Making an Alligator Swimbait
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- One of the great things about lure making is the freedom of creativity to make whatever you can imagine into reality. Viewers of my channel know that I love detailed carving and unusual lures. In this video, I walk through the step-by-step process of how to make a handmade wooden topwater alligator / crocodile fishing lure. This amazing swimbait lure has an amazing natural action which gives it a realistic presentation. I hope you get as much enjoyment watching it as I did making it!
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Absolutely insane that this video hasn't had hundreds of thousands of views!!
Ridiculously talented my friend! Keep up the great work!
Thanks, I really appreciate it!
Man you’re insanely good at what you do. You deserve more subscribers
I appreciate that!
Episode idea for you. You could make a Thai jump frog. It would be easy for you. But would be cool to see a different style lure from another part of the world.
Thanks, I will add it to my list!
Beautiful. An 8 inch version in soft plastic would be great in Florida! I would love to see that sliding over and between lily pads
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Super cool!!!! Thankyou for sharing this with us!
Thank you for watching!
Watched your video during lunch at work yesterday, then watched it at home again today. I love the information you pass along and the beautiful works of art you produce that are also functional lures. I will also say, your video production is top notch.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it!
Had to share this on FB. That is amazing!
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
Very nice! Love all the details.
Many thanks!
What can I say. It’s a master piece!
Wow! Thank you!
The idea is great！
Thank you!
Beautiful work 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Really nice carved lure! Those details are amazing! Thank you for all the time you have spent on this
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
Grazie per questi video
Love from Italy❤️
Welcome! Thank you for watching!
Just great! Love it!
Many thanks!
Excellent lure a lot of time and effort went into this one, well done.
Thank you very much!
that thing reminds me of my pet Caiman from when i was in high school - man i miss that guy / =
Thanks for watching!
Welcome back on the channel. That is an awsome realistic lure. It looks great.
Thank you! I'm probably going to do a few simpler lures next. This one was fun, but it took a long time to make.
Great Job. My Favorite Reptile The Cocodrile Lure. I made one from a Cocodrile Toy. Added Weight and Hooks.
If you are Not Happy with that 1st one, be willing to accept your Donation to myself and use it for my New Fishing and Lure Making Channel
Thank you! That's some creative thinking!
Well, I'm hoping to maybe get a chance to fish it. Maybe put a lip on it to see what that will do for the action. Thanks for your interest!
This is wonderful comrade! I’m working on a Iguana lure for my Florida people. This is encouraging . Thanks for sharing the cut out re glue for profile cutting. That will help tremendously. Cheers sir.
Glad it was helpful! Good luck on your build!
Been eagerly waiting on this since I seen your instagram post. Absolutely outstanding sir! 👏 👌🙌
Glad you liked it!!
Very well done
Thank you!
Awesome video 👍🏼
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I’d love to try that
Thanks! I have some improvements, but overall I really like this one.
Nicely done amazing 👋👍
Thanks for the visit!
For a matte finish that also has good protection you can double up the clearcoat. Start with a thin but very hard setting epoxy that will protect the paint without filling in too much then go over that with even something as simple as rattle can matte varnish to give the texture you want. That way the bottom coat is what gives the actual protection and the topcoat is just for aesthetic purposes so it doesn't need to be super durable
Great tip! Thank you for sharing, that sounds perfect!
This is my favorite lure that you’ve done! Awesome!!!
Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
You should add those zimmtex shop aprons to your merch offerings…
They should be in there; my merch shelf only let's me display a small portion of items. If you go over to my spreadshirt store there is a lot more. Thanks for your interest!
I enjoyed every second of that build! Such an awesome carving and fantastic end result--such detail! Very solid tip with the hot glue/weight location as well. 👍
Thank you, that means a lot to me!
Now that is what I’m talking about very nice.looks real
Thanks Randy, I appreciate your support!
Wow! Just wow! Keep up the great content
Many thanks; I'm glad you enjoy it!
Looks awesome dude🤙🏼
Thank you, I appreciate you checking it out!
I got some fun secrets for the smooth on 325 it has a feature they don't list for coloring
Sweet! I really like Smooth -on so far. Thanks for watching!
Это кто же такого крокодиленка сожрет😳?! СУПЕР!!!!👍👍👍
Hopefully a big bass would eat it! Thanks for watching!
Very relaxing and enjoyable too watch the detail is incredible
Thank you very much!
Nice carving. I assume you are planning on fishing that in Florida. Try system 3 clear coat its very thin and will preserve the detail. As was mentioned by another subscriber, spray that with a matte clear from Krylon. Going to need to find a monster bass that has grown up eating baby gators.
Thank you! I appreciate the tip, I will look into that. Knowing me, I'd probably hook into a full grown alligator instead of a bass!
