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Best call recipe for beginner callers

Started by limbhanger777, April 16, 2019, 12:52:32 PM

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limbhanger777

I just started making some call and I wanted to make some call for some youth hunters I know.  What's your guys favorite call recipes for someone new to calling? (Stretch, latex thickness, number of reeds and back tension)

Thanks in advance!

GobbleNut

My suggestion would be to stick with two-reed calls of thinner material such as "proph" .0025 and .003. and stretch the material about 1/4" (sorry,...don't know what the would be with a tension meter).  A little back-stretch is okay, but not necessary. Stick with either a youth frame or a small adult frame.  A good "beginner" cut is a center V-cut,...and that cut can be modified to a combo, batwing, or ghost easily so that the user can have options to find out what works best for them.

If you want a specific construction for a call: (youth frame for little guys and small adult for older kiddos) both reeds proph/.0025 with approx. 1/16" stagger (top reed longer), approx. 1/4" stretch, slight back-stretch if desired, center V-cut to start (depth of first cuts approx. 1/8",...deepen if needed) 


limbhanger777

Anyone else? I am trying to make some calls for some youth hunters who are just learning to run a mouth call

Gooserbat

Two reed with about 1/16 of set back on the bottom reed.  I'd stick with a thin material and no back tension.
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