Since late 2015, when Uncle Josh announced that the company would no longer be producing pork rind products (After 93 Years, Uncle Josh to Stop Producing Pork Rinds) bucktailers from throughout the Northeast began seeking out replacement trailers.
Several companies have expanded or have been created to fill this niche in the following years, and many have already developed a devoted following. We have a small stash of original Uncle Josh rinds remaining here at the OTW office, and before the last ones dried out on hooks or were left on bottom snags, we wanted to do a side-by-side comparison of the natural pork trailers with some of the synthetic trailers on the market (or made at home).
In this video:
A piece of felt cut roughly to the dimensions of a 70-S trailer from a sheet of felt from Michael’s Art Supplies
Fat Cow Jig Strips Skinny Tail
We’ve discussed the benefit of synthetic trailers in previous articles, including a wider range of colors and shapes, improved durability, and ease of storage, but as you can see in the video, the action of a natural material is tough to match. But, some of these products (except for my homemade one) come pretty close.
Let us know in the comments which one you think looks best.
Loaded for Bass Tact Strip
Otter tails had that same action (to me) as the uncle josh. thanks for the video.
Otter Tails.
Other than the felt (which was decent) all the other’s looked good.
I don’t think it was a fair comparison. The video compared Uncle Josh’s Straight bait trailer, to Otter tails curly tail, and Fat Cows Straight bait and a straight piece of felt.
It would’ve made more sense to use Ottertails straight trailer instead of giving them the unfair advantage with their curly tail. Fat Cow has a better curly tail and better Straight trailer than Ottertails in my opinion.
But what about the centerpiece of the uncle josh family, the pork frog? WHAT ABOUT THE PORK FROG? How will I bass fish when my pork rinds run out?