Rattle wheels??

[Laska]

So Ive heard of them but thats it can you guys help me with some ?'s,

1.what are they?

2.How do they work?

3.Whats your opinion on them?

4.Should I get one?

5.If I should get one, point me in the direction of somewhere online I could buy one...

[hoggs222]

They're a wheel that you attach line to for a deadline. When a fish pulls, there are bells inside the wheel that jingle.

They're a must have! Especially for sleeping in a permanent or for a 2nd line in a portable.

They make ones that can mount on the wall or clip on a pole, kinda like a jumper cable.

Google rattle reel. Fish house supply dot com has some. The one that I always see they should have at Fleet Farm, etc. The one I'm thinking about is made of wood.

Cabelas has them online. They're the Lindell ice rig.

I would definitely have them in my fish house, but I've already got electronic buzzers hooked up instead of bells.

One tip if you get one. Use fly line on them and tie a mono leader at the end. It keeps from tangling. We all know how the mono line can tangle when you're hand reeling them.

[Johnny_Da_Der]

why not use tip up line rather than fly line? Fly line gets really expensive and if you don't know what you are looking for you might get something that floats.

[Bohunk]

I use the older, smaller rattle wheels in the spearhouse (red in color). They have an arm on them and I used the 3 mounting holes on the end to mount to the ceiling above the spearhole. I use 2, one for live, one for the artificial. They are nice because they have a wing nut that tightens when you achieve your desired depth. I also use tip-up line, or black dacron on the reels. I guess an old baitcaster would work as well, but I had 8 of them from my old perm. on Mille Lacs.

[hoggs222]

Either way works I guess. I've just always used fly line. It does get expensive, but it lasts forever in this application. I think we've had some of the same line on for 15 years plus. I also know of a place to get it cheaper, so I guess that's why I've stuck with it.

[Laska]

thanks for the help guys

Bohunk, I was referring to them more for spearing, cuz Im sick of holding my jig stick and now that I have a perm shack I wanna be hands free so I can just hold my spear ya know.

[Bohunk]

They are permanently mounted, hands-free, to the ceiling. I know what you are talking about with the jig stick thing. You must have misunderstood me.

[Laska]

no I knew what ya meant, I was just saying like you I wanted to use them for spearing, I tried posting it there but no one knew much, Im going to pick 2 up and giver a go, can you set the drags on those?

[Bohunk]

10-4. The wing nut adjusts the tension to your liking. I'm guessing you probably want to set it somewhat tight, but with some give, in case a big green sub decides to take off with your offering. Good luck in the morning, waiting to hear the report. Later.

[Big Buck Buster]

Can a person that spears northerns, who uses a live sucker, integrate a lure into the sucker. Let's say that the northern gets real hungry, and decides to eat the decoy, can you have a hook attached to the sucker, and the line attached to a rattle real, and just catch it? I don't spear, but am curious.

[Bigslugger]

Can a person that spears northerns, who uses a live sucker, integrate a lure into the sucker. Let's say that the northern gets real hungry, and decides to eat the decoy, can you have a hook attached to the sucker, and the line attached to a rattle real, and just catch it? I don't spear, but am curious.

No you can not use the decoy as a lure with hooks

[woodspliter]

Yes you can. They changed the rules so that a decoy with hooks can be used while you spear. Decoy counts as a line, spear counts as a line.

[Big Buck Buster]

Thanks for the info. I didn't know if you could or not, because they changed the law dealing with fishing out of a spearing hole. I figured that it would be angling, while spearing.

[Jameson]

If you are going to be using the rattle wheels in a spear house I would suggest getting the "rattlers" out of them. That little noise might not make a difference, but it just might...

[Laska]

If you are going to be using the rattle wheels in a spear house I would suggest getting the "rattlers" out of them. That little noise might not make a difference, but it just might...

In that case make your own reel with 1/4 thread bolt and a old spool and use 2 nuts to tighten it togther to your drag liking, that make since?

[wheelerboy920]

the best rattle reels you can get are lewandoski from fish house supply.com they even glow in the dark.

[Walterwontfalter]

I have several of the bought ones both the orange plastic ones with "beads" in them and the wooden spools with dowels around the perimeter with bells inside and love them. I grew up spending all my winter weekends and holidays on Mille Lacs with my dad and grandpa and all night long we had the rattle reels down...we made them all ourselves out of plywood and dowels and some glue. They lasted for many years and worked great. I'd suggest buying one and then using it as a pattern to make your own.

I even have a couple old style dowel rods with the metal spike or pick on the end that you stab into the ice that has a rattle reel at the top. You can put it outside your fish house and you can hear the bell ring from inside if it's not too windy.

[thedeadsea]

Laska,

We have used an old baitcaster reel screwed to the rafters of our fishouse above the spear hole to hold the sucker/decoy. Plus it has drag already built in. It seems that most people have an old reel laying around if you dont have any rattle wheels handy.

Steve

[Laska]

yeah I do somewhere, baitcaster even, Ill give it a try this weekend.

[hawkeye43]

Laska, can you send your email, I got a question for you.

kmaderatfrontiernetdotnet

[Laska]

email sent!