NFDA
National Fish Decoy Association- NFDA Click here to find out more about this organization
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Monogram or Motif or Grapheme
A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or …
Hard Water
Hard Water is a slang for Ice. – Walking on waters refers to walking on ice.
Hanger
Hanger: the type of attachment on the decoy to tie the fishing line for jigging. Hanger types include body (notched or grooved), body hole (vertical or horizontal), nail (single or multiple), brad (single or multiple), staple (single or multiple), handmade …
the FISH
A fish decoy is commonly referred to as the FISH.
Floater Decoy
A floater decoy is one that does not have any weight in the belly to allow it to sink. It may contain weight to keep it upright. Normally a line tie is on the belly to connect to a weight …
Early
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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MIKKO Type – Fake/Duplicated
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 …
Decoy
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 …
Copper
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.