Carving Stone into a Lure | One Day Build to Catch

Here's how I made and fished with this Soap Stone Lure in one day.
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[@shoenee_1039]

My daughter asked if the bass you were catching were "Rock Bass", thats the joke from a 10 year old. Good job sir

[@yikersdawg8866]

Dad jokes on point

[@thijmen8388]

Got this post to 200

[@Dbt7be]

Good job to you sir! She’ll do well in life

[@bonek350]

That's pretty good. She's got a better sense of humor than 97% of KZbin commenters.

[@raymondulrich8993]

Donda

[@dungle-mn3sg]

Just as others have mentioned, it does need a dab of oil before you use it kzbin.infoUgkxSlytCJqozTF7EbdP4LWP-HUXf9WRDJ0e - put a few drops in through the convenient screw cap and you are good to go! I have fished several weeks with a couple of these, and I will be getting more in the future. I put these against my Abu Garcia Pro Max reel, and they actually perform a bit better than the Abu with some of my lighter cranks, and definitely just as good with the rest of my lures. My Abu is a bit more low profile and fits my hand better, but these are definitely not bad at all. You can almost get 3 of these for the price of my Pro Max. My only complaint is the thumb bar sits pretty high compared to my traditional profile Abu. Bring that thumb bar down a little and I’m sold on these all day long.

[@Pebble_Hill]

Man, some archaeologist is gonna find that lure thousands of years from now, and when they look into the internet archives for it's origin, they will find this video, and your face will be there right alongside your lure. Congratulations my friend, you're immortal.

[@MrBlack0950]

You say that like you're sure he isn't already immortal. There's no way to be sure of such a thing.

[@GoneFishing-8373]

@@MrBlack0950 r/wooosh

[@CaughtSlackin_]

​@@GoneFishing-8373 I wouldn't talk lol

[@ibrake4trees1]

Glad you got my soapstone! I’d love to see you make a micro bait with the more blue soapstone I sent too. Good work as always!

[@kiwiphil9731]

Thank you for giving us content

[@loganmcfarland3011]

thank for helping him make content

[@cousinyeeter4745]

Legend!

[@ryanE95]

Please make a shirt that says, "that was my chair, I didnt fart"

[@joeymatuszewski3399]

Tried to give this 2 thumbs up!

[@KelseyDrummer]

Seriously I need this shirt.

[@Smilodon_]

"It's just a stupid lure!" "It's not just a lure... It's a rock!"

[@monkeykong6230]

I got that reference. “The pioneers would ride these babies for miles!!”

[@proxcuber4741]

Top marling bait lines. “One day” “Bj ponds” “Chip, get out of the strawberries” “Pike!” “Be free” “It’s o-fish-ial” “Superglue and baking soda” “Work sharp” I prolly missed a lot of other lines😂

[@adamlucashill725]

That was my chair I didn't fart

[@gatorb8]

It's "super glue baking sod" now lol And you forgot "Bob saget" 👍

[@kboutdoorspnw3147]

“That was my chair, I didn’t fart” is another very common one 😂

[@jakaye071203]

It’s official bass like blank

[@SzyMoc_]

„Do i fly fish? No im not gay”

[@connorcaruso6306]

Marlin: “this might not work, don’t get ur hopes up” five seconds later “it works get ur hopes up” Me: YAAAAAAAAY

[@markmurdock1804]

This is a first “I have a rock” sounds like Patrick Star to me. Are you gonna use that to shower Mr. Baits.

[@TheSTURMGEWEHR44]

“ Thanks I know, he’s got nerves of steel”

[@markmurdock1804]

Lol

[@jacobwhittington2462]

Nah.. reminds me more of Charlie Brown

[@markmurdock1804]

AUSTIN L METTLER I know that. BuT wE dOn’T kNoW hIs ReAl LaSt NaMe!!!!!

[@Nigel_DeLaVega]

@@markmurdock1804 Nathan Marlin

[@dangerous_shadow6624]

So you’ve done a block of wood, and a ball of wood, how about using a random rock on the river bank and fishing with it?

[@jiib7770]

If you think that’s crazy just wait till he makes a lure out of dirt.

[@plateboycarton790]

that lure RoCkS

[@LJB.]

I laughed on the inside

[@woa_midnight9091]

._d_a_n_g__y_o_u_.

[@Nigel_DeLaVega]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gabrielaguiaroutdoorwoodwo786]

Haha.

[@scenesaucers1903]

Dam..that was good.

[@benjaminhopkins6436]

All I wanted to hear was "It's official, bass like rocks"

[@mbcville100]

Think you've officially hit rock bottom.

