When I decided to take this trough call to the Dixie Deer Classic, I had no idea how it would be received. Many times some of my ideas just don't pan out. When I originally built this call, I couldn't get it to play, so I just set it aside. Only after talking with Bill Lyman and a few others did I start focusing on the striker and trying to find a striker the trough liked. At the Dixie Deer Classic, I was asked over and over if I made the striker I was using with the trough, too. Bill Lyman was the key to my success with the trough call. The striker I ended up matching to this call was strategically weighed to play with that call. By myself, I likely would have never experimented with the weight. The call making community is a unique grouping of individuals, and it is a blessing to enjoy their friendship. I personally have been helped in so many ways; and I hope in the future I can pay it forward.
