Title: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 26, 2022, 07:25:55 PM
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 26, 2022, 07:25:55 PM
I know a lot of guys have a particular wood for a box, whether it's a paddle material or body material, that they often gravitate towards. For me it's Blue Mahoe, which isn't necessarily the "best" or most traditional box call material but Marlin sure can find a turkey in it. What's your favorite?
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: J_Bird on February 26, 2022, 07:43:16 PM
Post by: J_Bird on February 26, 2022, 07:43:16 PM
I have a Blue Mahoe and mora and the Blue Mahoe is probably my favorite wood for the box. I would love to have a lineup like that 
. Out of those, what is your favorite combo??
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Gobbler428 on February 26, 2022, 07:45:56 PM
Post by: Gobbler428 on February 26, 2022, 07:45:56 PM
I tend to like Massacar Ebony lids whether its Marlin's or TJ's
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: kwild835 on February 26, 2022, 07:56:42 PM
Post by: kwild835 on February 26, 2022, 07:56:42 PM
I love his butternut boxes. Mora, Macassar, Bloodwood, Ipe, snakewood, all killer!
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 26, 2022, 08:25:14 PM
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 26, 2022, 08:25:14 PM
Quote from: J_Bird on February 26, 2022, 07:43:16 PMMora/Mahoe is a damn good one, probably his most common Mahoe combo. My favorite though is probably his next most common Mahoe combo and that is, Hop Hornbeam/Blue Mahoe. I've got a four call set of the Fiddle, Fiddle Paddle, Misfit, and One Sider in Hop Hornbeam/Blue Mahoe from him and all four of them are exceptional, world class, calls.
I have a Blue Mahoe and mora and the Blue Mahoe is probably my favorite wood for the box. I would love to have a lineup like that
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: shatcher on February 26, 2022, 08:29:06 PM
Post by: shatcher on February 26, 2022, 08:29:06 PM
You wasted your money. Should have gone poplar or cedar. Blue mahoe is for pot calls! lol
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: wchadw on February 26, 2022, 08:29:25 PM
Post by: wchadw on February 26, 2022, 08:29:25 PM
Walnut with hophorn lid
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 26, 2022, 08:35:31 PM
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 26, 2022, 08:35:31 PM
Quote from: shatcher on February 26, 2022, 08:29:06 PMThat's what Marlin tells me too! Lol. Since the very first one I've got from him.
You wasted your money. Should have gone poplar or cedar. Blue mahoe is for pot calls! lol
I've played some calls on his table at shows in other combo's and you're not lying either.
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Yoder409 on February 26, 2022, 09:01:15 PM
Post by: Yoder409 on February 26, 2022, 09:01:15 PM
Macassar/wormy persimmon in a bridge design
NASTY !!!!
NASTY !!!!
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: shatcher on February 26, 2022, 09:38:39 PM
Post by: shatcher on February 26, 2022, 09:38:39 PM
Quote from: HookedonHooks on February 26, 2022, 08:35:31 PMAnything with a butternut bottom too. Bloodwood and Ipe over butternut. Take it to the bank!Quote from: shatcher on February 26, 2022, 08:29:06 PMThat's what Marlin tells me too! Lol. Since the very first one I've got from him.
You wasted your money. Should have gone poplar or cedar. Blue mahoe is for pot calls! lol
I've played some calls on his table at shows in other combo's and you're not lying either.
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Zobo on February 26, 2022, 10:11:15 PM
Post by: Zobo on February 26, 2022, 10:11:15 PM
This hop horn over poplar rules, I like his boxes that I've tried with butternut, persimmon, walnut, maple, cedar... the North American woods. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220227/721bf8769c23cb86eb3c102654aabdfc.jpg)
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: MJW on February 26, 2022, 10:20:28 PM
Post by: MJW on February 26, 2022, 10:20:28 PM
Walnut and cedar
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Txag12 on February 27, 2022, 03:53:24 AM
Post by: Txag12 on February 27, 2022, 03:53:24 AM
Enjoying seeing the responses as I plan to pick up another one or two from him. I would say my favorite is probably mora/butternut or macassar/persimmon....very close though I like them for their own respective qualities
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Badger on February 27, 2022, 10:23:06 AM
Post by: Badger on February 27, 2022, 10:23:06 AM
Lid and Bottom Bloodwood and body Apple
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: 3bailey3 on February 27, 2022, 12:57:32 PM
Post by: 3bailey3 on February 27, 2022, 12:57:32 PM
A Killer!
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Tom007 on February 27, 2022, 01:37:50 PM
Post by: Tom007 on February 27, 2022, 01:37:50 PM
Yellow Poplar/Granadillo
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Greg Massey on February 27, 2022, 04:53:24 PM
Post by: Greg Massey on February 27, 2022, 04:53:24 PM
I have a misfit blue mahoe / macassar that was made with some of the last old mahoe he had left at the time.. the box is absolutely beautiful and the sound is excellent...
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 06:13:03 PM
Post by: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 06:13:03 PM
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 27, 2022, 06:38:16 PM
Post by: HookedonHooks on February 27, 2022, 06:38:16 PM
Quote from: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 06:13:03 PMHell of a lineup there Matt.
Macassar
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: J_Bird on February 27, 2022, 07:55:16 PM
Post by: J_Bird on February 27, 2022, 07:55:16 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on February 27, 2022, 04:53:24 PMThat's the combo I want...
I have a misfit blue mahoe / macassar that was made with some of the last old mahoe he had left at the time.. the box is absolutely beautiful and the sound is excellent...
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: roosterstraw on February 27, 2022, 07:59:27 PM
Post by: roosterstraw on February 27, 2022, 07:59:27 PM
Quote from: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 06:13:03 PM
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That's impressive!
