EXPENSIVE Custom Corky Vs. CHEAP Knockoff Corky! Fishing Experiment Wading for BIG Trout!

[@remievarias1347]

Paused it at 1:13. Idk what conclusion you came to for now but rise tsunami corks are definetly effective. We were using those and the storm cork lures in the Elizabeth river in VA more than 10 years ago slaying real gators. As in at least 28” to be a gator. Only a few of us were using them while people were stuck on mirrolures and plastics. Quality wasn’t nothing to brag about but after 10-12 gators even the Corkys get fubar’ed. Best wade fishing I’ve experienced so far. Looks like I need to goto Texas tho lol. Ok m gonna watch now. Keep up the good vids!

[@StixHD]

I agree they both catch fish! And damn man that's awesome y'all were catching fish like that! Definitely gives you more confidence in a lure when you catch one gator but after 10-12 I would definitely throw them a ton lol. Yeah Texas is awesome! Hope you can make it down some day to wade some flats here!

[@jaimechapa7828]

Love the video,last yr fishing at Port Isabel tx and left my cookies at home,went to Walmart and bought 3 off brand style cookies and limited out on both days,my 2 biggest trout were a 7.6 and a 6.4 pds,so i don't believe it really makes a difference, as long as they eat it

[@CaptainVincentRusso]

I agree with Hugh, the fish have to swim by to bite my wife and I put on seven different lures in a row when they were biting and caught them on all seven different Lures. Check out on KZbin Scott Moody titled swimming by and you will see halfway through the video fish in the top left-hand corner of the screen and we weren’t where they were. You only have to do three things to catch fish. It’s easy, go where they are when they’re feeding and give them something to eat.

[@jonathanbrandli5170]

I tried it this year I had to put a paint job on it. I got the clear and dipped it in chartreuse dye, put a black back with trout spots and smoked'em.

[@BradenDives]

Good work👍👍

[@StixHD]

Thanks man!

[@jerrycordova6570]

I just caught a lizard fish last week . Kinda Krazy never seen i before

[@StixHD]

Haha same! That was my first one.

[@davidespinosa6045]

Worth it for sure bro !!

[@StixHD]

Agreed!

[@jaimechapa7828]

Where were you fishing at, looks like a very industrial area

[@carlinleavelle9589]

Love the thresher comment 😂😂

[@larasfishingchronicles9301]

A Mr. Lizardo 🦎 lol

[@StixHD]

haha thanks 😂 thresher is the man

[@johnhernandez4700]

Where is this at

[@coreylett5728]

Enjoyed the video. Wow corky works like a charm. I appreciate your videos they are really helpful

[@StixHD]

Thanks! Yeah seems like the quality of fish go up when I use them. Not as many bites but most of the bites are good ones.

[@efraimgarciajr9374]

Bad ass video

[@StixHD]

Thanks bro!

[@jesseguerra9817]

Nice content man! Keep the videos flowing in! GATOR TROUT!!

[@StixHD]

Thanks brotha will do! Still looking for that GATOR!

[@coltonconverse7343]

Did you Wade in or did you use a boat?

[@michaelsimko7694]

I have a collection of knockoff lures and inexpensive lures that have similarities to other more expensive lures. There's certain ones that aren't worth it, while there's a variety that are more worth it. Those WalMart Bomber spook lures are amazing for the price. The Berkley Choppo and Kingdom's propbait are just as productive as the more expensive Whopper Plopper. Noeby's 4" bottleneck popper and Kingdom's 5.11" bottleneck are amazing inexpensive plastic alternatives to famous saltwater wooden bottleneck poppers. Krocodile knockoffs have been so-so to me vs the original Krocodile.

[@StixHD]

I agree. I have some of those bomber topwater I got for $1.50 need to try them out!

[@luisvillarreal5262]

This tells me it's all in the presentation, color and if the fish are there to devour either lure. In other words, they'll hit anything if they are hungry enough. You pretty much said the same at the end of your video, before I got to it. LOL

[@StixHD]

Haha nice! Great minds think alike!

[@oscarmedina-saltwatersanit4152]

Nice job buddy! Good to see some good data comparing an expensive bait to its least expensive alternative, good idea

[@StixHD]

Thanks man!

[@TheFishAndTrips]

You looked into the lens on this one. So you get the thumbs up.😂 FYI: I bought my first corky or Paul Brown the other day at Academy and start searching KZbin how to use it. That's how I found your channel. I want to test it out hopefully this weekend.

