If you're gonna take the time to transfer pics then photoshop them...

It's gotta be funnier than that, just sayin.'

Keep 'em coming.

mmmmmmmmmm decoy spread

I think that people overthink their spreads wayyyyy too much. I just like to play the wind and make sure there's a hole for them to land in. If you're on a small private pond, then put the dekes where you don't want them to land, and leave it open where you do want em to land. If the ducks wanna be on that pond then theyre gonna sit down regardless of what letter, roman numeral, or fraternity symbol design you put your dekes in.

I'm going with a lower case q formation next year

How does the topic change from decoy spreads to 35 to kraft dip?? yall need to find something else to do.

You're still here, too.

Hayraker already told you!

11 decoys, period.

don't egg them on...youve opened a whooooole new can of worms now

haha i figured that out, the only reason i'm still on is to learn about duck hunting

all of those things are related to the topic.

we like to be thorough.

haha thanks for the in depth hayraker! makin' me hungry for dip and ducks now.

Miracle Whip is the best. All the rest are bread tearing junk!!

I'm a Helman's guy.

Helmans is to clumpy its just junk

All right, here.

Contrary to what DU magazine says, ducks don't form up in a "J" or a "V."

Throw them out randomly with a hole exactly where you want the ducks to land.

11!??! Why didn't anyone tell me this before now1? And all this time i've been using 12..***T!

Miracle whip is processed nastiness.

Hellman's is real mayo!

I'm with Hayraker.

Yall have no idea what a good decoy spread is Its the Whip!!

what about Cheez Whiz, can we all agree that Cheez Whiz is a good spread?

It will do

I agree with that. I will add this..

Ideally, you scout the day before, see the species of ducks on the water, how many, where they are sitting…. Ideally, you are watching them at sundown and see where they are on the water when they take off for their nightly roost. Ideally, the wind conditions will be the same in the morning and you now know where the x will be because a very high percentage of those ducks will be right there in the morning you can bet your last dollar on that, and if you have a spread out there, ideally, you want it to look like it did the day before (same number of duck, same species, same placement, etc..) so when said ducks arrive in morning, they will feel most safe about landing because nothing looks unusual..

I normally only take about 18 deeks or less, I just can’t be bothered messing with more. If I think I will be shooting gaddy's all morning, I take cheap mallard hen deeks work fine. I got a bunch of gaddy deeks I just have not rigged up, hen mallards work fine. If I'm going after mallards then I take mallards and plenty of greenheads, and if I expect to see pintails then I take those too.

For sure play the wind, if wind is coming out of the west, that is the side of the pond/lake you want to be. Most will tell you they like wind to their back so ducks come strait in, I like a side wind so when ducks are coming in, they are not looking straight at you. Make a landing spot for the duck so they don't have to fly over other ducks to land. And cover up and sit still. Take EM!!!

What happens if you hunt between I-35W and I-35E

I think they call that bi

It is DANG cold east of 35...y'all keep that stuff up there dang it ridin!

Moose,
contrary to your scouting efforts they do form J and V patterns very often, next time I'm scouting from the helicopter I'll get some pics for you.

Guy,
your waaay over thinking this, everyone knows you don't need dekes to kill gaddys...

meandthewife,
Consider your self one lucky bastage.

-Matt

. There is no one spread for any one situation, that's why its a funny question. Just keep a opening where you want the birds to land, as a general rule later in the season, ducks don't like to fly over decoys, so keep your flight lanes open.

Kelly