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well i use a tube call so I pretty much have the gobble down on that one (took me a few years to get it close and still has some work left) but I have been trying to get a gobble on a mouth call for some time. found the vid below that makes it as easy as i have tried. It uses the same basic technique as a tube call so those that already use a tube this should come somewhat easy. Anyways just thought i would share. I pretty much got it working after about 30mins or so once I got comfortable on how to hold it on my lip without spitting it out on the "ticka - ticka" part

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8DwxMzCVk
 
i've been doing that for a long time now but wouldn't say that i'm good at it by any means. i think i sound like a jake when i do it.
 
yeah mine has a jake sound to it as well but for the most part that is the sound i am going for when i decide to use a gobble. It took me FOREVER to get to be able to do it on a tube call and i still have to practice at it all the time to keep it going but being able to do it on a mouth call is pretty need and adds another weapon in there especially when i forget my tube call.

being able to say TIKA TIKA fast enough is the issue. I can feed call on a duck call like a champ but just cant roll it quite fast enough on a tube call to get the mature bird sound yet.
 
Exactly. I can yelp, cluck, whine, pur, cutt, cackle, gobbler yelp, kee kee and do just about anything else on the mouth call. But, I cant tika tika fast enought to gobble gobble :grin:
 
My buddy that introduced the tube call to me (his gobble is crazy good on it) told me to just keep practicing it like an auctioneer. I got it good enough to have a jake sound and it is actually a tad bit easier on a mouth call imo. With the mouth call you can change up the pitch easier as well by just changing the call to something more raspy or a simple 2 reed.
 
I can do a half decent jake gobble on my tube as well. You aren't kidding when you say it takes practice, I don't know if I've ever heard a mature gobbler sound coming from a tube or diaphragm call.
 
I literally have had mine for about 6 years and I still have a good ways to go on it. Like i said i can get a good jake gobble but man it is NOT an easy call to learn.
 
Yes...saying tooka or tucka fast enough is one of the hardest parts. You got to say it fast enough and with the right pressure on the call so that it doesn't sound like you're saying tucka.
 
from my experience the key is to MAKE SURE there is no air leaking out of the sides while you are doing it. if you have any air leaks it will not roll right through the read.

having said that a person really needs to try different tubes to find the one that fits. I have 4 different ones a buddy made me but can really only use 2 of them well. We played with the diameter of the opening until I found one that fit my calling style the best. No different then mouth calls really. I like Knight and Hale calls but they are just to small and tend to leak air and move around when i use them, so i cant every buy any of those.
 
I make all my tubes and have found that if the tube is too long, it's almost impossible to get the distinct break between high and low notes, making yelps terrible. I have played around with the diameter and length somewhat so I've got a good idea of what works well for me. I say 3 inches long at the longest, and 1 to 1 1/4 inch diameter. Reed tightness is also important. It's easier to do kee kees on a tighter reed than I prefer using for yelps.
 
I refined my gobbling using a duck call, and think duck calling really helped make it easier for me to learn to gobble on a diaphragm. It can be effective, or can instantly end a hunt.
 
I do want to be able to do a decent gobble on the tube but I definitely won't be doing it on the WMA.
 
catman529 said:
I make all my tubes and have found that if the tube is too long, it's almost impossible to get the distinct break between high and low notes, making yelps terrible. I have played around with the diameter and length somewhat so I've got a good idea of what works well for me. I say 3 inches long at the longest, and 1 to 1 1/4 inch diameter. Reed tightness is also important. It's easier to do kee kees on a tighter reed than I prefer using for yelps.
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tightness and thickness is definitly key. Knight and Hale makes a reed replacement kit you can get from midwest that is pretty sweet. Get 4 reeds for like $3, those are the best i have tried to this point.

I dont worry about kee kee on a tube, i can do it so much better on a simple double reed.
 
I can do a real good kee kee on a tube with the right tightness, and the latex I use is from cheap disposable gloves so it can yellow very fast if you don't take care of it but it's too easy and cheap to replace so it's worth it to me. Thickness seems right too.
 
Honestly to me its not worth the effort trying to learn a gobble on a tube or mouth call, when you can simply shake a gobbler call that sounds very realistic IMO, but I can see where it would help if you had a gobbler hung up and he was in view, and you had to keep movement to a minimum
 
Also I tried one of catmans custom tubes, they sound surprisingly very realistic, especially for a novice who hasn't killed a turkey yet, he has a good start going and can already call just as good or better than the average hunter
 
honestly I haven't heard of many really good uses for a gobbler call, many seem to save it as a last resort...when I went turkey hunting with a friend last year he used one early as a locator instead of an owl call or something else. I will probably use my voice for an 8 tone hoot if I feel the need for a locator...other than that, I want to try and stick to the more subtle hen calls
 
catman529 said:
honestly I haven't heard of many really good uses for a gobbler call, many seem to save it as a last resort...when I went turkey hunting with a friend last year he used one early as a locator instead of an owl call or something else. I will probably use my voice for an 8 tone hoot if I feel the need for a locator...other than that, I want to try and stick to the more subtle hen calls
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Lol using a gobbler call as a locator call, I hope that wasn't his first choice, and I can make a pretty good owl hoot with my voice as well, I learned from watching tred barta do it over the years
 
Blount County Hunter said:
catman529 said:
honestly I haven't heard of many really good uses for a gobbler call, many seem to save it as a last resort...when I went turkey hunting with a friend last year he used one early as a locator instead of an owl call or something else. I will probably use my voice for an 8 tone hoot if I feel the need for a locator...other than that, I want to try and stick to the more subtle hen calls
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Lol using a gobbler call as a locator call, I hope that wasn't his first choice, and I can make a pretty good owl hoot with my voice as well, I learned from watching tred barta do it over the years
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The only "locator" call I use. IMO the best locator is probably a crow call if talking non-turkey related noises. Gobbling is a great way to elicit a response, and will alot of time really turn a bird on that otherwise would have been silent to other calls. Use with caution however.

I wouldn't discount gobbling to locate birds, it is effective but using a gobble shaker won't get the job done. Those things sounds horrible.
 

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