Anyone use trough calls for hunting?

[sixbird]

I'm kind of in the old school camp regarding calls.
I love a good tongue call, a good scratcher, a good hen box, a good jet slate, a good pushpin.
Was never a huge fan of a trough.
That's recently changed when I got a Mike Lapp split decision trough. It's aluminum and corion. Great call! Has a really unique yelp. Plenty of volume and you can tone it down. Lots of nuance.
I never go out without one of Mikes' pushpins. I could see me never leaving without this trough also...


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[crow]

Is a trough call just a different regional dialect name for a corn trench "call"

if so, no, absolutely positively never used one.

[Greg Massey]

KnockOut Custom Calls makes some fine trough calls and pot calls ... He's mainly trough call maker ... check him out on Facebook....

[callmakerman]

Is a trough call just a different regional dialect name for a corn trench "call"

if so, no, absolutely positively never used one.

I can't say anything other than I have never heard a trough call called a corn trench. Not saying it's not possible as Dick Kirby called some of his Hawg troughs.

[callmakerman]

KnockOut Custom Calls makes some fine trough calls and pot calls ... He's mainly trough call maker ... check him out on Facebook....

Another member told me about them months ago, but I don't do facebook

[quavers59]

   I have the old - Penn's Woods - Sweet Talker. An Aluminum  strip in the middle. I bought that Trough Call out of a " discount" big box of Turkeys calls back in 1989 at the old Playtogs in Middletown,NY. Might be worth 10 Bucks today.

[btodd00]

I have a crossroads red slate cedar/walnut trough that sounds great and was very reasonably priced

Troughs and push pins are the most interesting turkey call designs to me

I agree though I really don't use the push pins. I would also add scratch boxes to the mix. Like any call if you learn how to run the call it will serve you well.
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I have a couple scratch boxes but I've never been very proficient with them. My favorite is the Tom gaskins

[silvestris]

Ford Mangum.

[EastKyGobblerSlayer]

You and I had a good chat about the merits of the super slate and super aluminum on the phone last year. The super aluminum and very often that wise old owl trough are two of my very favorites.


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[3bailey3]

Very nice callers Alex!

[callmakerman]

WOW I forgot about that sweet batch of calls. Awesome.

[Beards and Hooks]

I have a modest amount of trough calls and do like to use them as well. Ford Mangum and John Tanners are my favorites so far. Tried to delete the first two photos when I  edited to throw the Hersh trough in the new photos.

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[callmakerman]

Ford Mangum.

I'm losing it. I have three of Ford's calls and they all sound great. I have yet to hunt them though.

[limb_hanger]

Sounds like I might be the minority which I think gives me an edge in the woods but I personally prefer a trough over a pot call. To me they have a more natural nasally turkey sound that I like in a call and the birds always respond well to that call. My primary hunting call is a Nathan Taylor cedar green slate but I also have a cypress Creek red slate that is a close second. I also love push pins and scratchers. Again birds seem to respond well maybe because they are not commonly used but also maybe because I have spent the time to play them well

I would love to add a good aluminum trough to my collection one day if I can find a reputable source

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[Beards and Hooks]

Ford Mangum makes a great Aluminum, given he's still making. I think he was like 92 or so when I got mine a few years ago!!

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