JBlaze Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thought of this this morning after the driving to town with a couple of Buzz baits tied to my truck antenna. When I got home I had 5 of them rather I clipped 5 of them to a house fan free standing fan after about 20 minutes of this they are starting to squeal. Hope this helps someone. John 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLS Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 While building: I crimp the rivet, adjust the tab that rides against the rivet so that it makes full contact, and tap them together a couple of times........ no risk of me ever losing them from my antenna and they squeal right out of the package!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 That is an awesome idea!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Take a file and slightly rough up the 4 sides of the round upper shaft the blade rotates on 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braided Line Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 That was thought of long ago............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Old stuff still works, thank goodness, or most of us would be in trouble. The fan idea looks great. My fishing partner tied a buzzbait to his antenna on the drive from L.A. to Mead, and it got ruined, because it wore away both the rivet and the blade tab. The fan will give you a lot more control. And filing the shaft is a neat idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted September 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 While building: I crimp the rivet, adjust the tab that rides against the rivet so that it makes full contact, and tap them together a couple of times........ no risk of me ever losing them from my antenna and they squeal right out of the package!! I do adjust my tabs to make full contact and crimp the rivet to the shaft. What do you mean by tapping them together? This sounds much simpler and a lot less trouble. Thanks. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted September 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Take a file and slightly rough up the 4 sides of the round upper shaft the blade rotates on I like this idea too, will give it a try. Thanks for sharing. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLS Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 I do adjust my tabs to make full contact and crimp the rivet to the shaft. What do you mean by tapping them together? This sounds much simpler and a lot less trouble. Thanks. John Get a hold of it by the blade and tap the wire into your work bench a couple of times. The rivet and blade will mesh together a little better and you'll notice the difference in sound right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted September 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 JLS, thanks for that info. Will give this a try. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
