Is a Glidebait worth it? Making a wooden Glidebait.

[@craigwilliams6184]

I love your videos. They are so helpful. Weighing the water displacement is genius! Thats going to save me a lot of time!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Happy to help!

[@richjageman3976]

I really like how you explain the weights and displacements.

[@davidelliott8324]

Great job again Franco. I think that fabric hinge deserves another test with the fabric wet to get a fair shake.

[@rikiklein]

It's so shiny! Looks great!

[@dennishodson990]

Thank you for simplifying the way to determine weight required on each section to get close to complete suspension. I spent a day going thru density formulas and metric conversions till brain failure!! Started to go up in the attic to find my old fluid dynamics book from college. A book stored for 54 years😵‍💫😵‍💫.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Glad it helped!

[@lannabulls]

Another greit job Franco, thanks so much!
I use to rewatch all your old videos, with the airbrush you are getting better and better, it is a joy to feel your passion and absolute dedication.
Really, really thanks!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you very much!

[@Fksu]

​@@EngineeredAnglerwell done... If u haven't, check out the action of a rapala gliding rap... It is really productive

[@mike1261]

The glidebait is worth it and so was this video! I always enjoy the information you include with the design and function of your builds!!!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leehowell4258]

That glide bait not only looked great but had fantastic action! There's something about foiling a bait that makes it look so much better. I think going with one hinge was a smart move and probably helped with the action. Great job as always! Always look forward to Friday's with Franco!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@edgarnolasco5627]

We love the repetition. I do. Thank you so much for ur content. I’m working on some lures my self as well

[@EngineeredAngler]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@ambermcvay7689]

The Bait looks awesome!!!

[@drunkenmonkey1975]

Thank you friend 🙏🏼
Awesome content.

[@edgarnolasco5627]

Thank you again I hope all is well nice fish on the new lure! I appreciate the repetitiveness and I appreciate ur time put into making greatly engineered lures.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I appreciate that

[@TheCopperVillageAngler]

Nice looking lure!

[@inspectorbusiness4892]

Good job Franco

[@bocajred11]

Check out marking baits. He has a jig to cut his segments with magnets in it to hold the saw at the proper angle.

[@patrickfox9470]

Beautiful work Franco! Great paint job and finish on that one.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks a lot!

[@mosesmedina789]

Beautiful work as usual. I absolutely love the paint job! Keep up the great work Francisco!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you very much!

[@christopherromina5445]

Cool lure, beautiful paint job

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks 👍

[@McNateDoggYT]

Amazing tutorial for use of water displacement Ty so much

[@EngineeredAngler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@baitsbynimbus]

I've learnt so much from your vids man , thank you keep it up

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks, will do!

[@andyprest]

Cool lure 👍 what a shame you didn't land that beast... better luck next time franco 🎣

[@thewarpsyrhead]

Your content is always packed with great information and is entertaining. Great work as usual!

[@EngineeredAngler]

I appreciate that!

[@hobiepaulo]

Another great bait I am inspired now to build. Thanks Franco!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Have fun!

[@shadyvito]

I absolutely love that paint job!!

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you!

[@hookreelfishing]

Love the color!!
Another great video ++

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@bigt9341]

Hello Franco, Great build and paint job! Really enjoyed this video. Sure you saw the flash coming off this paint finish during the water test - really cool. Love the fishing action on “the one that got away”. You are keeping it real. One question, we tend to paint artificial baits that appeal to our eye, but on deep diving lures have you use any paint schemes around the colors that are more visible to fish in low light condition at deeper depths? I think blus are the most visible ant deeper depths. Pattern, scales and lateral lines, is probability important.

[@EngineeredAngler]

UV reflective paint is the best for deeper than 50 feet (16 meters)

[@mattietiger2959]

Very nice built !

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks!

[@dean3471]

Hey. You are a very talented man and I really enjoy watching your channel.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Hey, thanks!

[@user-bk7kz5tr2m]

Awesome paint job.❤

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you! 😊

[@stripermanly]

Excellent content as always

[@EngineeredAngler]

Much appreciated

[@user-tv6zf6qv6c]

Спасибо за видео. Отличная приманка. Много полезной информации по изготовлению 🤝🤝🤝😁

[@EngineeredAngler]

I'm happy you enjoyed the video.

