What's Inside a $1200 Fishing Lure?
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- Опубликовано: 16 дек 2021
- I think it was worth it... The inside of this bait was interesting/complex enough to warrant sacrificing one. It will not have been in vain. Many will now hold the "Restricted Jedi Master Level Library Section" kinda knowledge of the SwimBait making arts.
And it looks really good/interesting cut in half on display.
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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
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!! :))
@@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?
@@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.
@@BlueRedGooGoo Not in my book!!! Plus dont have an ocean in AZ only Big Bass
@@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.
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.
It is totally possible they CNC the outside of the lure, too.@@thombaz
Having fished multiple s in different sizes and colors, ruclips.net/user/postUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 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.
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.
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!
X-ray, now you mention X-ray.
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!
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!
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!.
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.
The eye sockets, Gill covers and mouth also look cnc made
That's what I was thinking
This guy CNCs.
i would feel cheated if i though it was hand made ngl
First all the little imperfections he found and now this! Roman Made is sounding more like Made in China! 😆
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.
@@approachingtarget.4503 its just overhyped and overpriced
@@approachingtarget.4503 garbage compared to what some of us can make.
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.
@@The_Bass_Stunters i was expecting straight vertical drill holes like the mother has.
@@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?
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 !!
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
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.
100% So amazing. I love it!
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
Really? Cinnamon gives you a longer (or really, any) work time?
Interesting I’ve use Super glue and baking soda to make the strength stronger. Would cinnamon also make it stronger?
@@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
@@Steelmage99 cinnamon is basically powderd wood.
I'm not gonna lie. I enjoyed seeing that bait cut in half more than I thought I would.
Ooooooonnnneeeee daaaaayyyyy! A man from the USA sought out to make the greatest baits for fishing. His journey has just begun.
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.
Michigang
Hey we are sort of getting winter stuff here in WI!!
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
👍👍 Thanx for sharing, And have a Merry Christmas Nate and family
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. 😂
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.
Exactly what i was thinking
Didn't see your comment when I wrote mine. I agree.
@@lunkydog Great minds....and all that. :)
I just said similar then read your comment 😄👍
the thing is tho roman is supposed to be all hand made and detailed, no CNC should be involved with these 🤔
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?
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.
@@bradyparlin9626 there's no way you're justifying 1200 based on high tolerance weight distribution
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.
@@bradyparlin9626 "swim"? Doesn't this just sit in the water until a fish eats it?
@@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.
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.
A channel committed to sawing expensive stuff in half to see what it's made of. I'd watch that.
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.
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.
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.
@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 $2800 for a brand new Fender Stratocaster,... you never really think about that stuff.
Tip for cutting things like this in half. Freeze them in a block of ice and then just cut them while in the block. it holds everything in place and you can get one stable cut.
Thanks man from a baitmaker ! We all cut bait to see how there built . But i would have never cut a 1200$ 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 ;)
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 .
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
I agree. :)
Man of your word I see, thanks for the amazing content!
You should train like five guys to sit around and make your signature glide bait or something….I’m sure you’d make bank and people would be all over it. I’m sure you’ve probably thought about it, too, but you should do it, man. You’re in the perfect position to do something like that. You could provide hundreds of people with quality lures they like and make a ton of money.
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
Omg the only person brave enough to cut a 1200 dollar bait in half!!!love this 😀 ❤ always wondered what the inside looked like 👍
I'm not sure that it's even the money that mattered to him. More the craftsmanship that went into it. Still, $1,200!!!😫
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
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
You are so close. Each piece of wood will weigh different. Depends on the individual growing environment as they grow.
I love that you’re doing this man.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
@@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! 😀
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.
@@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.
Don't know why a fishing channel for recommended to me, but you were surprisingly entertaining to watch
Just a friendly reminder to consider doing a Smallmouth Bass Replica to go with your Marling Bait Signage in the garage. Believe me it will complete the look & be good for business. You could even do the art work & painting yourself on the blank replica. Go for it, or at least seriously consider it! 🙂🤙
You gotta do the manifold swimbait lure next. I'd be curious if it's the same
Use the wood from this one to make your own lures.
That was very entertaining, glad it was you and not me cutting an expensive lure in half, thanks for doing that, now we know.
Opening lines are what made me sub, got me hooked for good my friend!
Now that was interesting. Lure reviews are cool, but you had said once that you might do a rod build. I am for that.
