[Billy benderson]

I started rigging up some new avian x decoys with Texas rigs tonight and saw that the keels have holes on both the front and rear of the keel. What's your preference and does it even matter? Do they swim differently?

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[Baymen Moe]

Never hurts to have some decoys facing a different direction.

 

[plainsman]

in a stiff breeze, they usually face into it...so I rig mine off the front....just me though

 

[Zrogers212]

I rig a mix of front and back because how often do you seen all the ducks facing the same way

 

[Baymen Moe]

I rig a mix of front and back because how often do you seen all the ducks facing the same way

When they’re about to take flight.

 

[mudpack]

Depends on conditions.
Normally, ducks on the water face every direction.
If there's a stiff wind, however, very few will be floating with their butts to the wind....and even then, not for very long.
I usually rig two or three of every dozen on the rear hole. If it's windy, I just take a half-hitch around the front of the keel so they ride into the wind.