QueenOfTheMarsh

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I wouldn't be too surprised to hear that you had bad luck with the 007's. Since Herter's got bought out by Cabela's I don't think their products are the same any more and the quality isn't there. Herter's used to have a small retail store in Beaver Dam (WI), when they were going out of business my dad stocked up on blank foam bodies ($1 each) and blank heads (.50 each) At first glance they looked like they'd be junk....but far from. Our decoys are over 10 years old, but you would never guess. The burlap makes them tough as nails. We painted them ourselves like I mentioned in my other post, nothing fancy but it gets the job done. I will have to try to take some pics of them soon if I can remember.

I commonly refer to them as MossTURDS. Not a big fan at all, had too many problems with them (jamming mainly) and refuse to buy another. Listening to opinions of customers at work it seems to be 50/50 ... people either love them & have nothing but good luck or they hate them & have had nothing but problems. Glad to see no one else on here has had problems!

Redheads and mallard A very fat, well fed Mallard Banded Black Duck I'd like to upgrade to a new camera soon, but money is tight. The camera I got now cost a whopping $58 (orginally $210) so I can't really complain too much haha.

Don't have a fancy camera, but I love taking as many pictures as my SD card allows me to. Hehe. This mallard looks strange w/o his white neck band! Blackduck Pretty buffleheads! Had to sneak up on my belly in -15 degree wind to get pics of them.

I am a Herter's fan. Nothing beats a burlapped foam decoy. They're indestructable, can take a brutal beating, and ride the water like a champ. Doesn't take much current to move the decoys on a wind-less day either. Don't have to fret if you get a few pellets in them either. Not to mention they're very lightweight, almost like a feather. They're not cheap but they're not ridiculously overpriced either - they're a good investiment and will last a LONG time. I prefer to target diver species, so our decoys are hand painted to look like canvasback and bluebills - they give off a lot of white which catches the birds' attention and draws them in. Greenhead Gear decoys are decent too, they're very affordable, but you get what you pay for. They fall apart fast. The paint chips off them easily, if you shoot them they will take on water and sink/tip over - and you need to patch them. Plastic cracks easily too. If you don't duck hunt often and are extra careful they will serve you just fine. Baby mojos weigh less than a regular mojo and take up less space in the boat - but other than that there is no true difference, it's mainly just a marketing gimmick to sucker people in to spending money.