I get so bummed when I lose a $10 lure I can't imagine what I'd do if I lost this lure. Probably worth more than all the fishing stuff I own

@garym2293

2 жыл бұрын

all my baits are 100 to 400 dollar swimbaits lost many but its still just a bait brother I will Quote the words of mike gilbert Once youve bought the bait consider it already lost if too worried about losing a bait swimbaiting for trophy size bass isnt for you its very brutal and ungodly expensive but the payoff when you get bit is so worth it!!! Cheers!! :))

@BlueRedGooGoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@garym2293 for the average fish $100 and up for a lure is obscene. Deep sea fishing where every fish you catch is potentially worth more than the lure I can understand. But even then, in those situations isn't a 4 Guage hook and a giant chunk of meat a better opinion?

@BlueRedGooGoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@garym2293 I'm not saying that you're wrong by any means. If you can flex like that then all the power to you, but I don't see a world where a $400 lure outperforms a good jig head with a twist tail in most situations.

@garym2293

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueRedGooGoo Not in my book!!! Plus dont have an ocean in AZ only Big Bass

@garym2293

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueRedGooGoo Its all about big bass brother sure a jig is awesome I use monster crashers with a pivoting head and 8 inch craws as trailers only bait I use other than big swimbaits not flexing just what swimbaits cost even plastics are alot 65 for a 6 inch battle shad one of the most expensive hobbys ever but I love throwing and catching big bass wasted 400 in the bars back in the young days its just money hard to make yes but just money

The holes are likely for securing the wood to the CNC machine to rout the lead slots. Seems like that would be their only purpose since there are no pegs in them for alignment.

@thombaz

2 жыл бұрын

Thats make no sense, The holes should be on the other side for this job to be done. I looked up how they do it, the holes are simply there for the cutting and sending part. They start with two pieces of wood cut out the from, sand it ect and they need hr holes to keep the two half in position for the whole time.

@MrOshirinoana

9 ай бұрын

It is totally possible they CNC the outside of the lure, too.@@thombaz

Having fished multiple s in different sizes and colors, kzread.infoUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 this is by far my favorite. One thing to be aware of is the sided willow blade. One side is silver and the other is the green/orange shown. This is not bad, just unconventional. In terms of fishing, I have found the lure works just fine without a tail like a craw or shad. That addition is up to you. Also, the hook part where you attach the swivel snap or tie the line is a problem on baits these days, since it's able to slide up and down. However this lure seems to be tight enough that that doesn't happen often, and you can solve it by putting a thin slice of medical tube over the hook before attaching the line. Like others have said, it's really magic on a good windy day.

Excellent! Valuable research and not something that hasn't been done throughout time. You are for sure the first guy that's done this this publicly. Thank-you!

Dude! that was pretty savage thing to do to a 1200$ lure😂. The internals were definitely not what i expected to see, pretty interesting stuff.

@david0026sj

2 жыл бұрын

@@approachingtarget.4503 its just overhyped and overpriced

@thatsmallrockshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@approachingtarget.4503 garbage compared to what some of us can make.

@The_Bass_Stunters

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a wood bait? What did you expect? Gold, platinum maybe in the internals? It’s the engineering and craftsmanship your paying for on these.

@SolarfallBaits

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Bass_Stunters i was expecting straight vertical drill holes like the mother has.

@thatsmallrockshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Bass_Stunters that's not craftsmanship. Twist wire hook hangers seriously.paper thin clear coat. Etc etc. The list is long on lack of craftsmanship ship on that lure. Not for 1200 bucks probably us funds also?

The lead pockets definitely looks like they have been made by a CNC. I think the mysterious holes are for fixturing the wood so it can be CNC-cut i the correct position.

@dermotlawless2612

2 жыл бұрын

The eye sockets, Gill covers and mouth also look cnc made

@MrSageCurtis

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking

@Volte6

2 жыл бұрын

This guy CNCs.

