Rattles on fishing jigs

[Buschwack]

I am looking to add some rattles to ice fishing flutter jigs in 1/8 to 1/2 oz.  Has anyone tried this and if so what size of rattles.  The 1/8 are about 1" from end to end.  Don't want to spend $8 a jig.  Thanks in advance

[mark poulson]

I think you'll get more and better answers if you post this on the Wire Baits forum.

[JD_mudbug]

In addition to posting in the Wire Baits Forum, it would help with a picture or link to the jigs you are talking about. They come in a wide variety of shapes. It’s tough to envision what to try without a picture of the jig.

If you are talking more of a flutter spoon, on the larger ½ oz. lures, you could use a ¾” plastic jig rattle. Brass rattles are pricey. You could make some out of spent .22  ammo for the larger lures. Glass rattles are fairly fragile and would not hold up well on a spoon.

https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Jig-Skirt-Rattles

On a typical flutter spoon, you would want to put the rattle on the side that is on top when the spoon drops in the water and down the centerline to keep the flutter action. Typically, flutter spoons are tail weighted so the rattle would sit a bit towards the tail end from the midpoint. This will require hot glue and testing in clear jug of water to make sure you didn’t affect the action. Once you find the right location, you could permanently attach it with epoxy/gorilla glue, then paint the rattle and clear coat to ensure it doesn’t fall off.

On the smaller 1” lures, you may have to make your own rattles. The initial cost would be more than a couple of lures but you could make hundreds of rattles in any length you want. Find some small plastic tube, small coffee stirring straws, water balloon filling straws from the bunch packs that attach to a garden hose, check craft and party stores or Amazon for those. You can also make rattles out of small brass tubing but that adds cost. There are all sorts of ball bearings on Amazon including tiny ones (3/64”, chrome steel are $10 for 2,000) . Skip to 6:00 on the video for making the rattles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfabbOYSpxo

https://www.amazon.com/Chrome-Steel-Bearings-G5-5000-Balls/dp/B01AX6VFZO/ref=sr_1_69?crid=3V1FYLBH6ZYPI&keywords=3%2F64%22%2Bprecision%2Bball%2Bbearings&qid=1640065841&sprefix=3%2F64%2Bprecision%2Bball%2Bbearings%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-69&th=1

If you are talking more of a jighead as opposed to a spoon, you could make small rattles and tie them to the underside of the hook shank with matching colored fly thread and use clear nail polish to seal.

[Buschwack]

On 12/20/2021 at 4:09 PM, mark poulson said:

I think you'll get more and better answers if you post this on the Wire Baits forum.

Thanks will try there

[Buschwack]

On 12/22/2021 at 9:01 AM, JD_mudbug said:

In addition to posting in the Wire Baits Forum, it would help with a picture or link to the jigs you are talking about. They come in a wide variety of shapes. It’s tough to envision what to try without a picture of the jig.

If you are talking more of a flutter spoon, on the larger ½ oz. lures, you could use a ¾” plastic jig rattle. Brass rattles are pricey. You could make some out of spent .22  ammo for the larger lures. Glass rattles are fairly fragile and would not hold up well on a spoon.

https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Jig-Skirt-Rattles

On a typical flutter spoon, you would want to put the rattle on the side that is on top when the spoon drops in the water and down the centerline to keep the flutter action. Typically, flutter spoons are tail weighted so the rattle would sit a bit towards the tail end from the midpoint. This will require hot glue and testing in clear jug of water to make sure you didn’t affect the action. Once you find the right location, you could permanently attach it with epoxy/gorilla glue, then paint the rattle and clear coat to ensure it doesn’t fall off.

On the smaller 1” lures, you may have to make your own rattles. The initial cost would be more than a couple of lures but you could make hundreds of rattles in any length you want. Find some small plastic tube, small coffee stirring straws, water balloon filling straws from the bunch packs that attach to a garden hose, check craft and party stores or Amazon for those. You can also make rattles out of small brass tubing but that adds cost. There are all sorts of ball bearings on Amazon including tiny ones (3/64”, chrome steel are $10 for 2,000) . Skip to 6:00 on the video for making the rattles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfabbOYSpxo

https://www.amazon.com/Chrome-Steel-Bearings-G5-5000-Balls/dp/B01AX6VFZO/ref=sr_1_69?crid=3V1FYLBH6ZYPI&keywords=3%2F64%22%2Bprecision%2Bball%2Bbearings&qid=1640065841&sprefix=3%2F64%2Bprecision%2Bball%2Bbearings%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-69&th=1

If you are talking more of a jighead as opposed to a spoon, you could make small rattles and tie them to the underside of the hook shank with matching colored fly thread and use clear nail polish to seal.

Thanks

Was using the Northland Buck Shot as what I was hoping to accomplish.  1/8 oz flutter spoon.