Latex or Proph

[Stevenbeard1976]

Latex or Proph? And what sizes?

[Zeke6685]

I prefer latex. .0025 .003 and .004. I have proph and make a few calls with it but to me it's a lil more finicky than latex on the stretch. A lot of calls I make are .004 over 2 reeds of .0025.

[GobbleNut]

I am not at all certain, but I believe the term "proph" (short for prophylactic) just refers to the very thin latex material used in calls.  The "original" mouth call makers sought suitable material for making their calls and that just happened to be the thin latex used in condoms and for other medical purposes.  That material is now generally considered to be around .0025 in thickness, but I am sure it can vary a bit.

Personally, I rarely use reed material thicker that .003,...and it seems my best calls are a combination of .003 and proph/.0025 or simply layers of proph.  Of course, preference in call construction obviously varies with the user and their calling mechanics and abilities.   

[county hunter]

^Thank you GobbleNut, I was wondering what thickness I was using in proph

[HILBY72]

GobbleNut since you mainly make your calls out of Proph, do you buy your proph from Pioneer or elsewhere?

[GobbleNut]

GobbleNut since you mainly make your calls out of Proph, do you buy your proph from Pioneer or elsewhere?

Yes, I buy it from Pioneer,...just because they seem to be the most obvious source.  I am sure there are other sources (Mitchell Johnson..?) and those sources might have some different material that has some different sound quality to it.  Pioneer is a reliable source, though.