Maniac Elk Reed from the Clearwater Diaphragm Series, white tape, blue latex
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Elk hunter, Darryl Moore kneeling behind a mature bull in Colorado
Elk hunter Evan Williams, using the Maniac Elk Reed from the Clearwater Diaphragm Series in the field
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Elk hunter, Shawn Watts poses with mature bull elk called in using Slayer's elk ArchAngel bugle bugle tube and Maniac diaphragm —successful elk hunting with premium elk calls in the Idaho mountains
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Maniac Elk Reed Clearwater Series

$14.00
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SKU: clearwater-maniac

Medium volume with a nasal, deeper tone—built for realistic bull and cow sounds that fool pressured elk. Love this reed? Stock up and save with our new elk reed kit builder.

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 Back in 1924, a group of boys from Orofino, Idaho, were described in the local paper as playing like “Maniacs.” The name stuck—and around here, it still means something.

Because when the pressure’s on, average doesn’t get it done.

The Clearwater Maniac Elk Reed is built to bring a different sound to the mountain—a nasal, deeper tone that cuts through the noise of overcalled elk. It delivers medium volume with added realism, helping you create the kind of bull and cow sounds that feel alive, not mechanical.

Expect deeper bugles, expressive chuckles, and cow sounds with character—exactly what it takes to turn a wary bull.

Within the Clearwater progression, the Maniac builds on the Miner—adding more tone, more personality, and more realism for hunters who are ready to sound different than the rest.

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