Promos Gobbstopper Jake/Hen

[cat44]

Anybody use these decoys, or have an opinion about them?  I was thinking about getting either the Avian or a DSD decoy.  I've used the cheaper foam/rubber decoys in the past and have had success with them, but have also had a lot of birds hang up well outside of range.  Anyway, for Christmas my kids bought me the Primos Gobbstopper Jake and I also got the hen.  Are they worth keeping or do I return them and buy the avian or DSD?

Edited February 28, 2016 by cat44

[rkhinrichs]

I have the Avian X strutter decoy and love it!!!! I shot a nice Tom over it last season! I also have two Avian X breeder hens that are awesome. I want to get the DSD Jake decoy. Only down side of the DSD is that they are not collapsible. Here is the picture of the Avian X. 

 

[DonBo]

The DSD are sure awesome decoys, but man are they expensive. I have a couple Avian hen decoys along with a Dakota Best Decoy half strut Jake.  Great success with this set up over the past several years.

 I do have one of the gogglestoppers you mentioned and have never had much success with it.

[Barbelboy]

I have 2 avian x hens. Not quite ready to throw away another $100 on the avian x jake I picked up the gobstopper jake/hen combo. After I took em out of the box I looked at them......and looked at them..........and went back to store, returned them and bought the avian x 1/4 strut jake.

Not that you couldn't shoot turkeys over them. God knows I've shot some turkeys over awful looking foam contraptions. It's more that I had my heart set on a complete set of avian x (and yes, they are real and they are fantastic). I think for the time/money/effort one spends afield, just a touch more realism may make or break that one or two hunts every few years that justify the extra money.