What is a Rockport Rattler?

Answer 1

The Rockport Rattler jig received it's Patent Allowable from the US Patent Office in September 2009 and was invented by Pro Saltwater Fishing Guide Capt. Rex Harrison Hoyt and he introduced the first rattling jig head to both freshwater and saltwater anglers with not only a sound producing loud 5 MM glass rattling chamber designed where the jigs hook amplifies the sound out side the soft plastics; - but, also with various jig head colors to match or contrast with the color of your soft plastic and complete with eyes that are either red or gold diamond cut glass eyes that reflect light or 3D Eyes that actually move in a clear housing giving the red head RR jigs more buoyancy

The Rockport Rattler jig combines sound, color and light reflecting diamond cut glass eyes or realistic moving 3D eyes that gives every angler that uses it an advantage over an angler using a conventional jig or screw lock jig that doesn't make noise.

The Rockport Rattlers are coated with our clear coating called Flexi-Glue, which is a patentable trade secret. It hardens up, and continues to harden like concrete does. This clear coating protects the integrity of the eyes and the lure color.

There are three important qualities that make the Rockport Rattler the most effective jig on the market today.

1) Sound:
The Rockport Rattler jigs are designed so at there is no lead to muffle the sound. The rattle chamber is flush with the hook, and therefore the hook acts as an amplifier to amplify the sound. Exactly like on a submarine where the sound is amplified and transmitted by a thin wire around the rest of the sub. Therefore the Rockport Rattler is actually louder than a glass rattle by itself or inserted into a soft plastic.

2) Eyes:
While sound from a Rockport Rattler jig will attract fish, the eyes make it a more realistic presentation when the game fish finds it. Eyes are very important to a lure. The large Wild Eyes actually move and make a little rattle sound themselves to go with the rattling chamber; and the red and gold diamond cut eyes reflect light. You'll find that in muddy water you may have trouble seeing your lure, but the light reflected off the red or gold diamond cut glass eyes is quite visible in muddy water.

3) Color:
The different colored Rockport Rattler jigs allow you to match the jig color to your soft plastic color or give it some contrast. This gives an angler more versatility with his soft plastic game. This also makes a lure more natural looking than having just a piece of lead in front of an expensive soft plastic.

Since May 2003 the Rockport Rattler jigs have caught a variety of species of fish in both saltwater and fresh water from the elusive Trophy Speckled Trout, Redfish, Flounder, Snook, Kingfish, Shark, Black Drum, Tarpon, Grouper , Cobia and freshwater Bass.

Sound is one of the most important qualities of any lure:

The Rockport Rattler jig was developed to make sound to attract trout, redfish, and flounder when fishing with soft plastic lures.

Sound and the ability to "hear" are what redfish, speckled trout and fish in general depend on for survival and spawning.