Rattles - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

RIROCKHOUND · 01-10-2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockfish9

I buy rattles from Stamina... I drill through the eye sockets of some of my swimmers then insert the rattle and fill the hole with 2 part epoxy putty... Shhhhh.... top secret.

COOL idea!!!

nipideddee · 01-10-2008, 10:51 AM

What do you do about interferring with the center of the lure thru wire ? My spooks I have the eyes centered on the bodies and I have enough trouble with centered thru wire holes as it is. I use the lathe for drilling but with 5 1/2 inch spooks use a verticle drill and making a stand-up 90 degree jig for that
Nip

Jigman · 01-10-2008, 12:12 PM

I use rattles on some of my handcarves/crankbaits. These are completed sealed. I make the rattles by taking a section of brass tubing (I cut it to size) and inserting it in the plug. A 1/4 inch diameter slingshot slug is placed in the tube and the lead weight is placed over the tube opening. Rattle and belly weight at the same location. Pretty loud rattle.

Jigman