I'm about to buy a big bag of used decoys and have a couple questions.
There are mallards, pintails and a couple geese in the bag - do you put them out in mixed groups, two seperate groups, or simply just put out the species you are hoping to draw in?
How rough looking do they have to get before you feel like they are ineffective?
Can you easily touch up the paint? or will ducks easily pick up on discrepancies in coloring/appearance? (I'm not much of an artist)
They are all floaters, what do you use to anchor them? And how to do get them to stay in formation in a moving tide.
And any other duck hunting pro tips you might have is greatly appreciated!