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Newb spinner question

Fri May 09, 2014 12:01 pm

Not to be that guy but. . . do spinners work for divers? How many would you use? I know you need thirty dozen for field hunting. I've only have a mojo teal and just never use it but I'd get a bunch more for divers if it would help. Maybe make my on floating set up or use long steaks.... ideas/sarcasm welcomed

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Re: Newb spinner question

Sat May 10, 2014 4:32 pm

Every diver i've ever shot has been with a spinner running. They are dumb.

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Re: Newb spinner question

Sat May 10, 2014 4:33 pm

Spinner..what's that?

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Re: Newb spinner question

Sun May 11, 2014 4:08 pm

1 spinner to get noticed, then a bunch of old mallard deeks spray painted white, they come right in.

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Re: Newb spinner question

Mon May 12, 2014 11:54 am

Yeah the ring necks come right in to them when I go up north hunting. Only ever used one

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Re: Newb spinner question

Mon May 12, 2014 1:06 pm

I've had mixed results. They seem to either love em or hate em. Ringers seem more attracted to them than other divers. I leave mine at home when I hunt divers but I have regretted that decision a couple times.

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Re: Newb spinner question

Mon May 12, 2014 2:16 pm

Do they hurt, no. Do they help, meh. Overall I think on bright sunny days spinners help over water. On cloudy day I'm not sure they help at all. I decoyed a couple big groups of redheads (50-75) last fall with no diver decoys and a spinner going.

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Re: Newb spinner question

Mon May 12, 2014 6:49 pm

Hansen wrote:Do they hurt, no. Do they help, meh. Overall I think on bright sunny days spinners help over water. On cloudy day I'm not sure they help at all. I decoyed a couple big groups of redheads (50-75) last fall with no diver decoys and a spinner going.


Oh they hurt. Better have a remote to shut it off if geese are wanting to work.

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Re: Newb spinner question

Tue May 13, 2014 12:25 pm

Spinners are basically a form of flagging and is a form of attention getting to ones decoys. I've used on clamer wind days billiard ball sized rocks to simulate splashing that the divers do. If you ever glass the rafts at a distance you'll see the splashes as they dip beneathe the water to feed. I wonder if the splashing decoys with the splash for 1 second, off for 3 seconds would be a better attention getting tool for a diver hunter?
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Re: Newb spinner question

Tue May 13, 2014 12:26 pm

Fowler - A couple bubblers are money over the water and are key on calm days. I would rather have a couple bubblers than a spinner honestly.

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