Bugle Tube help!

[DavePwns]

I have yet to pull the trigger on a bugle tube, I already have diaphragm calls but am on the lookout for an effective bugle tube. I would preferably want something light weight since I am an oz counter with backpack hunting.

What do you recommend and what have you used?

 

[huntstrong2850]

I have yet to pull the trigger on a bugle tube, I already have diaphragm calls but am on the lookout for an effective bugle tube. I would preferably want something light weight since I am an oz counter with backpack hunting.

What do you recommend and what have you used?

The new small tube from Phelps looks promising but idk if anyone has had the chance to try it out yet.


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[DavePwns]

The new small tube from Phelps looks promising but idk if anyone has had the chance to try it out yet.


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I'll have to look into that for sure, has anyone had experience with it?

 

[hoff1ck]

I'll have to look into that for sure, has anyone had experience with it?

Phelps posted a comparison video on his Instagram. Not sure if it is up anywhere else though. Sounded fairly similar to the unleashed tube.

 

[Wapiti1]

14" to 18" section of corrugated 1.5 to 2" diameter plastic tube. Shop vac hose works perfectly. Or you can get it by the foot at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It is light, flexible (can direct calls without moving much), and lasts forever.

It is not a sexy bugle tube, though, but you can put any stickers on it you want to spiffy it up. I just covered mine in an old camo shirt sleeve zip tied at the ends around the tube.

Jeremy

 

[DavePwns]

14" to 18" section of corrugated 1.5 to 2" diameter plastic tube. Shop vac hose works perfectly. Or you can get it by the foot at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It is light, flexible (can direct calls without moving much), and lasts forever.

It is not a sexy bugle tube, though, but you can put any stickers on it you want to spiffy it up. I just covered mine in an old camo shirt sleeve zip tied at the ends around the tube.

Jeremy

That's a good idea, I wonder how much of a difference in sound quality that is

 

[Wapiti1]

The big bell tubes like a Phelps go a little deeper in tone. The bells might be louder as well. Neither seems important to me since every real elk has his own voice and I've never had an instance where louder was going to make or break a setup. Elk have great hearing.

The main reason I still use a flexible tube is I hunt alone a lot and I can tuck the tube under my arm and keep my hands mostly free. I probably look silly, but I can call and draw at the same time. The other thing I like is the ability to direct the sound. Bull to the left, cow behind, cow to the right. You can move her around as you call from a stationary position. Helps get a bull broadside instead of looking straight at you.

Just another option. Both work well.

Jeremy

 

[Gerard Marcaurele]

I can’t help... I use a plastic wiffle ball bat from Walmart that I cut the handle off and drilled a hole in the barrel. Best $5 toy I’ve ever bought

 

[young7.3]

I can’t help... I use a plastic wiffle ball bat from Walmart that I cut the handle off and drilled a hole in the barrel. Best $5 toy I’ve ever bought

Same here. But if I were to buy one, I'd buy the small one from Phelps.


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[KSP277]

Same here.” Fat Bat” brand from Riteaid. And some camo cloth tape. Little 550 cord. Pow. Bugle tube. Listened to a Podcast a Phelps said they had a contract with a company buying unbranded fat bats at one point.

I think this is one of those areas where you can put a ton of effort and thought and even money into something that ain’t worth worrying about. They all work.

 

[Wapiti1]

You're getting the bright red or yellow wiffle bats right? So you don't lose them in the woods.

In all seriousness, while I like good branded gear, sometimes you have to think about what you are really buying. You need a plastic tube. There are a lot of cheap plastic tubes in this world. Pretty sure the branded ones were thought up by guys originally using wiffle bats.

Jeremy

 

[wapitibob]

Wiffle ball bat from rite aid then cut the sleeve off an old camo shirt and use rubber cement to glue it down.

 

[Ridge Ghost]

Elknut, Rocky Mountain calls and Phelps all make good ones.

 

[Thomas11]

I’m sure some of these homemade “whiffle” bats work great but for what they cost I’ll just get one I know works. I’m just sayin- rocky mt or Phelps and good diaphragm

 

[406Hunt]

Not an oz counter, but I picked up the wapati wacker from rocky mountain and that thing is pretty awesome. It's loud as hell and sounds great. I went from a 1980's Wayne Carlton's Bugle tube to this and can confidently say there is a huge difference and I feel much more confident in the wacker!

 

[jeffpg]

I haven't been able to find the small Phelps tube you guys mentioned... does anyone know what he calls it?

 

[hoff1ck]

I haven't been able to find the small Phelps tube you guys mentioned... does anyone know what he calls it?

Unrivaled. Here are the specs.

un-RIVAL-ed Bugle Tube – Phelps Game Calls

 

[JacobStuck]

I like Phelps products but I'm originally from Washington so there may be a little bias involved!

 

[nsparks]

On the compact end of the spectrum, the RM pack a bull is awesome. It's not the only tube I have but it lives in my pack all fall whether working, scouting, hiking with the family, etc.