@ezurth

2 жыл бұрын

i would feel cheated if i though it was hand made ngl

@Jonathan.D

2 жыл бұрын

First all the little imperfections he found and now this! Roman Made is sounding more like Made in China! 😆

Hey friend just want to tell you something. I have seen your son in a few of your videos and he always looks happy! Just remember these are the golden age of his life! Keep making great baits and awesome videos! Your the best!

Just for some reference I have been a professional wood worker for about 15 years. In my opinion, the holes that you are wondering about I think I know what is going on there. They start this process with a block of wood, then carve the fish out of the solid block. Once you have the fish carved you would cut the fish in to two halves, I would think that by drilling marker points thru the wood before cutting it in half would allow an easy way of being able to put the two halves back together perfectly. Just place a rod the size of the hole in each hole and presto, they fit perfect and ready for glue. No real extra sanding or carving would be needed, speeding up the process. If you sanded the sides of the lure, I bet ya they used a dowel or filler to plug the holes. Again, my opinion. I also didnt scroll down far enough to see if someone already answered.

@Helveteshit

2 жыл бұрын

The issue would be, he would see plugs if he cut through there. So it is probably holes that are used during the manufacturing somehow.

Have you ever seen Bud Stewart's book with his lures in it? There is an X-ray of a Hammer Handle lure. It's very cool and the book is very inspiring for someone who loves making lures!

@pauljensen8781

2 жыл бұрын

X-ray, now you mention X-ray.

Well, damn. Didn’t think we’d be here this fast. Glad we got here. Roman Made is gonna like this even less than you making a better version of their baits.

@eriklarson9137

2 жыл бұрын

100% So amazing. I love it!

I'm not gonna lie. I enjoyed seeing that bait cut in half more than I thought I would.

The holes are positioning holes for some kind of fixture, Jig, machinging tool. I see em a lot in the industry I am in. Great job!.

Whenever you use super glue and baking soda it instant. But if you use cinnamon or graphite it turns to paste and it then hardens in a while so you can experiment with it and also make it into a good shape to move

@Steelmage99

2 жыл бұрын

Really? Cinnamon gives you a longer (or really, any) work time?

@thomasnavoro8935

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting I’ve use Super glue and baking soda to make the strength stronger. Would cinnamon also make it stronger?

@ph4rm4six

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasnavoro8935 it might not be as strong but it will at least get hard especially with the graphite. I’ve learned this from the king of random if you want to learn more about it

@thatsmallrockshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@Steelmage99 cinnamon is basically powderd wood.

Love the recent uploads! You earned those likes though man! Sitting here in a weird Winter-limbo in Michigan. Too cold for bank fishing, not cold enough for ice fishing.

@rickyricardo3753

2 жыл бұрын

Michigang

@carola7893

2 жыл бұрын

Hey we are sort of getting winter stuff here in WI!!

👍👍 Thanx for sharing, And have a Merry Christmas Nate and family

As a non-fisher, what's so impressive how the lure is made and weighted? It seems pretty obvious from an outsider perspective that it's just like a weighted piece of wood?

@bradyparlin9626

2 жыл бұрын

The weight distribution is so important on a lure for how it "swims" in the water. The fact that each section of the lure is accurately adjusted as it was being built dependent on the wood, is very impressive. Especially important on a lure that size.

@xXlURMOMlXx

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradyparlin9626 there's no way you're justifying 1200 based on high tolerance weight distribution

@wills5482

2 жыл бұрын

Those are the same boomers that spend 100k on a boat and 10k on a fishing rod, a 1,2k lure is a piece of cake for them. Same logic for audiophiles paying 1k for a single cable.

@incog0956

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradyparlin9626 "swim"? Doesn't this just sit in the water until a fish eats it?

@bradyparlin9626

2 жыл бұрын

@@incog0956 No, this lure is designed to be pulled thru the water, a lure like this isn’t just casted out by a fisherman and reeled back in, it would be attached to a rod on a boat being pulled through the water, also known as trolling.

