How to make a wooden swimbait, Making a saltwater swimbait Part 1

In this video I make a jointed swimbait from cherry wood. This is a trolling lure that I intend to shape as a blue mackerel. www.amazon.com/shop/engineere...
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[@EngineeredAngler]

I'm afraid I goofed the description of the calculation in this video and I have confused most of you. I have a more thorough, and accurate, description in the up-coming video that will post on Wednesday morning. Sorry🤪

[@lorenzoytyyt6686]

I think it was very clear, thank you! A Question: your 25% increase on the 10g weight is for a mid-water lure? What about a bottom water lure? I struggled with this question for my last build: is there a rule (of thumb as well) for how much a lure should weigh more than the displaced water for a different level of sinking (mid-water/bottom)? As always, thank you for your detailed explanations, they help a great deal a rooky like me!

[@lorenzoytyyt6686]

Ops, sorry, I didn't noticed you answered this exact question in the next video...thanks!

[@magcolor]

Thank you so much for the profile and for your KZbin channel! It is very pleasant to watch and use the best practices of a real professional in the field of baits.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I really appreciate it.

[@pakde8002]

Just looking at the thumbnail I was thinking "okay, just enjoy the video because this is above my pay grade" but after watching that puppy swim I'm thinking it's time for a new challenge. Thanks for another great inspiring tutorial.

[@daveschibler3465]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand as usual, another great video! You are feeding the masses with such great instructions on how to DIY lure design. Amazing job again Franco, I’m looking forward to the second instalment of this lure! 👍🏻🎣🇨🇦

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you....working on it tonight.

[@thegoods2240]

Awesome job, I like the action just the way it is! If I wanted to subdue it just a bit I'd try a feather or bucktail flag on the back

[@booster4470]

Beautiful looking lure with good S-wave action.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks 👍

[@pabbyification]

Another inspiring video Franco 👍

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you 🙌

[@LBendandi]

Awesome! Going to try to 'muskie' size one this year... thanks for the video!

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

that thing swims nice

[@turdferguson5300]

That is a winner, I really like it. Do you think feathers for a tail would hurt the action? Anything will dampen the action some but two feathers may not be to bad? Looking forward to the next video to see it finished.

[@maniachill3069]

As a teacher, I use a white board every day. I'm wondering if you've ever used WET erase markers as opposed to DRY erase? Not a huge deal, but it's nice to draw over it, or putting a straight edge over an existing drawing without smudging or erasing it. A damp paper towel will wipe it right off.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I do use wet erase for fixed lines on occasion when I need A-line that won't be smudged. But all those drawings I do are free hand and at the moment that I want them so I need to be able to erase quickly and make small corrections.

[@joehall5487]

Lookin great....i want a smaller one though!

[@bigt9341]

This going to a great build. Can’t wait to see the finish. Wonder if you group three together in a harness while trolling. You might generate more action. We do this is rig on Lake Machine with some success.

[@EngineeredAngler]

That sounds like fun...

[@keithrenaud3380]

Nice action. So if you make the first cut at 1/3rd and the other cut half of the rest you have 3 equal lengths.

[@EngineeredAngler]

that is correct.

[@PavelBuyevich]

Hardwood is good for this kind of lures. Awaiting for part 2.

[@mojondro]

Is actually better,the more dense the wood the les lead or extra weight you need to put in it

[@PavelBuyevich]

@@mojondro But not alwais. Sometimes the center of gravity matters for more intensive play, the balsa rules then.

[@pakde8002]

I believe Franco has discussed this in an earlier video, that to the contrary if you want to make a good sinking lure you want a blank material with relatively high buoyancy. Hopefully I'm not misquoting here🙏🙏

[@EngineeredAngler]

Your right, but like anything it really depends on what you are trying to get out of your lure. If all you're looking for is a lure that rockets to the bottom, there's no need to finesse the buoyancy/weight relationship. But if you are trying to get a specific swimming behavior, you'll likely want to start with a buoyant material.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

That action in the pond looks deadly for snook around bridges or seawalls. A ladyfish shaped lure like that would probably be awesome, so would an imitation of ballyhoo and needlefish with joints. I'd love to see the one in the video getting trolled offshore, from my experience it should work great.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I plan to troll behind my sailboat....can't wait

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@EngineeredAngler sounds fun

[@hankvana2149]

Nice, very nice - great action! Thanks for posting! Definitely want to make a bunch of swim baits. Just finished my UV turner so I'm all set. Went through the re-sawing of logs into boards a couple of days ago - got a good stock of hardwoods and softwoods stickered in the basement. T'was a bit "fresh" here this morning as well... minus 29 C, about 20 below F and they are forecasting 15 to 20 inches of snow. Yeah, winter in Canada 😀

[@pakde8002]

I feel for you. Cheers from Bali 🌞🌊

[@EngineeredAngler]

And I complain when it's in the 40's here!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Let's all move to Bali!!!

