Gavin721 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 awesome bait, keep it up Dan! my parents would kill me if I was carving wood on the carpet haha danthefisherman and lendaCew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 awesome bait, keep it up Dan! my parents would kill me if I was carving wood on the carpet haha Haha thanks, man! I gotta hand it to them for being so chill about it...we've basically turned the whole living room into our storage/working area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 RULE OUT DRUGS danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted June 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 RULE OUT DRUGS Right on! Salty_Cak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty_Cak Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Right on! bro killer bait danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1046 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Awesome lure man. Your carving skills are great. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted June 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Thank you for the encouraging words, Luke and Alex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 I think it's the right time for another update: I've slimmed the bait down quite a bit since my last post...it's been hard to find the time to work on it much though because I took on a full time intern position over the summer. Plus all the computer work has made my hands ache and hurt when I carve for too long. But finally finally finally, I have started onto the detailing! And I immediately found that the wood I am using is not very well suited for small, detailed scaling. The softness of the wood made the scales come out not as clean as I had hoped. I'd love for you guys to provide feedback...yay or nay? I'm going to continue on for now and see how it looks completely scaled. Then I'll finish polishing the head and hopefully be ready to make my first prototype.I'm scrambling to finish this project before an upcoming trip to Clear Lake August 10th, so feel free to go ahead and keep me accountable on that haha! It's going to be really tightThanks for all your support! Enjoy! Brokebass and Garrett 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinpunk Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Looks really good Dan! Scales look great to me, don't sell yourself short, this is turning into a piece of art, looking forward to the next update! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) Looks good man! Thats alot of work carving all those little scales, listen to punk and dont sell yourself short thats solid work Edited July 21, 2017 by BrhodesBassin danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Thanks fellas! It means a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 It's coming along very nice. The scale patterns are coming out super clean! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Thanks my man! I'm thinking maybe the lighting in the pic was too good because the scales aren't actually THAT clean... Rogervang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted August 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 I've finally reached the tuning/testing prototype phase! Hoorah! As many of you who follow my endeavors on Instagram know, I encountered quite a few problems getting from detailing the bait to where I am now, including but not limited to: cracking/flaking wood, expired modelling clay and silicone mold, ordered materials getting lost in the mail, accidentally grabbing the epoxy to pour my first prototype instead of the resin, etc etc. There was a lot of stress involved with school starting up and disappointment after not being able to make a deadline due to bad materials...but all the hardship just made me that much more determined to complete the task and gave me even more appreciation for what I was trying to accomplish. I'm still pretty far from finishing I think, but with the whole carving and molding process finished I can finally focus on making this bait functional and fish-worthy! Progress will be slowed with classes in session and dwindling materials, but I already have one prototype pumped out and am currently experimenting with joint style and weighting. I've logged in one swim test session so far and already like the swim better than that of my previous version, so that's already one big improvement! As always, your input is more than welcome! If you were making or ordering this bait yourself, what is one thing that you would have changed or installed? Excuse the blurry pictures...I was working in low light most of the time Thanks for the support! Dan BOZ, fishnchips35 and fishinpunk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinpunk Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Great looking bait Dan ! Definitely one to be proud of. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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