fatfingers Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 The last few days, I've been trying to devise a method to make rattles for my flatshad crankbaits. I remember reading here that someone used a .22 caliber shell casing with a few bb's. I've decided to try 9mm casing because they're a bit larger, about right for the musky class baits I make, and hopefully will rattle louder when buried in the wood. I made one out of a metal container which looks something like a miniature lipstick tube complete with cap and it rattles great, but I had only one. So, I'm going to give the 9mm casings a go but I'm trying to figure out a way to seal the open end after placing the bbs inside and I'd prefer that it be a metal seal so as to give the shot something to bounce off of and something that won't create a soft spot for the bb's to get stuck to... Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Just use a glass bead big enough to block the opening, affixed with 5 min epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark berrisford Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 i use 10mm brass tube and seal it with a piece of tin taped in place and then epoxied into the lure body.i only put 2 bb's in each tube as this seems to give off the best rattle. each chamber is 15mm long and i fit them across the body(make gliders and flippers for pike) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Thank you for the replies, guys. I'll try both methods. I came up with another but its too time-consuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
