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I don't mold real fish lol

ahh , yeah...

some is painted inside the mold, some airbrushed after the bait is cured. and yes, is silicone based paint

The body material is silicone. As a matter of fact the molds are also made of silicone

that glitter. crazy

thanks guys. Gino, yes I sell them. the batch for this month is gone.

Thank you Ben. You are 100% correct, I've coated a few with auto clear and they look really nice. On one I used epoxy and I must confess it looks better than those coated with auto clear. Epoxy gives the bait a beautiful depth and makes it kinda "complete" so to say.

Thank you bud

@jonister this one is epoxy coated

@ifish thank you. No 3d printer. I wish I could, I suppose it would cut my production time big time. I just take a different approach from the mainstream. Most guys are just carving the body. I do carving also but I model with clay/putty mostly. is more like building a puzzle if you see what I mean: carve the body in wood, carve the main details also in wood, then start adding stuff (putty and modelling clay). then cover the body in a scale mesh - btw creating that scale mesh is a pain in the a**. this and getting a perfect symmetry I consider to be the greatest challenges. I work through addition instead of substraction. What I can say is that it takes actually more than straight carving but I guess the results are better and you get that unique look.

thanks guys.

Timmy, this is freehand. airbrushing in layers and some highligts made with a fine paintbrush. the eyes are painted with that paintbrush for instance

thnaks guys. Eric, yes, I designed it from scratch using pictures of the real thing as reference. Still considering making it a 4 part bait instead of just 3 parts. It is still a work in progress with lots to do