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The 2007-2008 Duck Hunting Season was absolutely great this time around. Nothing better than getting to go out duck hunting with your son, family and friends. A good time was had by all. One of the things I really enjoy doing when we go out on our trips down to Wister or Mendota is to test out new equipment. My wife calls it “playing with my toys,” but I call it “industry research” and make sure she doesn’t find any of the receipts!
During the season I was able to test out an interesting new duck decoy called the Wing Magic Decoy. Like everyone else I was looking for a way to add a bit more variety to my duck decoy spread, especially earlier in the season when spinning wing decoys aren’t allowed. With a little bit of that “industry research” I mentioned earlier, I came across the Wing Magic website and, needless to say, my interest was sparked indeed.
The website described the Wing Magic Decoy perfectly, it is a jerk string decoy on steroids. After watching their videos online, I reached for my credit card and placed a quick order. The decoy arrived less than a week later and we were good to go for our next trip down to Wister, CA. The first thing I noticed out of the box was how beautiful the molding and paint job on the Wing Magic Decoy are…the manufacturers did a solid job and the level of quality in the entire product is top notch. The only essential item you need for the Wing Magic Decoy to work is a bit of 1/2″ conduit pole. Once you’ve got that you are set and ready for action.
Putting together the Wing Magic Decoy was a snap - it took less than 2 minutes to assemble - and getting the decoy set up out in the water was just as easy. Four taps with a mallet and the Wing Magic Decoy was in place and ready to pull in some ducks for us. If you check out the video, you’ll see the motion of the Wing Magic Decoy is excellent and incredibly life-like. It was all I could do to keep Big Steven from shooting the thing…and, it wouldn’t be the first decoy he’s shot.
The only downside to the Wing Magic Decoy is the 75 foot cord, which pops out like a sore thumb in the water. I’m not as worried about the color of it as the movement it makes in the water. This next hunting season we plan to solve that problem with a couple of sinkers with swivels to get the cord off the surface. I’ll do an update once we’ve had a chance to test it out.
All-in-all, the Wing Magic Decoy performed magnificantly and we look forward to using it again on our next hunting trip out in to the field. You can find more information and order the Wing Magic Decoy at www.WingMagic.com.
Until next time, happy hunting!
-Steve D., the Hunting Sensei
http://www.huntingsensei.com
