rnelson5
Senior Member
I just picked up 12 72 mallards off of a trading page tonight and was curious about the size. I know the 72s are bigger than the 63s but just curious compared to modern plastic decoys like say an avian x or GHG.
You will have hard time with the paint. I a dozen Canada goose decoys and every time they were scratched the white foam would show.
Only if you run over them with your pickup will they sinkYa I understand that is part of having a foam decoy, but I fell in love with the foam Homers I bought this past year. These will be restle coated and repainted before next season so the foam showing won't be a problem. I think I like the nostalgia of hunting over those old decoys more than anything.
plus....... they WONT sink!
rnelson,
I don't own any true magnum sized decoys, but they're significantly larger than my other G&H divers, which are oversized. I've burlapped and I've restle-coated with glue/sawdust...I know it's more expensive, but if I were to do it all over again (or when I redo my current decoys), I would use epoxy instead of glue. You'll end up with a tougher, lighter decoy than either of the other 2 methods.
Use them
I will at some point. Right now they are painted as old black ducks. I just have to decide what I want them to be.