[@FreedomFishing]

Man! Sorry about losing the fish! But WOW! The lure looks amazing! I'm attempting a glidebait now and I'm doing the tail the same way. Although your prep work on the tail was way less mess than mine was with the bristles lol.

[@fish2much12]

Awesome build

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks!

[@jamesstewart5371]

Fantastic , and I liked your long distance release on that fish, glad you said fudge ,for my virgin ears

[@EngineeredAngler]

Edited out the other words.

[@stanmerrell5390]

Awesome
Thanks

[@EngineeredAngler]

No problem!

[@williamhower3636]

Beautiful bait! Was that a bass at the end? I really enjoy your videos sir. Please keep them coming!

[@aclures101.]

Mr Franco i would like to see you build a stick bait or subwalk lure 2.0oz you allways create a really good engineering lure's or great build lure's...thx you

[@Senkomaniac]

Awesome video Franco. Thank you. You have inspired me to start making my own baits.
Just a question on the fabric hinge, what type of fabric is it and where can I buy it? Thanks again.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I used 4 oz dacron sail cloth

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I'm impressed with your ability to cut free handed. I was surprised that you didn't make this lure with a fabric hinge, I like the idea. Are you going to do more of them?

[@EngineeredAngler]

fabric hinges necessitate building the lure in halves. That means four parts on a two segment lure. It's a lot of work and takes a lot of time. If you like continuous hinges the best thing is to make a mold where you can imbed the fabric and cast the lure around the hinge.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@EngineeredAngler thanks for the reply

[@daveleathorn8211]

Love the videos

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thank you

[@juderyan1284]

Oh man what a fish to lose! Great looking lure, one of the best paint jobs yet I reckon. Gonna have to make one myself. Can I ask why the premade hinge eye, rather than just your own twist eye? Also you mentioned it diving a little more than you wanted - is that down to the front end being less bouyant, or a combination of things including profile etc? Love the lure mate. I am finishing off a wooden version of your latest lipless crank tomorrow, tested it and it swims well. Thanks again Franco, keep up the top work 👍 👏

[@EngineeredAngler]

For single hinges the thicker pre-made eyes gives a tighter fit. The head down posture is the problem, I put a bit too much weight in the head.

[@nickp9981]

That bait looks great. How much does that joint do? Thinking of making one but if I do it would be a single piece.

[@Franklinfishingflies]

Bananas! You lost him but hey next time…. Thanks for the video Marco I’m going to try to build my first glide bait, 🤞

[@EngineeredAngler]

Have fun!

[@dougsaroma]

You ever have any of those line or hook eyes pull out of a lure when you hook a big fish or from extensive use? That would be my biggest worry if I tried build a lure. That's a beautiful bait!

[@EngineeredAngler]

No, never had a failure of a hook eye. I did some videos testing the strength, you should check them out.

[@stevee4745]

Great build! Really like the paint job, and the underwater flash you get from the foil wrap when you pop it. How do you decide on foil v paint v chrome?

[@EngineeredAngler]

I go with foil when I want a quick easy project to have a nice Flash. When I'm making a batch of lures that I know I want to be reflective I go with Chrome.

[@lightsnsiren79]

Nice one this week! Do you have a good source for premade dive bibs/lips or any tips on making them? I am trying to make a trolling bait for Spanish and want a thick, solid dove bib, so I don’t think my normal homemade plastic will work.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I get my pre-made bibs from lure parts online

[@tedmemo9625]

Franko that was an absolute beautiful lure. Extremely great job on the paint scheme. Love watching your video's. Here is a question of the week for you. What would you consider to be the optimum angle for a bib in a traditionally made stick bait? I have used 45 degrees. Looking forward to your answer.

[@FreedomFishing]

He has a series called Crankbait Master Class. It's three parts, and may help!
I would guess the angle depends on how the lure balances in the water first though. Then as long as the line tie is below the center of drag, a steeper angle will make the lure wake, and every time you go shallower and shallower with the angle of the bib it'll dive deeper and deeper.

