VolunteerSwimbaits Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 42 minutes ago, chefchris said: @VolunteerSwimbaits what are you using to carve the face and fins? Need to get some wood carving tools soon. I have a super cheap Amazon set of carving tools, but i prefer a raw razor blade. Thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_swmbt_20 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 @chefchris I am just hearing about this is it too late to sign up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Kevin, I think you can still join. I just talked to Chris and he let me in on this. This bait trade sounds like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_swmbt_20 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, porkmeatballs said: Kevin, I think you can still join. I just talked to Chris and he let me in on this. This bait trade sounds like fun! Ok awesome, is there a specific thread I need to sign up on or something? Or should I talk to Chris? Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 18 minutes ago, kev_swmbt_20 said: Ok awesome, is there a specific thread I need to sign up on or something? Or should I talk to Chris? Thanks for the help Hey man, you're welcome to join in. all the rules are on the first page, so if you agree to those and can meet the deadline, you're more than welcome to join in now. Like Dave @porkmeatballs said he asked today about it and hes in too, so i think that brings us to like 12-14 interested. there's no fee or anything to sign up, or penalty if you don't complete by March 17th, you just don't get to swap a bait if you don't finish one. happy to have you and Dave join in, think it will be a great thread and time. porkmeatballs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, kev_swmbt_20 said: @chefchris I am just hearing about this is it too late to sign up? welcome to the swap man. azfisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_swmbt_20 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, chefchris said: welcome to the swap man. Sweeeeet thanks gents! azfisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) Got the new belt sander up and running yesterday and was able to smooth out the master trout blank before doing the top profile, got it marked center lines and guide lines for the width, drawing up the profile today and hopefully cutting it and doing some more work on it if I have time. Edited December 22, 2018 by chefchris Pics added juice54 and VolunteerSwimbaits 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Also was finally able to shape the tail on this 3 piece. So it’s a 3 piece based on a slammer/pats (or whatever you want to call it) with a real wood tail. Left it thick enough so hopefully it won’t break if it’s hits something, but thin enough to where it should swim. Might be a dud but something I’ve been toying with. Made a 2 prototype a while back and had zero action, tail was too thick and didn’t move, the back section acted like a rudder. Have higher hopes for this one. porkmeatballs, VolunteerSwimbaits, juice54 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azfisher Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I'm diggn' seeing everyone's projects coming along and having a couple more guys join. This is such a cool deal, stoked to be part of it. I decided to do another shad glide. The first one swims well but doesn't look so hot. My carving and painting skills have improved a bunch since. It will be about 8 inches and about 4 0z's, kind of the standard size. I used some alder wood to carve the master and will be making molds and resin copies. SCALES SUCK!! Still need to add some fins and finish the detail carving on the face and gill plate, ....and scale the other side. I'll post more pics as I get further along. VolunteerSwimbaits, danthefisherman, Ds.attack.rat and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 28 minutes ago, azfisher said: SCALES SUCK!! Feeling that right about now! Haha looks great brother! azfisher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds.attack.rat Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 I’ll either be doing my trout glide or gill glide, here are a few pics. azfisher, danthefisherman, rossco7777 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 @Ds.attack.rat dude you have the best paint jobs in the business! I love that crappie! Just curious, do those lures have scales? Or is that the paint, kinda hard to tell the difference! lol Ds.attack.rat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Everything's looking great, gentlemen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ds.attack.rat Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 6:54 PM, VolunteerSwimbaits said: @Ds.attack.rat dude you have the best paint jobs in the business! I love that crappie! Just curious, do those lures have scales? Or is that the paint, kinda hard to tell the difference! lol I appreciate that brother. All my baits are painted scales. VolunteerSwimbaits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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