Help with Hooks call

[spltlim]

Hi all, new to the mouth call game,  got myself a Hooks enforcer and a seducer. On these calls what side goes up? as in against the roof of my mouth.  I thought that the longest reed went up.. But with both these calls when i have the longest reed up they are ridiculously raspy more raspy then any other call I have ever used... With the long reed down they play a little sweeter sound...What way is up ?   Thnaks

[sugarray]

Longer reed always goes on top.  There is a tab on the frame and it goes down too.

[spltlim]

thank u much, thats what i thought...Just never had a call that had that much rasp to it

[TauntoHawk]

It'll take some practice to control the rasp and work it out and bring it back when you want it.

It's hard to to make a call raspier than its built for but an advanced caller can clean up a raspy call for the front end of a yelp, whines and small talk.

[Devastator]

It'll take some practice to control the rasp and work it out and bring it back when you want it.

It's hard to to make a call raspier than its built for but an advanced caller can clean up a raspy call for the front end of a yelp, whines and small talk.

spot on.and good luck with the calls.don't be afraid to move the tongue around on the calls and the amount of air ya put through it.

[bbcoach]

Spltlim,
I used mine with the longest reed down for a couple of years until I was corrected by a fine member here on OG.  Called in and killed several birds during that time period as well.  This spring, I was corrected, so I started practicing and using them the way they were designed.  I also noticed that there is alot more rasp using them the correct way.  Our season started last Saturday and I've been experimenting using the call both ways.  If I have the longest reed on top, my calling sounds very raspy like an Old Boss Hen.  If I turn it over and put the longest reed on the bottom, the call sounds like a higher pitched Young Hen.  Which is Right?  I'm going to keep experimenting and see what the Gobblers tell me.

[lightsoutcalls]

Mouth calls are designed to place the cut reed on top and the tab on the bottom.  I must admit, I made the same mistake of trying them upside down before I was "schooled". 

[Rodd Gunn]

I just purchased the Hook's Executioner 2 and the Enforcer. These are easier to work that some of the others. I like them a lot. You may wish to try these two calls. Good luck.

[spltlim]

thanks for the tips guys !!!   I was just unsure with the amount of rasp I was getting out of the calls,   Been playing with the calls the last few days and have been able to figure out how to clean them up  a bit and loose some of the rasp..couple more days till the season opens here in NJ...Good Luck to all and thanks again!!!

[tha bugman]

Hooks Executioner 2