Decoy Anchors for the Serious Duck Hunter 877-9PUDDLE (877-978-3353)

PuddleSet Waterfowl Decoy Anchors become available to public

AMHERST, New York - June 17, 2005 – With the company slogan “Eliminate the Lines,” PuddleSet has announced the release of it's “lineless” waterfowl decoy anchor. The highly anticipated decoy anchor was first unveiled to the public at the Great Lakes Outdoor Expo in March of this year, after a patent pending status was established. Product inventories have been built to handle sales volumes that are expected to build through late Summer and into 2006.

The decoy anchor consists of a fiberglass rod molded directly into a weighted handle, enabling duck hunters to carry and set multiple decoys simultaneously without worries of tangled anchor lines. The anchor is specifically used for Puddle or Dabbling duck hunting in water up to 32 inches deep.

The PuddleSet decoy anchors will be sold only through the company website at www.puddleset.com or by contacting the company via phone at 1-866-213-1202 ext. 9750. The website has links to all email addresses including sales@puddleset.com. The decoy anchors will be sold in single, half-dozen, and full dozen quantities with the retail price for a full dozen set at $29.95 US. Accessories such as the “Short-Haul Carrier” and a custom carrying bag are also available on the website.

Coming with a full 2 year replacement warranty, PuddleSet owner Bob Sieman is pleased with the quality of the final product. Mr. Sieman said “We were in R&D for months with many changes being made throughout the evolution of the anchor. I think duck hunters will be happy to have this anchoring method available to them.” The PuddleSet Company also boasts the “Made in the USA” label with all components of the product also American made.

The biblical adage about "no new thing under the sun" holds true, but new designs can make old things more effective.

For hunters, reducing steps in gear handling and increased comfort while in the elements make outings more enjoyable -- and possibly more rewarding.

Bob Sieman, an Amherst waterfowl hunter who tired of the terrible tangle of tendrils he'd have to unravel before and after most duck hunts, has come up with a neat system for setting decoys in shallow-water areas.

Last September, Sieman began thinking about ways to eliminate the bird nest bunch of lines that catch inside a decoy carry bag -- no matter how tightly they are wound onto decoy spooling bases.

Sieman said; "After six or seven prototype stages, I settled on this bar design to eliminate the lines for decoys,"........It works.

The 9-ounce base provides enough weight to hold any puddle-duck type decoy in place in water as deep as 32 inches. Wind moves the deeks in many directions, but the pattern of sets placed in open, shallow areas holds with every shift of the wind.

Setting patterns becomes much easier with these clip-on PuddleSet anchors. A hunter can carry as many decoys as he can wrap a hand around the bar of the weight. With little practice, deeks can be thrown two, three or four at a time, without the need to unwind lines and keep them separated.

The system requires much less takedown once the hunt ends. Instead of winding line onto each individual deek, the hunter just lifts the bar and goes on to the next pickup. Again, the carrying capacity depends on a hunter's fist size, not bag width and throwing abilities as the retrieval number increases.

Sieman first tested his decoy anchor in the Niagara River shallows. It works best for puddle ducks in shallow waters. Depths of 3 feet or more are left to the heavy anchor strings to hold single and multiple sets for placement in deep strong currents.

Setting time for a dozen decoys in front of a blind can be cut to less than half and untangling time before or after the hunt is virtually eliminated. One tip: Be sure to close the snap at the end of the bar so that it does not catch on the inside of the carry bag. Stored end to end, a dozen anchors easily fit in a 6-inch bag ready for a quick draw and setup the next time out.

Check Sieman's Web site for more decoy anchoring tips, tricks and gadgetry: www.puddleset.com.

PuddleSet owner and inventor Bob Sieman was interviewed on Talking Proud radio

November 8, 2007 - Click the link below to hear the interview.
http://www.talkingproud.com/Replays/Puddleset/11_8_2007_talking_proud_with_Puddleset_replay.htm