Decoy storage/transporting

[WARHMR]

I am interested in how everyone transports their decoys for spearing. Please if you have photos attach them. 

I am building another sled to pull behind my snowmobile and need ideas on storage for my decoys. When I go out I take everything with including all my decoys, 20+/-.

[pikestabber]

I pack my 6-8 favorite decoys in a plastic tool box and go with that. I find if I bring too many decoys I spend too much time playing and not enough time giving each one their due. I know, I know...it's fun to play with decoys, especially ones you've made, but I think a person can switch too often sometimes and it can be detrimental. Other days, you have to switch to keep the action going. But that's for another topic

Below is the exact one I bought. The little top compartments are great for things like extra swivels, decoy pins, etc. There's a tray inside where you can keep a knife, lighter, decoy sticks, etc., and then the main bin on the bottom is for your dekes. I don't have to worry about it tipping over and spilling anything out when I bring gear onto the lake, and it packs easy. I think it was around $10-$12 at Home Depot but that was several years ago. Amazon has it for $15 with free shipping.

If you have a variety of sizes, I would guess you could get 12-15 dekes in pretty easily.

 

Edited November 23, 2015 by pikestabber

[Neighbor_guy]

I go with the plastic lunch box or tool box as well. Actually I think this one is a range/shell box. I like the snap open compartment on the top as I keep my decoy pins and extra weight in one side and a spare quick strike rig in the other. I like to line the box with a hand towel and depending on the size can get a dozen or so decoys in the box. 

[WARHMR]

Those are both good idea's. I found out the hard way, by using a box like that, my dekes ended up chipped/scratched/banged up. I did see mention of a double shotgun hard case. 

I made a sled to pull behind snowmobile that carries ice chisel, ice saw, 2spears, slush scoop, shovel, quick fish 3 pop up, live sucker, all my dekes, 20# propane tank, two colapsable chairs, and a buddy heater. If the ice is supper thick I can put an ice auger on the very top. It may be a little heavy but I can still load and unload by my self.

[hawkeye43]

I use a  small suitcase with a couple of foam pads that I got at garage sales. they work great for a couple of bucks each

[Neighbor_guy]

I do have to agree with what was said above about the hard side gun cases if you are concerned at all about chipping that's the way to go. They can take up a lot of space in the shack though. 

When I am hauling custom decoys out for final testing or delivery I use a hard case. It's considered a breakdown double or AR carbine case. But my everyday personal use decoys float around in the tool box shown above. 

[mrklean]

I use a largo Plano box, last year I got a thick piece of foam and cut the decoy shapes out in them so they sit in nicely and wont get damaged.

[skippie]

I go to walmart and buy a pack of tube socks, put a sock on each decoy, then in a box i made, imagine an old wooden coke case, but with deeper spots.