Scrambass Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Hey guys, I'd like to share some pics of my progress on a trout glide over the last couple years. It came out to be 9.5" and 4.75oz with 1/0 st-36's. It has reinforced swivel hook hangers and a urethane rubber tail. The carving was from basswood. After I managed to get it swimming to my liking, I realized the carving lines got a little jacked up from sanding bondo and molding it so many times. I wanted the bait to be flawless so I reached out to Jake at row innovations to have him clean up some carving lines and make both sides of the bait symmetrical. He was a blast to work with! I highly recommend him to any bait maker. Right now I'm just trying to perfect my airbrushing skills. I had a shoebox full of failed versions of the bait so I've been learning to paint on those. I've only tried trout patterns so far. I want to try a carp color but I'm just locked in on trout its hard to learn another pattern. I've recently sent a few baits to friends for testing purposes. No fish reported yet; just a lot of followers and a couple that managed to shake the hooks. I'm curious to see how the paint/clearcoat holds up. I'm not using cheap products, so I have high hopes. Well thanks for reading and looking guys! So far I'm enjoying this whole bait making thing. It's been a hell of a learning experience but I think I'll stick with it! GreenPig, 5150KokaneeEaters, brushhawg1 and 20 others 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Looks awesome! Nice and clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5150KokaneeEaters Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Killer man! No doubt you’ll have a nasty carp pattern. Keep up the good work Edited February 17, 2020 by asohoza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Have been following along since day one. All that hard work is paying off...bait looks stellar so far! Scrambass and Badfish562 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro blanco Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 That look's freaking good! If you can make it swim half as nice, it will be bad a**! Great job and keep striving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPig Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jstew75 Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Looks killer man if you need anymore testing done please let me know!!!!! i love garage built lures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossco7777 Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 looks really high end. if the swim is mint you will be in business!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfk9 Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Great Work.... perseverance pays off ... let’s see a swim video.... that would seal the deal & have them PayPal ready.... michel.... Go Fish!!! Rogervang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 dude that thing looks so sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Very nice and excellent paint job too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewm42 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Looks great and a killer paint job I’ll volunteer some time to testing it out hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrambass Posted February 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Thanks guys for all the positive remarks, i really appreciate it. So yesterday I had my first major screw up. I tried clearing 10 baits with a new gun. The gun primed these baits like a pro so I didnt test it with clear. Well big mistake. It shot way too thick and dried too fast. The clear never leveled off completely. It looks fine from far away but up close it's all bumpy. Lol so now I got 10 baits for personal use and for my friends who I know will never sell these. Please dont message me asking for them. Needless to say I will never try clearing with that gun again; I'm going back to the ole trusty siphon fed airbrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_264 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 Still great baits. Once you get those perfected you’ll be in good business. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 That is absolutely solid work bro! Keep it up man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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