petrading Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 All the Sifus (Masters) of UT, This forum is so great, just like a gigantic lure library.......Been reading through for months. Here myself, a noob, trying to get information of making a hollow body lure with bead inside, how to do it? I saw this thread from CrawChuck - Slip molds for hard baits tutorial really helpful & some other unmentioned threads. A step by step tutorial would be great. Here I wanna apologize for my poor english......... Thanks alot~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Lazaro wrote an interesting tutorial within a thread on rattles a while back. It may give you an idea or two. http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8083&highlight=rattle When you find a solution, publish it here for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feldermannLures Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 The way i've been doing it is cutting my bait in half, as perfect as i can. Then taking my dremel tool and cutting out a cavity, on both halves, of equal size, make sure its long enough and deep enough that the BB's can move in all directions Add the BB's and epoxy the 2 halves together. Be careful when epoxying the 2 halves together not to get any glue in the cavity or the BB's could stick. This produces a good rattle, not as good as the BB's being in a metal/glass container though... Vman, thanks for the link. Im gonna give that a shot on my next lure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 I depends on the wood you're using. Balsa is a natural sound deadening material and it's soft so I just insert a pre-made rattle in it. There are more options for hardwood. Another method is to drill a hole through the bait, glue on a cap cut from a pop can on one side, insert the beads, then glue a cap on the other side. Pop cans cut easily with sissors. I cut a slight recess around the hole for the caps to fit into, then use wood filler to make them disappear. This creates a loud rattle as the metal caps act like drum heads just under the lure's finish. It is more labor intensive than inserting a pre-made rattle. A tip - when you put in the beads and glue on the 2nd side cap, keep the lure laying flat on a table and don't lift it until the epoxy has cured. You don't want beads getting glued if a bit of epoxy sneaks its way into the cavity. And use the epoxy sparingly. Don't worry - it will hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 You could also consider using larger glass rattles like the bass guys use on jigs and plastic baits. You drill a hole in the bait, insert the glass rattle, and then seal the hole with plumbers putty and sand it off smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 you might try using bondo on the inside of the wood cavity. DON'T use too much. it makes a nice rattle chamber even on the dead sounding woods. tip from a wood carver buddie told me about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 I just made a nice rattle. I used two 22 caliber shell casings. I drilled a hole through the bait. I cut the shells so one fit in each side of the bait. I used a steel BB from a number two shotgun shell as the rattle. The steel against the brass is very loud. The base of the shell sticks out a little, but no big deal. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
