danthefisherman Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, TootsMalone said: Thanks man! Yeah, this will be the one that will get traded. Or a molded resin copy of it i should say. Of course unless its a complete dud I hope it works...would totally throw that thing. Keep up the good work! TootsMalone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 @TootsMalone looks awesome man, what’s the plan for the bait? molding it obviously? but wake lipped version (yes please!), sinking, wake and crank etc? seems like you’d have a lot of options with the resin and being able to fine tune it, cut lip slots, add weights etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 2 hours ago, chefchris said: @TootsMalone looks awesome man, what’s the plan for the bait? molding it obviously? but wake lipped version (yes please!), sinking, wake and crank etc? seems like you’d have a lot of options with the resin and being able to fine tune it, cut lip slots, add weights etc. The original plan is to mold and cast a slow sink lipless resin swimbait. I’d like to play with fast sink, floating and even lipped versions down the road. I’ve never built a lipped bait but they do appear to be very popular. i want to play with weight placement on this one and balance the first 2 pieces like a single joint glide and see how that swims with 2 additional pieces. Casting copies really makes testing different weight placement options easier. And i’ll obviously share everything i learn on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) I vote wake That's a sweet bait man. Edited December 19, 2019 by Rogervang TootsMalone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted December 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, Rogervang said: I vote wake That's a sweet bait man. Thanks man! I’ll make a few different versions of it and wake will be one of them Rogervang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted January 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Some progress has been made with this one. Hinges are glued in and moving nicely. Going to fill the sides of the dowels with wood putty and smooth everything before testing and molding. chefchris, El_Weruso, VolunteerSwimbaits and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 Man that’s coming along really nice! TootsMalone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted January 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 4 hours ago, chefchris said: Man that’s coming along really nice! Thanks Chef! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 One of my favorite build threads. Love the look. Goodluck on the rest of the bait! Looks sick! TootsMalone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, VolunteerSwimbaits said: One of my favorite build threads. Love the look. Goodluck on the rest of the bait! Looks sick! Thanks man i really appreciate that! VolunteerSwimbaits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCswimbaits Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 Love the attention to detail, really clean carving. What are specs on the bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, JCswimbaits said: Love the attention to detail, really clean carving. What are specs on the bait? Thanks man! Still needs a bit of sanding but it is turning out far better than i had hoped. So far it's 7 1/2" long nose to tail. No idea what the weight will end up being since it is going to be cast out of resin eventually. I'm hoping for under 5oz at a slow sink rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted January 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 The joints are all smoothed out and sanded. Also figured out the hook hangers although the bottom fin needs some more trimming to clear the hook. kev_swmbt_20 and LUV-2-CATCH'EM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Haven’t posted any updates on this bait since the swap thread. Made one of these in a bass pattern for the swap and turned out far better than i could have imagined. Came out to be about 2.5oz and sinks nice and slow in these warm florida waters. A friend in Charleston requested a Blueback herring for some of the georgia lakes he likes to fish for big spots. So out came my first attempt at a blueback herring. Plan on finishing about 10 more of these, 2-3 in perch, 2-3 in Bb herring and the rest im not sure of yet. Any suggestions? danthefisherman, BrierBob, kev_swmbt_20 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Looks great! I'd like to see it in a smallmouth pattern! TootsMalone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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