Zrb284 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Hello everyone, as a new guy here on TU I feel it is appropriate to share a home brew tackle trick that I started doing about a year ago. The lid of a Plano type tackle box that I was storing crankbaits in broke on me and I had a wild idea to make a chatterbait blade out of it. I traced it using a spare blade, cut it out with tin snips and deburred the edges with sandpaper, drilled the holes with a small drill bit and assembled the bait like an ordinary vibrating swim jig. I have been very pleased with the results, probably as a result of the different vibration/sound/less flash than the typical metal blade. Something to keep in the back of your mind -zach 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robn510 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Cool! I know a guy that makes them out of old cd's... as long as it has the bend in it the lip they create a lot of commotion.. I'm making my own fly lips and pulse discs out of random plastics but not any chatterbaits.. yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrb284 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 It works man! I haven't put a bend in it yet but I will try it out. I still seem to get plenty of vibration with the plastic (still shakes rod tip hard) I do bend the metal ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
