Goose Floaters?

[strait-meat]

Wondering which brand is best for goose floaters and what price is a good price to pay for them. Off season and or online.

Dakota fully flocked floaters any good?

[Maxxed Out]

I think a fully flocked decoy and water hunts are a tough combination when it comes to durability. I'm sure they look great but I think they will show some wear pretty quickly.

One floater that I don't have any experience but has good eye appeal is the Tanglefree goose floaters. I've looked at them at Cabelas a few times and they look great. I don't know much about Tanglefrees' durablilty because I have never hunted with their products but they are usually pretty reasonably priced.

Depending on what quantity you want floaters can be tough to come across used outside of 6 or 12 here or there. So if you are looking for a few dozen or more you're likely going to have to go the new route.

[Scott M]

I've got some tanglefrees. Good plastic, bad paint. I plan to touch up the bodies and flock the heads myself this off season. Also have some Higdons. I think the tanglefrees were like 60 or 75 bucks a half dozen. I just like to have a half dozen to throw out with the duck decoys. I also prop them up in the fields The way I see it I better get my money out of 'em for what I paid.

[strait-meat]

The spread will be used to hunt geese on the Mississippi River. I really never have hunted geese over the water just field hunted them. How many would one need if just targeting geese? Transporting them isn't a problem--would be just hunting from the bank and can store decoys on site 100 feet away (private land).

[RumRiverRat]

Big foot floaters with flocked heads.

Sleeper shells are deadly when placed on sandbars or along the bank.

Full bodies can be used in shallow water and on sand bars.

A spread I used on the River.

[Gordie]

I started with a dozen aqua-vac when they first came out and Thats all I used for years Good plastic and great paint but its time to repaint this season I still only have a dozen and I still shoot geese on the river but it would be nice to have more I will probably try and buy more this summer

I guessing that 3 dozen floaters and a dozen Big Foots is all a guy would need on the sippi but you can always add more

[123fish]

I have Bigfoot floaters also with flocked heads and neck. Super realistic and durable too.

[Seabass77]

Bigfoots are the way to go. Search around, you can find some good prices.

[strait-meat]

Cabelas has the floaters on sale for $100 for is that about as good as it gets or can I expect to find them cheaper than that in another month or so? What is the best price you seem them for so I can have a guideline?

Thanks for posting the pics RumR very nice looking and I like the sleepers as well. Does Rogers run them lower than the $100?

[Maxxed Out]

That's probably a pretty good price. I would wait just a little bit longer though. Cabelas usually has a big waterfowl clearance after Jan 1. That is when they have their best prices (this is the only time they are better than rogers typically). I would also keep an eye out for there GHG sleeper shells if you're going to be river hunting. They had the FFD sleepers on sale for $119/dozen about a month ago, down from $239/dozen.

[PierBridge]

Waiting to buy can be risky, but I scored 2 dozen GHG sleeper shells for $90 apiece at a Major retailer last January!

Gander, Maple Grove has 30 percent off there Decoys right now as they are in the process of closing the store. Not the greatest selection but they have some floater and field decoys to chooose from.

[strait-meat]

Waiting to buy can be risky, but I scored 2 dozen GHG sleeper shells for $90 apiece at a Major retailer last January!

Gander, Maple Grove has 30 percent off there Decoys right now as they are in the process of closing the store. Not the greatest selection but they have some floater and field decoys to chooose from.

Yes I saw that, that is why I was asking about the Dakota decoys b/c it seemed like that was the only floaters left.

For the GHG sleepers for $90 a dozen was that at Cabelas? or Gander or where?

[Maxxed Out]

I think I heard that GHG is discontinuing their sleeper shell line or revamping it that's why they had the fully flocked so cheep earlier in the year. My guess is if you can find a retailer with stock they will be discounting heavily.

I have some Dakota painted lessers that I'm selling. I was not very impressed with the durability of the the painted full bodies I bought so I'm guessing he fully flocked are really going to need to be babied.

I personally would got with quantity over qualilty on the water. A big honker spread on the water can be very deadly.

[TrophyEyes]

I have the Dakota floaters and they look great. I would suggest that you don't go with flocked heads for floaters. I feel like all the banging in the boat, and extra care I need to show them, I may need to invest in some additional heads soon. The body's also can show wear, but I would say overall they are great decoys. We have a bunch of different styles and we always put these decoys in the whole and the geese and ducks always keyed in right at these decoys. Frosty mornings were an issue with the flocking though.

[Gordie]

I feel like all the banging in the boat, and extra care I need to show them, I may need to invest in some additional heads soon.

just a thought but you could use the covers for the heads like golfers use for their clubs or have some thing on that design made for them

[TrophyEyes]

We use black athletic socks. It works pretty well, but it still shows where they have been dinged.

[dan z]

BF all the way man, I have a couple dozen of those a dozen ghg over size and some a dozen g/h by far the big foots outshine the others with looks and durability. I re paint them as needed heads and a$$'s

GHG over size = Heavy, space takers,

G/H = used for fillers not very big, and not very nice looking

Heck I have a buddy that has the ole straight neck flambau's and he kills geese over them. but then again when I'm with all my decoys are out too... good luck beating a spread of a hundred goose floaters