Use a dollar bill to dry out the space between the reed and insert. Works pretty well.

 

some people put rain x on them and say it works but i havent tried it. I just keep them tucked inside my coat against my body and that works pretty good.

 

I am assuming that you bought a call with an acrylic or poly tone board. Honestly, all calls WILL stick. But acyrilic ones are the worst about it, poly second and lastly wood.

First try to practice minimizing the amount of saliva that you put into the call. PRACTICE is all I can say about that one.

Secondly, the reason a reed sticks is due to moisture and the amount of contact between the reed and the tone board. This is caused by your hot air being blown into a call that is colder than that air, which causes condensation. To help MINIMIZE this, try keeping the call in your pocket, or keep them inside the upper area of your jacket by unzipping it a little.

Lastly, if this is a high end call you may want to send it back to the mfg and have the tone board worked to make sure something hasn`t warped or that the area that the reed and tone board touch is properly adjusted.

Hope this helps

STUMP

 

thanks. I'll try the rain x and keeping it tucked in my coat. Its a foiles strait meat mallard. It was a cool very damp morning. I can't get it to do it now. I sanded the underside of the reed lightly. Seemed to be the ticket.

 

All of my Foiles calls stick. I've sanded the toneboards and tried everything, including Rain X. The only time they stick is when I get them out in decently cold weather. I've even blown the hell outta them in the house and then put them in the fridge for 30 minutes, and they won't stick. However, every time I hunt them, they always stick after the first series. Only calls I've ever had trouble with.

 

great :sad: . If that happens I'll get rid of the thing.

 

I put it in the freezer for a half hour blew it and no sticking. I even spit in it and I can't get it to stick. Like you said though only happens when hunting. Monday will be the test. Thanks for all the quick responses. :thumbsup:

 

Reed curl helps. I like a reed with some good curl memory in it in my hunting calls. It can be the differance between a call stuck completely where you can not break it loose with out a mega pressure squeal and it being able to open up with a simple cluck or two. Make sure it is smiling on the tone board no one likes an unhappy reed. Like a bowl not like a lid.

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Bret

 

Thanks Bret. That makes a lot of sense. I will try that. This call has me so upset. 125 bucks and theres no returns on calls so I want to get it working good.

 

I hope it helps you.

Bret