Wow that's totally amazing, I had an accident around 6 weeks ago and broke my back, I thought my fishing days were over at the time but I'm working had with the physio and the gym. My goal is to hopefully get fishing again next summer, all though I'm now in a wheelchair life will goes on. Watching video's like this makes me even more ready to get fit and healthy. I live in Scotland and I'm very lucky to have free health care (NHS) Tight lines for 2024 and a Merry Christmas

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

I am sorry to hear that and wish you the very best. Merry Christmas to you as well!

Awesome work as always bro! The music in the video is killer as it makes me feel so peaceful too. I’d love one of these in gill!! 👊🏻

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad to hear you liked it! I've been making a little bit of progress on that resin bluegill off camera. I'm also thinking about a crappie build, which would be very similar.

Amazing 👏🏼

@zimmtex

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Amazing work! Love the details of the scales and pectoral fins. The intelligent manner of determining the proper weight amount and placement is IMHO perfect. Excellent paint job as well.

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it!

Another beauty! Merry Christmas!

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

That’s a beautiful lure.

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Great work as usual, keep up !!

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Great lure your gifted at them 🙏👍🎣

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

perfect job congratulations🎣🎣🎣

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great work, really enjoyed the video 👌

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Another fine lure. Merry Christmas MZ!

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Wow! This Bait looks so stunning😮 Much respect and merry Christmas to you!

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks and Merry Christmas to you too!

Cool

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Ur #1 brotha

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Sangat oke cara pembuatannya sobat

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

As always amazing work. I would throw that till my arm fell off

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I know what you mean! Unfortunately, I usually break one off long before my arm wears out.

@BOSN_BAITS

6 ай бұрын

@@zimmtex still my favorite is that grouper Anyways merry Christmas to you and yours hope your enjoying some decent weather as well on your side of the state

That swimbait looks and performs beautifully. I love it! I read through some of the comments and saw where you said how long this lure took to make. Thank you for the time and effort you put into getting this together. I know you'll benefit from having the fishing lure, but we all benefit as well from being able to watch the process and learn from you. Merry Christmas Zim! May I ask, Do you have a link to the waterslide paper that you use for your logo? Thanks

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I really appreciate your support! I do have a link to the decal paper, but it keeps getting discontinued. However, you can probably find the same thing at your local craft store. www.zimmtexlures.com/productlinks

@pontoontri-hull156

6 ай бұрын

@@zimmtex Thank you so much for the link. At least I know to look for Testors. And if it does become available I will try to purchase it through your link. The stuff I am presently using is so thin that it wrinkles and curls under so easily and frequently that I often have to remove a decal, toss it away, and use a new one. So I will print a couple copies of special decal just to be sure one will work. You can pick yours up with tweezers and the seem to hold up and not get floppy or curl.

Well done dude! Thought it was gonna be slightly too nose heavy but it worked out sweet.

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! It came out just a tad heavier than I wanted, but it swims great!

@FreedomFishing

6 ай бұрын

@@zimmtex that it does! Looks sick too. I'd eat that yellow perch even if I was a smallmouth.

the red fins really sell it

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

I think so too. Technically the top fins are not supposed to be orange, but I decided to make them tracers so I can see what it's doing under water better.

👍👍👍👍👍

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Hello, I really enjoyed your work. I have only 2 questions for you, one is, what is that liquid you apply after sanding, and what is that white powder, and what liquid do you mix it with to make it firm? Thank you.

@zimmtex

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I appreciate your support! After sanding, I use InstaCure to seal the wood. The powder is baking soda which I also glue with InstaCure to make a hard patch.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone glue the wood back on then cut it again. Why not make those cuts first then cut the shape out? I’m just curious what benefits that gave you? Also looks awesome I’d love to use that for some musky.

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Hello and thank you for your question. I glue the cut-offs back on so I have a square surface to run back through the bandsaw and therefore a more accurate cut. Even though a musky would probably tear the finish up, I would love to catch one on this lure! Thanks for watching!

What size stainless wire do you use for making the hook eyes and the eyes for the joint. Awesome lure

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

I use .041" wire for this size of lure. Thanks for watching!

Awesome lure How long did that take to make?

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Fortunately, I started tracking such things. This one took just over 50 hours to build and another 17 hours to edit the video. Keep in mind, my build time takes a little bit longer because I am messing with the camera (setting up shots, etc.) and I start and stop a lot working here and there when I get some free time. Still, these types of lures take a long time to make.

What did you use to make that template? struggling with finding a good way to design what i want the baits to look like before printing out a stencil

@zimmtex

5 ай бұрын

I drew it out in my sketchbook and made a photocopy for the stencil. One thing you might try is finding a picture online of the fish you want to make. You can print it out and use it as a stencil.

Zimmtex you sales your lure ? And shipping to italy ?

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your interest. Unfortunately, I do not currently sell lures. However, I really appreciate your support!

Had an epiphany for you with trying the spray kbs pick up a cheap syphon airbrush wider array of spray also less cleaning

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'll take a look at that. Never used one before but it might just be the ticket.

@BOSN_BAITS

6 ай бұрын

@@zimmtex harbor freight has some and I don’t think you can get much cheaper they do spray decently the hardware is clunky but they got me through a project in a pinch

What size wire do you use in the tail to connect the front body?

@zimmtex

3 ай бұрын

I used a 0.62" stainless steel lock wire as a pin to connect the two pieces. Thanks for watching!

It drives me nuts watching people carve each individual scale! It's so painstaking and unnecessary 😢

@zimmtex

6 ай бұрын

I don't know that carved scales make any difference to the fish you're trying to catch. I for one do it just because I really enjoy detail carving. To each his own I guess.