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Title: High humidity
Post by: Southerngobbler on April 13, 2019, 05:53:46 PM
I don't use pot calls a lot so I'm sure this is a dumb question but are there some pot calls that that just wont work when the humidity is high? It seems like here in the south if it's an overcast morning some of my softer sounding pot calls might as well stay in my pocket until some fog burns off.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: bbcoach on April 13, 2019, 06:14:38 PM
Slate pots are very susceptible to humidity.  Slate is a soft porous material.  If you hunt high humidity, foggy and rainy days, they are hard to keep dry and playable.  I love slate surfaces and so do turkeys but always have other options in your arsenal.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Turkeytider on April 13, 2019, 07:21:40 PM
An aluminum for damp conditions is an answer. Al with Enticer makes pots that would probably play under water.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: PEte_A on April 13, 2019, 08:19:18 PM
I Always have a dawkins aluminum in the vest for exactly this reason
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Spitten and drummen on April 13, 2019, 08:34:44 PM
I love gray slate but here in the south you have to work around the weather for consistency. I have been using red and green more this year and all though the humidity hurts some , I have found they work much better. Im not an aluminum fan and very seldom run it , but my crystal and glass preform fine. It seems harder strikers are more resistant than softer woods from my experience.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Sixes on April 13, 2019, 09:42:11 PM
I keep a lighter in my vest to run the flame under the slate to dry it out if needed. You can see the moisture come out and then wipe it off and touch up with a scratching pad
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: BigSlam51 on April 13, 2019, 09:47:54 PM
Aluminum for me

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Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Turkeytider on April 14, 2019, 08:29:36 AM
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on April 13, 2019, 08:34:44 PM
I love gray slate but here in the south you have to work around the weather for consistency. I have been using red and green more this year and all though the humidity hurts some , I have found they work much better. Im not an aluminum fan and very seldom run it , but my crystal and glass preform fine. It seems harder strikers are more resistant than softer woods from my experience.


I`m  sure my Crystal Mistress would play in the damp but I`m reluctant to expose the wood to the wet.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Greg Massey on April 14, 2019, 09:03:19 AM
You can use hand warmers either ones foot or hand ... these help .... in keeping your pot call warm....on those kind of morning ...
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Spitten and drummen on April 14, 2019, 09:08:52 AM
Quote from: Turkeytider on April 14, 2019, 08:29:36 AM
Quote from: Spitten and drummen on April 13, 2019, 08:34:44 PM
I love gray slate but here in the south you have to work around the weather for consistency. I have been using red and green more this year and all though the humidity hurts some , I have found they work much better. Im not an aluminum fan and very seldom run it , but my crystal and glass preform fine. It seems harder strikers are more resistant than softer woods from my experience.


I`m  sure my Crystal Mistress would play in the damp but I`m reluctant to expose the wood to the wet.

I was talking about humidity , not rain showers. Thats what waterproof calls are made for.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Southerngobbler on April 14, 2019, 01:32:05 PM
Thanks everyone for the replies. I do have an aluminum that I can't seem to get a sound out of on most days. Its a production call and maybe isn't very well made. Maybe ill try a ceramic.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Turkeytider on April 14, 2019, 06:17:39 PM
SG, look for personal message.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: M,Yingling on April 14, 2019, 08:10:48 PM
Get your self a striker that will run wet problem solved
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Crghss on April 16, 2019, 07:36:05 PM
Here in south Florida had a few days 85 degrees, 80% humidity. My green slate would not run. But that's one reason I have a Crystal Mistress. With a carbon tip it ran great.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Chris O on April 17, 2019, 01:31:24 PM
I play all surfaces all year long and during High humidity times. The trick for me is to let the call breathe outside of a pocket. Lay it on something and let the call get used to the conditions before you try to play it. Carbon or synthetic strikers help with this a bunch. I have played in 90 degree temperatures and 80% humidity with every surface. That is taking them out of the air conditioning straight into the heat. You can watch slate start drying out after while then you can play it. Copper sweats for a while but you can wipe it off but once it quits sweating you can play it. I still have problems if it's hot and I pull a call from my vest pocket and try to play it. Maybe a mesh pocket that would let a call breathe before you got to your spot would help this. I heard one person say he leaves his hunting calls in his truck overnight to adjust to the climate, it might work great but I would forget them
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Greg Massey on April 18, 2019, 09:10:11 AM
Quote from: Chris O on April 17, 2019, 01:31:24 PM
I play all surfaces all year long and during High humidity times. The trick for me is to let the call breathe outside of a pocket. Lay it on something and let the call get used to the conditions before you try to play it. Carbon or synthetic strikers help with this a bunch. I have played in 90 degree temperatures and 80% humidity with every surface. That is taking them out of the air conditioning straight into the heat. You can watch slate start drying out after while then you can play it. Copper sweats for a while but you can wipe it off but once it quits sweating you can play it. I still have problems if it's hot and I pull a call from my vest pocket and try to play it. Maybe a mesh pocket that would let a call breathe before you got to your spot would help this. I heard one person say he leaves his hunting calls in his truck overnight to adjust to the climate, it might work great but I would forget them
I agree with some of what your saying , but by the time it drys out it could be to late on that early morning gobbler ... I seen them take over hour before you can play them on those humid morning and also those foggy morning ... Just waiting for one to dry out and thinking, will the gobbler wait on my pot call to dry just doesn't work in my opinion ...
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: outdoors on April 18, 2019, 10:54:13 AM
I have a couple of methods I do
More importantly  is why I use a TRUMPET 
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: fountain2 on April 19, 2019, 10:09:19 PM
Ceramic is the answer.  I have a ton of standard 2pc strikers and I took one as a test dummy and dipped the tip in JB weld.  It works great and plays great on my ceramic call.  That's a combo that works very well with high humidity.
Title: Re: High humidity
Post by: Chris O on April 20, 2019, 02:50:28 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on April 18, 2019, 09:10:11 AM
Quote from: Chris O on April 17, 2019, 01:31:24 PM
I play all surfaces all year long and during High humidity times. The trick for me is to let the call breathe outside of a pocket. Lay it on something and let the call get used to the conditions before you try to play it. Carbon or synthetic strikers help with this a bunch. I have played in 90 degree temperatures and 80% humidity with every surface. That is taking them out of the air conditioning straight into the heat. You can watch slate start drying out after while then you can play it. Copper sweats for a while but you can wipe it off but once it quits sweating you can play it. I still have problems if it's hot and I pull a call from my vest pocket and try to play it. Maybe a mesh pocket that would let a call breathe before you got to your spot would help this. I heard one person say he leaves his hunting calls in his truck overnight to adjust to the climate, it might work great but I would forget them
I agree with some of what your saying , but by the time it drys out it could be to late on that early morning gobbler ... I seen them take over hour before you can play them on those humid morning and also those foggy morning ... Just waiting for one to dry out and thinking, will the gobbler wait on my pot call to dry just doesn't work in my opinion ...
I agree with what you are saying. I hardly ever get to my spot long enough to let my call adjust either. When I get there and one messes up I ditch it and move to another one . I like the hand warmer idea