[@Oak_Ridge-Productions]

Dum Dum psh

[@lakenomad4846]

Me: Can’t catch a fish to save my life. Marling Baits: Catches one on a rock.

[@zachmurphy9955]

When the master baiter himself makes a knew bait u stop whatever you are doing to watch

[@anthnylder8136]

o h n o

[@trevorschreck9495]

Agreed

[@mortem7307]

"master baiter" i agree. he has made some pretty master baits

[@frogassassin1587]

When your girlfriend breaks up with you just lay down watch marlin baits and cry

[@Stuffc5]

Her heart is prolly made of stone, you should try carving it into a bait.

[@frogassassin1587]

Kohta to bad it wouldn’t catch any

[@levibotts5348]

Ha had a good laugh at that pun

[@davidmattingly1574]

Now that you say every noise isn't a fart, now we'll assume every noise IS a fart until you say otherwise. Also, did you get my Chip bait?

[@davidmattingly1574]

Just got to the end of the video. You DID get my Chip bait, but not the note! Well, 'twas I who sent it, as a thank you for teaching me baitmaking. I'd watched you for a while, but when quarantine hit I decided to try too. Thanks to watching you do it dozens of times, I found I already knew a bunch of the basics. You should know the Chip bait doesn't actually swim great. You should probably move the line tie. It was really fun to make though!

[@groverbundy899]

@@davidmattingly1574 you have a great skill to make baits

[@dragonbob2924]

One day I'm going to find that pike spot. I'm going to grab some goggles. And I'm gonna become rich.

[@fbfoutdoors5059]

Fun fact As a metamorphic rock, it is very resistant to heat. In fact, soapstone is often used for casting metals, such as lead, pewter and silver. It has also been used traditionally for cooking pots, pizza stones and other cookware, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves, and even tobacco pipes.

[@prestonward7533]

Fbf outdoors, my soap stone pipe bowl holds the green leaf stuff. Would that qualify? 🥴

[@joeymatuszewski3399]

Thanks for the facts!

[@BurneezyTooEasy]

You need more likes. Thank you for the geology fellow introvert bait-making watcher.

[@fbfoutdoors5059]

@@BurneezyTooEasy yoir welcome and im not just a watcher Im also a fellow bait maker as well.

[@CorbinAce]

I never knew soap stone came that soft. When I was a kid in the 40's kitchen sinks were made out of soap stone. Shop sinks were made out of soap stone also. I never tried but I know it was too hard to carve with a knife. I'll have to look that up.

[@DbaldetToShuffle]

The reason behind this lure giving you such a workout is most rocks having a very high relative weight even underwater, like metals (lead and tungsten for example), making it have much more resistance under water. You can basically go by "the faster it sinks, the harder it's going to be to reel in."

[@Tyler-wj1br]

I think that fun facts on soapstone would've been appropriate. Nevertheless, two vids in one weeks! Frikken yeah!

[@toastermicrophone7198]

Not gonna lie but when he pulled out the fancy carving knife I just thought “of all times to not use the box cutter because of the replacement blades”

[@Mr47qwertyuiop]

"I'm pretty much a mason now" I'm dead lol

[@shanewiley9190]

Sorry for your loss 😉

[@mrk9444]

I'd hire him

[@phil9-96]

Makes me wonder when people skip rocks.. how many bass end up swallowing them💀

[@502deth]

though the same thing. he took it as it hit the water, seems like no time to see any action or see what it was, just an instinctive instant strike.

[@phil9-96]

Right

[@derpingforlulz]

If bait making was metal, this would be as metal as it gets...

[@fishermankev]

Internet Rambler most likely he would make a blade bait

[@Bad.Rabbit]

Eh, it's soft rock at most

[@ClericalConsequences]

Ryan Abbott totally underrated comment right there

[@gabrielaguiaroutdoorwoodwo786]

Lol hahahaha 😂🤣 😂🤣

[@jeffffro7674]

(In the voice of Nathan Explosion) Bait making IS METAL!!!!! That's not metal, because rocks is not metal, metal is metal!!!!

[@pdxnate3314]

"I'm pretty much a mason now!" 100% what I would have said, and my wife would have just rolled her eyes at me.

[@KennethWoodruff420]

Yes!! the Rock bottom bait!! Or soap stone to wash out them dirty mouths of the fish!!

[@dkerkowoutdoors4623]

Legend has it that if you say "ONE DAY!!!!" 3 times into a mirror marling baits shows up and makes you into a lure...

[@joshburling3191]

Hey. I live in straya, so when I get a notification from America, I need to click it fast. But this is earlier than usual .

