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The invention includes a decoy spreader having a central rod with a plurality of arms jointly connected to the central spine. Each arm, and at a plurality of locations on the central rod has at least one decoy attachment location. Preferably, there are at least ten decoy attachment locations. An ext

The invention includes a decoy spreader having a central rod with a plurality of arms jointly connected to the central spine. Each arm, and at a plurality of locations on the central rod has at least one decoy attachment location. Preferably, there are at least ten decoy attachment locations. An extender mechanism may be used to help extend the arms or to retract the arms.

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1. A decoy spreader comprising: a guide, wherein the guide is slidably connected to a spine;a plurality of decoy arms attached to the guide at a plurality of guide pivot joints, wherein the guide pivot joints are separated from each other along a length of the guide; andat least ten decoy attachment

1. A decoy spreader comprising: a guide, wherein the guide is slidably connected to a spine;a plurality of decoy arms attached to the guide at a plurality of guide pivot joints, wherein the guide pivot joints are separated from each other along a length of the guide; andat least ten decoy attachment locations on the plurality of arms and the spine, with at least one of the decoy attachment locations on each of the decoy arms,wherein each of the decoy arms is connected to the guide at one of the guide pivot joints and wherein the decoy arms are connected to a mainstay of the spine by a connector arm by a connector arm pivot joint on the mainstay and an other connector arm pivot joint on the respective decoy arm. 2. The decoy spreader of claim 1 wherein the plurality of decoy arms number at least three. 3. The decoy spreader of claim 2 wherein the plurality of decoy arms number at least six. 4. The decoy spreader of claim 2 further comprising at least one decoy line attached to each of the attachment locations, wherein the decoy lines are fixed length decoy lines, adjustable length decoy lines, or combinations thereof. 5. The decoy spreader of claim 4 further comprising an energy storage device and a locking mechanism. 6. The decoy spreader of claim 5, wherein the energy storage device facilitates a deployment of the decoy arms or the spine, a retraction of the decoy arms or the spine, or both the deployment and retraction. 7. The decoy spreader of claim 4 wherein the decoy lines include a plurality of adjustable length decoy lines, wherein the adjustable length decoy lines are threaded through one or more additional guides, and gathered together at a gathering location. 8. The decoy spreader of claim 7 wherein the gathering location is located on the spine and includes a holding mechanism. 9. The decoy spreader of claim 8 further comprising an energy storage device and wherein actuating the adjustable length decoy lines store or release energy from the energy storage device. 10. A decoy spreader comprising: a spine having a mainstay and a guide slidably connected to the mainstay;at least three decoy arms attached by guide pivot joints to the guide of the spine, wherein the guide pivot joints are separated from each other along a length of the guide;at least one connector arm attached to each of the at least three decoy arms at a spine pivot joint, and wherein each of the connector arms is also attached to the mainstay at a mainstay pivot joint;a plurality of decoy attachment locations on the spine and the plurality of decoy arms, with at least one decoy attachment location on each of the decoy arms; andat least one decoy attachment line for each one of the plurality of decoy attachment locations. 11. The decoy spreader of claim 10 wherein at least one of the decoy lines is an adjustable length decoy line. 12. The decoy spreader of claim 11 wherein adjusting the length of one or more of the adjustable length decoy lines deploys or retracts the decoy arms or spine. 13. The decoy spreader of claim 11 further comprising an energy storage device and wherein adjusting the length of one or more of the adjustable length decoy lines stores energy in the energy storage device. 14. The decoy spreader of claim 10 wherein the plurality of decoy attachment locations comprises at least ten decoy attachment locations.