Charter captains for specks and reds: who are the great ones?

Cocodrie June through August. Pretty much anyone for specks and reds. I've always been lucky enough to get captain coon in charters and he's great, but he'll drop speck and red trips for tarpon soon.

My advice is to stay away from the big named outfits unless you are guaranteed to fish with the owner. A lot of the big outfits will put you with a shitty guide in the end.

I'll second the advice from Me4heisman. A lot of the big name guides out there have several guides and boats in their "network" if you will. Just because you set up a trip with their outfit doesn't mean you will fish with a specific guide unless you request someone specific well in advance. For example, I booked a trip with Bayou Guide Service out of Dularge (Bill Lake), I fished with another captain who runs boats for Bill. The trip was less than spectacular, but I don't think we would have done a whole lot better in Bills boat.