Wobblers Rattlin (Rattlin), fishing technique, features of baits

Rattlin is a lipless flat sinking wobbler. All over the world such wobblers are classified as lipless crankbaits, which means lipless crankbaits. Or else they are classified as vibration, abbreviated vib, because of its main characteristic – vibration during wiring. Therefore, the name “rattlin” is not quite right.

Most likely, it came from the widely known in Russia since ancient times wobbler Rattlin Rapala and became a noun.

Wobblers of this type, as a rule, sinking. Initially, rattlins were made of wood. Currently, the lures are made of modern plastics, like all wobblers. In the cavity of their body are placed metal balls, which when playing a wobbler makes noise like a child’s rattle. Game rattlin high-frequency and low amplitude. The loop for attaching the fishing line is located on the back of the lure. This is the main difference between the rattlin and other wobbler baits. Almost all models of rattlins in the upper part of the head have a plane, thanks to which they create stubbornness in the water column. As a rule, rattlins are equipped with two treble hooks.

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Rattlin wiring

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Rattlin is designed to play in the water column and in the bottom layer. The horizon of the conductivity of the rattlin fisherman determines himself. A characteristic feature of the lure is the preservation of the depth of wiring. That is, at what depth rattlin dipped after throwing, such it will adhere to during the conduct. In this case, much depends on the skill and technique of the fisherman. You can spend a wobbler in shallow places with a depth of half a meter to two meters, as well as used to cover deep places, such as pits or pools.

There are several ways of wiring the rattlin.

1. Even

The first and simplest is the even wiring. After throwing the wobbler should wait until it reaches the desired depth, and start wiring. Uniform wiring is good to diversify periodic pauses, accelerations and decelerations of the speed of movement of the bait. If you raise the rod to the top, the rattlin will go at a shallower depth, and if you lower the tip of the rod to the surface of the water – will go deeper.

Rattlin plays very intensely, vibrating the whole body. In the even wiring is recommended to slightly accelerate and slow down the speed, as well as for a moment to disrupt the rhythm with a sharp twitch of the rod. Such a disruption in the game of bait provokes the predator to attack.

2. Wavy

Wavy wiring is achieved by raising and lowering the rod up and down or by accelerating and slowing down the rotation of the reel. The bait in such a conduct describes a vertical sinusoid in the water.

3. Jig

All variants of jig wiring is very effective when using rattlins. After throwing the rattlin is lowered to the bottom, a sharp winding reel or rod flip is made jig “step”. After touching the bottom step is repeated. This wiring is possible in places with a clean bottom, where snags are unlikely. Rattlin, as a rule, two treble hooks are not protected from snags. This can be a problem.

4. stop & go

Stop & Go is good for fishing large areas of water. Three or four turns of the reel and pause. When wiring the rattlin makes small-frequency oscillations. Lures with a rattle emit a loud sound that attracts predators from a great distance. On the pause, the lure sinks quickly enough. With such wiring, the bait in the water column draws the teeth of the saw. It turns out something similar to jig wiring, only in the water column.

5. Plumb trolling

Plumb trolling – the horse of some rattlers. When lifting the lure makes intense vibratory movements, when paused, it is deflected to the side and plans, gradually returning to the vertical axis. This method is effective when fishing a significant depth. For vertical trolling are not suitable for all rattlins, but only with a pronounced game on the rise and the largest deviation to the side at the pause. As a rule, rattlins for vertical trolling have an elongated body, close in shape to the minnow. Well plan rattlins with a flat tail, which performs the role of a wing.

Rattlins for vertical trolling are widely used in winter ice fishing. Catching winter rattlins from under the ice is somewhat similar to catching a balancer. The rod makes a jerk of the bait upward, on which the rattlin should play. Then follows a sharp return of the rod down, on which the bait plans to the side of the vertical axis. The number of jerks one after another, as well as the time of pause, is selected experimentally for each model of rattlin. When fishing from the ice, usually use silent rattlins.

Rattlin will suit any wiring, only if it liked the predator. Some vibes can be successfully conducted by twitching. But still the best wiring for the rattlin – a jig, even and “stop and go”.

Rattlin game

In each model of rattlin designers laid its own unique game. Vibe with a narrow back will show itself well in the current and at high speeds of wiring. And the model with a flat back is more stubborn. It can be conducted at a slower speed and used in standing water.

How to avoid hooks when fishing with a rattlin?

Thanks to the open hooks, the predator is well hooked on them. But there is also a downside. Rattlins among all voluminous baits are the most susceptible to snags. Especially when fishing from the shore. Various algae easily cling to the tees. To avoid frequent snags on the bottom or algae can replace the standard treble hooks of the lure on double hooks. Double hooks should be set with the stingers backwards.

Thus, when moving the front double will be pressed against the body of the bait and the number of hooks will be significantly reduced. At the moment of pause, the hooks become vertical. When replacing the hooks with doubles, the percentage of fish hooking practically does not suffer. The positive properties of the rattlin are especially revealed when fishing from a boat.

The boat is put on the shoal, the bait is thrown to the depth, and the wiring is carried out from depth to the shoal.

Catching on a rattlin

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When fishing for rattlins, it is advisable to use a leash of thick fluorocarbon or metal string. The leash will not only save the fishing line from pike teeth, but also significantly reduce the overlaps of the tees for the main fishing line when twitching or uneven wiring of the bait.

Also to combat the slippage of the tee for the leash is good to simply remove the rear hook of the rattlin.

And if in place of the rear hook put a petal from a spinning troller with a swivel, then you get something similar to a tailspinner. This combination will create not only strong vibrations from the body of the rattlin, but also additionally entice the predator shimmering rotating petal.

The most universal length of the rattlin – from 5 to 7 centimeters.

On this size catches almost all predatory fish. When catching pike, the size of the rattlin can be increased.

Features of fishing for rattlin

Catch on the rattlin almost any active predatory fish. The key word here – active. The object of catching can be pike and perch, stud and chub, as well as pikeperch and even catfish. For catching pike and catfish are used large models, for catching pikeperch – medium, for trout and perch the smallest.

In the spring and fall period in cold water, the use of rattlins is ineffective. Rattlin is a summer bait. It is used in the heat, when the water is thoroughly warmed.

Rattlin fishing tackle

There are no special requirements for the rod when fishing for rattlin. The main thing is that the weight range, the so-called test of the rod, coincided with the weights of the baits used. If it is planned to conduct rattlin exclusively jig wiring, then for this is more suitable spinning jig orientation, and if you use uniform wiring with variants, then any.

There are large models of rattlins, which can weigh up to 100 grams.

For fishing with such baits you need a jerk tackle. Rattlins of such sizes create in the water powerful low-frequency, compared to smaller models, vibrations. Pike can not leave such lures without attention.

Fishing conditions

Rattlins are available in a wide range of colors. The color of the lure is not the primary catching quality. For fishing in murky water it is customary to use baits bright acid and fluorescent colors, and in transparent colors should be more realistic.

A great advantage of the rattlin are its aerodynamic properties, thanks to which the range of throwing the bait is especially great. Rattlins can be fished large spaces and depths. It is also good to use the lure as a scout on a large body of water. When you see a perch or stud cauldron, it is the rattlin that you can get to it.

Rattlin is not very popular among spinningists, but if you know when and how to use this bait, it will certainly please the angler with a trophy.