Question for Pro-staffers

[Jason Pollack]

I've got 3 dozen new pro-grade mallards for this season and let me tell you they look absolutely SWEET. Best decoys on the market hands down. I'm wanting some advice on some decoy spreads. I also have 2 mojos that I want to include in the spread. The area I hunt calls for large spreads of floaters and the specific hole I hunt is good with a northwest wind.

My question is this, how should I set up my decoys and mojos so that ducks will be more likely to commit? I'm trying to get an edge over the other guys that hunt this area.

Thanks

[Mark Brendemuehl]

Jason- Is it a pothole you are hunting? You mentioned "hole" so I am not sure.
If it is a smaller body of water, set them up in a natural looking manner, and then position yourself with the sun at your back if possible. Finishing the birds in this manner will take the focus off of you and on to the decoys, and make it harder for them to see you if they begin to circle.
Let us know more of what the area is like.
Good luck!
Mark

[Jason Pollack]

Mark- Thanks for the advice. Yes it is a cattail pothole that I am talking about. Never thought about putting the sun and wind at my back that sounds like a deadly combination! I will be sure and try that.

Any other advice out there?

[Adam Reid]

I agree witht he wind and the sun comments, ideally having both at your back is ideal. Often, especially with birds that have seen a spread or two, I like to sit with the wind quartering over my shoulder so the ducks aren't look straight at me on their approach, if you can work a quartering wind with the sun at your back the bird should never see you.
As far as the mojo, I like to put one on the up wind side of my spread. Ducks have seen a lot of mojo's nowadays and will often shy away from them, I don't use one near as much as I used to. When I do have use one, I like to use the remote to turn it off as ducks approach. I often look up in the marsh I hunt and see spinners everywhere. Any more I leave mine at home.

[Mark Brendemuehl]

Jason- one other thing we like to do is put the decoys where we DON'T want the birds to land. Filling in one side or the other to force them to land tighter, etc... the sun at the back and not caring about the wind on a pothole is by far the best thing I can recommend on potholes though. It is deadly.
Mark