well for starters if you do not kno how to blow a short read you wont like and but once you learn how to use one you will just have to try them all till you find one that fits you. you can get some really nice calls on here in the clasified part some times but if you are new to short reeds dont go spend a hole lot just go by something like a buck gardner working man or grey ghost or some other brand of call but like a said before you can get a really nice call from this web site

 

Best thing i can tell ya is purchase this DVD "BAD GRAMMER"
this will help you alot !!! In the mean there is many calls that are under 100 that will help you learn on then when you are comfortable calling on a short reed go spend the money on a good one. Just my .02 hope this helps

Heres the site for BG
http://www.midwestwaterfowloutfitters.c ... -threinen/

also you can call Scott and he will answer any questions you have great guy.

Hope this helps good luck :beer: and :welcome: to GHC

 

you maybe opening a can of worms that will only confuse you. tons of opinions and preferences,none are wrong just personal. i agree w/lab whisperer get the dvd and or cd , get a cheap short reed and learn it then go somewhere that you can test different ones. just my.02

 

contact Rick Perry at Winglock Calls, Explain your situation, let him help you decide on one of his calls, then ask for his assistance in learning to use it. Awesome guy and great calls, all under $100

Then get tthe DVD

 

I bought a Sean Mann shorty express for my first short reed. I learned very quick how to blow it, It is a simple call that takes not much effort. I had a little trouble getting the low notes so I called Sean Mann headquarters and talk to a guy (very nice and helpful) he told me to send it in and he tuned it for so I could hit the lower notes as a beginner acutely replaced the call because the paint got banged up in the mail but for $65 it was a great call and I would strongly recommend it.

 

If possible go to a store and try as many as you can.Every call is not for every caller and what I think is the best call may not be for you ( as you already stated you did not like the meatgrinder).The other Foiles call you could try is the Coles Carnage Collector, also a short reed call and very easy to use.Good luck and let us know how you make out.

 

I know of one :mrgreen: I actually make it and designed it for beginners. The design has a lot of built in back pressure that makes the call easier to break over and it has Victorian Honker guts in it which require VERY little air to use. Each one is hand made, not just thrown into a machine that turns them for the people. Nothing wrong with CNC'd calls, I own and use many of them, but for $100 you can have a one of a kind wood call that is made exactly for you.

 

Where's Dandy Don when you need him???

 

Call Tony at Wing Tips Down. He'll hook you up with a nice call that will not break the bank.

 

Where's Dandy Don when you need him???

:twisted: :roll: :twisted:

In that price range for a beginner, I'd be lookin at a GK Giant Slayer or a delrin Lynch Mob - something like a delrin Goose Noose.

Yup - my mistake...Mallard Slayer sounds great, but geese don'T care for it. :twisted:

 

I think Brent meant to say a GK Giant Slayer. :wink: Great starter call, but yes a good DVD or CD will help immensly. I personally like the DVD Honker Talk and Craig McDonald's 100% Pure Goose CD.

 

i was looking at the sean mann shorty express... but i heard that it takes a lot of air and backpressures? is that true and should i look a little more? or try it out?

 

There is a Cabelas in Hammond, In which is less than an hour away. Make a trip up there one of these days and try out the calls there. You can pick them up, you can feel them, you can use them. They don't have all the calls, but they hav enough that you can get a good idea of what they are like. They should have just about ever call they list in their catalogs. Every one here wil agree that you need to try them before you buy them.

 

Where's Dandy Don when you need him???

Haha o no!! I am fairly new to this site dont tell me dandy don has made his impact on this site as well? His partner in crime was remove from ****************** and the fuge and Done Dean has now made an absolute fool of himself on the refuge. Hence the new term youve been deaned!!

As far as the call goes. IMO dont listen to anyone. Find a $50 or $60 short reed and go to work with that DVD, but not just that one DVD get a few, Shawn Stahl has a good one out as well. All will help you in a different way. Once you get your basics down then go blow some customs or Grounds and you will find out what you like best.

 

i was looking at the sean mann shorty express... but i heard that it takes a lot of air and backpressures? is that true and should i look a little more? or try it out?

The exact opposite. Very little air needed and lots of back pressure built in

 

Doug Schuyler's Voodoo Medicine Man! Hands down the best call I've blown. It's extremely easy to use and they look great.

schuylers@kwic.com

give him a shout you won't be disappointed!
cheers,
Kyle

 

yea it takes little air and there is quite a bit of back pressure built in. i love my sean mann shorty express. as a beginner i was calling in geese like crazy. even pulling birds out of a big flock. and all i did was bought the call and went on youtube and looked up how to use a goose call and it tought me everything.