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Today I got 6 life size wood duck decoys from GHG with the snaplock keels. What a joke. The first one went in with a little gentle love from a 2x4. The second one would not even start, the plastic on the decoy had moved in tight so it would not even start to go in. It is pretty cold here, in the 20s so I thought maybe if I used a hairdrier it would soften up and go in.
Well after an hour, a hammer, a 2x4, a heat gun and a VISE I was able to put the snaplock in a vise, and slam the decoy into it nothing short of completely putting all of my 280lb self on it. This is the last GHG product I think I will buy period. I think I will rip the GHG logo off my shotshell belt, I don't want to advertise at all for them. I guess the positive note is at least they probably won't fall off like some said? I think I will throw some glue in just to be sure.
KSwaterfowler and I were talking about GHGs second rate products today and I said I don't think I will ever buy anymore snaplock products, well after this mess today I am done with GHG. KS- you are the man. I wish we would have had that chat last week. Typical products for China craftsmanship. I guess I really shouldn't complain, how good can a 12 year old really work right?
Ok, there is my rant. My advise, save your money and buy G&H or some other decoy that you can pull out of the box and use. Not haved to waste your time, blood and sweat over. If these decoys give me any trouble tomorrow I will post a close up of a bunch of GHG decoys getting sacrificed....
Well after an hour, a hammer, a 2x4, a heat gun and a VISE I was able to put the snaplock in a vise, and slam the decoy into it nothing short of completely putting all of my 280lb self on it. This is the last GHG product I think I will buy period. I think I will rip the GHG logo off my shotshell belt, I don't want to advertise at all for them. I guess the positive note is at least they probably won't fall off like some said? I think I will throw some glue in just to be sure.
KSwaterfowler and I were talking about GHGs second rate products today and I said I don't think I will ever buy anymore snaplock products, well after this mess today I am done with GHG. KS- you are the man. I wish we would have had that chat last week. Typical products for China craftsmanship. I guess I really shouldn't complain, how good can a 12 year old really work right?
Ok, there is my rant. My advise, save your money and buy G&H or some other decoy that you can pull out of the box and use. Not haved to waste your time, blood and sweat over. If these decoys give me any trouble tomorrow I will post a close up of a bunch of GHG decoys getting sacrificed....