the May 1 opener.
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Brad Roberts Green Slate Cedar pot, Halloran Green Slate Zebrawood laminate.
Paul Hicks has a good one in a walnut pot.
Paul Durham in an Osage pot or Brad Roberts cedar. Both are outstanding
Talkin The Talk Custom calls makes a green slate that is an absolute killer!
on the Roberts are you guys talking about the two sider or single side cedar,,, and what is the soundboard on he Roberts cedar.
Single sider over glass. Its phenominal.
Many good call makers out there, don't take someone else's word. Reason being, you could take all these guys and their picks, put them in a room with 20 different green slate calls.......everyone of them will pick a different call as the best sounding call.,,and truth is every call mentioned will kill birds and many that were not mentioned..there is no best call...many good ones though.
Quote from: ridgerunner on April 11, 2018, 06:59:32 AM
Many good call makers out there, don't take someone else's word. Reason being, you could take all these guys and their picks, put them in a room with 20 different green slate calls.......everyone of them will pick a different call as the best sounding call.,,and truth is every call mentioned will kill birds and many that were not mentioned..there is no best call...many good ones though.
High level post right here.
Quote from: ridgerunner on April 11, 2018, 06:59:32 AM
Many good call makers out there, don't take someone else's word. Reason being, you could take all these guys and their picks, put them in a room with 20 different green slate calls.......everyone of them will pick a different call as the best sounding call.,,and truth is every call mentioned will kill birds and many that were not mentioned..there is no best call...many good ones though.
For sure love to hear and play a call before I buy it. I am going to keep looking around. So many calls, so little time....
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Quote from: ridgerunner on April 11, 2018, 06:59:32 AM
Many good call makers out there, don't take someone else's word. Reason being, you could take all these guys and their picks, put them in a room with 20 different green slate calls.......everyone of them will pick a different call as the best sounding call.,,and truth is every call mentioned will kill birds and many that were not mentioned..there is no best call...many good ones though.
For sure love to hear and play a call before I buy it. I am going to keep looking around. So many calls, so little time....
And some will be hard to get your hands on now that the season is here.
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Just picked up my first "green" slate this summer from Pat Strawser. Absolutely killer.
I don't get too picky about woods..... from a known good callmaker, it's gonna sound good, IMHO.
Waiting to get my first green slate from Mac Calls, I will let you know.
I'm really liking my Halloran Zebrawood
Chris Brumfiel makes a great green slate and in a nice 3 inch size. itIt has good rasp
Quote from: Alberta Jonny on April 11, 2018, 08:43:23 PM
I'm really liking my Halloran Zebrawood
I just got mine in the mail yesterday.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 11, 2018, 04:47:02 PM
Waiting to get my first green slate from Mac Calls, I will let you know.
It will be a good one!!
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Quote from: yelpy on April 11, 2018, 09:42:46 PM
Quote from: Sir-diealot on April 11, 2018, 04:47:02 PM
Waiting to get my first green slate from Mac Calls, I will let you know.
It will be a good one!!
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I am sure it will be.
Quote from: Alberta Jonny on April 11, 2018, 11:14:55 PM
Quote from: Ross R on April 11, 2018, 09:33:50 PM
Quote from: Alberta Jonny on April 11, 2018, 08:43:23 PM
I'm really liking my Halloran Zebrawood
I just got mine in the mail yesterday.
What do you think?
I really have not had a chance to play it much yet. I did some clucks and purrs in my office and it sounded good. I am very comfortable with the cyrstal sounds so it is a different that what I am used to.