Decoys and spreads

[I make oil]

Redheads are one of my favorite ducks but I've never considered buying Redhead decoys. They just go to anything. I really like the idea of lots and lots of coot decoys. There are always tons of coots around and they are very cautious. Like I said I have seen huge flocks swimming along and they almost always go right outside of my shooting range. Smart, smart birds. I read on the DU site about setting out 2 or 3 dozen in a long string down wind up to 100 yards away ending in a group near your spread with Gadwall around the group. That sounds like a good set up and I plan on trying that in the bay. With clusters of mallards, pintails and teal up wind of the blind leaving a hole in front of the bilind between the groups of ducks and the cluster of coots/gadwall. Any birds flying by should see that. I will get impact from the spread but it will take a while to set up for sure.