The “cock gag”, as the Tantus Fantasy Gag is affectionately known around chez Lover, was my first foray into gags. I bought it because I thought it looked sexy and deviant, but not wildly intimidating for a beginner. Four years later, I am happy to report that it was a very good investment.

The “cock” part of this gag is made of firm, tasteless, black silicone, and the straps are a soft, black leather. The straps loop through holes on the side of the gag and snap in place. This handy feature means they can be removed for easy cleaning/sterilizing of the silicone bit. I’m personally happy with a good soap and water wash for my gag, but if you are feeling fastidious, the silicone part is dishwasher safe, boil-able and bleach-able (just follow the manufactures directions). The leather straps secure in the back with a simple Velcro closure.

Unlike a traditional ball gag, the Fantasy Gag does not particularly stretch your jaw open, making it much more comfortable and easier to wear than a similarly sized ball gag. Don’t worry, though, it will still thwart a chatty bottom. It’s just that with this gag the focus is on filling up the mouth rather than stretching open the jaw.

It’s a little hard to judge these things, but I would say that I have an average size mouth/jaw for a woman, and I find the dimensions of this gag quite manageable. The 2 ¾” of insertable length doesn’t sound very long, but it actually goes pretty much all the way to the back of my mouth, forcing my tongue down and preventing intelligible speech. The 1 5/8” diameter of the shaft is fairly filling, but by no means overwhelming. And the narrow neck at the base allows you to relax your jaw somewhat, and gives you something to bit down on if you want. I’ve bitten down on mine HARD over the years, and it doesn’t appear any worse for the wear, nor is the material hard enough to hurt your teeth.

It should be noted, however, that while this gag does a pretty good job of silencing saucy chatter, it’s not so effective at muffling screams or loud moaning. I have even occasionally found myself making more noise while gagged with this toy than without a gag. Since screaming and moaning comes from the throat and don’t require the tongue, you can still create quite a ruckus. And since the gag holds the jaws partially open you can sometimes hear these noises better than if the jaw was stretched open and stuffed with a ball gag or even just clamped shut in a conscientious effort not to wake the neighbors.

A quick note: If you are new to the world of gags you might not realize, as I did not, that it is actually quite difficult to truly silence someone with a gag. All the gags I’ve tried make speech either difficult and garbled, or just impossible; but none can really silence a scream or a loud moan. These sounds come from the back of the throat, and blocking the throat is obviously a bad idea for those of us who like oxygen.

That said there is variation in muffling power, and this gag is not the one we turn to for maximum silencing. Instead we like it for the added psychological element of being silenced with a thick “cock” in the mouth.

Basically, I would say that if you are in the market for a gag that will make the neighbors stop giving you those funny looks in the elevator, you might want to look elsewhere. On the other hand, if you are eying the Fantasy Gag because you think it looks hot, sexy and/or delightfully deviant, you are in luck. I don’t think that you will be disappointed by either the design or the quality of this gag.

Even after four years or so of playing with this gag, it still sends a shiver up my spine to hear my lover growl in my ear that he is going to stuff my mouth with cock before he fucks me. He loves the idea of filling all my orifices with cock, both rubber and flesh. I love this mental element, and my jaw is always grateful at the end of the night when we use the Fantasy Gag, rather than the harsher ball or ring gags we also play with.