Speck Calls
 

What speck do yall use and recommended?

And where can u find them?

Redbone

chien caille

X2 - G&H Seed Hunting Store
Kaplan, Geuydan, as well as Church Point

X2-Redbone!!!

Chien Caille

heard they were good......:help:

OLT predator call & Chien Caille. Not sure if they make the OLT anymore.

Redbone hands down! They're a little pricey, but he custom makes it to what you want. They have a web site and you just give him a call. He uses high quality parts, and he is as nice as a guy you're gonna meet. I've tried every kind of speck call there is from Haydels, RNT, Olt, Cheien Caille and i have never had a speck call with this kind of durability and quality. You will never need another speck call.

went to the web site and it seems like a real good call.. 200$ is out of my price range though

Out of my range too but I got a couple of buds who swear by them.
2009, 2010 Louisiana state spec calling contest winners used Redbone calls.
Nate Wright is first class. The CDs that come with the calls are awesome.

Sean Mann White front express. L C tackle used to carry them . About 60 bucks.

Olt with modified reed. Only place to find the ps Olt anymore is ebay

I make speck calls they are acrylic with the olt guts in them for 75 bucks if anyone is interested

Chien Caille

James Meyers custom calls in sulphur. Best sounding call I've heard and easy to blow

I heard sand eels opening night.


Also a popping cork with avocado 2 ft underneath working it fast then slow has been bringing them in too.............lol

Haydel S-81

So does Chein Caille. Go to the man's house in Gueydan and shoot the bull with him. He will make you one. Then you can try it out. If you want it changed, he will change it for you. Mervis Saltzman is his name and if he ain't around his son Kendall will make you one too. You can also watch the game and drink beer with him in his shop. It's a good time. Also guranteed forever. You split the reed, just get some beer and go see him again, he will make you a new reed and fix it right up. You want it to be easy to blow? He can do dat, he once made one for a guy with one lung.

wheres his shop at in gueydan? I might go check them out next week. Do they have regular hours?

wheres his shop at in gueydan? I might go check them out next week. Do they have regular hours?


Mervis??????? Na, he keeps bankers hours Bob but Gueydan is not that big so he should not be far. Don't freak out if he opens an old brief case with calls and gives you one to try. All I could think of was "who might have had their mouth on the call I had in my mout":eek:. House is a couple miles east of Gueydan on the south side of the road and I think it is Saltzman Rd.

whats the price range on them calls?

I think they are $50.00 don't quote me on that though.

Used to be $50 now I think they are $60 maybe even $70.

I was hunting at Gueydan hunting club a few years ago and I was talking to one of the guides about how I didn't like how my chien caille was sounding. The guide told me," The guy that makes them only lives a few miles up the road. On your way out stop by and shoot the breeze with him and he will fix you up." Sure enough I went to his house, he trimmed on my reed, and got it sounding perfect. He even gave me a few tips on calling. I need to go see him again. My reed is cracked.

Yup, he's da man.

Try them all out. Lately Sure Shot's work really well for me. They are cheap and if you find the right one they have a great tone. I went into Academy a few years ago and blew on 4 or 5 of them before I found the right one. Yuck, I know, but it worked for me. I had a P.S. Olt that worked really well it broke though. I have a Chien Caille, but you have to blow really hard to make the call cut. I miss a cluck every now due to that so it doesn't get used as much as my sure shot. I like the light clucks and Chien Caille is very loud. I actually traded a red Sure Shot specklebelly call for the Chien Caille. I kind of wish I hadn't now.

funny i do the same thing. an easy way to embarrass your girlfriend. its weird how 5 of the exact same calls can sound different

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Love Em''

Chein Caille is going to turn into the next Corky Craze:*****:

Lafayette Shooter sells a Faulk's speck call for less than $20. IMO, it is the easiest speck call to blow. Very good call for beginners.

Chien Caille, just get one.

Redbone vs. Chein Caille
 

I have both the Redbone and the Chein Caille and they are both great calls. I prefer my Chein Caille because I can go visit with Mervis and he can tune my call to my lung capacity. His calls are also about $150 cheaper than the Redbone. I like my Redbone call but I would have to go visit Nathan to get it right for my lungs. That man can really make a speck call sound good. Saying that, I think it is more the caller than the call that sounds good. He could pick up a Chein Caille, adjust it to his lungs and make it sound just as good as that Redbone. Bottom line is both calls are great and if you really want to learn how to call for competition, go see Nathan, but if you just want the geese to come into your spread, go see Mervis.

Saying all of that, I also agree with Specktator about the Faulks. If you are just beginning, it would be a good idea to pick one of those up and get used to it before you spend more money.

FYI
 

The original Chien Caille is the black one and is for the more experienced callers, but there is a red/rust colored one now, and it is for the beginner, much easier to use and does not require as much air.

Is the only place to get these calls in gueydan?

I know they sell em' at Lafayette Shooters,Gulfway in Kaplan, or you could order one from Mack's Prarie Wings or from Chien Caille's web site.

thanks

I just heard my first Chein Caille in the hands of a master today.
I have to agree with you that it's more the caller than the call.
It was like a concert in the blind, he made notes that I have never heard before and the specs responded well enough for a 5 person limit.

Last Tues we hunted our lease and it was a prefect spec day. My lease partner brought a buddy of his that is a spec calling machine (he uses a Chein Caille). Well we ended up with our limit of specs (6). Before that day, we only had 1 spec for the season.

Damn, ya'll want me to come call specks for ya'll?

I know a guy that makes purdy quackers!

I have a Chien Caille. I started out with a Primos shaved speck. I suggest one of those if you are a beginner. They break easy and you learn how to use your hands. You can also blow the call softly. This is hard to do with alot of calls. They are 10 to 20 bucks. I saw one at Cajun fast mart is Carlyss. The Chien Caille is 60 bucks with the DVD showing you how to use the call. They are top of the line. Best sound out there. Durable and tuned out the box. If it breaks they will fix it without question. All those competition calls like redbone can't hold a tone to Chien Caille. The geese here are way to spooky to be blowing a half a$$ call.

Primos shaved speck- been looking at those...

I don't think you will go wrong getting one. I still use mine on quiet, calm days. They cluck very easy. It is all in the hands.

i know this is an old post but i'm new on the site. james meyer, now riceland custom calls. visit the website for sound bits

have you ever used on of his poly calls?? Where can you order?

Chien caille all da way. Man I can't believe dey dat expensive now. I think I paid $30 for my last one. But dey da best. $200 is wayyyy too much for a call. I've never had a proble
Puttin der feet down wit my Chien.

I can bring em in with 19.99 primos shaved reed speck no problem.

X2.....

I got a Mack's Prairie Wing catalog a few days ago. It had pages and pages of water fowl calls.

Looked like most of them cost $150++.