Burning Banks With Rattling Baits Burning these sinking lures triggers reaction strikes when the crankbaits bang off of rocks along a riprap bank or logs and stumps on a mud flat. This retrieve is ideal for covering water quickly while searching for bass in the shallows (less than 5 feet deep).

What are rattle lures used for?

Burning Banks With Rattling Baits Burning these sinking lures triggers reaction strikes when the crankbaits bang off of rocks along a riprap bank or logs and stumps on a mud flat. This retrieve is ideal for covering water quickly while searching for bass in the shallows (less than 5 feet deep).

Do tube damper rings work?

Damping the socket and tube both can be mutually effective; placing a ring of Permatex Blue Silicone Gasket Maker (available at auto parts stores) around tube sockets dampens them quite effectively, without the drawback of having an additional set of pins/sockets for each tube, keeping a more direct electronic signal …

What is a microphonic tube?

Microphonics describes the phenomenon where a tube transforms mechanical vibrations into an undesired signal (noise or feedback). Due to the mechanical construction all tubes exhibit some inherent microphonic tendencies.

Do Rattles attract fish?

But we especially love lures that make noise with rattles. Sound travels about 4,920 feet per second through water. So it makes sense a lure that rattles would garner the attention of biting fish.

What do tube damper rings do?

These custom made high temperature silicone damper rings will prevent your tubes from dancing along with the music coming from your speaker. Commonly referred to as “tube rattle” this metallic ringing sound can occur in any tube amplifier – especially a high power combo amplifier in a small package.

What does Microphonics sound like?

Lightly tap on each tube with the eraser end of a pencil and listen for a ringing or rattling noise. Tubes that are not microphonic will be quiet. bad, microphonic tubes will sound like a bottle with springs in it.

What is microphonic noise?

Microphonics, microphony, or microphonism describes the phenomenon wherein certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an undesired electrical signal (noise). The term comes from analogy with a microphone, which is intentionally designed to convert vibrations to electrical signals.

Do rattle lures work?

But we especially love lures that make noise with rattles. Sound travels about 4,920 feet per second through water. So it makes sense a lure that rattles would garner the attention of biting fish. The idea is that the noise produced will pique the interest of predator fish, bringing them closer to our baits.

Does a tube rattle when it’s hot or cold?

So a tube may rattle when it’s hot and not when it’s cold, and vice versa. We are really only concerned if the tube rattles when the amp is on and the tubes are hot.

How to get rid of the sound of filament Rattle?

A cranked amp will drown the sound of filament rattle. I used a quick test for tube rattle. I let the amp cool down and unplugged it. I unscrewed and removed the back panel to expose the power tubes. I gave the one on the right a few gentle taps with my fingernail, nothing.

Do valves Rattle?

If valves do rattle, the rattle will normally only be heard at low volumes. A cranked amp will drown the sound of filament rattle. I used a quick test for tube rattle.

Why does my tube rattle when the AMP is on?

Tube internals expand when they are hot and contract when they are cold. So a tube may rattle when it’s hot and not when it’s cold, and vice versa. We are really only concerned if the tube rattles when the amp is on and the tubes are hot.