This channel is better than chocolate cake. Thank you baitmaker Jesus for making the ultimate sacrifice 🤙
How the he'll does your comment on here for 2 hours
I concour
@@jackschoen224 🤷🏼♂️ I called it when I seen it
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.
Merry Christmas and. Happy New Year! To you and your friends and family.
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!
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.
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.
If there are people willing to pay $1200 that is all the justification they need
You can buy a lot of raw resources for a dime.
But the production process and knowledge is the costly part.
@@TheZaomei At some point though quality and cost are so far away from eachother that it's just not worth putting the effort into something even if there are people paying the price.
Meaning a 100$ lure will just work as good as that 1200$ lure because the fish won't care.
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?
@@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.
What person have the question "Whats inside a $1200 fishing lure?" pop up in their mind. Okay, okay... im not really a fishing type of guy, so my questions are more like "What is a fishing lure and how could it possibly cost $1200". I guess you are way past that, so no critisism here. I enjoyed the video!
1. Tie treble hook onto line
2. Fill beer can with pebbles
3. Crush can flat long wise
4. Bend can around line so that treble hook is exposed in rear of can in typical lure configuation
5. Catch the big one
6. Stop at bank on way home. Deposit 1200 dollars.
love the channel man keep up the amazing content ❤️
Last time I watched you were only at 50,000 subs, I’m so glad you’re finally getting the recognition you deserve
Good that you are back
By seeing you cut this you just got me to subscribe to your channel that's crazy
Wanting to help other bait makers by reviewing their baits is so fuckin' wholesome, man. Kudos.
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!
Just started watching, and a new subscriber. What you do is dope as hell.
Just a tip but you probably know it when you cut or drill steel put a little bit of water or oil constantly to have lubricated the blade or drill. Just for your own security and for make your tools last longer. I mean i was suffering more when you put your head close when you was looking the cut. I saw really bad things when you put a lot of tension to the blade and brakes flying everywhere.
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.
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!
He can start with my ex! 👍😂
Yeah!
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!
"Still a proud owner"...hahaha. Had me cracking up.
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 confirms what I have thought all along. Roman made baits are CNC milled wood. Not hand carved
Not a secret
Upcoming season:
- What’s inside 50 pounds of Olive Wagyu beef
- What’s inside a 125.000 dollar Ashera cat
- What’s inside a yellow Ferrari.
- What’s inside Vincent van Goghs, “wheatfield with a reaper” from 1889
- What’s inside the Koh-I-Noor
- What’s inside a human baby
See now you can make two displays! One with your own build frame of lures! With the big one in the middle ;)
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 !
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.
@@chucknasty8090 Is their really a decent demand and public for thousands dollars baits ? If it's the case I guess I learned something today ?
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.
It’s really cool to see what’s inside of these
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
You should make some saltwater lures. Molded shrimp and crabs, mullet, pinfish, croaker swimbaits. Stuff to catch tarpon, snook, redfish and speckled seatrout.
Not gonna lie, I flinched just a little on the first stroke of the sandpaper. 😂
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.
This guy is a real master baiter!
Great work!
Are you telling me that there are people who willingly pay $1200 for a piece of wood to catch fish?
My grandpa mades lures himself for a few cents and they were very effective.
Very good example as to what a good salesman can do.
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
Idk how you make me laugh so hard but you do every time
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.
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.
So happy to hear you hit 10k likes. Stay up yo.
The holes are there to fixture the pieces in place for shaping more than likely . The fixture probably has steel dowels that fit into those holes to keep it in place during shaping. You said yourself the wood was soft so you can't put a bunch of pressure on the wood to keep it from moving because you would dent the wood . That's why tose holes are there more than likely.
Love you work can't wait to see there reaction
Never seen a fish filleted this way! Awesome Brother!!!!!!!
Great vid!
Good point , Cross section is far more intriguing than a whole lure
That was unexpectedly fascinating!
Hit that like button way before the video started LOL KEEP IT GOING
I love your conclusions at the end of this video ! ;D
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.
Made some nice fillets! With built-in cedar planks for grilling
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.
My amazement comes from the fact you bought a $1200 lure like it makes a difference to the fish.
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.
your crazy man!! that's right, I said it! Crazy!! Love your channel!! you rock! Next Bait!
Lets get this video to 50k likes guys, cmon!
Much love from the Philippines!
I got some feels when that saw hit the bait, but then when I saw the weights I too was just fascinated.
Nice catch