GrindStoneLures Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 I'm in search for a Silent Lipless Crank Bait if anyone now's where I can find these please cast me in the correct direction please and thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkman Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 I've never seen any. I'm wanting some so I'll probably make some out of resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 The rattles in a lipless crank act as a weight transfer feature that helps with casting. That's why they cast like bullets. I think you'll have a hard time throwing a flat sided crank like a lipless without the weight transfer from the rattles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Young Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Drill a small hole and inject a drop or two of epoxy. Roll the ball around until it is well coated. The prop it up to put the ball in the forward position. Then seal the hole. Rattles in lipless lures were origionaly the result of an accident. The ball was fixed in place at first so they were silent. Evidently some got broke in shipping or when being used. They were so effective with the rattles that fishermen were taking the lure out of the box and banging the nose on the store shelf to free up the nose weight. The next thing you know, the manufacturer was getting all these returns of lures with broken noses. When the manufacturers contacted the dealers and discovered what was going on, they decided to make them that way on purpose. Now we have rattles in almost all our lures. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpalinsk Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Similar to Chuck, but I filled them up and then sealed the holes with bondo. I wouldn't do it again, but it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindStoneLures Posted October 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Drill a small hole and inject a drop or two of epoxy. Roll the ball around until it is well coated. The prop it up to put the ball in the forward position. Then seal the hole. Rattles in lipless lures were origionaly the result of an accident. The ball was fixed in place at first so they were silent. Evidently some got broke in shipping or when being used. They were so effective with the rattles that fishermen were taking the lure out of the box and banging the nose on the store shelf to free up the nose weight. The next thing you know, the manufacturer was getting all these returns of lures with broken noses. When the manufacturers contacted the dealers and discovered what was going on, they decided to make them that way on purpose. Now we have rattles in almost all our lures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindStoneLures Posted October 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 This I like!!! thank you for your response i will try this with some lures that i have already an see how this comes out thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindStoneLures Posted October 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Similar to Chuck, but I filled them up and then sealed the holes with bondo. I wouldn't do it again, but it worked. Why wouldn't you do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpalinsk Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 It was a PIA and all I caught on them was catfish. Was targeting Stripers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindStoneLures Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 PIA? So wondering maybe if I fill them to where bearings or in this case rattles won't move rather than removing them, maybe work?... I'm just trying to judge the big jump before doing so! I really don't mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindStoneLures Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Crazy went to go get some blanks an someone went and bought them all up. An went to several sites cro-210 Crazy went to go get some blanks an someone went and bought them all up. An went to several sites cro-210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpalinsk Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 PIA? So wondering maybe if I fill them to where bearings or in this case rattles won't move rather than removing them, maybe work?... I'm just trying to judge the big jump before doing so! I really don't mind I meant PITA as in pain in the a$$. Give it a try and let us know how it works. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindStoneLures Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 I ment it just might be easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindStoneLures Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 So I filled the chamber enough to make the rattles stick In place and make it silent. Now Im waiting for my D2T to get here,to patch the whole I made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
