Not asking what is the best, but what is your favorite slate and striker combo?
Pappy's Wild Cherry slate over glass dual purpose with a Pappy's Osage striker.
Glen Marrrer glass over slate with my hollow Black Locust striker.
If the pot must be slate then Lonnie Sneed's Hot Hen with my Locust striker.
Slate....I really like my Tuscarora Legend "Jake Taker", small slate over glass in a DD Adams plastic pot, with a walnut striker.
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I have a cherry burl slate over glass i made years ago that i just love, and i hunt with every year. with a hickory striker
My current favorite slate call is from Ryan Bonjour. It's slate over glass in a tigerwood pot paired up with a Bonjour purpleheart striker, his osage striker sounds just as good too. :icon_thumright:
I really liked the combo of my lights out osage slate and hooks paduak striker
Got a few new slates waiting for me from a buddy that I will pick up this weekend in NY but I am told they like purpleheart and Cocolobo but I'll try em all
Halloran spalted maple slate over glass with hooks paduak striker, my father like purple heart striker with his.
Motherlode slate over corian, paired with Joe's purpleheart striker.
Glen Marrer Koa Slate with Steve Torman Black Locust striker!!!!!
well seeing as i only have one slate call that i made my options are limited but mine is slate over glass in a cedar pot with a walnut striker.
I have 2. My dad makes both of them. Hot Hen Slate with a redwood or willow striker, and his glass call with with a oak or maple striker. :OGturkeyhead:
I hear that your dad is working on a smaller version of the Green Glass call. Bet that is going to be a good one.
:welcomeOG: Lonnie Sneed Jr. :boon:
Got several favorite slate calls .. glen marrer osage slate/slate, sneed hot hen slate, both with persimmon strikers, genes turkey calls [blacky] cherry slate/slate, cane creek slate/glass multiple strikers work on all these slates, and markjm walnut slate/glass paudauk striker
Quote from: lonnie sneed jr. on April 17, 2012, 07:12:57 AM
I have 2. My dad makes both of them. Hot Hen Slate with a redwood or willow striker, and his glass call with with a oak or maple striker. :OGturkeyhead:
I need to find me a Hot Hen slate. I hear alot of good things about them, on several different forums.
Lonnie Sneed Sr. 304-425-3021
Dad is kinda on hold for a week or two. I took him yesterday to have eye surgy. He should be up and running soon. The Doc. did tell him he could go turkey hunting next week but not to shoot his 3.5 mag. Our season opens the 23. First time in years we have not hunted several states. I am taking my money and building a hunting and fishing cabin, and dad knew he had to have surgy on his eye. Going to hunt hard here, maybe get going in several states again next year. Give him a call. He does make a very good call. Slate, Glass, and Box and more. The smaller glass he is making is a thiner call. Hope to field test it Monday morning. It sound good at home but the true test will be next week. Good luck to all. :OGturkeyhead: :OGturkeyhead: :funnyturkey:
My favorite is one of my Cedar Slates over Hickory, with an Olive striker. That call has a lot of charactor in it.
I got to play that cedar from WillowRidge and it sounds great. His teak slate, the Hot Hen Slate, Darrin Dawkins plastic slate, MarkJMs sassfrass are my top ones. Oh I forgot Blackys cherry slate over slate and Glen Marrers zebrawood. Scoot
I prefer my Derby City slate over glass call made from old growth maple with an old growth striker.
Primos Battey series with a Hickory striker. With the striker, I added lead shot to the top of the striker... (drilled out a hole and added to it), this gives it a top heavy feel... excellent for cutting..... :turkey2:
Any more favorites?
Two more favorites are Clint Corders jatoba slate and Billy Whites zebrawood raspy slate call. Oh I forgot Bill Lymans cedar slate is great as well. Scoot
I have a Magnolia Osage pot slate and a Rusty Morre wild persimmon striker that goes together like Mashed potatoes & gravy.
Brown tie slate in bois d arc and walnut striker
Woodhaven Vision Crystal and purple heart striker
David Holloran slate with walnut pot- purpleheart striker :you_rock:
I bought one for a friend at the convention that thing sounds amazing
Quote from: cypresscreek on January 31, 2013, 10:33:50 AM
David Holloran slate with walnut pot- purpleheart striker :you_rock:
:gobble: Ceramic Over Slate made in eastern red cedar , From Pappy
I really like my Hooks assassin slate with there yellowheart striker and a Lightsout agate dymondwood striker.
My favorite is a Mesquite slate over glass I made matched with a Hickory striker. It has proven itself year after year for me.
Don't have many but my favorite slate I have is a Hot Hen slate with a Hooks yellowheart striker.