Maybe the holes are part of the manufacturing process. Like, having a wood blank with two holes slot onto pegs in a CNC router or something (holding the wood in the exact correct place). The machine then routes or cuts a side of the bait. This ensures consistent production.

@chicob13

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what i was thinking

@lunkydog

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't see your comment when I wrote mine. I agree.

@Steelmage99

2 жыл бұрын

@@lunkydog Great minds....and all that. :)

@kanny5175

2 жыл бұрын

I just said similar then read your comment 😄👍

@johnbracewell3700

2 жыл бұрын

the thing is tho roman is supposed to be all hand made and detailed, no CNC should be involved with these 🤔

My thought on the holes would be that maybe they have a jig or template they use to cut the slots for the weights. They could just put a pun in the bait to hold the template then remove the pins . Just my 2 cents

This video is very very very interesting ! I thought Roman Made owner was kind of the Jeff Koons of the fishing world... And he is !! Selling wooden lures made on a CNC router with an automotive clear finish, as "handmade lures" and at the highest prices ever !!! The roman made lures are cool swimbaits with a very JDM look, but, no rounded carving (just thick engraving). There are so many great lure crafters who make carved lures with refined details and passion alone in their garage... And you can have those genius works of art for a fraction of a roman made swimbait !!! THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US THAT VIDEO !!

When he started cutting into the bait I thought I could hear a high pitched scream but it wasn't the bait. I think I saw a tear fall softly on the bait. 😂

Man of your word I see, thanks for the amazing content!

Those holes are probably for alignment pins for a CNC. The mill the side with the lead cavities first then flip and mill the opposite side.

@TheUltimateMartin

2 жыл бұрын

exactly what I was going to say, they probably have to do both sides (inside and outside) in 2 operations with a flip and they are locating holes for alignment pins.

@theariesexperiment4642

2 жыл бұрын

I do believe the modern CNC's of today use a vaccum suction for wooden components. At least the one at the guitar shop I work at does. The gentleman I work for refinishes vintage guitars and also builds new guitars. His CNC is built by company called "ESSA Precision Analog Systems". A German Co. I believe. But to be fair,...its the only one I've ever seen up close or worked with.

@theariesexperiment4642

2 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Kintigh Hmmm. The 3 biggest guitar company's on the planet Fender, Gibson, and Taylor,( Watched the Factory tours.I had too😊) all use GINORMOUS vaccum CnC machines that can mill multiple bodys at one time. These machines cost millions. But,....I guess when your paying $2800 for a brand new Fender Stratocaster,... you never really think about that stuff.

All right go for it. Always waiting on your videos, this is gonna be a great one. Gonna pause it and go get some snaks, lol

Good that you are back

Omg the only person brave enough to cut a 1200 dollar bait in half!!!love this 😀 ❤ always wondered what the inside looked like 👍

@Jonathan.D

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure that it's even the money that mattered to him. More the craftsmanship that went into it. Still, $1,200!!!😫

@makcatchem9614

2 жыл бұрын

That's because he's the only person that would be able to reassemble and make it Factory new again if you wanted to LOL

I love that you’re doing this man.

On the last video you were wondering how to make the lead holes in a way that you don't get the lead to come down through the paint. After drilling the lead holes all you have to do is to put a couple holes sideways inside the lead holes and that will make a little arms that holds the lead in place.

Here’s my theory, all the blanks are drilled for weight the same way and they add more or less lead depending on if it’s a sinking or floating or suspending model

@sstdiecastracing2372

2 жыл бұрын

You are so close. Each piece of wood will weigh different. Depends on the individual growing environment as they grow.

My dad would tell me about his dad my grandfather making lures out of cow bone like from the hip bones and the big part of the leg. Could you make one like that. My granddad also made bone spoons to fish with how about that idea

@flemingsoutdooradventures3122

2 жыл бұрын

I had 53 bones lures in the year 2001 someone went in my garage and stole all of them. They were from the early 1900's. PS: they did work.

