ScottyM'Sfishing Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Ive been throwing swimbaits for a little over a year now and became addicted to it almost instantly. Over the winter i decided i wanted to get into the Art of building my own baits. Needless to say i fell in love with it just as much as fishing. My goal was to make a monster blue gill glide bait before spring hit. Anyways im open for any criticism on my Bait. Specs on my Bait: -8oz -7inches -2 size 1/0 owner st-36 treble hooks -stainless steel rod in the middle for the connecting joint - 20 pound stainless stee split rings (going higher on my next order of split rings weight wise) - 5, 1'' .072 open eye stainless screw eyes per bait. First i sketched out want i wanted it to look like then carved it out of basswood i purchased from a craft store near me. i do wish i wouldve put more detail and depth into the gill plate but its a learning experience thats for sure. Once i was happy with my master i made my mold. I went with a 2 Piece mold and it turned out extremely well compared to what i had in mind. Thats the first one i pored and installed hardware into next to the master. Took me a while to get my microballoons dialed in to get it where i wanted it. I made it so sits directly beneath the surface of the water and only swims about a foot deep. i plan to make some that swim deeper as well. So not being able to afford an airbrush i went and bought a few different colors of spray paint and cut out some stencils and came up with this paint job It was a little rushed as i was excited to finally go fish this thing after test swimming it for a few weeks getting it dialed in. NO LIE!! the first day i took it out for a swim in my kayak with this sexy paint job a monster came up and absolutely slammed it!! the greatest feeling ever boys. Hope you enjoy the cast to catch video as much as i did! 2019-4-2-17-15-31.mp4 El_Weruso, azsouth, Hmoob and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Can't get any better than that...well done and what a pig! Obviously the fish like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo jones Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Good stuff man. Must be a great feeling to get a nice one on your own bait. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 NICE! The bass are your main critics and the evidence is telling you, no modifications are needed lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyM'Sfishing Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 32 minutes ago, Neill Hernandez said: NICE! The bass are your main critics and the evidence is telling you, no modifications are needed lol I agree! I actually hooked into another giant today got it to the bank and lost it on a head shake! So they definitely like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyM'Sfishing Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 43 minutes ago, danthefisherman said: Can't get any better than that...well done and what a pig! Obviously the fish like it! Thanks man they definitely do it has been getting BIT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 That's awesome! Cool looking bait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyM'Sfishing Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 23 minutes ago, porkmeatballs said: That's awesome! Cool looking bait! Thanks man I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfk9 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Great post Scotty.....congrats on the build, looks much better than my first, to echo Neill the bass are your best critic....the only down side...You've entered the World of Lure Building Addicition...lol...seriously you're on the right path for some awesome self satisfaction...michel ...Go Fish!!! ScottyM'Sfishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Looks great, welcome to the lure making addiction! ScottyM'Sfishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadbassin89 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Awesome can’t imahine that feeling catching your first fish on a bait you made. Nice work. ScottyM'Sfishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 That's awesome! Bait looks great and that's the a hell of a 1st fish man congrats ScottyM'Sfishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Nice! Best feeling in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 nice work on your first bait man, way better than anything I made when I started. dont sleep on spray paints! I do all my striper plugs and swimbaits with spray paints, so many options. look into graffiti brand paints like montana or molotow, low pressure, cap/tip options and color selection is insane, a few more bucks a can but I get more baits per can so actually ends up being cheaper in that sense. Toxic baits is all spray paints too. Thats a solid fish on your first bait too!! ScottyM'Sfishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow rolling Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 If that's not motivating people to get into the "build your own" game I don't know what will! Awesome bait and fish man! surfk9 and ScottyM'Sfishing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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