[jolejnik4bmx]

ok this next season will be my third im looking to go diver hunting in the bay. what will i need? i got 8 bluebill dekes to start off with- craigslist is good. any suggestions?

 

[crewchief252]

i use 6-8 doz broadies, a doz cans, 2 doz squaws and a doz buffs.

 

[DrakeS]

jole
your gonna need more then 8 as i am sure you know

just keep checking here for deals, i just got a great deal on goose shells from sljoe,
check your local papers, that is how i found all my goose decoys a gentleman was retiring and put up his whole collection i think it was 12 dozen when done for 350.00 cart, blind, full bodies, silos.

also you might want to try yahoo and google search but you are gonna have to beat me to them because i check often and already have two deals working right know,

i dont know if you typically hunt with some one, i do and he had alot of decoys and what i did was just add to them from there a little at a time, i bought decoys that he did not have and know we have a ton and we are always looking for deals

good luck
Drake

 

[jolejnik4bmx]

my cousin has his boat and stuff he got a dozen blues but he never has time to take it out. so im looking to go by myself. and can you diver hunt from shore around here?

 

[crewchief252]

out in the open bay, divers avoid the shore line most of the time, but once in a while you'll get a few to pass by, But if your headed for the bay, i wouldnt recommend going by yourself until you learn a bit a about how it is down there,i hunt down there alot and it can get very nasty , very fast, wind direction and speed is another thing you need to be familiar with, that can tell you alot about the conditions on the water. BE CAREFULL OUT THERE!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

 

[jolejnik4bmx]

maybe next season we can hook up and go out cheif. it would be a good time.

 

[wackemstackem]

You guys get bluebills in raritan bay.

 

[crewchief252]

You guys get bluebills in raritan bay.

last year there was 3000-5000 of them out there, but they were real hard to decoy for some reason, season before was easier

 

[wackemstackem]

WOW :thumbsup: I hunt western Nassau Freeport we have not seen a bluebill in years.Thousands of brant and blacks mergs ect

 

[jerseywaterfowler]

I would take Crew's advise, it can get very nasty on the bay in the winter. You will need a few more then 8 bills, look for cheap mallard dekes and repaint them. If you don't have a boat that can handle the bay, check out the twin river area. There are always some bills around but not in the numbers of the bay.

 

[putumdown870]

I got a load of bluebill decoys you can have, yes have for free. Just call me and come get them. 908 902-8432 in Red Bank

 

[jolejnik4bmx]

another question: is there cnavasbacks and redheads in the bay in big numbers?