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Cripes. Theyre big plugs. Are they for buckshot, BB's or #3 steel ?!
The poacher holes in my dekes are about lead #6 size -- So far !

Originally Posted by Woody

Cripes. Theyre big plugs. Are they for buckshot, BB's or #3 steel ?!
The poacher holes in my dekes are about lead #6 size -- So far !

Where I shoot on the Kaipara, I use Steel #3's. Wounded birds get a finisher as soon as they hit the water because as soon as they hit the mangroves they are impossible to find. Cant use a dog as its feet get torn up on the oyster beds and oysters on the mangrove roots so sometimes a stray pellet will hit a deke or 2. The plugs are a tight fit to get in, but the tighter the fit the better the seal. Decoy plastic will stretch around the plugs then close tight.
I hang a plastic 'card' of 10 plugs on my duck call Lanyard. Its a simple task to twist one off and fix the deke when needed.

It beats having to remove decoys and stuff up a good decoy pattern if one or 2 start sinking due to collateral damage.......Just lift the deke out of the water, hold it so the hole is at the lowest point, Squeeze the deke to push the water out and plug the hole.

Where do you get these magical plugs from?look handy.

Originally Posted by The bomb

Where do you get these magical plugs from?look handy.

Horticentre, any place that sells irrigation supplies and fittings, Not sure if Mitre 10 mega has them .............