Rattles - Where Do You Stick 'em?

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I grabbed some rattles and stuck one in a Rage Tail watermelon seed Anaconda last night. I had it Tejas rigged on a 5/0 EWG with a 3/8 tungsten watermelon red flake weight. The weight was too heavy, it should have been 1/4. I had the rattle in the worm behind the hook.

I lost a good fish on this and got a decent one. The one I got was hooked super close to the outside of its lips. The one that got away didn't even get hooked because the hook was still rigged perfectly.

Anyway, did I put the rattle too far back? Should I have stuck it between the eye and the point? I didn't do that because I thought it wouldn't let the worm compress enough to fully expose the point.

It seemed like they were hitting the worm where the rattle was. Sorry for all the words.

[bigbill]

They always strike my worms at the head.

Where I insert the rattle depends on what bait it is.

With the bigger worms its near the head were it won't interfere with the hook depending on the bulge it's after the hook.

I usually don't use rattles in anything other than worms and jigs mainly. But in the center of the blizzards body.

[Teal]

Back in your tackle box

#norattlesonmyjigs

[F14A-B]

Back in your tackle box

#norattlesonmyjigs

Lol!!!! Yea, nothing personal guy... I never, ever

Needed a rattle on a plastic worm...

However I do wish you all the best in fishing joy!

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Thanks bigbill! I always enjoy your posts.

[iabass8]

Back in your tackle box

#norattlesonmyjigs

Truth right there