I've been experimenting with different call designs for the last couple of years in an attempt to achieve the sounds I want in a longbox . After much trial and error , I have built the call I have always wanted to make . This is what I call a stepside longbox due to the radical shape of the body . These calls have the most natural sounds I have heard in a longbox before and will kee kee , yelp , cluck , purr, cackle and gobble with a tone that sounds like a real turkey to my ears. I wanted to maintain the original looks of my longboxes but improve the sound and also the playability of the call . These calls will run very easy and you can play them like a Cost call or run the paddle flat and anyone can make them sound good . They will even run upside down .
This call was made for Scott Basehore as my end of a longbox trade. The call is made from yellow poplar , box elder burl and walnut , with a maple paddle . The feedback from Scott is very encouraging. When he first got the caller , he rang me up to tell me how much he liked the new call. He also said he came up with a nickname for the calls because they reminded him of a song by classic rockers Queen... Scott picked "Fat-Bottomed Girls " and says that is what I should call them ! I like it !!
The #1 stepside call was purchased by former NWTF National President, Gene Goodwin . Gene fell in love with the poplar and maple caller that I showed him and wouldn't leave without it . His collection contains over 1,000 calls and he tells me this is the best sounding longbox he has ever run before .
I am building these calls in a limited number of combos that have proven to work in this style . Poplar with maple or zebrawood , and also butternut with maple or zebrawood . I have only let a few of these calls out to collectors and hunters so far and the feedback from everyone is 100% positive . I am now taking orders for these calls so if you are interested please send me a message or call me .
Thanks for looking !
Bob

