danthefisherman Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, BassBound said: Man that swim is awesome. That might be the widest glide I have ever seen for a gill profile. Killer job on that one. Really! Glad to hear it, but the real test is if I’m able to consistently replicate it Bluegill profiles (especially short bluegill profiles) inherently do cut and travel through the water well, so I knew from the get go it would be challenging. Changing up the joint and tuning to make it a “chop style” glide that folds in on itself would be easy enough and maybe more appropriate for this shape, but that’s not what I wanted this bait to do. Everything about it from tail shape and hardware placement to the resin ratio and body proportion is thought out to (hopefully) accomplish my design intent. Fun stuff when things go according to plan…until it doesn’t. KeepinItReelFishing and BassBound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBound Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 On 1/25/2024 at 8:14 PM, danthefisherman said: Really! Glad to hear it, but the real test is if I’m able to consistently replicate it Bluegill profiles (especially short bluegill profiles) inherently do cut and travel through the water well, so I knew from the get go it would be challenging. Changing up the joint and tuning to make it a “chop style” glide that folds in on itself would be easy enough and maybe more appropriate for this shape, but that’s not what I wanted this bait to do. Everything about it from tail shape and hardware placement to the resin ratio and body proportion is thought out to (hopefully) accomplish my design intent. Fun stuff when things go according to plan…until it doesn’t. I totally get that. Being able to consistently replicate lure action is no easy feat. I haven't ever dealt with resin personally but have heard loads of horror stories about inconsistencies between batches. Its hard enough to get batches of wooden lures to all run identically just due to different densities. I couldn't imagine with all the variables involved with resin. You are definitely on to something with that one though. Time and effort well spent. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Looks excellent in all the fishy ways. Nicely done! Paint one yet? danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 5 hours ago, Big Epp said: Looks excellent in all the fishy ways. Nicely done! Paint one yet? Thanks brother! The first prototype I paint will be the first one dialed in to my liking (not yet) Big Epp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 Prototype #10 gets the paint treatment! azfisher, Inkedup fishing, Doomlurker and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkedup fishing Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Looks dope man. Love the look of that thing. when you get others dialed I would definitely love to be able to grab one. Keep up the dialed work brother! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Great looking gill Dan! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 Wanted to share a pre-clear sneak peek of this bait painted up by the talented William Tenborg at “WT Lure Works”. His bluegill patterns are amazing and he put a puzzle piece scale pattern in the joint to make it an extra special contribution for this year’s “Swimbaits for Autism” fundraiser hosted by Swimbait Culture. Chaozu, azfisher, Big Epp and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrierBob Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, danthefisherman said: Wanted to share a pre-clear sneak peek of this bait painted up by the talented William Tenborg at “WT Lure Works”. His bluegill patterns are amazing and he put a puzzle piece scale pattern in the joint to make it an extra special contribution for this year’s “Swimbaits for Autism” fundraiser hosted by Swimbait Culture. So good. Such a rad bait. Please share again after you clear. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alabamaswimbait Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 I will definitely buy one of these when they are ready! Awesome looking bait! danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 After clear coat and headed to the PO! Hopefully whoever wins fishes it well… Process77, Rogervang, Swimb8ting_TheSouth and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimb8 Slinger Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, danthefisherman said: After clear coat and headed to the PO! Hopefully whoever wins fishes it well… saw this on your insta and it looks sick, congrats on building such a dope swimbait danthefisherman and Big Epp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBound Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Those are both killer looking paint jobs. Combined with the awesome swim those will be fish magnets. Are you still working on refinements with the prototypes or do you have them dialed in to your liking? danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted April 13 Author Report Share Posted April 13 On 4/12/2024 at 11:45 AM, BassBound said: Those are both killer looking paint jobs. Combined with the awesome swim those will be fish magnets. Are you still working on refinements with the prototypes or do you have them dialed in to your liking? I think I have a recipe that is good…but I won’t be satisfied until I start consistently catching fish on it. Eagerly anticipating the spring bite! Big Epp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.