Thanks man from a baitmaker ! We all cut bait to see how there built . But i would have never cut a 1200$ bait ! Learn from this video ! Specially to see that the lead height into the bait is higher and in a straight line ! Wow . Need to try that now . Big love from JL lure ;)

@jonathanlamontagne1731

11 ай бұрын

And by the way . Smuttly dog are also king off weighted that way . Standar led path and then he just add some lead to ajust the bait swing . Thays why , in my opinion , smuttly are the goat glide bait .

Opening lines are what made me sub, got me hooked for good my friend!

My thoughts on the holes are to locate them in a fixture and all the profile and gill cutting is done with a CNC mill. You admitted yourself how flawless and clean all the gill plate details were

@Steelmage99

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. :)

love the channel man keep up the amazing content ❤️

Merry Christmas and. Happy New Year! To you and your friends and family.

That was very entertaining, glad it was you and not me cutting an expensive lure in half, thanks for doing that, now we know.

Blows my mind that a $1200 lure exists. I’ve caught fish on as little as a hook with no bait. But if I had $1200 to waste I would just buy bait

@hongo3870

2 жыл бұрын

For 1200, why even buy bait? Just buy a new rod and catch fish to use as bait. Mindboggling how over complicated fishing is as a sport.

@donkmeister

2 жыл бұрын

@@hongo3870 I'm not an angler (I think I ended up here because I watch a lot of joinery vids) but I live near a river. From what I've seen (as someone who has never fished) it looks like one of those hobbies where you could spend an absolute fortune, still be lusting after "better" gear, and still be no damn good at catching fish! 😀

@RobinTheBot

2 жыл бұрын

Some big spenders were talking about going after trophy fish. The real big ones are too smart to fall for the cheap stuff, that's how they got so big. They also don't go after small prey, why would you when you weigh as much as a human? So you need a big lure, and you need one that is very very realistic in the way it looks and moves, and since you're serving a niche market you're paying a premium for every step.

@qz2026

Жыл бұрын

@@RobinTheBot Not so fast. If you've ever watched any of Ben Milligan's videos you would see him use very expensive swim baits but also $25 large swim baits made by 6th Sense. Bottom line is that there is no clear and significant increase in productivity from the cheaper to the ridiculously overpriced examples. It's called marketing. There will always be someone willing to pay what the advertiser says is the best. Been selling snake oil for thousands of years.

You gotta do the manifold swimbait lure next. I'd be curious if it's the same

A channel committed to sawing expensive stuff in half to see what it's made of. I'd watch that.

Ooooooonnnneeeee daaaaayyyyy! A man from the USA sought out to make the greatest baits for fishing. His journey has just begun.

Use the wood from this one to make your own lures.

Now that was interesting. Lure reviews are cool, but you had said once that you might do a rod build. I am for that.

The holes are for holding together the 2 half's to shape it as a whole then removed for other work like cutouts for lead, they are probably metal for reuse and removed before final assembly, CNC routers have jigs to hold odd shaped parts in place for work

Someone has probably already said this, but the pin holes tells you it’s done on a CNC in 2 halves, all the slots are done on the internal side, then flipped to machine the rest, the holes are used to make sure they line up perfectly when they flip it

Last time I watched you were only at 50,000 subs, I’m so glad you’re finally getting the recognition you deserve

This channel is better than chocolate cake. Thank you baitmaker Jesus for making the ultimate sacrifice 🤙

@jackschoen224

2 жыл бұрын

How the he'll does your comment on here for 2 hours

@LondonRednek

2 жыл бұрын

I concour

@jemnotjim

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackschoen224 🤷🏼‍♂️ I called it when I seen it

Love you work can't wait to see there reaction

Just started watching, and a new subscriber. What you do is dope as hell.

