RE: rattling methods?
I think the average hunter dosn't know how to rattle, My self included. Every show I watch where animals are rattled in is on a ranch with a buck doe ration of 2/1 and within 30 seconds of the beginning the sequence a half a dozen P&Y bucks appear. This absolutely kills my confidence when I try to rattle.
I just tickle the tines like you're describing. I've seen a few dinks but nothing lke you'd expect rattleing to produce.