He seemed to like my avian decoys when I took him during teal season.

Yes, he did. That's when the griping started.

I'm assuming you're talking floaters....

If your feet are your taxi - Flambeau Storm Fronts (cheap, EXTREMELY well made...not brittle in sub-sub-freezing temps, thick tough plastic, durable paint, realistic, cheap, inexpensive, cheap, cheap...easy to touch up with Testors and rattlecan paint).

If you've got the $$$$ and/or a taxi - Flambeau Storm Fronts or Avian X (can be had inexpensively....look on the web,if you've got good google-fu, you'll discover duck hunter nirvana)

Personally, I'd rather put the money in my retirement or toy fund than spend big bucks on decoys.

Buddy of mine owns a store in longview and he sells avian cheaper than anywhere else I have found if you decide to go with them

I hunt with Avian X mallards and Dakota Decoys for wigeon and grey ducks. They are very well made and look much better than the dekes my buddies bring (not sure what brand they have). I got a screaming deal on them and that was the only determining factor when I bought them.

HOWEVER, just because they look better to US doesn't necessarily mean the ducks give a damn. Ducks were being killed for years with less lifelike decoys, you know?

Decoys and cammo patterns are like fishing lures are to fishing. They catch more fisherman than fish.

If your decoys kill ducks theres no reason to be embarrassed. Old decoys worked great back in the day and still work great today. Tie a jerk cord on and you will be good to go.

ditto

Well I go with avians and dakotas more so for my pleasure! I have to look at decoys for 4-5 hrs a morning then I sure don't want to look at no fake decoy! Ducks maybe don't care but I sure do! I started off with flambeau and now have avians an dakotas and now I think what the heck!! You get what u pay for!

Hahaha yup not sure what I was thinking!! Maybe I should have said a cheap decoy!

I like my Flambeau Stormfront decoys. Their customer service is awesome.

shoot me his number I like Avians. I'm on year 3 and my existing avians are in great shape. I do not use bags or any type of protection either. I know they are more money but really....5 dozen avians are what....$250 more than the average next 5 dozen brands? They are going to last well over 5 years but even at 5 years thats a $50 dollar a year more average. Hell I spend $50 on gas FOR ONE DAY TRIPS while chasing ducks. The long turn average is minuscule. Buy what you can afford.

Specific brand of decoy probably does not determine the amount of ducks you kill. I like my G&H due to their ability to handle wear and tear. Little to no chipping and they are very sturdy.

Other than that, the guy that got me into hunting used his dad's OLD decoys. They all looked black or brown with no paint left on them. Killed many birds over those decoys.

avian x is onto something with the softer plastic that doesnt chip like harder decoys

DOA for mallards and GWT. Higdon Foam Filled for more mallards. Avian for backwater mallards and everything else. If I were rolling in $$$ thats what I would go with.