[@Snoozster9]

You deserve to be well known, i was very engaged throughout this video, i love your funny personality:) got this in my recommended and i see why, take ad revenue, you deserve it :)

[@jyjitersza7649]

When you see him pull up with the mask you know it gonna be a serious lure

[@shawnjones4710]

Make a soft plastic with I lip. I would like to see how this happens 😂

[@interwestingstuffinterwest6459]

When will you start selling fishing lures

[@melazmusic]

Had my grandpa help me make some pretty cool school projects using soap stone (inefficient axes,model sized huts and all sorts of wacky stuff) always imagined it being like a piece of soap lol. So satisfying to watch someone working this amazing material!

[@coryholzman6877]

So you never answered the question. What’s your favorite bate you’ve made and fish the most?

[@storytepper9945]

Thank you for being you man. Much appreciated

[@Adri-pc1dg]

Not watched TIL the end but the fact making a lure out of stone sounds SO cool / interesting il LOVE your vids keep going 👍👍👍👍

[@Honorsprenn]

"So there i was just swimming, and all of a sudden this giant rock bonks me on the head out of nowhere" - Fish (probably)

[@killerinstinctbaits]

So I've been polishing rock with a rock tumbler and I recently bought a dremel that can cut stone and I was thinking about making a rock lure... crazy

[@nicholasplamondon3991]

I do quite a bit of soapstone carving and yes it is a brittle material. But it looks like you're working with an inferior piece you can find some that are quite structurally sound and much denser. usually there a light blue green color and have beautiful white veins in them. Using an oil-based finish will give you a nicer-looking result, using a file is much more effective than using a knife trust me if you do more soapstone carvings will have dedicated soapstone carving files and knives

[@nethanielbelokopytov4231]

"not gonna explain anything....here I am explaining" MarlingBaits

[@Mykul403]

Instead of drilling “lead holes” in the bottom, you could have drilled air pocket holes in the top🤷‍♂️.

[@ophiophxgic]

"will bass eat a rock"

[@Hookahchefreviews]

"Its official. Bass like rocks" killed me! I know you say it "almost" every one day but for this one I laughed so hard

[@elijahsouthern9198]

“I have never clear coated a rock.”🤔

[@dinoharrison5138]

Hey Nate, of course the fish you caught "skated in" (16:50) you Hit it in the Head.....WITH A ROCK!! Can you get a small boat and look underwater with a cam and look for it? And of course (17:35) HOW HOT WAS IT? Lastly, if that lure could sing ~ I Am a Rock - Simon & Garfunkel. Be Well and God Bless ✝

[@IngeniousOutdoors]

Him: "its official. bass like rocks" my brain: "rock bass"

[@panaddict3448]

And so... The rock bass bit the rock lure shaped after the rock bass itself because the rock bass has enough audacity to attack a rock

[@corporalclegg914]

Nice Work, Dad. Congrats for also Building a Beautiful Family. You’ll figure out Fatherhood Easier than You Have Making Baits. Enjoy. Thanks for Sharing Your Work with Us.

[@billknepp1965]

you do realize you've called that spot the pike spot for yrs... I don't recall ever seeing you catch a pike there 😂 just saying... just glad something hit the rock!!!!

[@danilo1842]

You canal the best!! Sorry i'm kid brazilian🇧🇷, no spiking english😥😂 And you spiking portuguese?

[@EarthshakerOnamazu]

13:33 Previously: *I bet this thing weighs 2 ounces* Now: *Four and a quarter ounce, my goodness. So, yeah, I was right*

[@joshhorst2771]

Hi Nate, i have been making lures for approximately 6 months and i have really struggled to find a clear coat. ive tried epoxys but most either crack when the get to hot on a warm sunny day or yellow with time and exposure to the sun. i do a lot of pike and musky fishing so i am wondering what your advise is for clear coat. i want something that the fish wont tear up. Subscriber, josh

[@gonzalomanriquezjr864]

Me: so imagine a show kind of like chopped, but you are given a bucket full of random stuff and you have to make a fishing lure and then catch a fish with it in the same day KZbin: we recommend Marling baits

[@johnmaynes7142]

The way it carves, seems like it’d make an amazing material to carve a master for silicone molds.

[@thelaura2404]

You should hook up with kzbin.info. And see if you can't get some of your baits back. It would be an awesome video!

[@luster5497]

Did you just catch a fish on a rock?... MY MAN!!!! 🔥 📛 👨‍🚒 🚒 🧯 🎆

[@willythekid5059]

My baby brother what do fish eat Me rocks I like the ones in your head Him showing me this video !) Ps great videos

[@RVApunx89]

The more I watch your videos the less picky fish seem to be about what they'll try to eat. Great video, as always!

