Looking for some recommendations to start out on.

I bought the Primos High Roller since it seemed easy to use and I saw a guide using it on a trip.

Specklebelly calls seem to be the hardest for me. Are there any that are much easier to master than others?

Do most recommend single or double reeds for Mallard calls?

Practice is all that is going to get you closer to mastering the Speck call. Took me about 6 weeks straight to learn. I also suggest watching a video.

Haydel's is my choice for the easiest break.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbduz0LFfIM&feature=related

duck commander - brown sugar

Chien Caille speck call and instructional video

http://www.mackspw.com/Item--i-CHN300

fishjones is correct. like a musical instrument, the more you practice, the better you get. for many years I carried my calls in my car and used them when in the car alone. not every day but many days all year long. my other tip is to find a calling expert, and get them to actually teach you. my teacher was a world champion that owned a call company. good luck.

ANYTHING from quackhead is quality for cheap. It's a poor mans rnt!

I was told for the longest time that double reeds are more forgiving and that's what you should start off on, ultimately graduating up to single reeds. Either I'm weird, or that was just a line of crap, because I had a much harder time trying to get a double reed to sound right versus a single reed.

Everybody is going to toss out their favorite brand - the best thing you can do is get a couple two or three, some single reed, some double reed, and see which one seems to work best for you. Then practice, practice and practice some more.

I'm a fan of Faulk's, though I don't know if they even make them anymore. I haven't seen them on the shelves in years now. Cheap, but always produced a great sound for me and were easy to learn.

But rest assured, the only correct answer will come from sunchaser. Anything other than what he says will be wrong.