Avian-X Topflight Mallards Backwater Pack | 6 Floating Decoys

Avian-X Topflight Mallards Backwater Pack

If your spread looks like a parking lot of stiff plastic ducks, real mallards will fly right over it and laugh. The Avian-X Topflight Backwater Pack fixes that with six floating decoys posed like ducks actually behave in shallow water, tipped up, nosing around, and feeding hard. Drop these in your favorite slough, give the line a tug, and watch the curious mallards commit instead of flaring at 60 yards.

Features

• Six floating decoys posed in three true-to-life feeding postures for a believable shallow-water look
• Weight-forward swim keel that delivers natural movement on the water with the slightest breeze or tug of the line
• Snap-through swim clip lets you rig fast in the dark without fumbling with knots
• Hyper-realistic paint schemes built off real mallard reference photos, right down to the speculum and bill detail
• No-flake paint finish that holds up to mud, ice skim, dog teeth, and rough boat rides
• Rugged shell construction that survives season after season of hard hunting
• Mix of drakes and hens for a balanced backwater look that finishes call-shy birds
• Lightweight enough to haul deep into timber holes and beaver ponds without breaking your back
• Designed specifically for shallow water, flooded timber, sloughs, and small potholes

Specifications

• Brand: Avian-X
• Model: Topflight Backwater Mallards
• SKU: AVX-AVX8070
• Quantity: 6 floating decoys per pack
• Included: 2 Surface Feeder Drakes, 2 Feeder Drakes, 2 Feeder Hens
• Decoy Type: Floating, weight-forward swim keel
• Rigging: Snap-through swim clip
• Best Use: Shallow water, flooded timber, sloughs, backwaters
• Species: Mallard

Description

The Topflight Backwater Pack from Avian-X was built for the hunter who knows a flat, sleepy spread is the fastest way to send mallards to the neighbor's hole. This six-pack gives you a working feeding scene right out of the bag with two Surface Feeder Drakes, two Feeder Drakes, and two Feeder Hens. Each posture mimics how real mallards behave when they trust a piece of water, heads down, tails up, dabbling for acorns and seed. That feeding attitude is what closes the deal on educated late-season birds.

What makes these decoys hunt so well is the weight-forward swim keel. Instead of bobbing aimlessly, your Topflights ride low and natural, and the slightest pull on the jerk cord sends ripples and motion through the whole spread. You snap the line through the swim clip and you are done. No knots to retie with cold fingers, no fumbling at 4:45 a.m. while your buddy reminds you the birds are already moving.

The paint is where Avian-X separates itself from cheaper decoys. The detail on the speculum, the breast color on the drakes, and the soft brown patterning on the hens look correct in any light, sunrise or overcast. More importantly, the no-flake finish stays on the decoy where it belongs instead of in your decoy bag. These are built to hunt hard for years, not pretty up the garage shelf.

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Why Hunters Love It

Ask any timber hunter what finishes pressured greenheads and they will tell you it is motion plus realism. The Topflight Backwater Pack nails both. Six decoys is the perfect tight-spread number for small holes, beaver ponds, and flooded oaks where a 24-bag spread would just look fake.

Hunters keep coming back to Avian-X because the decoys earn their keep. The paint holds, the keels track right, and the postures actually look like ducks doing duck things. Pair this pack with a couple of resters or a spinning wing on the edge and you have got a spread that pulls birds off the main marsh and right into your hole.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many decoys come in the Avian-X Topflight Backwater Pack?
The pack includes six floating mallard decoys total. You get two Surface Feeder Drakes, two Feeder Drakes, and two Feeder Hens, giving you a complete shallow-water feeding scene right out of the box.

What kind of water are these decoys designed for?
They are built for shallow water, flooded timber, sloughs, beaver ponds, and small backwater holes. The feeding postures are most realistic in water shallow enough that mallards would naturally tip up and dabble.

How does the weight-forward swim keel work?
The keel is weighted toward the front of the decoy so it rides low and naturally in the water. When you snap your jerk line through the swim clip and give it a pull, the decoy moves forward and creates ripples that mimic live, feeding birds.

Will the paint flake or fade after a few seasons?
Avian-X uses a no-flake paint process designed for serious durability. With normal hunting use, including hauling, dropping, and the occasional retrieve from a wet dog, the finish holds up season after season without flaking or peeling.

Can I mix these with my existing mallard spread?
Absolutely. The Backwater Pack is built to layer with resting and active mallard decoys. Use the feeders in the center of your spread to add the feeding attitude that pressured mallards key on when picking a hole.

Do I need to add extra weights or anchors?
The decoys come with the integrated swim keel and clip for jerk-cord rigging. If you are hunting current or windy open water you will want to rig them with traditional decoy line and weights, but for still backwater the snap-through clip is all you need.