Tuning your Duck Call | When to Change Corks and Reeds | Call Maintenance

On this video Joel answers questions about maintenance of your call… when to change reeds, and corks. He’s also joined by veteran call maker Mike Benton who share’s his tips on tuning a duck call.
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[@stephensimmons5397]

Thanks Joel I can never find the link thanks again

[@stephensimmons5397]

Could u help me with decoy paint that looks realistic I used to use herders paint but Cabela’s bought them out and now no paint kits now I know u had a video about painting decoys figures u would know

[@OhStepMechanic]

Every time i want to learn something about duck hunting.. You have a video on it and it's exactly what i needed. Keep it going Joel!

[@jaredstark231]

"These are not my wife's scissors" 😂😂😂 She gets so mad when I use her scissors ...lol

[@tarafron4352]

Thanks for helping me with cleaning my cal

[@Goosemaster1810]

Another good one Joel. It’s really cool to watch a craftsman do his thing when making a call. I remember sitting with Ken Martin several times over the years a watch him make his duck and Goose calls. He could just look at the guts of a call and knew exactly what it needed.Enjoy how you cover the entire scope of the waterfowl experience. God Bless and keep em coming

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thats a very cool experience for you David. Ken Martin, certainly one of the duck call legends!

[@Goosemaster1810]

@@SurvivingDuckSeason His goose calls ruled southern Illinois goose hunting for years. Up until the flute call started making its mark. His little duck call was also impressive.

[@llessufpb]

Keep grinding brother...you are producing the best duck hunting content on KZbin. The subscribers will come!

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thanks Brooks, I appreciate it. I'm having a blast with it!

[@fredclaymorgan]

Mike invited me into his home and sat with me while he tuned calls. His wife offered to cook me supper while we played with duck calls. He let me play with about 30 calls in his collection. I bought one from him and will be my go to call this season. If you haven’t listened to his calls you need to give Challenger calls a shot. He is a great listen to hunting’s past in the area. I enjoyed my time with him.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thanks for sharing! Yes, Mike and his wife are awesome people, and his calls are fantastic! I'm looking forward to using them this hunting season.

[@bradenhanzelka3512]

Crazy I was just thinking about learning how to do all this then you post it.. you’re speaking to the people, don’t stop

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Made it just for you, brother!!

[@jasonvelasquez6673]

Got a yensen sureshot....+35 yrs old never replaced the reeds or wedge. It has been refinished -stained and poly'd 2x. Sounds as good as it did when I got it. I use a dollar bill in the field to floss the reed

[@randalljaquez3509]

I have a RnT -Bois D'Arc barrel with a plastic insert that I have had since 2001.. I have never cleaned or removed the insert or replaced anything. It was tuned by Butch and it is still my go too!!! I've but many new calls since then but when in the blind and birds are flying.. I grab old reliable and she talks them right on in.... it's the raspiest old hen sounding call I've had... and I dip snuff the while calling... I would say it has tons of character

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

I bet it does have tons of character!

[@cfoutdoors243]

Great vid on tuning and cleaning duck calls. Very helpful info. Thanks for sharing👍👍👍

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shawn5141]

Awesome video. Great real time examples

[@ksoutdoorsports]

Good info dude! I was just thinking, I can't ever remember cleaning one of mine! LOL Think I'll go knock some of the slime out of it now.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Yuk! LOL

[@samwilkes5427]

Great info!

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeremybreeden77]

Thanks for another great video with lots of information! I look forward to every one. I'm going to order some mylar and play around for sure now.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Awesome, thank you!

[@genwhite4424]

Awesome video as always! Thanks a lot for all you do!

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thank you! 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻

[@mattcrook7263]

Hey joel, Great video. I have a du call i retooled and tuned when i was a kid. I just want to say i can make almost every sound with this call now.i can mallard hen,gadwall and make teal squeals. I would love to demonstate somehow and back engineer this call. I'M TELLING YOU! YOU WOULD BE FLABBERGASTED AND AMAZED.