After seeing how it's made I'm trying to figure out how you can justify it being 1200$. There are maybe 20$ worth of materials in this.

@silasf.johansen7766

2 жыл бұрын

If there are people willing to pay $1200 that is all the justification they need

@TheZaomei

2 жыл бұрын

You can buy a lot of raw resources for a dime. But the production process and knowledge is the costly part.

@Enforcer_WJDE

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheZaomei At some point though quality and cost are so far away from eachother that it's just not worth putting the effort into something even if there are people paying the price. Meaning a 100$ lure will just work as good as that 1200$ lure because the fish won't care.

@mentalasylumescapee6389

2 жыл бұрын

so...going by that logic you would say a master katana swordsmith from Japan who has his experience and knowledge passed down for centuries may use $20 worth of materials and cannot charge anywhere close to $1200 for his passion and time creating a perfect katana also?

@mentalasylumescapee6389

2 жыл бұрын

@@Enforcer_WJDE that's a "made in China" attitude...you may go through 12 of those cheaper lures for every 1 of the good ones because the cheaper ones keep breaking, but you think saving money in the short term is the better option.

Can't believe you're already at over 500k. Been watching since the beginning and hop to be watching when you hit 1, 5 and 10 million. Never watched a more interesting, informative, entertaining, and deserving content creator!

Idk how you make me laugh so hard but you do every time

By seeing you cut this you just got me to subscribe to your channel that's crazy

This is more interesting then I thought initially. Really surprised by what was inside and how it was put together. I would recommend some Rapala lures and also you should wear a mask when opening these things, who knows what trash they put in there and it's toxic make up. Thanks for the videos as always and keep them coming!

@thatsmallrockshop

2 жыл бұрын

Rapala balsa can be split open with a good utilty knife. The plastic ones can also be split open with a good utility knife and not just rapalas. I have split in half alot of lures to study over the yeara. First rapala i split in half was over 20 years ago.

Wanting to help other bait makers by reviewing their baits is so fuckin' wholesome, man. Kudos.

Made some nice fillets! With built-in cedar planks for grilling

Great vid!

If the Mother Chasers are manufactured with a CNC (or similar) machine those are almost certainly holes for alignment pegs. I'd suspect due to their irregular shape it's pretty difficult to alight them "exactly" for for different manufacturing steps otherwise.

Man alive, you have guts! Hope this gave you a lot of insight and things to consider when making your lures. …I suppose it’s cheaper than paying a ticket to fly to the factory and figure out how they are made, so I’ll call it a win!

This guy is a real master baiter! Great work!

That was unexpectedly fascinating!

I've never in my life successfully fished or given one second of thought to lures, but this was incredibly compelling. Cut more stuff in half!

@Jonathan.D

2 жыл бұрын

He can start with my ex! 👍😂

@MichaelBrewick

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

This confirms what I have thought all along. Roman made baits are CNC milled wood. Not hand carved

@trolojolo6178

2 жыл бұрын

Not a secret

I love your conclusions at the end of this video ! ;D

It’s really cool to see what’s inside of these

First of all, highest of fives for doing what you do and what you just did. Heck yes. Second of all, can I send you my 6.5", 4oz Wake gill to test? It's name is Bruce Gillis and every time you cast it from a kayak it screams; "Yippie Kayak Mother F*#$@#!!!" I have a couple recent videos on my channel showing catches, and have had loads of success, but nothing would make me happier than the man himself...the guy that started my entire passion....to check my bait out!

I think it's kind of sad that they are "normalized", specialy for their ridiculous price. Your baits have way more personality, and are all unique in they own way in my opinions. Keep up the good stuff !

@chucknasty8090

2 жыл бұрын

They have to be, man. They’re produced on a pretty decent scale. The customer has to be able to expect the same thing from each one.

