Silencing a crankbait

[WackySenko]

I want my crankbait to be silent at times. The manufacturer does not offer it without rattles. Has anybody glued the rattles in place? This was my first thought but then I was worried that unless the BBs get glued properly that the lure would run untrue. I do not want to take the BBs out because that would change the weight. Any thoughts?
Thank You
Mike

[myrtle]

I drill a small hole and fill them with gorilla glue it expands like foam so there is no way for the bait to leak and become a sinker as long as there are not separate rattle chambers it works good

[WackySenko]

Thanks for the reply. But I have a quesion.
I thought of that but was worried that the Gorilla Glue would change the buoyancy. I am very happy with the lure and do not want the action to change. It will slowly float up when you stop reeling. I do not want it to rise too fast.

[Andy Giannini]

It would have to be a bait where the the ballast weight is fixed. Often they are also loose in body in a seperate chamber. Sometimes called "plug knockers".

The BBs or lead shot could be removed by drilling, and resealing with epoxy.

But the hooks are still going to "tinkle" along the outside of the bait body and make noise.

You could adjust bouyancy with hooks, lead dot stickers, or wire wrapped around hooks.

Or you could just tie on a wood crankbait.

[Oldschool]

When you consider how many crankbaits you try find 1 that consistantly catches bass, why modify it? Tuning deep diving crankbaits requires a lot of triail and error; changing hook sizes or hook weight often affect the fish appeal. Changing the balance by glueing in rattles is risky and I wouldn't do it. Several lure makers offer silent crankbaits and as mentioned the wooden models do not have internal rattles.
Tom