QUESTION ON THE TALLY-HO

S

snakehollow joe

New member
I have a Tally-Ho that I have had for months and have not took it out in the field yet cause I just cant get it to work right for me. What is the trick to this call?? when I try to blow in it all it wants to do is close up the reed. What do I need to do to make this call work. I see alot of people love this call and would not be without it. Has you may be able to tell I am kinda new to this whole predator hunting but have plenty of yotes to hunt. Thanks and I look forward to your help.
Darrell
 
Gently bend the reed up being careful not to crimp it over and cause a crease. Use your eye tooth, and try getting a little deeper onto the reed. Blow and hum, and it should work well.

IYM
 
Place the call in the corner of your mouth with the nonreed end pointing UP. I then lightly clamp my eye tooth on the reed to vary the pitch.

If it still shutting down try bending the reed up and adjusting it in or out until it sounds right.Hum for a raspy sound.

Randy Anderson's second video explains how to blow this call.
 
I've never had a problem blowing the Tally-Ho before. It would be possible to just get a finicky reed on one though. Usually, on all my open reed calls, I just need to moisten the reed a little bit and lightly bend the reed upward with my tounge a little bit to allow air flow. Also, I will blow what ever call I am planning on using in the truck on the way out to a stand to make sure it will not stick once in the field. Is this your first open reed call or do you have experince with them and just having problems with this call?
 
Snake, most of the time when working the TH, I never use the teeth on it. Learn to use your lips for pressure on the reed first. Your reeds will last a little longer too. Once you get that down, then you can start using the teeth and really get some wicked tunes . The TH is hands down my favorite.
Wallace_4.jpg
 
Snakehollowjoe,

You are not alone with your Tally Ho problem. When I first bought mine I could not get it to make a sound, any kind of sound! I tried emailing the owner and builder of the call, however he NEVER bothered to answer me.

Then "Bradh", a PM member emailed me and told me to ship it to him and he would fix it "free of chrge". I sent it to him and indeed he did do a great job and charged nothing!

I have called a few dogs with it, and it IS a good sounding call. However, it has stopped working again!

Rather then mess with shipping, etc., I bought a Tweedy from Allpredatorcalls.com and love it. Sounds similar, but works all the time!

That's my story and I sticking with it!

Rustydog
 
Rusty, you probably need to get some new reeds. I use two TH's and go thru 3-4 reeds each per season. You just mentioned my #2 call that stays in the shirt pocket next to the TH. Don't leave home with out them. Thanks for the reminder, needed to change the reed out on Tweety.
 
Hi, I had a similar experience with the TH, but new others were using it. So I pulled the reed up into a C shape 50 or more times and it started working.
 
I do just what Jay Nistetter suggested. The reed gets bent down while carrying the call in your pocket or even in the package. Eventually, they take on the shape of the tone board. Flip it over and it'll sound great until the reed gets bent down again.
 
hello, be patient with the tally-ho it will work for you, i do as the others bend the reed up slightly before calling. if mine locks up & they will on ocassion i wiggle the reed around & tweak upwards.i used mine for five calling stands this morning around 20-25 degrees worked like a champ !!
unfortunately i got busted by a pair !! its a hell of a call for $6 or $7
bucks.... good luck...dave
 
Doesn't take much air to operate the Tally-Ho either.I find that if I try to push too much air thru it it will lock up also.You might try adjusting the reed upward and pushing less air thru it.
 
Try blowing it "hand free" for awhile (not in the field) this willkeep you from pushing to much air pressure through it, I had to do this with the Austin howler, and now have no problems... Good Luck -- keep trying
 
The Tally Ho isn't the best call for beginners, but it can be made bullet proof.

I taper the tip down with a file gradually so the bridge curve is smooth and even. The end of the tip (face of the bridge tip) is less than 1/16" thick when I'm done.

Next I dremel the air trough so the reed just barely covers it at the tip, this will add a much higher pitch and make the entire reed usable. Even when the reed is at it's natural position it won't lock up. With a slight up bend the versatility is greatly improved.

I would recommend going slow and doing a little at a time, test it occationally and stop when you're happy with call operation.

Brad
 
There are two hand calls I never leave home without, a Critt'r Call and Tally-Ho. You can get a wider range our sounds out of a CC. But, the HUGE advantage of a TH is the fact that it can be used very effectively hands free in the side of your mouth while concentrating on the animal and shooting. Minimizing movement is the best camo in the world.....
 
I bought one and had trouble with it.e-mailed the man that that made it. he sent me a new one. and I had sent the old one back and he said he would fix it and send it back to me and I would have 2 I don't think you can beat that deal.

Aransas Frog
 
Tal is a great guy---and his call is the best there is!!! Been calling for years and never have had a problem....Tal is getting pretty old though so cut the guy a break!Good luck!
 


Write your reply...
Back
Top