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Post by bsutravis on Jan 27, 2008 9:01:06 GMT -5
The comments on the Cabela's site about PB are virtually all the highest rating, so I was thinking about getting the set. My main concern is with transporting these around the woods. How big of a pain are they to bring in and carry around the woods???
Do you guys that use them go straight near the roost and set up, or do you use PB later in the day? Just curious what types of set ups / time of day you see work best with PB.
BTW..... Cabela's has the set on sale right now.... $89.99
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Post by mullis56 on Jan 27, 2008 10:15:26 GMT -5
IMO - it is a great tool. Not terrible to haul around, however not easy eitheir. I use a real tail fan approriate for the type of turkey I'm hunting, I.E. - used rio fan in Texas last year, merrian fan in NE last year. Here in Indiana we only use him when hunting fields and paths/roads where he is getting a lot of visabilitiy. If I am by myself and doing what I like to do which is cut/run, cut/run, it isn't your decoy for that. However, hunting with younger folks or older guys like my dad in a blind it is priceless IMO. Here is our successes with it last year:
1. Texas, 2 - days, 2 dead toms, nearly another
2. Nebraska, 1 - day 3 dead toms
3. Missouri, 1 - day using him, scared off 6 jakes, 1 long beard
4. Indiana, 2 - days, 1st day saw 17 toms, next day dad had 3 long beards come right in off of the roost
Important to note everything we used the decoy it was a field or in an open road where it could be seen for a long way.
Would be curious as to other experiences. I know my buddy who likes to cut/run, got the Primos version, B-Mobile, of the life size decoy, and it is a little more portable but I don't like it as well. I think the key to the decoy is that you MUST use a real tail fan, and another good tip is to tip fishing line on decoy if your in a blind so you can give some movement to the decoy.
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Post by strutnrut64 on Jan 27, 2008 17:29:05 GMT -5
i used last year on youth hunt with son, killed 1 out of the 6 jakes that came in right away. It works well for initial setup but if you have to go after toms it is a little cumbersome. Also I don't think I would use on public land.
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Post by wormman on Jan 28, 2008 19:44:45 GMT -5
They are the real deal for turkey hunting. I just started turkey hunting last year. I used it on two hunts near the end of the season after I purchased it.. I had toms come in both morning to it.. They work really well.. They come with a decoy bag that you can put everything in to set up in the area you want to hunt..
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Post by bsutravis on Jan 28, 2008 22:10:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice guys..... I usually do a field setup first thing in the morning, but after that I'm all over the place on quick setups, chasing the loud birds. I guess if it's too much to carry I could always stash it and come back for it later in the day.
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Post by Mark T on Jan 31, 2008 7:08:10 GMT -5
Funny you asked Travis!! I just ordered the set a couple days ago from a cert the kids got me for Christmas!! I'll do the same and use it in the am and go without if I have to run/gun!! Mark T
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Feb 3, 2008 9:36:46 GMT -5
I got the Primos B Mobile last year at the end of the season,,after looking at pretty boy I saw its beards was short hard plastic and the B Mobile has a long stranded fiber beard,,IMO it was a more realistic touch,,Seeing the K&H video debuting Pretty Boy is what prompted me to find one,,but after looking at it and at the Primos version I opted for primos,,plus it comes with a solid base to mount turkey feathers on to make a real fan that bolts onto the decoy and it is made so it will fold up and be out of the way and not damage the feathers. I am a bigger K&H fan than I am Primos but this decoy really impressed me.
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Post by mullis56 on Feb 3, 2008 10:03:05 GMT -5
I got the Primos B Mobile last year at the end of the season,,after looking at pretty boy I saw its beards was short hard plastic and the B Mobile has a long stranded fiber beard,,IMO it was a more realistic touch,,Seeing the K&H video debuting Pretty Boy is what prompted me to find one,,but after looking at it and at the Primos version I opted for primos,,plus it comes with a solid base to mount turkey feathers on to make a real fan that bolts onto the decoy and it is made so it will fold up and be out of the way and not damage the feathers. I am a bigger K&H fan than I am Primos but this decoy really impressed me. IMO - I wouldn't use the fan that is supplied I'd use a real one. |
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Post by ff1126 on Feb 3, 2008 16:00:08 GMT -5
Wal-mart in Bedford has the Primos B Mobile for $60.00.
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Post by Noblebowhunter on Feb 6, 2008 18:23:39 GMT -5
what if i dont have a real fan?? i bad turkey hunter
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Post by bsutravis on Feb 6, 2008 22:12:30 GMT -5
I'm sure you can get one on ebay Noble.  |
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Post by mullis56 on Feb 6, 2008 23:51:46 GMT -5
I'm sure you can get one on ebay Noble. That is low, I have a few I could sell you and you could save on shipping! |
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Post by firelt72 on Feb 18, 2008 17:06:40 GMT -5
Same price in Franklin for BMobile, Oh I bought the last one today . |
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Post by CORNBRED on Feb 21, 2008 21:30:29 GMT -5
I use the PB with my DBA Matrix blind and the birds can't resist the decoy set w/ a real fan! I switched out PG for a Delta redi-hen because it packs easier. If you can hunt pastures,fields,road beds and open timber this combo will have you in birds daily...if they see it they will come. I paid over a $100. for mine and would pay that again,no problem! It's that good. If you can get close in the a.m. on a roosted bird that's talkin',get set-up quiet,and when it starts gettin' light make some hen clucks..fly down cackle/wing flaps...yelps followed by gobbles...all he has to do is be curious enough to take a peek....when he sees PB ...it'll be on like donkey kong!!!! NO B.S.! But you need to use a real fan.
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Post by steadyeddie on Mar 13, 2008 11:50:34 GMT -5
They are selling turkey skins and you just wrap them around your decoy. They sell male and female. I suggest buying a Spanish hen or gobbler and skinning it and using it. They may cost 10 dollars from a person who raises turkeys. This year I am going to kill a gobbler in the spring, and a hen in the fall. But I am trying to find a Spanish hen now to make a turkey skin out of. I will just hot glue it use some stick pins that I use on the tails while they are drying. Good luck
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Post by timdog on Mar 14, 2008 9:09:59 GMT -5
IMO you only need the pretty boy or decoys for that matter if you are field hunting and waiting, or are trying to get some cool stuff on film...Other than that you're selling yourself short of what turkey hunting is all about.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 14, 2008 9:32:15 GMT -5
IMO you only need the pretty boy or decoys for that matter if you are field hunting and waiting, or are trying to get some cool stuff on film...Other than that you're selling yourself short of what turkey hunting is all about. One area that I turkey hunt I can "run and gun" The other area is small (40 acres) and doesn't lead to too much "running and gunning" before hitting the property line. In the cases of small areas I set up on a field and wait while calling every now and then. Much like deer hunting. |
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Post by timdog on Mar 14, 2008 9:40:46 GMT -5
One area that I turkey hunt I can "run and gun" The other area is small (40 acres) and doesn't lead to too much "running and gunning" before hitting the property line. In the cases of small areas I set up on a field and wait while calling every now and then. Much like deer hunting. You gotta do what you gotta do, but I won't hunt an area that I can't "run and gun"! |
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