[@stripermanly]

Not as far along with mine as you are with yours, but I’m also trying to make a mackerel style swim bait. Love the action yours has

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks

[@keystonepirate2534]

The information you provide is amazing. I appreciate the videos and knowledge. Helps tremendously when lure building. Congrats on 20k.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I appreciate that!

[@theinvasivespecies1119]

I like to take a small drill bit and drill a hole through the lures I make to make sure the center of the eye socket lines up on both sides

[@pakde8002]

Yep that's a good trick if you can drill straight 😂😂😂 I often use that trick but have actually messed it up a time or two. One added trick if you're prone to uh oh moments like me is to drill through the blank before doing any shaping of the sides.

[@theinvasivespecies1119]

I was just thinking, if you put that on the lathe you could turn the top and bottom equally while the sides would remain flat since you are turning not a perfectly square piece of wood.

[@pmpkmc]

Hey Franco, you lost me with the Math portion. 37.83g wood, + 5.11g and 4.98g = 47.92g plus your 12.86g lead = 60.78. Of course this is still just over the ~56.4g water you are displacing. So in the end if it works it works but i just could not follow the path that you laid out. i could not figure out where 66.49g comes in Love the video, I fish a lot for striped bass which love mackerel so i'll be trying to make a similar lure for sure.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Yes, I goof it up and confused everyone. So sorry! I have incorporated an explanation in the video coming out Wednesday.

[@jorgericardomachadodasilva7663]

Hi, this video is very good again!!!!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks again!

[@wayned5872]

Franco.. Why not use rock maple or oak if u want a wood that is more prone to sink? Nice build so far😁

[@EngineeredAngler]

That's an option for sure.

[@gabrielaguiaroutdoorwoodwo786]

Hi my friend

[@TRICOTSTRICOTS]

Very nice action... great stability...excellent job !!!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks a lot!

[@tarponslayers1147]

nice. maybe a tarpon next?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Maybe!

[@AAE-cg1il]

Every piece of wood seems to have flaws. It’s gotten to the point where if I got a perfect piece I would consider that flawed. Lol

[@EngineeredAngler]

That's funny...you just have to roll with it.

[@hobiepaulo]

Hi Franco, I have been waiting for this one. THank you. I couldnt see any dimensions for the max depth and width of the lure body. Any chance you could let us know these please?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Sure I'll include them in part two

[@humblehombre9904]

Hi Franco. How are you? I was wondering, do you think the dollar store epoxy adhesives are of decent quality? It seems to go off kind of hard. Like glass, if you know what I mean? If I lift the corner of it, after set, it breaks into chards. Have you done any comparisons to the different types? Thank you for the work. Warm regards, Cam.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I use the cheap stuff pretty often, and I like that it gets very hard. The more common stuff stays a bit soft for a while.

[@screamingreelbd6948]

please make some slow pitch jig please

[@surfcat2051]

Why didn't you pin the front of the hinge plate? Are you confident it wont pull out as its just glued in?

[@surfcat2051]

Nevermind I saw what you did later in the video with the screw eye...smart.

[@daverenfro6043]

Cherry is very brittle wood cracks show up out of nowhere in the grain.

[@EngineeredAngler]

True but it's hard and pretty and smells nice 😊

[@pakde8002]

@@EngineeredAngler my man

[@hobiepaulo]

Also you lost me on the weight calcs. The body was 38g and the hardware 10g. However you appeared to end up with a total of 66G and added 10g of lead to make it 56g? Could you please explain what I am missing in your explanation?

[@pakde8002]

Hi, yeah it's a little confusing but I believe the 56 referred to the cubic centimeters not the grams. I also need to watch that part again in slow motion 😂

[@EngineeredAngler]

Ok so I gave you bad info in the video...I'll correct it on Wednesday's video. Totally embarrassing 😳

[@semihsemra8612]

👍👍👍💖💖🐠🐠

[@salmosalar8428]

First One

[@pakde8002]

Not a fan of the multiverse theory? 😁

[@Fksu]

Question... i always use 10% mix for glass bubbles as u discussed and sometimes I get a pourous textured and sometimes it less so... Any idea what causes it?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Temperature and humidity can make a real difference...I get the same results.

[@Fksu]

@@EngineeredAngler thanks Franco, u the man... Btw I started experimenting designing and building lures with 3d printers... First season to abuse and test them... Will see....

[@greenmeaning4569]

Make a cichlid PARALABIDOCHROMIS CHROMOGYNOS

[@michaelandrews4819]

Where do u get those plates at?

[@user-ou1mz5ob4c]

Aus welchem Material sind die Verbindungsplatten ?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Aluminum