Strongside Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 i fish mainly tubes and round head jigs, i love to drag them on the bottom. My winter project is to modify my tear drop (JTS-5-A) to add a cast in rattle. If you could give me info on how to make it, post a pic of your own modification or point me in the right direction it would really help. i don't want to mess up my mold. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Welcome to TU, the problem with your project is you are to vague in your description for anyone to help. What I mean is you have to at least have a rattle that you want to use, since it is going to be cast in the head I'm assuming it is metal of some sort, brass probably. What you need to do is tell us or show us the rattle you want to use and then you have to have some kind of ide of where it is going to go in the head, in other words it has to be able to work, meaning it will fit without ruining the main cavity or being too big that it isn't possible to do. You have to help with it as this is probably a one of a kind deal as I never heard of anyon wanting to add a rattle to a tear drop head before so we need a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongside Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 all right, so i want to do something like this : http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Bite_Me_Big_Dude_Rattle_Jig_Head_3pk/descpage-BDRATJH.html i don't know witch rattle to use, my first thought was to use the clip on like i use for my footballjig but they are in plastic so i guess that would be a problem... anyway, i don't know exactly how i am goiing to make it, that is why i want the input from guys who have done it,,,adding a rattle to a do-it mold,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Check out Shawn Collins molds. He has the exact mold you are looking for on EBAY. A little Spendy at $130 but his molds are all first class and you will not be disappointed. He goes by CNCworks on EBAY. Look up "freshwater Tube rattler jig mold". I tried to cut and paste a link but it didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EironBreaker Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 You can buy the mold or you can modify a roundhead mold to do the same thing. I've done it and it works great. You need to grind out a slot to fit the plastic rattle in the mold under the hook. You have to be really careful to end up with a good product. Do a little at a time. I use a drill press to do my cutting. Just have to find the right type of bits to do this work and be patient. Or you might go through a couple molds. The roundhead mold takes a 90 degree hook but I like that hook better for tubes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 That's quite a modification. What is the jig mold you want to do it to? My winter project is to modify my tear drop (JTS-5-A) to add a cast in rattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongside Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 the cnc mold is awsome. i will take a serious look into it... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EironBreaker Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Gon2long, I modified the standard roundhead mold with the tapered barb. It is the one with several sizes from small to big. I got it off ebay pretty cheap. It took a little bit to modify it but with the right bits and taking my time, it turned out perfect. I think I have $20 in the mold. I have had a little practice with modifying several different molds so tackling this one as your first attempt may not be that easy but if you get one cheap, give it a whirl. You can mess up a few molds for less than $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 No doubt I'm with you on that I think Bob missed the original poster's comment on what mold he wanted to modify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 While the CNC mold option is a bit spendy it does ensure a working mold. No trial and error or modifying required and you have all the sizes you need and they all work and work well. You could also contact a local machine shop to modify a mold for you. I have had machinist friends at work mod old molds for me. What would have been time consuming for me was quite easy for them on the milling machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongside Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 never tought to drill in a close mold... makes sense thanks bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