[@StixHD]

Working on it! 😂 And nice man I hope you can get on some fish with them! Once you feel that thump you will get hooked!

[@juanmendiola4048]

awesome video what model of lews where you using and action of rods.

[@StixHD]

Thank you! The reels are a Lew's custom inshore and Lews custom lite. The rods are 6'8" Waterloo Salinity Medium/Moderate Fast

[@angelnavejar2622]

Custom corky all the way!!Nice 👌

[@StixHD]

Agreed! Those are my favorite. 😬

[@CoastalK]

"The big girls aren't color blind!" Ha, good stuff dude. I know many nice fish have been caught on the tsunamis as well.

[@StixHD]

Dude I love the custom colors so much lol. I know it doesn't matter as much but they look so good! And yeah I bet. It was little harder to walk and get used to the action of the tsunami but once you get it down I'm sure it can keep up with the Fatboy.

[@CoastalK]

StixHD Yeah, I’m a sucker for the custom colors too. The hype got me, but they catch fish, I feel confident throwing them, that’s all one needs.

[@StixHD]

@@CoastalK Yeah agreed 100%. I have more confidence with them as well. I think the upgraded hooks also give me extra confidence.

[@AveNuts]

Dude I haven’t fished the sea lab in years! Keep up the good work bro!

[@StixHD]

Same man! It felt good to fish there again!

[@0riginall337]

The $1 one looks better imo

[@StixHD]

It will get the job done!

[@jamesscarberry3128]

Nice, great video That drone footage was bad ass👍. No flatties?Tight lines my friend 🎣🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

[@johngivens4644]

Im a sub bud!!!!

[@StixHD]

Appreciate it!!!

[@texasoutdoors7424]

damn good video!!! i have always wanted to compare lures with their knockoffs!

[@StixHD]

Glad you enjoyed! They both work well. Use which ever one you have the most confidence in!

[@porfiriotorres2533]

I done that before found no difference years ago conf.is what it takes

[@StixHD]

I agree confidence is a major factor!

[@bobguilda6884]

The tsunami knockoffs are basically disposable after one use. Having said that I found them to be nearly as effective essay Paul Brown lower. The fact you've indicated you only throw these in the winter indicates a lack of understanding of the effectiveness of the lure. Try them all yr!

[@AlexRomero-yx2xs]

Awesome catch, knock off or not, it is the way you fish that catches them, great content

[@StixHD]

Thanks man glad you are enjoying the content! Yeah I agree both work great.

[@huntercoleman9791]

Man love that spot easy to get to and produces pretty decent fish nice one bro!

[@StixHD]

Yeah solid little area! Appreciate it!

[@jerrycordova6570]

Damn bro u carry alot of equipment lookalike u even had some kind of plunger 😁

[@StixHD]

Gotta do it for the content! haha. That plunger thing is a camera lol.

[@jerrycordova6570]

@@StixHD cool bro nice video

[@ComeOnRedsFishing]

Dude that was a solid trout! Lol 2 weeks ago at the SPI jetties I was throwing a huge saltnative jerkbait and I caught like a 16" Lizardfish lol biggest ive ever seen shoulda seen the teeth on him haha

[@StixHD]

Thanks bro it was a solid one! Damn that's a giant lizardfish haha. Yeah the have some gnarly teeth can't imagine the teeth on one that big!

[@michaelnavalta9808]

Good stuff man! I was there a couple of weekends ago for the first time and that sucker was MUDDYYY!

[@StixHD]

Dude for real I've done the same thing lol. Thats why I mentioned it. haha I'm sure some people won't believe me but oh well. lol

[@mikemcdonald9337]

Is it a bit tougher to get to now with all the road construction going on?

[@StixHD]

It used to be but the construction moved further down towards the bridge. Pretty easy to access now.

[@mikemcdonald9337]

@@StixHD Thanks

[@ArcticRob]

I wanna see a quad with b2b in the next video. Great video mate always wanted to know about the custom quirky

[@StixHD]

I'll go for the double Tbow 👀 those were my favorite clips haha.

[@mikemcdonald9337]

Thanks for the trip out. Nice fish. I don't believe it completely matters what you get in front of a hungry trout . When I was 16 I caught a 20-in trout on a treble hook with a pull top off of root beer can. It would spin through the water similar to a spoon. If they're hungry enough, they will hit it.

[@StixHD]

Agreed! I have another video I'm gonna work on here soon. Just a DIY lure I made and it looks killer haha. I'm confident I can get some good ones on it.