@gateauderiz1316

2 жыл бұрын

@@chucknasty8090 Is their really a decent demand and public for thousands dollars baits ? If it's the case I guess I learned something today ?

your crazy man!! that's right, I said it! Crazy!! Love your channel!! you rock! Next Bait!

Never seen a fish filleted this way! Awesome Brother!!!!!!!

I got some feels when that saw hit the bait, but then when I saw the weights I too was just fascinated.

This was awesome and informative. Man you wanted to cut this lure open so bad, you couldn't wait for the like count to reach 10k.

So happy to hear you hit 10k likes. Stay up yo.

Tip for cutting things like this in half. Freeze them in a block of ice and then just cut them while in the block. it holds everything in place and you can get one stable cut.

It looks like the holes are locating pin slots for when they use some kind of CNC to do some work on it. Being that they are on the inside like that it makes it look like the entire profile of the bait is CNC machined, which is weird considering how expensive it is.

I want to see the inside of a KGB Chad Shad or Legend. The action and hype the company has gotten herr lately is amazing. They works and swim so amazingly. I need to know what is inside!

That was some intense bandsawing😆

Been watching a ton of your videos, still watching a lot :-D keep up the good work! I came across an oddity today that was new to me, Pokemon fishing lures. Thought they where funny but not as great as could be, my suggestion is to make a large Pokemon topwater for monster pikes and muskies. I'm sure you can outdo the original pokelures.

I reckon Roman Made are going to be thrilled at you exposing the secrets inside! Ohhhhhh Nate your channel never fails to make me laugh I cringed all through this in a good way ha ha ha ha

Zara Spook lure was always my favorite. Maybe make something like it. My top color was the natural (silver with black)

Definitely do lure reviews

Don't know why a fishing channel for recommended to me, but you were surprisingly entertaining to watch

Hit that like button way before the video started LOL KEEP IT GOING

He is so humble I love it

Nice catch

I was thinking the holes could be used to mount the pieces to paint the halves while they were apart. But the weight adjustment is a pretty good suggestion.

I already loved what you where doing, but now that you've reached 500.000 viewers you're thinking of throwing shade towards lesser known builders. You're a truly remarkable person, an inspiration to the rest of us.

Wallace decoys has some amazing spearing decoys that move really well he also has non traditional wobbler style baits

This was nerve-racking! Glad you still have all of your fingers!!

I think the peg hols are drilled by CNC along with the lead cavities, and afterwards it is flipped over and the holes align with reference pins on the cnc table while the rest of the outer shape and contours are CNC'd

Middle holes of the halves are probably for mounting them to a CNC machine table. Or probably they have hand carved one half and used copying machines similar to ones used during WW2 to manufacture stocks for rifles - pretty easy, efective and cheap way of replicating any 3D surfaces for low initial cost.

I just like before the video starts because I know it will be 🔥

That is such a bad ass cut away display.

I'd love to see inside a catch em caro bait from tackle warehouse! Thx. Awsome vid!

I hate to see this investment go almost to waste, but at the same time I love getting to see you rip it to pieces. I'm proud that you're an Iowan.

Review some of the fisherman's life lures they are mostly jigs but pick some up and give em a whirl, from what it's looking like he's just starting his company. Pretty soon I'm going to get myself a fly tying vice and make my own flies. Looking forward to that a lot!

Do a hinkle trout!! Great video.

You should sand through the side finish and see if the holes go completely through and that would tell you how the halves are pinned together.

Pretty cool content!.....thanks

Thanks 👍

This really puts Richard Molina in perspective, watching him deep sea fishing in the Philippines with lures he makes from flip-flops and putting them down to 300 feet by attaching a rock tied to a palm frond on a hand line (you jerk the line when the rock hits bottom and the hook goes right through the frond dropping the rock and leaving the lure at the bottom). I have no idea what he would think about losing a $1200 lure.

"Still a proud owner"...hahaha. Had me cracking up.

I would love to see you glue it back together and do a repaint of whatever fish you like on it, or make a smaller version now that you know.