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Ladies & gentleman !!! Let me introduce .................

Started by Yoder409, June 18, 2020, 09:18:59 PM

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Yoder409

.........the NEXT name in call makers that you're going to be hearing a LOT more about !!!!!

A box showed up at the post office today.  A box kinda in the shape of the kind that holds a box call.  But kinda long.  Like maybe it held a long box call.  It wasn't a surprise.  I've been talking to a gentleman for a while..........he told me he'd been monkeying around building paddle calls.  I said, "Oh, yeah ??"  Long-ish story short.........he sent me a couple pics of some calls he had done.  I was instantly impressed.  Said if they sounded HALF as good as they looked, I wanted one.  I asked him that when he was ready to make one to sell to someone, I'd like to have Call #1 out of his shop..........a checkered cedar paddle over butternut.  He agreed.  Then he suggested another combo that was HIS favorite.  I said "OK.  Make me one of those and I'll have Call #1 AND Call #2".  (More details on the second one later).

Anyhoo.........opened the box up like a kid on Christmas morning.  What I unwrapped was an EXTREMELY well executed piece of woodworking.







Fit and finish are EXCELLENT !!!  But, really..........the proof is in the ear.  The call came with a paper towel under the paddle to keep it off the rails in shipping.  Naturally, that will take most of the chalk (a piece came supplied) off the call.  Without re-chalking, I fired the call up just because I can't help myself like that.  This call is VERY well tuned !!!  Without even trying, I was pulling 8 different hens and two different gobblers out of it.  Eventually, I did run the chalk over it and it came into its own and runs almost effortlessly.  I've only played with it for 15-20 minutes.  So at this point, the call knows more about it than I do.  But umma tell you what, boys.....!!!!!   There's a pile of dead longbeards in this thing just WAITING to be killed !!!

The bottom of the call lists the wood combination.



And is stamped with about as cool a stamp as any other call maker uses..........along with the date.



And the call maker's name and signature.

Did I happen to mention that this gentleman is also a member of the OG Forums ???
PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.

Chris O


Mathews.1

I'm thinking Chris Brumfiel. He's been making some nice calls.

Yoder409

Quote from: Chris O on June 18, 2020, 09:32:41 PM
You tease lol !!!  Nice looking call

I won't make yinz wait TOO long...........  LOL !!!
PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.

Yoder409

PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.

Spring Creek Calls

That looks to be a long box, I'd say a fine young man from WA, Toby K

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Yoder409

Quote from: Spring Creek Calls on June 19, 2020, 08:05:01 AM
That looks to be a long box, I'd say a fine young man from WA, Toby K

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WINNER !!!!

Our very own Packmule !!!    Toby Kock from the great state of Washington.

This man is talented, boys !!!!

I'll post a pic of the entire call bottom this evening when I get to my laptop.
PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.

sbbow

Sure looks good ! Waiting to hear the name


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Beards and Hooks


Yoder409

Quote from: sbbow on June 19, 2020, 10:01:19 AM
Sure looks good ! Waiting to hear the name


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Look at the post right above yours.

Mike nailed it !!!
PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.

jmart241



paboxcall

If you're discriminating ear is that impressed, then I'm impressed! We have a new player, excellent news. Congrats on the call Yoder.
A quality paddle caller will most run itself.  It just needs someone to carry it around the woods. Yoder409
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