[@hendrikriedstra7857]

When and how did you get into making lures. Iv'e been watching your channel for just over a year and really enjoy your production. I like the way you show all the details in making the lures. You're lucky your wife likes fishing, mine won't come with me. I wish you all the best in you endeavours with lure making.

[@andrewgalloway7344]

We have 'The Bass Rock" ... an island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland.

[@Barkley1835]

Dude! I got so excited when I saw this new video when you just posted one yesterday. I hope you post more frequently. Love your videos.

[@WBatte1]

Making a lure from stone . You have truly mastered your craft . You are now a Master Bait Maker.

[@philipcochenour5223]

You should try crayons for a lure they carve the same way or even colored pencils they both would be very unique

[@eliosaile1689]

Welcome to Bobby Duke Arts, Fishing Edition!

[@hunterthompson6295]

2 Marling baits videos in 2 days Well hotdamn its my lucky day.

[@Rich_ard]

You've got to make a bait completely out of super glue and baking soda.

[@LuizNunes74]

This channel just shows me how incompetent of a fisherman I am.😄

[@raven6188]

It's not just a Boulder... it's a lure Sorry bad joke

[@KayBeeStew]

Fun Trivia! The real family that The Waltons was based on did not own a lumber mill. The family lived in Schuyler VA and ran a soapstone quarry. It was deemed the quarry would have cost too much to recreate so they opted for a lumber mill instead. You can still visit Schuyler VA, walk through the family museum, see the original home they lived in and visit the quarry. I did! It's lots of fun!

[@mrpopo5285]

SOAPSTONE, kinda love that word

[@tunabestfish]

in 6:05 when you said stupid fly i hate flys. a fly came flying to me

[@lacethefirebender2099]

Can’t believe he traveled back in time just to say one day

[@augustinhrdlick8118]

You should do a video where u cut out a random shape of the soap stone and see if a bass will eat a rock

[@DWSOutdoors]

This was incredibly satisfying and nerve racking at the same time!

[@maxchiao886]

Can you pls make a page with all of your stencils

[@levibotts5348]

Um it looks like wood I thought thumbnail was a joke lol

[@CrazyDudeArt]

Men you have inspired me to start a lure business here in east Europe, Romania. Keep up the good work.

[@cameronjones8959]

Make a lure out of metal if you can that would be pretty cool

[@blakecantrell6263]

Am I the only one who just herd about soapstone lol

[@Krunt118]

Make a Magikarp lure. Would be fun to see.

[@CareAgainFishing]

I have to wonder if soapstone it might be better material than wood for making templates? I mean... there's no give in it. It seals beautifully. You never have to worry about woodgrain giving you issues during the carving phase. It won't ever expand or contract because of moisture. If you needed to carve "a thing" that you intended to make a mold with, wouldn't it be sort of ideal for that purpose? It's clear that soapstone is not a material to use for fishing, but it probably IS a good material to use for making other lures.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Zero wear resistance, you can scratch it with a fingernail.

[@dunklematerie3990]

I wish this guy was my woodshop teacher

[@calebford3947]

You are the bob Ross of lure making

[@trumpybear3422]

“There not deep but you can tell something’s there” I’ll just leave it at that

[@patrickwrubel7571]

To catch a rock bass! I would die

[@bassinidiot168]

2:51 because you mentioned a rock. Lmao

[@Fishdogfish]

will this lure work for Rockfish?

[@paynekaufmann403]

it’s offishal- bass like rocks!

[@scorbiere-pitawanakwat6896]

Why not do a leech and goby lure man

[@idkcole9830]

U should make a baitcaster

[@donaldduck7192]

Can we take a second to appreciate the fact that Marling Baits, the king of lure making himself, is able to make a crank bait while having the hassle of recording very much everything he does all in one day. And also manages to keep his commentary detailed and entertaining enough for me not to fall asleep. What a legend.👍

[@josephpalma4699]

When you show off the baits can you show it a little more please like maybe some underwater action or like in a clear pool or maybe just it’s own segment or part of the video dedicated to showing the bait in the water please marlin please...

[@kingshipisme6568]

I loved the ending! I also just finished a lure (lipless crankbait w/ a spinner no weight). I made it watching your last video where you were wondering if someone was making a bait with you :). I hope moving has gone well!

[@Mark-es7bn]

0:01 caveman to saber tooth

[@poisonbuffalo9671]

What kind of saw do you use

[@sportsgonewild1177]

i would pay a lot for one of your lures

[@nicholassorelli1356]

Make a lure out of styrofoam

[@benjaminrider8958]

"That's how you are successful in youtube, by being cute." M. Baits

[@lotuscampbell8660]

It’s oFISHal he can make a lure out of anything!

[@BlackWolf_3223]

Video: *Starts* Him: I have a rock Me: Pauses video *Gives like*