[@mattcrook7263]

I use this email: [e-mail] If u ever wanna contact me.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

That's cool Matt! Yeah, many people don't realize what can be done if you're willing to mess with a call.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thanks!

[@toddlarson883]

Great information as always good hunting!

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thanks Todd!

[@kraigkaatz6858]

Great information...

[@aimkhan83]

Great video. I have some cheap calls, I’ll try some trimming on those first see how it goes before touching my main ones.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

It's just reed material, so you wont ruin your calls.

[@mattcoastal2898]

Does the squeak/squeal sound come from the call or is it how the person calls? I can get a Cajun squeal on my RNT micro hen but struggle on other calls.

[@jwrees57]

My calling is embarrassing but somehow it works sometimes. Never have changed anything and only cleaned them when needed.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

[@graydoncarruth5044]

Man I am loving your stuff! The information is just as good as the shooting. Any chance you could do a review on a Stinson call? Full disclosure, I'm a total loyalist but would like to hear your thoughts.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Thanks, I appreciate it! Anything's possible.

[@wholeass83]

All my calls have rubber instead of cork. Is cork better?

[@wholeass83]

What does cut down mean?

[@stephensimmons5397]

Can u post the link I want to get a call from challenger calls that guy is a tune master

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

It's in the description of this video, but here it is too: facebook.com/mike.benton.376043

[@isaaccrumpton8686]

Hey mr. Joel what happened to that video called confidence decoys it said you removed it.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Technical Difficulties... that one is coming soon!

[@dndaughtery]

Could you do a video on when to cut em?

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

I actually have it slated on my list for production. It's a common problem that so many guys have. Thanks for mentioning, I'm glad we're on the same page!

[@parkert2710]

Hi Joel, I was wondering what I could do if my tone board and barrel won't come apart? Love the videos! You even inspired my dad to buy some High n Drys. Also, I would love to enter a giveaway! Thanks for understanding! Please subscribe to Utah Outdoorboys, it would be much appreciated!

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

You might try putting your call in the freezer overnight. When you take it out of the freezer, immediately try to take it apart. It’s worked for me.

[@paulperutelli5957]

You should have moved the camera over the top of him & showed him making each cut on the reed.

[@fullstrapoutdoors9154]

What's your Favorite call?

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

I'm a cut down guy. I have been blowing an RNT Mondo for 5 years now. I will be blowing a challenger cut down this season too, to see how I like it.

[@lucienfontenelle3860]

You both checked your reeds to see what way they naturally bent, but neither of you said whether the bend should be up or down!

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Well, i guess we accidentally edited that out (whoops). You want the is the inside of the bow to lay against the tone board. Sorry we missed that, and thanks for pointing it out!

[@TheMattboi]

BLOWING TIPS OFF REEDS ONCE A WEEK?!

[@mikeries8549]

Grrr. Ive had to learn all these things the hard way alone in a duck desert. Remember your first Olt or whatever? Had this little piece of paper instructions. Said something like "say tah tah tah or kaw kaw kaw". Total garbage. Good calls. Bad instructions.

[@SurvivingDuckSeason]

Yeah, back in the day the instructions were pitiful. LOL

[@robbwatts4404]

Thats not the correct way to put a reed and cork in a duck call. A reed has a top and a bottom. When you put the reed length ways in between your thumb and index finger and slightly bend the reed the part of the reed that bends away from you is the part of the reed that goes down on the tone board. Then you place the reed all the way to the back of the tone board while you have the cork in your mouth, while doing this never let go of the reed you don't want the reed to come away from the back of the tone board. While holding the top of the reed on top of the tone board cut the cork as close to the edge of the cork slot. Never let go of the reed until the cork is set perfectly. Then you start cutting your reed if it's a new reed, if it's an old reed always know when you put a new cork in a call it will make the call easier to blow. It takes a lot of practice, always order more reeds and cork than what you think you will need.