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Thank you very much!
This is killer!
Thanks!
Excellent as always! great job! 🙂👍
Thanks for coming back again!
Brilliant work. What's gonna want to eat that.
Hopefully a really big bass!
Outstanding. I been watching since the beginning and you told me to do a channel and you would watch you even subbed even though I put nothing there. A true master of baits and good character.
Thanks for watching and for your support!
Thanks for the uploads I’ve learnt loads. I Havant been through all uploads, Do you have any from start to catch?.
I appreciate your support! I have a couple of videos with catches in them. Unfortunately I can't get out to fish very much, so it's difficult to do a build to catch.
Turned out really nice. However, not sure if basswood was the right choice. I hear it can soak up water like a sponge.
Thanks! I think if you seal it really well it shouldn't be a problem. I agree that as with any wood lure you need to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't get so beat up that you penetrate the seal.
Astonishing lures! I do micro lures for myself,so I can understand the hardwork needed.
Can you tell me if there is a rule regarding the place you need to put the weights on a jointed slider? I have made a lot of one piece sliders and they work fine,but on jointed one I cannot figure the correct place of the weights.Thanks in advance!
Thank you for your support! I usually balance them so that they are level. You can of course have them float, suspend or sink but they should be level.
@@zimmtex Thanks, I'll try that!
Excellent! Always enjoy your videos! Carving the alligator was impressive. 🙂
Many, many thanks!
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Thank you very much! I appreciate your support!
@@zimmtex I wish you health and peaceful sky over head
That's a sweet looking bait. What's next? Snake or salamander?
Thank you, I'm not exactly sure what's up next. Good suggestions!
yay love this :)
Many thanks!
What knives do you like using for carving lures? I noticed it doesn’t slip or cause the wood to splinter
I generally use a box cutter with replaceable blades for rough carving. Most of the time I use an exacto knife for the detail work. The trick to avoiding splintering is to pay close attention to the grain direction. if you are cutting with the grain, take very small shallow cuts. I also replace the blades often so they are very sharp.
@@zimmtex thanks!
hi, i have same truecoat but it stay a little bit sticky after 2 days of drying at same quantity of part A and B
You need a ratio of 32g of part B to 37g of part A. I use a digital scale to weigh out the parts because it is much more accurate. Give this a try; best of luck to you!
@@zimmtex thanks (may you think about a minnow imitative paint) its a little french fish that we use to fish trout and in french is "vairon" with an airbrush ?
I am enjoying watching you videos. What are you using for weights? Did you make them yourself?
I am using lead weights I made that match up with my forster bits.
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Thanks!
Wow....6 inch would be the shit, but wow!
Thank you for watching!
What brand rotary tool do you have? I know you've mentioned it in the past, but can't find which video.
I have a Dremel for heavy cutting and a Thumb portable rotary tool for fine work. I think I got the Thumb from Treeline.
@@zimmtex thanks. It was the Thumb I was wondering about.
I know the perfect spot for this bait
Probably not the local park like I did for this video; got lots of looks.
Neat. But like many an artist, you went past what looked the best (the last dark color). LOL
Your next one will be perfect.
Well I do plan on making some more of these. What bothered me most about this one was the clearcoat. Anyway, there are a few tweaks I'd like to make the next tome around. Thanks for watching!
Where do you get your lead circle things at I need them I make lures as well
I make those by drilling into a block of wood with forster bits, then filling with lead. Once cooled, I can knock them out of the board.
@@zimmtex ohh you are smart I didn't think of that lol I thought you had to buy them ok well thanks because I have wood and lead so I can give it a try.
Good Morning Sir, I started to make lures and now I have a lot of them but I need epoxy to finish them. I followed your links for the true coat epoxy but it is out of stock. I really beg you to tell me an available exoxy resin for coating !! (your videos are awesome)
Hello, glad to have you here! Hopefully we can get past these supply chain issues soon. I also have a link for East Coast Resin. I like it and used it for a long time. It tends to develop bubbles slightly more than TrueCoat but is a good alternative. Best of luck to you!
@@zimmtex thank you bro, solar baits ask me to go seeing other videos but not you
East coat is also unvailable
In that case, you can use the 30 minute epoxy. It is the hardest to work with in terms of bubbles and waves. Most of my first lures were made with that, but you really have to work fast and try not to stir in a lot of bubbles when mixing. A lot of people use diamondcoat, but I don't have any experience with it.
Dang! It swims very life like, but the stripes seems too literal.
They loose that crispness the older they get. I want to cast another one; maybe I'll make it a little older and not so sharp. Thanks for watching!
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Hello
Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!
this bait would get destroyed by some Murray cod in Australia
I bet so!
you. cutting that gator mouth with razor me. looking right at your wrist
Don't worry, I am very careful.