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Painting and Finishing Lures / Re: Got the 5 done….
« Last post by Fatman on 09/05/24 19:39 UTC »Sweet paint jobs!!
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Painting and Finishing Lures / Re: Got the 5 done….
« Last post by ctom on 09/03/24 12:16 UTC »Thanks guys. The crappies really like the orange crappie patterned bait with the purple back and chartreuse belly. This one is a hair over 12”, but hard to tell due to the angle I’m holding it.
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Painting and Finishing Lures / Re: Got the 5 done….
« Last post by basscatlildave on 09/03/24 06:34 UTC »Awesome Work
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Painting and Finishing Lures / Re: Got the 5 done….
« Last post by Fishermanbt on 09/01/24 18:49 UTC »Man, Rapala should be envious of those paint schemes. Fantastic work.
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Painting and Finishing Lures / Got the 5 done….
« Last post by ctom on 09/01/24 12:16 UTC »The 5 lipless crappie colors are all wrapped up. These are colors that have been real workhorses in the crappie realm. Last fall four of these colors took some dandy cold water, not thru the ice, crappies and on one occasion did as well if not better than the best plastic we used along side of the lipless wonder. I added one color to this tribe and am certain it will be worth the extra time.
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General Discussion / Re: Installing the Rattle in the Small Bait Fish Mold
« Last post by efishnc on 08/31/24 00:17 UTC » I never thought the he little glass ampules did much as far a sound (in or out of plastic).
However, I BPS used to have (and maybe still has) small round bubble rattles that seemed quite unremarkable for sound until you put them inside a tube bait where they suddenly became tremendously loud... during the years I tournament fished (back in the 90s) would weld tubes to all my craw-worms so as not to miss this added attraction... IMO, this was something definitely worth doing because of the difference it made, so maybe this could still be done by welding tubes onto other baits?
However, I BPS used to have (and maybe still has) small round bubble rattles that seemed quite unremarkable for sound until you put them inside a tube bait where they suddenly became tremendously loud... during the years I tournament fished (back in the 90s) would weld tubes to all my craw-worms so as not to miss this added attraction... IMO, this was something definitely worth doing because of the difference it made, so maybe this could still be done by welding tubes onto other baits?
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General Discussion / Re: Installing the Rattle in the Small Bait Fish Mold
« Last post by bigjim5589 on 08/30/24 08:12 UTC »Ctom, I have some brass discs and glass beads for Carolina & T rigs that were intended to make the clacking noise when using worm weights. I guess that works as well as anything for adding some noise, but many plastics aren't rigged that way.
Like a lot of things in fishing, adding a rattle may simply be a confidence thing too, because we fish differently when we believe what we use is a better option & provides some added confidence in using it.
I do feel that sometimes things that are done contradict logic, but they're still done.
This is how I usually add a rattle to a fly. It's inside a braided mylar tubing and the whole thing is covered with epoxy. When I started using rattles, I was following what others had done and lashing them to the hooks with thread, and they didn't seem to be too loud, just as you're saying with the soft plastic deadening the sound. I don't know what fish can detect in nature, but I know darn well, they can know these flies are in the water!
Like a lot of things in fishing, adding a rattle may simply be a confidence thing too, because we fish differently when we believe what we use is a better option & provides some added confidence in using it.
I do feel that sometimes things that are done contradict logic, but they're still done.
This is how I usually add a rattle to a fly. It's inside a braided mylar tubing and the whole thing is covered with epoxy. When I started using rattles, I was following what others had done and lashing them to the hooks with thread, and they didn't seem to be too loud, just as you're saying with the soft plastic deadening the sound. I don't know what fish can detect in nature, but I know darn well, they can know these flies are in the water!
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General Discussion / Re: Installing the Rattle in the Small Bait Fish Mold
« Last post by ctom on 08/30/24 07:00 UTC »I still think that putting a rattle small enough to fit inside a plastic bait will lose most of its effective noise to the buffering of the plastic itself. The larger the bait, the more sound is lost. Crankbaits are hard and hollow so the noise making concept there is entirely different and most likely works to a greater extent. Rattles attached externally in the jig will at similar to the crankbait and not give up any of the noise they are intended to make to the buffering of that soft plastic.
I'm not big on rattles period, but I think putting those small capsules inside and directly contacting a soft environment is simply going to hush them, or at least buffer most of noise and make doing this way less than worth the time. But that's just me and I am not a rattle nut. It might, however, be worth someone else's time to play with it.
I'm not big on rattles period, but I think putting those small capsules inside and directly contacting a soft environment is simply going to hush them, or at least buffer most of noise and make doing this way less than worth the time. But that's just me and I am not a rattle nut. It might, however, be worth someone else's time to play with it.
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General Discussion / Re: Installing the Rattle in the Small Bait Fish Mold
« Last post by Lines on 08/29/24 21:52 UTC »Exactly!
I have used many different marinade injection needles (all cut with open ends) to make some of my less-traditional core shots... there is no reason a fella couldn't use this coring method and put a rattle in these cavities (instead of a different color of plastic).
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General Discussion / Re: Installing the Rattle in the Small Bait Fish Mold
« Last post by efishnc on 08/28/24 22:56 UTC »I don't recall what the tool was called, but there has been one marketed, that was nothing but a sharpened thin wall tubing, and you inserted it into the plastic to make a place for the rattle. Then it could be sealed in place using heat or glue. Of course even that depends on the bait, as very small, thin baits that may not work well.
You can get thin wall tubing at some craft & hobby supplies. They're usually brass or copper, or could be aluminum. Heat it enough and sharpen an end and you have a core maker for rattles. Then you push the plastic you removed back in the hole and seal it with heat or glue, so same idea.
I have used many different marinade injection needles (all cut with open ends) to make some of my less-traditional core shots... there is no reason a fella couldn't use this coring method and put a rattle in these cavities (instead of a different color of plastic).