Western Montana

[waterfowler44]

I hunt in an area with tons of geese and tons of ducks, all sep. species! i was curious, our blind is well concealed and it is on a back channel, and i was curious if flagging, in such a tight spot would work, we are about 6 feet off the waters edge, but our blind is dug into the ground, and trees on both sides. i was thinking of buying one of the 18 ft decoy poles, and taping a flag on the end, any suggestions would help! Only two months left til opener!!!!! :D

[waterfowler44]

do they make flag poles, that are pretty light weight to carry in?

[Jude St.John]

If you are talking about the decoy retrievers, I would suggest you leave them to retrieving decoys. I think there would be the possibility of bending the decoy retriever if there was a flag on it...especially if it is windy.

We have used a fibreglass semi antenna as a long flag pole the past few seasons and it has worked great. My brother saw it at the junk yard and they gave it to him for free. We attached a piece of dowling to the end with the appropriate holes to attach a flag. It is strong and has some flex to it which makes flagging with it easier than a stiff flagpole.

I have also heard of guys using crappie poles but have not tried this myself.

[StraitMeatKilla]

Check out Cableas and Flagman's websites...I am almost positive they have "extended" poles for flagging. I have a 9 footer at home ( I believe made by Flagman) that is collapsible and weighs next to nothing. The flex in this pole is perfect and we have great luck with flagging "long distance" flocks with it.

Just a thought.

Strait

[marsh menace]

I am not a pro staff member - but what has worked for me in your situation is a product made by Higdon- the flapper. Geese love it and it is pretty simple to set up and operate as long as you have ground that is penetrable. They run about $89 - $100 good luck