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Red Alert - Speck A Nater
Angler Outfitters has been testing this popping cork for the last few months across the Texas coast. We
have our usual guys that are on the water just about every day of the week and a few that are weekend warriors.
The overall consensus is this cork has been very effective catching mostly trout, reds and a few flounder and
determined to be a must have for the tackle box. Don't let the name fool you, this cork has caught plenty of other fish
besides large "Specks".
Red Alert Lures
The company that makes this cork has been making some exciting lures and tackle over the years and the owner, Keith Fussel is
continously working to make new products and improving on his current ones. He has been in the industry for several years
and finally started making his own lures and tackle. He fishes with what he makes and "proves" them on the water before
putting them out for sale. We have been fishing with some of his plastics already and almost hate to let the cat out of the bag
on those as well.
How it Works
Popping corks are not new to the fishing world. They have been around for many years and
have caught many fish. What does this popping cork do that no other does? The "speck-a-nater" makes two
very distinct sounds and makes them loud. When the cork is in the water it
does not "rattle". You "pop" your line and the first sound emitted by the cork is very
hi-pitched. This is the sound a shrimp makes with it's tail slapping against it's body in a
frantic flight trying to elude and escape from a predator like a speckaled trout, redfish,
flounder, snook, or other fish. The second sound made is the dull sound when the cork
resets, this is the sound of the shrimp being killed (crunched) by the predator fish.
Results
Team Angler Outfitters and customers have been testing this new cork for the last few months and the results keep coming in.
While speckled trout have been the main target of our testers, counts of redfish catches using the cork are almost the same as trout.
Along the upper coast, the speck a nater has been catching good mixes of trout, redfish and flounder. We did put the cork to the test
against another poppin cork and while both caught trout, the speck a nater catches were bigger. At the same time of 3 outings we had
this cork caught both reds and trout while the other person in the boat was catching just trout using the same plastics.
While most testing was done drifting 3-5 ft. of water, it also worked just fine wading and even anchored on a few drop-offs.
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Color Selection and Pricing
The speck a nater comes in bright yellow and green. All of testing was done using the yellow corks as the green color is a fairly new
selection. At $5.95 each, the price is a little high compared to other popping corks, but still afordable. Not a cheaply made cork either
and they all lasted and still in good shape. Made from the best coated wire and beads this cork is durable and we never encountered any
problems with it at all.
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