Re: I did not have my MOJO
Had days where they drop in right beside the mojo. Also had days where birds were flaring until I ditched the mojo. I definitely don't believe the mojo is the answer to every situation. I now like to use mine on very dark or foggy days, first and last light. On still/sunny days I prefer a jerk rig.
In my area, I have seen a few days where mojos are everywhere. I can honestly say on those days, the shooting has not been good as I think the birds wise up fast, especially later in the season.
What really helped me wad scouting to see where the birds are going (on a given tide/weather).
That's where you want to be. Find these spots and you don't need big spreads, motion decoys, or even great calling. You just need to be there and be well concealed.
And being there well before first light sure doesn't hurt:lol:
Re: I did not have my MOJO
Set your mojo duck further back from you decoys. It works for me during late season. I usually have one mojo pole higher than my second pole and about 10 feet apart.
Re: I did not have my MOJO
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Originally Posted by
Ron.C
Had days where they drop in right beside the mojo. Also had days where birds were flaring until I ditched the mojo. I definitely don't believe the mojo is the answer to every situation. I now like to use mine on very dark or foggy days, first and last light. On still/sunny days I prefer a jerk rig.
In my area, I have seen a few days where mojos are everywhere. I can honestly say on those days, the shooting has not been good as I think the birds wise up fast, especially later in the season.
What really helped me wad scouting to see where the birds are going (on a given tide/weather).
That's where you want to be. Find these spots and you don't need big spreads, motion decoys, or even great calling. You just need to be there and be well concealed.
And being there well before first light sure doesn't hurt:lol:
Yes, so far my spreads have been small around 5 + my mojo.
Yes have already seen some typ flight paths.
There is so much to read and learn, thank God for the internet, really helping me as a late starter, wish I had a least started 5 yrs ago.
Re: I did not have my MOJO
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Originally Posted by
Sako 75
Set your mojo duck further back from you decoys. It works for me during late season. I usually have one mojo pole higher than my second pole and about 10 feet apart.
Just have 1 mojo right now will be getting another, but I did move it during the hunt and a little away from the deeks. It was hard to tell if it helped but it didn't hurt anything. Have lots to lean and soak up in a little of time as possible due to the lack of experience.
Re: I did not have my MOJO
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Originally Posted by
Ron.C
Had days where they drop in right beside the mojo. Also had days where birds were flaring until I ditched the mojo. I definitely don't believe the mojo is the answer to every situation. I now like to use mine on very dark or foggy days, first and last light. On still/sunny days I prefer a jerk rig.
In my area, I have seen a few days where mojos are everywhere. I can honestly say on those days, the shooting has not been good as I think the birds wise up fast, especially later in the season.
What really helped me wad scouting to see where the birds are going (on a given tide/weather).
That's where you want to be. Find these spots and you don't need big spreads, motion decoys, or even great calling. You just need to be there and be well concealed.
And being there well before first light sure doesn't hurt:lol:
X2 what he said, it's more important to be concealed and where the ducks want to be. Some days the best calling is no calling, I don't know how many times I've had birds dump right into the decoys without me even knowing they were there. I was concealed and not moving around. That in itself is more important than calling most times. The only time I hit the call is if they are flying away from the decoy spread or haven't noticed it yet. When the birds are coming in that's when I stop and let the decoys do the rest.
I only used my spinning duck decoy once this fall and it was the first day I was out hunting. After seeing how many others out there where using them I saw it as a deterrence rather then an attractant. Like Ron C mentioned the birds wise pretty quick. It's a preference thing I guess when it comes to spinning wing decoys. Some people swear by them and others swear at them lol. Did it affect my hunting negatively by not using a spinning wing decoy? Of the 8 solo outings I went out on without it I limited out on 4 of them in less then 3 hours so I'm going to say no.
