Goose Calls: Who's Using a Short Reed?

[Scott Kirsch]

Now that Goose season is in full swing, I am breaking out the short reed. My success has been marked by 4 years of success with a Hunter G's 007 Acrylic Smokey Joe short reed goose call and a Poly Carb Super Mag "Black Magic" goose call. Both calls are produced by the Goose Guru himself at Tim Grounds Championship Calls. Check them out and look and Hunter and Tim's calling contest histories in the "About Hunter Grounds" and "About Tim Grounds" areas. These guys are the best.

www.timgrounds.com/gcallhunter007.htm
www.timgrounds.com/gcallpolycarbs.htm

What short reed goose call do you prefer? -Sloppy

[mrjbigfoot]

Gotta love a good short reed call! That's all I use anymore. Checked out the link, definitely some nice looking calls but out of my price range. Have you ever heard of Blue Collar Calls? A friend of mine got a couple of short reeds for $25 a piece, they sound awesome but are just a black plastic call (nothing fancy). I've never paid more than $35 for a call & I thought that was a lot...

[Scott Kirsch]

mrjbigfoot said:

Gotta love a good short reed call! That's all I use anymore. Checked out the link, definitely some nice looking calls but out of my price range. Have you ever heard of Blue Collar Calls? A friend of mine got a couple of short reeds for $25 a piece, they sound awesome but are just a black plastic call (nothing fancy). I've never paid more than $35 for a call & I thought that was a lot...

Hey Biggess Footess....don't count Tim Grounds out on the "economical" choices either!!! For example, Try some of the following:

The $25 "Clearly The Goose Talk" call
The $35 "Guides Best" flute call
The $55 "Half Breed" short reed call
The $60 "ABS Super Mag Burnt Orange" short reed call

Now you can afford any of those even if I have to Sloppy subsidize you! Seriously though, Tim's "plastic" calls kick the butt out of most other custom calls I have used (long list). And at $35, the "Guides Best" flute is just awesome. I blew that call with large success during my 4 years of high school! The point is this. While I do not work for any callmaker for any specie of critter, it is better to have a couple "good" calls (like Grounds) than it is to keep trying the ever-increasing cost associated with the trial and error method. Same reason I support Nitro Company and Rhino chokes for turkey hunting. More expensive in the short term but far cheaper in the long run.

Never heard of Blue Collar Calls though. I can't say "Yea!" or "Nay!" for those because I just don't know. But I will say this, I would put the the $55 Tim Grounds "Half Breed" up against any short reed available today. Just my 2 cents though. - :)Sloppy

[mrjbigfoot]

What do you do sloppy? Are you a used car salesman? You've got one heck of a good sales pitch..

[Scott Kirsch]

mrjbigfoot said:

What do you do sloppy? Are you a used car salesman? You've got one heck of a good sales pitch..

Officially....I am a Chemist by degree but I work in the pharmaceutical industry in Quality Assurance arena. I am a car aficionado and have bought and sold over 15 used vehicles at some point in my lifetime. I drive a 1997 all black Infiniti I30t automobile. Bought my 1st new car (ever) for my wife, a diesel VW Passat TDI (turbo direct injection) GLS - 40 mpg. I guess I do have a lot of experience with used cars.

BTW - Tim sells only new calls. To my knowledge, I am the only seller of saliva-laden (but dried) used game calls on my unadvertised, non-EBay home business called "Sloppy Seconds." -

[mrjbigfoot]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Win Mag]

Sloppy...LMAO..

[mikeguard01]

I love short reeds. I have never tried a store bought only the ones I made.

Mike01

[goosereaper]

i love grounds calls, BG canada hammer, winglocks, and also a SMH, but thats about where i cut it off. i have a delrin winglock and one of my custom shortreeds on my lanyard right now, and one of my wood SR's and a maple winglock in the blind bag.........and for the $, a wood or delrin winglock is better than any other call..... (ya, i know i make calls, but i really like winglocks....)

[tphunter]

I think any call will work as long as you know how to use it...I use a Buck Gardner Canada Hammer, a Mick Lacy short reed, Strutn J's SR and of course our very own Goosereaper's short reed ...You don't have to spend a fortune on goose calls to be successful or rely on one brand or custom maker...It's all in how you comunicate with the critters thats important...somedays they want to hear a high pitched call and others they want a lower toned call...I'll start out using one call on a flock and if they don't respond I switch to another call...So far this year goosereapers call is what they want to hear since it's a little higher pitched then the other calls

[Scott Kirsch]

tphunter said:

...You don't have to spend fortune on goose calls to be successful or rely on one brand or custom maker...It's all in how you comunicate with the critters thats important...somedays they want to hear a high pitched call and others they want a lower toned call...

TPH - I, like many others, have my favorites. Grounds is not the only goose call maker that is any good! He's just happens to be one of the best. While I truely believe that I can call in a mallard or Canadian goose with a mouthpiece from my sister's clarinet, it doesn't mean I want to use one. The cool thing about BG, Grounds, and Foiles (and others) is that the pitch itself can be varied substantially with one's aperature and amount of moving air. Either way, they sound very goose and geese. I just like TG's calls and don't use much else. -Sloppy

[cdubb]

I love them Short Reeds. I wont go back to a flute. I just dont think Iwas that good with them.
I use a call that probably no has heard of. My own. (please dont take as a spam) I have never realy used a big name call out in the field. I did blow a Foiles, If I didnt make my own I would realy check into Tim's or Jeff's

C Dubb

[goosereaper]

i just got a new shortreed and i LOVE it, the Greg Keats Shaman may be a bit pricey, but DANG! they rock! it went on my lanyard right next to my competition SMH, my "stumpy", and a regular GooseReaper. also, fowl language makes quite the goose call, just dont have the $ to get one. man i cant wait till late goose!

Adam M

[Scott Kirsch]

goosereaper said:

i just got a new shortreed and i LOVE it, the Greg Keats Shaman may be a bit pricey, but DANG! they rock! it went on my lanyard right next to my competition SMH, my "stumpy", and a regular GooseReaper. also, fowl language makes quite the goose call, just dont have the $ to get one. man i cant wait till late goose!

Let's see those pictures GooseReaper! Your calls and some of the other short reeds you use. Thanks bud. - Sloppy

[goosereaper]

sloppysnood said:

Let's see those pictures GooseReaper! Your calls and some of the other short reeds you use. Thanks bud. - Sloppy

u mean these?

or all of these?

and i really want one of these!
www.fowl-language.com/goose.html

lets see what all u other guys are usin!

Adam M