azsouth Posted May 8, 2022 Report Share Posted May 8, 2022 If I remember right the smaller ones are more subdued. I would fish the color you have for a quite a bit before changing anything. My .02 danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustBassinAround916 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Man awesome work bro and from another local! Keep it up man! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Y Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 Any further word on this masterpiece of a bait? I'm always interested in seeing what design features it keeps taking on. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted October 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Morgan Y said: Any further word on this masterpiece of a bait? I'm always interested in seeing what design features it keeps taking on. Thanks for following along, Morgan! I’ve slowed down a bit on the building side as I try to get fishing time in. That said, I have been using this bait to tinker around with some secret mods, but most likely I will make a new bait as a dedicated canvas for those features. This trout (along with some other baits) is pretty close to completion feature-wise but is still awaiting a final mold. My last big order of silicone was all bad so I need to get more materials on order. After I finalize the mold it’s all boring work of dialing in the resin ratios, ballast weights, hardware, finish, etc. Morgan Y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Y Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 6 hours ago, danthefisherman said: Thanks for following along, Morgan! I’ve slowed down a bit on the building side as I try to get fishing time in. That said, I have been using this bait to tinker around with some secret mods, but most likely I will make a new bait as a dedicated canvas for those features. This trout (along with some other baits) is pretty close to completion feature-wise but is still awaiting a final mold. My last big order of silicone was all bad so I need to get more materials on order. After I finalize the mold it’s all boring work of dialing in the resin ratios, ballast weights, hardware, finish, etc. Although that process is boring it's arguably the most important as far as building a consistent and durable bait. It's good to hear that the final blank is mostly done though, what you've done with that bait truly is incredible. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted January 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 It’s been awhile but I’ve been taking my time really trying to learn all the ins and outs of this bait. I’ve changed things up and am now fishing it on an entirely different setup (Shimano 7’8” SLX paired with a Curado 300K) which I feel has really helped me fish the bait more effectively for extended periods of time. I have since lost my pb striped bass on the bait and even landed my pb carp(!) on it which is a huge confidence boost in committing to throw the bigger stuff. Once all this CA flooding subsides and the bass bite warms back up I’ll be ready. I hope to catch my first big glide bass this season…and hopefully it will be an upgrade in the fish’s size as well (unofficial pb has been stuck at 6.7lbs). Big Epp and Jim137a 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted January 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Here’s my most recent prototype which features homemade 3D eyes. It’s pretty neat being able to match the eyes to a color scheme like this… yet another builder’s rabbit hole to get sucked down into Big Epp, BrierBob, azfisher and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustBassinAround916 Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 I need one asap! Haha awesome looking baits man, wish i had your skills danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooksets_arefree Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 10:38 PM, danthefisherman said: It’s been awhile but I’ve been taking my time really trying to learn all the ins and outs of this bait. I’ve changed things up and am now fishing it on an entirely different setup (Shimano 7’8” SLX paired with a Curado 300K) which I feel has really helped me fish the bait more effectively for extended periods of time. I have since lost my pb striped bass on the bait and even landed my pb carp(!) on it which is a huge confidence boost in committing to throw the bigger stuff. Once all this CA flooding subsides and the bass bite warms back up I’ll be ready. I hope to catch my first big glide bass this season…and hopefully it will be an upgrade in the fish’s size as well (unofficial pb has been stuck at 6.7lbs). Great looking bait, need more pikeminnow baits in Northern California! danthefisherman and Jim137a 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted January 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 3 hours ago, JustBassinAround916 said: I need one asap! Haha awesome looking baits man, wish i had your skills Haha thanks, it took me many years and many failures to get to where I’m at now. Let me know if you ever want to pick up that wake bait that you were working on again, maybe I can help shorten the learning curve for ya 2 hours ago, Hooksets_arefree said: Great looking bait, need more pikeminnow baits in Northern California! For sure! I can guarantee you it’s on the list of future projects…when I’ll finally get to working on it is another issue haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctbrahan Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 That bait is purely beautiful. The skill and precision that goes into building a bait like that must take quite some time to perfect. danthefisherman and Big Epp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted January 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 hours ago, ctbrahan said: That bait is purely beautiful. The skill and precision that goes into building a bait like that must take quite some time to perfect. I started at the bottom, believe me. Still learning as I go too. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 That is an absolutely incredible paint job! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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