K&H slatek calls....

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Why do these calls fetch so much interest?  A yella hammer just sold on eBay for $51 and had 26 bids. I got one of those years ago and tucked it away because it sounded like plastic junk to me at the time.  Why are the slatek calls sought after? Just curious.

[WV Ridge Reaper]

Haha because one person on this forum said it was the best turkey call they every ran...Just like that HS black Widow call,the list goes on.

I bet there has been 10 of those calls sold on eBay in the past week for $50-$100...all because someone on here said it was a turkey talkin machine,I find it hilarious myself.

Maybe I can sell a old pump action yelper for $200 if I make a thread saying how many feather it spits with each stroke


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[Bowguy]

Haha because one person on this forum said it was the best turkey call they every ran...Just like that HS black Widow call,the list goes on.

I bet there has been 10 of those calls sold on eBay in the past week for $50-$100...all because someone on here said it was a turkey talkin machine,I find it hilarious myself.

Maybe I can sell a old pump action yelper for $200 if I make a thread saying how many feather it spits with each stroke

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ah man if that ain't the truth. People swear by garbage n it becomes a craze

[gatrkyhntr70]

I have one that has been a killer over the years.I have one of the old k&h rubber tipped strikers with it.No joke it never leaves my vest.

[West Augusta]

The ceramic surface was very easy to run.  I just found a HS Strut Ring Zone call that Dad bought for me about 10 years ago.  I've never used it.  I ran it tonight with a couple of my strikers.  It may just get some vest time this year.  It sounds pretty good and I like ceramic calls.

[scoot12]

The original ol yeller pot calls are in the green pot and are a lot better then the new ones,  I believe the originals where made in the early 90s,   I ran one last month and it sounds better then most of the custom ceramic pots I own and I own a bunch.  Steve,  I still have the slate ring zone from hs the first year it came out and called a bird in with it first morning I used it.  With right striker it has great sound, again it sounds better then some custom slate calls I own.  Just my opinion.  Scoot

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

I will admit I started playing with it again with different strikers and it doesn't sound bad at all.  The one it came with has a waterproof rubbery tip but I put an acrylic striker on it and actually could call a turkey. Go figure.  Guess it will stay out of the trash.

[Spitten and drummen]

not a slatek call , but I have a preston pittman copper in a plastic pot. I came across it digging through a bunch of production calls I had stored away. put some custom strikers to it and ended up pairing it with a 1 piece persimmon striker. first day I used it this year , I killed a good bird with it. as mentioned above about ceramics , this thing sounds better than the pile of custom copper calls I have. I still have a ole yeller from the 90s and it has a better sound than many of my custom ceramics. goes to show you that some 10 dollar calls sound better than some high dollar custom ones.

[Dr Juice]

I think it's a decent call and I keep the pup in my vest all of the time.

[orange crush]

ive got a kh sla-tek too and even tho it doesnt  take the pace of some of my higher end calls it still will talk turkey and i did call  in a birdi  the first time out of the gate 20 some years ago when it was new

[mikejd]

there is one on ebay now already up to 130$.

[Jbird22]

Wow, might have to put mine on there soon..lol..It's unreal what hype will do and how quick it will do it.

[mikejd]

Wow, might have to put mine on there soon..lol..It's unreal what hype will do and how quick it will do it.

Could it really be hype on a 15yr old call. Has to be more to it. Actually it is one of my favorite calls. Last year i was with my dad and he asked what call were you just running that sounded great I may have to get one.
I told him they werent around anymore. At that time I didnt know they were selling on ebay. The same thing happened with the loman thunderdome. And I thought that one sounded lousy.

[Jbird22]

Wow, might have to put mine on there soon..lol..It's unreal what hype will do and how quick it will do it.

Could it really be hype on a 15yr old call. Has to be more to it. Actually it is one of my favorite calls. Last year i was with my dad and he asked what call were you just running that sounded great I may have to get one.
I told him they werent around anymore. At that time I didnt know they were selling on ebay. The same thing happened with the loman thunderdome. And I thought that one sounded lousy.

Based on the one I have, yes. I'd say that internet hype is the culprit. It's not a bad sounding call it's FAR from being worth what it's fetching on ebay.

[West Augusta]

I still have one green pot still in the package.  Almost want to open it up for tomorrow.