New Design--FINISHED PICS

[.dsaavedra.]

got a little tired of my old design (after making over a dozen of them in a short period of time) so i came up with a new design. i took a picture of a gizzard shad, stretched it a little along the X axis, so it is more long and narrow instead of short and fat, and i came up with this:

[MichiganFisherman]

Looks good, man.  Can't wait to see some paint on it.

[.dsaavedra.]

thanks

this one will recieve a photofinish of a gizzard shad

[MichiganFisherman]

Awesome.  Is that basswood?  You're giving me ideas for my next swimbait.  

[.dsaavedra.]

yes its basswood.

97 cents for a 5x7x3/8" piece at walmart.

[billbrum]

Looks nice, can't wait to see the paint, or are you going to do a photofinish?

[MichiganFisherman]

Looks nice, can't wait to see the paint, or are you going to do a photofinish?

Look 3 posts up.

[.dsaavedra.]

yup, this is what its gonna look like, except it wont be as tall:

[billbrum]

Looks nice, can't wait to see the paint, or are you going to do a photofinish?

Look 3 posts up.

Sorry , I overlooked it.

[.dsaavedra.]

just gave it a real quick bucket test with out hooks and it is a medium sinker, and it sank tail first.

with hooks it will probably be a medium fast sinker and will probably sink level.

sweet

[.dsaavedra.]

sinks a little less than 2 foot per second with hooks and a clip on the nose

[.dsaavedra.]

still waiting to get on the water and test this thing out..... :

[Hookemdown.]

Looks nice!  Tomorrow's my birthday, do you need someone to try it out for you? ;D

[Sam]

Unlike Bassboy15, Dave is on the cutting edge in bait design.

All he has to do is to get his masters or Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and we have ourselves a wonderful bait designer that will be a valuable individual to the fishing industry after he graduates college.

So keep an eye on Dave and his designs as his future is bright.  

[.dsaavedra.]

awww shucks  

[Hookemdown.]

Unlike Bassboy15, Dave is on the cutting edge in bait design.

Sam, you're a funny guy. ;D

[MichiganFisherman]

Where's the finished pics?  

[.dsaavedra.]

Where's the finished pics?

been waiting to test it before i finished it.

i finally got out on the water tonight to test it.

it swims like a snake!

very fluid action, only downside is that it doesnt start swimming until a fairly fast pace.

tried to get a video but i failed  :-[ ;D

gonna put the photofinish on it tomorrow  

[MichiganFisherman]

sweet.  can't wait to see it.

[.dsaavedra.]

yeah should be done by monday or tuesday.

i'll try and get a better video after its all finished.

[.dsaavedra.]

i photofinished it this morning. turned out pretty nice. this might take a little bit longer to finish because i am going to put epoxy on the pieces 2 at a time, so it may be a little while before its done. im not in a rush, i'd rather have a nice bait than a quickly finished bait

heres a pic of the bait before epoxy (sorry for the blurr...)

[bmadd]

That looks awesome man. I agree on taking your time for a better looking bait. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[MichiganFisherman]

Nice work.  That photofinish looks awesome.  

[Micro]

David......heed my advice.  Go into the lure making business.

dsaavedra custom baits

[.dsaavedra.]

i got lazy and havent worked on this lure since i put the first coat of epoxy on 2 of the sections.

i should get around to finishing this thing...