I don't see much talk about putting noise making rattles in plastic worms.  I ordered a pack of glass rattles for worms last night so I could try them out in 2015.  I did get a pack of soft plastics that was made to hold rattles in the tail.  

 

 So, is putting noise making rattles in worms and soft stick baits (senkos) very effective or not very effective?  When I punch this topic in on youtube I can hardly find any good videos on the subject.  

 

 When you do put a rattle in a worm, how then are you supposed to work the worm?  Work them normally as you would without a rattle or do something different?   

You would use the rattles when the water gets to be a darker color. Or you can use them at night and cloudy days it's just like using a rattle in a square bill you do so the fish can key in on where the bait is.

I would insert the rattle anytime the water has any type of stain to it, and there is some cloud color or overcast. Soft plastic lures are a bait that the bass have to visually hone in on, so when visibility is reduced, inserting the rattle can give the fish another way to locate the bait, even though its only hearing the general direction, not the exact location. When the water or skies are clear, leave the rattles in your bag. The fish will be able to see your bait, and inspect it thoroughly, so you want to make it as natural as possible. Real bait doesn't rattle when it crawls, swims, or slithers by, so your bait shouldn't either. I would take this philosophy with all of my lures. W/ cranks, I fish rattle less models in clear water, rattling models in dark water. With spinnerbaits, in dirty water I fish a colorado blade, sometimes a coated kicker blade, or a bladed swim jigs. In clear water I fish a double willow blade, or a swim jig w/out a blade. I have caught my fish this way, and it may be different for everybody. Just my 2 cents.

Rattles - To Be or Not to Be, That is The Question.

 

Can't hurt.

 

In many cases as noted above rattles in plastics can help.

 

Some pros put rattles in their plastics but don't advertise that to us.

 

So go ahead and put the rattles in the plastics and let us know what you think about them improving your hookup ratio.

I use rattles in my tubes a lot and anytime I'm fishing muddy water. 

Crawfish make noise, baitfish make noise,

Rattletraps make a lot of noise, rattles in squarebills make noise, spinnerbaits clang & bang... Noise is underwater, use the rattles if you like, it won't detract from a strike, I don't use them in a worm, but I will in a tube..

I haven't tried them. It would be interesting.