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Well fish have eyes so do many fish decoys. Some are just scratched in or painted while others have tacks or jewels. Various glass and plastic eyes are either custom made or factory made. But a nail head makes a …

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A line tie is how a fish decoy is attached to the string that connects to a fish stick or handle of some sort. Some are eye screws or metal ring could be a bent nail or staple. Some ties …

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Early is a reference to when a decoy was made. I would say 1700s to about 1900 in date would constitute an early decoy. Gary L. Miller wrote an article that might help you understand it more.  CLICK HERE TO …

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Duplicate-carving is where a master has been hand carved and then placed into a duplicating carving machine to make many more just like the first. This is how many factory decoys are made. The photo depicts duck decoys being duplicated. …

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Mikko Type Fish Decoys Before I try to explain what a Mikko Type fish decoy is, I would like to provide a description of what a fish decoy is: Originally Fish decoys are/were functional objects used to attract fish like …

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Many folks think of Duck or Goose decoys when they hear the word decoy, but here it is a fish decoy sometimes just called the FISH. A decoy is a wood carving or metal attractor with a design that  attracts …

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A critter decoy are normally carved in  designs of frogs, snakes, birds, spiders, dragonfly etc… They can be fish if it is a mix of fish and critter ie…fish with frog legs hanging from the mouth.

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Copper is a metal used in fish decoys because it is highly malleable and designs can be worked into the skin of the fish decoy. Some examples of copper metal fish decoys.

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Contemporary with regards to fish decoys is a more modern day or present day of fish decoy carvings. In the fish decoy arena many speak of Oscar Peterson as the father of contemporary/modern day fish decoy carving.

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A fish decoy is many times called a Coaxer with the intent to coax a fish into spearing range in the ice hole.

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