Jinxd12 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 10 hours ago, danthefisherman said: Build update: Made my first pour and "glide" prototype and was pretty underwhelmed with the action as expected. The bait has enough mass to be able to add lots of ballast and make it stable, but it just isn't the right shape to allow an orientation to get it to glide on a steady retrieve. I'll continue messing around with it though and maybe make a few twitch gills to fish in and around cover. Moving on, here's my first attempt at a wake version. I made this lil crash dummy sporting a makeshift tail cut from scrap plastic. It moves a lot of water in the bathtub. Will be testing it tomorrow at the river to see how good it is at waking at different speeds and deflecting off of shallow cover. Dude, doesnt even need paint! Just put them up bare bones! Progress is sick. Awesome work. Genothefisherman3, Unclefish4life and danthefisherman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Send me a blank and I'll tune you one a wake also. Hahaha that's a rad little bait you got there. It's full of details. danthefisherman and Unclefish4life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 56 minutes ago, Rogervang said: Send me a blank and I'll tune you one a wake also. Hahaha that's a rad little bait you got there. It's full of details. As the bait evolves I'm thinking, "Hey this is starting to look like Roger's little wake!" Glad it has approval from the wake bait master Will see if I can get some swim footage today Rogervang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Haha, looks nothing like mine brother. It's on a whole other level. I'm not gonna lie though, that wake looks badass! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Well, unfortunately I didn't get any swim footage today because this bass decided to crush my prototype so hard that it blew the lip and tail out before I got anything on video I was paddling my way out to the main river and decided to toss my bait around a bit up shallow. It was a bit finicky at times and I think I could use a bit more ballast to make it sit a little lower in the water, but it does move a lot of water and has a wide kick. The lip orientation does make it dive about one foot on a faster retrieve, so that will need to be adjusted for the wake version eventually. I was just casually tossing it around to get a feel for it and got smoked right next to the boat as I was reeling up to make another cast. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the fish come up and smash it. One of the coolest swimbait eats I've had so far! azfisher, Jakee, BrierBob and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Next time I'll glue the lip and tail in better before putting the bait in front of a fish haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclefish4life Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 That is so freakin' cool man! Got blasted while just tryin' the thing out, crazy. I'd say your on the right track for sure. danthefisherman and BigBaitThirty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Annnnndddd.............it works! Hell yeah! Are you sure you need to add more weights? the fish seems to like it hahaha Edited July 30, 2020 by Rogervang danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfoo Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Absolutely killer ! You might have to test it in a pool where it's safe. Only present it to fish when you decide it time to catch one or twelve. Please keep me on that list ! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niki814 Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Told you it was gunna work! The fish apparently approve of it.lol cant wait to get one. Fishing tht around grass lines is gunna be killer danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted July 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Whipped up a few more protos today so I'll be ready for next time (all complete with the lucky crash dummy insignia of course haha). Testing different lip angles, resin ratios, hook sizes, ballast placement, ...the whole dealio. The crankdown in the middle swims money in the tub. Hoping I can get her to dive down to 5 feet or so on a long cast. CaliBassin, Genothefisherman3, El_Weruso and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke h Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 Great looking bait danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted August 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Dumped one on the crankdown prototype yesterday. With the way these fish are crushing it I just get so startled and lose my cool. Should have kept my rod down until I had the net ready. Water was high and murky so I couldn't determine exactly how deep the bait was running, but it was getting some good depth and has a great thumping kick. Gaining lots if confidence in this bait especially in low visibility situations where water displacement and presence is important. azsouth, Rogervang, DoomDiver and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominioncaster Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Well, now that it is proven, I will need two. El_Weruso, danthefisherman and Unclefish4life 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 My brother Dave laid a quick first paint job on one of the wake prototypes that I gave him...now I want it back I've been having issues with all my wakes wanting to dive subsurface. Making the lip closer to a vertical position helps but then I lose some of the hard kicking thump produced by a slanted lip. I'm trying to find a good ballance between having the bait stay higher in the water column and still retaining the same action as the crankdown. Currently working on the master for my crankdown version and should have a mold for it finalized soon. Niki814, TootsMalone, Unclefish4life and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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