I need a soft plastic jerk bait that make me a lot of noise. Must also be very weedless. Any ideas? I am thinking about ways to rig rattles on the hook or maybe the leader, but I don’t know if the rattles will make enough noise, and I am afraid they will impede on the weedless characteristics of a soft plastic jerk bait. Looking for suggestion. Thanks. 

Perhaps try adding a bobber stop and two or three glass beads on front of your soft plastic jerkbait.

They will not impede the action of your bait but will provide some level of 'noise'

Mostly clicking.

A-Jay

just get some worm rattles and insert them in the bait. Could probably put 2 or 3 in for more sound depending on length of the bait.

Rig it on a spinnerbait...

 

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I think that the best way would be to put the rattles inside the bait like what was mentioned before. Personally I feel as if putting beads on the leader would not necessarily impede the action as much as it would just make the bait nose down quickly after twitches. To me jerkbait fishing has a lot to do with how the bait suspends or doesn't suspend for that matter, in the water. I guess this would also depend on the design of the bait though...

Big ole Slug-Go, Fin S Fish or Zoom Magnum Fluke with a couple rattles shoved in it.

 

I have tied rattles on the shanks of screw lock hooks before, using a fly vice, thread, and lots of head cement.

15 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Perhaps try adding a bobber stop and two or three glass beads on front of your soft plastic jerkbait.

They will not impede the action of your bait but will provide some level of 'noise'

Mostly clicking.

A-Jay

I was thinking of this too, but curious whether it would make enough noise. Also wondering if the beads will hang the weeds. It’s pretty gnarly where I’m fishing. 

25 minutes ago, Pickle_Power said:

Big ole Slug-Go, Fin S Fish or Zoom Magnum Fluke with a couple rattles shoved in it.

 

I have tied rattles on the shanks of screw lock hooks before, using a fly vice, thread, and lots of head cement.

Does the plastic dampen out the sound of the rattles if they’re buried inside? 

 

And yes, I ultimately was thinking of tying some rattles to a hook and trying that. That way the rattle remain exposed for maximum noise! 

I am actually using this for big snakeheads. The water I’m fishing is 1-2’, 1’ viz, and super weedy (mostly hydrilla). I want this bait as a follow up when they chase a frog but won’t strike. 

8 minutes ago, IgotWood said:

I was thinking of this too, but curious whether it would make enough noise. Also wondering if the beads will hang the weeds. It’s pretty gnarly where I’m fishing. 

Does the plastic dampen out the sound of the rattles if they’re buried inside? 

 

And yes, I ultimately was thinking of tying some rattles to a hook and trying that. That way the rattle remain exposed for maximum noise! 

The only way to find out if either of these options (or both) will suit your needs - is to fish them

Let us know how it goes. 

btw - you're not reinventing the wheel here.

Good Luck

A-Jay

A couple/few years ago, I got some worms with rattles from MTB or LTB.  I don't recall the brand, but there was a slit near the tail where you could stuff a rattle inside.  Yes, you could hear the rattle just fine once inserted.  But, no, I never got a bite on one.  

    Also, tubes accept rattles pretty well....and might be fished in similar locations and styles (as flukes.)

Being buried inside the bait, perhaps it's a more "realistic" sound and vibration, closer to what the fish ate tuned into from baitfish.  Who knows.  I'd love to fish snakeheads.  They look like a lot of fun.  Let us know what works for you!

I have been doing that to my Fluke, insert into nose/tail of the fluke itself or attached to screw lock hook using shrink tubing. I even attach to the line with some plastic tube. I don't really see that those catch more fish than simple regular Fluke so I stopped.

Doesn't matter what you hear as a rattle, what counts is how the bass react to the sound. Venom glass worm rattles work good.

Tom

10 hours ago, Choporoz said:

A couple/few years ago, I got some worms with rattles from MTB or LTB.  I don't recall the brand, but there was a slit near the tail where you could stuff a rattle inside.  Yes, you could hear the rattle just fine once inserted.  But, no, I never got a bite on one.  

    Also, tubes accept rattles pretty well....and might be fished in similar locations and styles (as flukes.)

Pretty sure you can do it with GrandeBass' Airtail line. I don't have any rattles, so I've never done it. Hell, I'm not sure if I've ever actually used these things period.