[@mikemcdonald9337]

@@StixHD You will probably kill them on it.

[@DanielMartinez-up7lg]

Bro that corky is nice. Awesome trout bro love the video 👍

[@StixHD]

Thanks brotha!

[@jonathand5327]

I'd like to see a video with you and thresher that would be dope🤙

[@StixHD]

Maybe one day. That would be dope af!

[@patrickescobar6051]

When I come down to visit.. Can I hit you up for lesson on corky fishing..

[@laclaypool7651]

U can just watch his vids?? Lol

[@patrickescobar6051]

@@laclaypool7651 naw rather enjoy learning in person and good company

[@hughten]

Love the new style and content. The vids are getting more polished. Awesome job. Re the lures, fish don't know one is $12 and the other is $1. As long as you are able to get the same action from both, which I see no reason why the $1 knockoff can't walk the dog subsurface, then it's just matter if hungry fish are swimming by at the moment. Color may be more important than brands if both have the same action. My 2 cents, anyways.

[@StixHD]

Agree! My dad and I slayed them on a 15 cent lure a couple months ago. As long the fish are in the area and you give the right profile they want at the right depth they will hit it. It was my first time throwing the tsunami so it took a little adjusting to get the action I wanted. Both were very similar!

[@johnkarges2080]

I appreciate this video, also in increasing my confidence in using them. I've eyed this place, is it conducive to kayaking and then parking on firm bottom to wade. I don't like the idea of being mired in deep mud when fishing alone.

[@StixHD]

Thanks for watching! It can be done but the ground is really soft by the access road where you would launch the kayak. I would launch near the bait stand. Its very firm ground and a very easy launch. It would be a little bit of paddle but I would rather do that than deal with the mud. You could also paddle to the other channel further down.

[@johnkarges2080]

@@StixHD thanks, I'll look for that bait stand location and wherever that other channel is you mention. I struck out completely on Tuesday fishing the jetty at the yacht harbor in Corpus and also at the Oso Bay bridge, but I chose not to wade that day.

[@StixHD]

@@johnkarges2080 It used to be called marinaville bait stand but I believe they changed names. You can look and see the other channel on google earth I was talking about.

[@361tightlines2]

do you know what lure is the best for that spot during the cold ? btw love the vids✔️✔️

[@StixHD]

A soft plastic tail/jerkbait would be really good. I made some videos here a couple years ago and had a lot of success using them just bouncing them off the bottom. I believe the exact lure I used in those videos was a TTF trout killer

[@361tightlines2]

@@StixHD i appreciate it✊🏽

[@erasmojuarez4843]

Yo tengo tres sunamy korky lla me veo atrapado truchas con pecosas

[@lvsaltwater]

Just a thought ,, I would like to see you use other baits ,, like jerk baits :) I have been waiting for you to branch out into other baits ,, and when you do , its a corky knock off :)

[@StixHD]

Yeah I'm on a corky kick right now. Definitely will try some jerk baits in the future. I know some guys who catch some big trout on them!

[@DamianT361]

Corky all day. But last weekend on the southern ULM I killed it on PT's. The bite was super weak and slow. But nice fish, seemed the bigger the fish the lighter the bite.

[@StixHD]

@@DamianT361 that’s sweet man. What PT’s are you talking about? Are those the weedless DOA topwater?

[@DamianT361]

@@StixHD no a paddle tail 5" 1/8 ounce jig head in spiced watermelon. 2 weeks straight ill find the fish with them then corky attack. But the pts are killing the corks. The waters are probably perfect for corkys after these cold last couple of days.

[@lvsaltwater]

@@StixHD Yea its hard to make a decision to branch out away from the tried and true lure that works for sure,, the upside is ,, it would keep your content new and exciting ,, would have us looking forward to see what you are up to :) if it gets to the point its the same ole same ole ,, I will still most definitely look forward to each post ,, new baits would make it more exciting to look forward to :)

[@huntercoleman9791]

Oh yea by the way hopefully someone hooks into my $200 lews while there lost it on the yak last week😂😂

[@StixHD]

Dang man that's tough 😭

[@luisvillarreal5262]

Now everybody and their grandmother will be there to try and snag your Lews. LOL

[@huntercoleman9791]

@@luisvillarreal5262 😂😂😂 probably hey if they snag it they can have it it’s probably trashed by now

[@moblack5883]

Fish don’t care. I had a red yesterday take my treble hook sitting in the water while I was getting a shrimp out the bait well.

[@StixHD]

Haha nice. Redfish are crazy!