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Author Topic: Who uses tube style turkey calls?  (Read 796 times)

Offline kbetts

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Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« on: February 14, 2012, 12:20:00 PM »
I picked up a magazine the other day that had a great article on tube turkey calls.  Well, by Sunday afternoon, I had turned out two and just about made my lips bleed figuring them out.  What a surprise!  Anyone else make their own?  Pics would be great.
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 01:41:00 PM »
Tough call to master for sure. I still have trouble with mine. I'd like to get it mastered, they are great sounding calls and can produce every turkey sound there is.
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2012, 10:23:00 AM »
Not 1/4 as tough as trying to master a wingbone or trumpet call.

You Tube has demos on how to make and operate a tube call.
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2012, 01:49:00 PM »
I make and use them!
 

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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2012, 01:59:00 PM »
A long time ago when I was kinda new to spring gobbler hunting me and a friend were looking for some new style turkey calls. We called Knight & Hale..can't remember which one we talked to, but he said he had some new calls they were coming out with called Tube calls. He mailed us some of them. Those were the first ones I had ever seen.

We made tube calls out of a pc of PVC and made what was called Snuff Can calls the same way.

I got one from Primos that I can call good on and sounds great.

I can use them, but not good enough to depend on.

 Turkey wing calls are the only calls I've tried I can't use. It would take me a whole lot of practice on those.

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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2012, 08:08:00 PM »
I don't make them , but use um. From what you describing, your blowing into the call/reed. Try huffing the air from your diaphragm across the reed. Don't be afraid to fool with the latex too. You want it tight with a crinkle too it. I hope this helps  :thumbsup:  
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2012, 08:52:00 PM »
We use to make them out of 35 millimeter film canisters and latex gloves.
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2012, 09:28:00 PM »
They work well but take practice. I haven't found latex lately but will try the glove thing, great idea.

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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2012, 09:31:00 PM »
Your local dentist will have some latex . Just ask him/her for dental dam   :thumbsup:
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2012, 09:41:00 PM »
I'm using a couple of old film canisters and latex.  I'm cutting the latex out of different types of gloves.  I found by cutting a small V notch in one side, the call will make a nice cluck when I add extra air.  Still playing, but I think I'll be able to run it by spring.
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2012, 12:00:00 AM »
Been using one off and on for several years. Got a custom wood one at the NWTF convention in Nashville TN. Heard a seminar by CUZ Strickland. He uses one all the time.
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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2012, 02:44:00 AM »
I have used em and some of my turkey hunting buddies have tried them as well years ago.We all ditched them essentially

Definatly not my go to call.I never felt they were as effective and they did not have the authentic true sound of a wild hen turkey IMO.

I am sure some guys have success with them though and maybe are just better at using them than me or my buddies.I feel thiers better and more natural sounding calls though.

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Re: Who uses tube style turkey calls?
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2012, 03:52:00 AM »
I can use as wingbone but have a heck of a time with a tube call. Guess I need to dig one out and get to it.

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