Electric decoys

[emptymag]

As my mojo reaches year 11, I wonder if any of the new battery decoys are worth it?

Mojo flock a flickers?

The foot paddling decoys like a wonderduck?

Water spout decoy like higdon pulator?

Fingers crossed that my mojo goes another year, maybe I'll just buy a new mojo this year if need be.

[cstemig]

I tried a Wonder Duck last year on a calm morning, and it worked well. It created some movement and water ripples in an otherwise dead environment.

IMO, the Pulsator type decoys would do the same thing on a calm morning. You can find plans to built your own for about $50.00

Flock-a-flickers look too busy for my liking. Too much activity may have a negative effect, but I don't know for sure.

When all else fails, a bucket full of rocks tossed into a calm water one at a time has worked.

I just came out of the Woodbury Cabela's.....man do they have the motion stuff set up. Not only operational on the floor, but also in a 1750 size boat full of water. Now that was a sight to see.

[lanyard]

You crazy kids and your new fangled technology......

Always seemed like battery ops for decoys were one more thing I didn't need to worry about. Have to imagine the battery and charging technology improvements in the 11 years will be the biggest thing you notice when you go new.

[cstemig]

Personally, I'm waiting for solar powered decoys...forget the batteries.

[lanyard]

Personally, I'm waiting for solar powered decoys...forget the batteries.

You're likely going to need a more efficient motor on the decoys to take advantage of solar. You won't be able to hide enough surface area for solar to be effective.

You'd still need a battery, but the technology driving the motors will likely burn at a faster rate than the sun can provide.

If the motors can get to a LED efficiency, or incorporate some sort of generator to assist, you might find better function in a hybrid... .think Ford Fusion Hybrid vs Tesla full electric.

You might get enough from a panel in the boat to pump air TO the decoy or rotate a jerk string puller. I think you'd lose too much energy if you ran cords from boat to decoy.

[Bullet21XD]

I carry more batteries than shotshells!

[gimpfinger]

Them flock a flickers have a dove size now that I will be trying out for sure but the normal sized ones I thought might be good skattered in a bigger dive spread since divers always seem to be randomly stretching their wings while they sit.

Did get my first battery powered duck decoys a mojo bluebill floater with remote. Hard to tell if it made much difference with divers since the few times I used it the divers wanted where I was set up but it did suck some mallards in real good late season.

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