Custom Slate or a great slate and striker in the $40-$60 range

[TeamCF]

I have the freak crystal from 2007 and I really like the call its produced a lot of birds for me. I am looking to add a slate call to have both options. I normally like the glass or crystal calls because it is often wet where I hunt.

What is a good brand of custom call? If anyone is a call maker how tough is it to make on your own? I enjoy making my own stuff to hunt with etc.

[chuckward]

You won't be able to get a call from quite a few people this time of year. Lonzo's Birdseye maple slate, Lonnie Sneeds Hot Hen or anything from David Halloran would get you going before the season. You can't go wrong with those three.  Chuck

[drum817]

SS Custom game over series!!!  Peruvian walnut..... Sound amazing!!!!

[scoot12]

Sneed Hot Hen,  Paul Platz cherry or Dustin Jones walnut with maple laminates.  Scoot

[worth612000]

Midwestturkeycall.com or the classified section on here is going to be your fastest means of getting a custom call this close to the season. Forgot to mention Wendell at Lights out Custom Calls, He would fix you up fast, awesome sounding calls starting @ $40 or $45. I think he makes some of the best strikers I have used. Maybe some other call makers will chime in that can fix you up fast. Good luck this season.

[MikeStaten]

Check out this tom teasers slate for $30.  I have the same one and it sounds really good.
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,50278.msg500627.html#msg500627

[REBELYELL]

Cane Creek is another good one for the price tag.

[Tom Dooley]

I have 3 slates and one the way. I would recommend the 3 that I have. They are Lonnie Sneed Hot Hen(proven turkey killer), Houndstooth, and Lonzo's. The houndstooth and Lonzo are new and have not been in the woods yet but they both sound great. I have a Paul Platz cherry slate on the way. I played it at the convention and to my ears have heard none better.

[MG150]

 A lot of great callmakers mentioned,I'm going to add Glen Marrer to the list.Custom pot,hand turned striker and call bag well with in that price.Glen's finish on pots are second to none

[TauntoHawk]

What's Paul platz wait times like lots of talk about his cherry slate and just took 3rd I believe at grand nationals

[GED6531]

David halloran strikers are really good. I like the diamonds wood and ipe wood ones myself. Woodhaven also had some great sounding custom strikers, but they might be out

[PALongspur]

I got on Paul's list at the beginning of the week and he told me it would probably be early June.

[VA_Birdhunter]

SS Custom Calls!!!  Al and Josh new Game Over series is awesome!!!

God bless

[scoot12]

What's Paul platz wait times like lots of talk about his cherry slate and just took 3rd I believe at grand nationals

Pm sent

[M,Yingling]

Lots good makers out their in that range depends on how u want your slate to sound ,,,
If u want a slate that sounds like a glass or crystal call  theirs lots out their that make them that way
If you want a slate that has some nice deeper tones runs soft theirs still a few that make them like that ,,,look around call some makers have them run some calls for u