"Rattling Devons"

Here is a design , that I started out with about 10 years ago , the one lure with the red "bucktail"(made of a piece of cord) is the last one , that I still have of those first ones .

These were very elaborate to build with their closure plugs of lead and aluminium on either end , also are filled with steelballs , therefore have to be waterproof .

These turned out way too heavy , they swam tail-down a bit , but nevertheless I caught pike and perch with them .

So in winter 2006/07 I came up with this new , overworked version , that is quite simple to cut and file out from 10mm aluminium square tubing , bigger versions of 12mm and even 15mm are also possible .

The internal wire harness consists of two sections , that are looped together just behind a small bead under the front closure sheet .

The purpose is , that the rear wire portion has some loose play and would act like the club inside a bell to constantly hit the inner wall of the tubing , whilst lure is spinning , to generate a rattling sound .

As casting weight a slim olive sinker is rigged onto the rear wire portion , behind it is a solid metal bead , that provides a "sharper" sound , as if only the lead sinker would hit the casing .

I made the harness long enough to be able to slide out a bit to the rear of the casing , first to render the weight backward for better casting , second to increase chances for hook-ups , for the two prop-flaps might be in the way for that on ocassion .

The two pitched stripes painted along the circumference of the lure give the visual impression of "something alive" , when bait is rotating constantly .