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Gobbler428 on February 27, 2022, 08:12:54 PM
Post by: Gobbler428 on February 27, 2022, 08:12:54 PM
Quote from: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 06:13:03 PM
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I like the Massacar lids as well, which one is your favorite?
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: tal on February 27, 2022, 08:14:17 PM
Post by: tal on February 27, 2022, 08:14:17 PM
All of'em
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: 3bailey3 on February 27, 2022, 08:41:39 PM
Post by: 3bailey3 on February 27, 2022, 08:41:39 PM
very nice!!
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 08:43:54 PM
Post by: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 08:43:54 PM
Quote from: Gobbler428 on February 27, 2022, 08:12:54 PMButternutQuote from: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 06:13:03 PM
Macassar (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220227/d867f2dcac02e1ad3b64e40b1c22e8d0.jpg)
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I like the Massacar lids as well, which one is your favorite?
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Gobbler428 on February 27, 2022, 09:54:45 PM
Post by: Gobbler428 on February 27, 2022, 09:54:45 PM
Quote from: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 08:43:54 PMMe too!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220228/45e778bb664187077a0a60ba45dc9198.jpg)Quote from: Gobbler428 on February 27, 2022, 08:12:54 PMButternutQuote from: vt35mag on February 27, 2022, 06:13:03 PM
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I like the Massacar lids as well, which one is your favorite?
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: MDTOM84 on February 28, 2022, 09:05:27 PM
Post by: MDTOM84 on February 28, 2022, 09:05:27 PM
Purpleheart cedar for me(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220301/717458699a79ee5bfa92c1c9d8d480c6.jpg)
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: wolfman on March 02, 2022, 09:23:11 AM
Post by: wolfman on March 02, 2022, 09:23:11 AM
I love this peach and service berry. It was Marlin's personal carry call and he put the kill dates on it. I still plan to hunt with it. Also have Bloodwood & Butternut.
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Yoder409 on March 02, 2022, 01:06:10 PM
Post by: Yoder409 on March 02, 2022, 01:06:10 PM
Quote from: wolfman on March 02, 2022, 09:23:11 AM
I love this peach and service berry. It was Marlin's personal carry call and he put the kill dates on it. I still plan to hunt with it. Also have Bloodwood & Butternut.
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That's a cool call to have, right there. :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Gog1015 on March 03, 2022, 07:01:13 AM
Post by: Gog1015 on March 03, 2022, 07:01:13 AM
Walnut and mineral stained poplar
Ipe and sycamore
Ipe and sycamore
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on March 03, 2022, 07:32:13 AM
Post by: Spring Creek Calls on March 03, 2022, 07:32:13 AM
Mora and mahogany (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220303/36ffa5465c213d8d3c1d2369521244fb.jpg)
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: aclawrence on March 03, 2022, 09:57:09 AM
Post by: aclawrence on March 03, 2022, 09:57:09 AM
Ah man these are some nice collections. I'm jealous. I don't have any of Marlins boxes yet. I'm sure they all sound great!
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: sbbow on March 03, 2022, 11:17:13 AM
Post by: sbbow on March 03, 2022, 11:17:13 AM
Bloodwood/Butternut for me
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Will on March 03, 2022, 12:30:20 PM
Post by: Will on March 03, 2022, 12:30:20 PM
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Bloodwood over Butternut. This box call has around 16 kills. This is my "go to" box and has a nice mature hen sound with a lot of yawk.
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Bloodwood over Butternut. This box call has around 16 kills. This is my "go to" box and has a nice mature hen sound with a lot of yawk.
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Title: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: roosterstraw on March 03, 2022, 11:45:01 PM
Post by: roosterstraw on March 03, 2022, 11:45:01 PM
Picked up a mineral poplar & bloodwood, ready to put it to use this spring.
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Yoder409 on March 04, 2022, 07:46:53 PM
Post by: Yoder409 on March 04, 2022, 07:46:53 PM
I have two that are just a bit above the rest of the excellent ones.
Claro/claro and Macassar/persimmon:
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Claro/claro and Macassar/persimmon:
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Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: greencop01 on March 29, 2022, 08:01:22 PM
Post by: greencop01 on March 29, 2022, 08:01:22 PM
Mahogony/Bloodwood, and Butternut/Bloodwood both long boxes.
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Happy hooker on March 30, 2022, 06:07:27 AM
Post by: Happy hooker on March 30, 2022, 06:07:27 AM
A few years ago I was lucky to get in on what Marlin called some truly rare apple wood,, paired with bloodwood,, someone offered me a Platz call for it but I turned it down,,its the only fiddle box I own because I know I can't ever get a better one.
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: 2nd 100 on April 01, 2022, 12:19:31 AM
Post by: 2nd 100 on April 01, 2022, 12:19:31 AM
Macassar is a Voodoo wood in my hands ! Always special magical qualities .
But when it comes to Mr Marlins boxes ... anything that ships out his shop !
And that's after getting to cherry pick his calls after the contest callers get thru at the nationals.
And to be honest it's something wood wise , visually , more than what it sounds like . They always sound great !
But when it comes to Mr Marlins boxes ... anything that ships out his shop !
And that's after getting to cherry pick his calls after the contest callers get thru at the nationals.
And to be honest it's something wood wise , visually , more than what it sounds like . They always sound great !
Title: Re: What's your favorite flavor of Watkins?
Post by: Sim1982 on April 01, 2022, 02:51:02 PM
Post by: Sim1982 on April 01, 2022, 02:51:02 PM
I recently got a Mac ebony over red heart from Marlin and that box is not only gorgeous it flat out screams turkey