Love to hear everyone's opinions on them, I don't own any but I am curious. What do you like about them,preference which materials, what call makers do you like? What are you looking at price wise, I have researched them a little and they seem to be a little bit of an oddity as to which guys make them, love to see some pix if your willing to share, thanks guys and look forward to learning!
Bob Fulcher makes a cream puff of a call. Look him up.
Hersh's copper trough is a killer
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Letnemfly turned me onto a guy called John Tanner. Call sounds great n I almost always start w it.
Tim Bullock and Mike Lapp both make fine Trough calls.
Loving the feedback guys, appreciate it please keep it coming. Why are trough calls rarely talked about on here and made by even fewer guys, because a pot is more versatile? When would you prefer them over a pot? Just spitballing questions as they come in mind, as I have never played with one, appreciate thee feedback!
I HAVE A Bullock CALL :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
John Tanner makes a slate trough which is the best I've heard. I own two of them and they are deadly on the birds. I also have a Bullock copper trough which is top notch!!
Quote from: letinmfly on December 29, 2016, 08:32:33 AM
John Tanner makes a slate trough which is the best I've heard. I own two of them and they are deadly on the birds. I also have a Bullock copper trough which is top notch!!
Pic of the tanner and a Schafer another good one
Very nice bowguy those look great!
Mike Lapp
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Quote from: The Woodsman on December 29, 2016, 07:53:52 PM
Mike Lapp
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That one looks cool!
Here are a few that I make. I know my aren't the fanciest call around, but they will call em in. Ryan
Those look nice Hersh, when do you use these instead of a pot,any times or advantages over a potin your opinion?
I'm sure that a Mike Lapp trough is fantastic, I don't have one of his yet but I do have one from Mark McPhail and it is one sweet call and he's a great guy to talk to.
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I use my trough call like I would use a pot call. They will make any call the pot will do. They fit the hand nicely and they run about the same all the way up and down the surface. They also fit nicely into your pocket if u don't use a vest. I was drawn to them because of the simplicity and the fact that not a lot of people made them.
Makes sense and thanks for the info Hersh yours look awesome!
I don't know about Hersch but I'll tell you my take on advantage. Let's say you roost birds or have birds close, they soft talk nice. Also certain calls for some people, say trough calls, scratch boxes, etc many use a slower/softer rhythm on. Some guys can hammer on a scratch box but some can't n we're talking troughs.
Many can be placed down n played one handed n put all that together imo it's an advantage. Purr n cluck great too.
Another weapon in your arsenal n it's always best to play it easy than pour it on if you had to
Bob Fulcher made this one for me!
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Mikey
How's it sound Mikey? Looks nice
Definitely going to have to get my hands on one at some point bowguy,those are huge advantages. That is definitely a looker MWR thanks for sharing .
I have one made by Ford Mangum. He lives bout 15 mins away. His trough calls sound more like a turkey than any other call made (besides a mouth call being run by an above avg caller) for soft stuff. Purrs are spot on.
Some pretty cool lookin calls guys
As stated, Bob Fulcher's are stuffed full of turkey. Brent Stoner, of BeReady Custom Calls, also makes a killer of a trough call.
Patrick
Mike Lapp made this one for me. It has two playing surfaces, aluminum and corian for two different sounds.
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Hey Rickey, do you like that? I was talking with Mike last night and he said he was putting the 2 surfaces on them standard now. I like the concept of it.
Denny
Denny--It is a great call. Typical for something Mike would make.
Nice Rickey!!!!!! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
I'm with Bowguy 100% on the advantages/differences. I just find it easier to go real soft with a trough call. For that reason it's something that I'll typically use first thing in the morning when I'm set up near roosted birds. Easier for me to replicate those soft tree talk yelps and clucks with the trough call than with any of my pot calls. Generally once they hit the ground the trough call gets set aside in favor of one of the pot calls. I tend to hunt pretty heavy timber and I find that the pot calls will cut through the underbrush better than the trough. If I have a gobbler working but he gets hung up just out of sight them I may pull the trough call out again to try to sweetly soft talk him in.
Thanks for the tips Wayne have never tried one but always been very curious, I am definitely using this topic when I decide to get one!
Quote from: C. Brumfiel on December 28, 2016, 03:47:05 PM
Bob Fulcher makes a cream puff of a call. Look him up.
All of Bob Fulcher's calls are cream puffs! Got a couple scratch boxes that are phenomenal.
Resurrecting a thread from couple weeks ago...Here's a trough I traded a great guy here on OG just last year. Mr. Kirby's own personal trough call. Means a lot to have this from his collection.
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Very nice pa.box call, that's awesome!