[@EngineeredAngler]

Thanks 👍

[@ernieflynn5124]

Could you make a flat fish for trout nobody has done that. Thankyou.

[@pmpkmc]

seems like it was worth making to me, although it would have been better if you landed that fish. I had a 45"+ striper straighten a 3/0 treble on me a couple of weeks ago which still is leaving a pain in my gut. I was actually going to ask a few weeks ago about making a glide bait or a glide bait master class. I was trying to make one and was having trouble finding details on the correct design characteristics. It came out ok, even though i needed to take it apart several times.

[@pmpkmc]

How do you decide what sort of hinge to make? I've seen you do at least 4 different sorts. Round joint, V joint, double joint, and the fabric joint. Do these actually work differently and have different function?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Yes!...huge differences in action. Check out my swimbait design series in this playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PLEVBv_zywucS1ZO97qP9EJsnqsHeNHpdN

[@wayned5872]

Paint one in spanish mackerel pattern

[@surfcat2051]

Great build, turned out beautiful. I wasn't especially impressed with the way it swam but what matters is that monster bass thought different. Wow, nice work. Did you test it with just a steady retrieve? Curious what that looks like.

[@EngineeredAngler]

It has a slow swim on a steady retrieve.

[@jamescodling8641]

Wow

[@AlbrittonTribe]

Thats an awesome glidebait!! Do you know whats the best wood for swimbaits? And how do make them work?
because I'm having trouble making them work properly. 😁

[@EngineeredAngler]

Watch the videos in this playlist
ruclips.net/p/PLEVBv_zywucS1ZO97qP9EJsnqsHeNHpdN

[@AlbrittonTribe]

@@EngineeredAngler ok, thanks.

[@jimreimer6140]

I got into lure building just a few weeks ago on a whim. I am getting on in age. But as far as experience, I used to do a lot relistic fish carving, as well Ive done taxidermy for over 60 years. I am wondering, where can a person get lure paterns?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Sounds like you have all the skills needed...I don't offer any lure patterns but you might want to check out the Handmade Fisherman. I seem to remember him offering some to-scale patterns. Good luck.

[@jimreimer6140]

Thank you very much!@@EngineeredAngler

[@stevewaggoner8237]

I make glide baits out of resin and 2 part expanding foam. What are some the best hinge points do you prefer?

[@EngineeredAngler]

That's a topic for part two

[@JD.California_monkey_mackerel]

Hello I have a question I just recently bought a medium action 6 foot spinning rod and I bought a daiwa Laguna LT 4000-c spinning reel and I was wandering what would be a good oz size hard plastic swim bait or weight also would a15lb braided fishing line would be good for it thank you

[@EngineeredAngler]

Not taking into consideration the type of fish you're after or the conditions you'll be fishing in...I would use minimum 20lb braid with a 4000 series reel and keep my lures lighter than 2 oz. But you might want to talk to some local anglers. Good luck.

[@jd8745]

Turned out Great! And seems like a hog snatcher.
What artist is that when you start your painting?

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

i'm beginning to understand why that one I bought from Amazon doesn't work very well / =

[@fireprooffox3664]

With the constant side to side motion of the bait will that wear down the fabric and if so wouldn't that weaken the tensile strength of the fabric?

[@EngineeredAngler]

It's dacron sail cloth so it's super resistant to wear from flexing

[@fireprooffox3664]

@@EngineeredAngler Sail cloth that makes sense, i bet it would work great then! Very cool indeed!

[@fish2much12]

Glue at 105lbs

[@mikewasniewski4048]

Did you get some sealer in the pin hole?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Yes...then drilled it out again

[@mattietiger2959]

Is it safe to blast your lures with UV while holding it in your hand?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Unless you have a very high powered UV light it's OK on the skin just have to be careful with your eyes

[@devincraig465]

What do you use to seal the wood?

[@EngineeredAngler]

nothing more than what you saw in the video.

[@pakde8002]

Present and accounted for. Let's go!
Edit after the ending: hell yes it was worth it. What a hawg!

[@ebisu8824]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@AAE-cg1il]

Oh man……what a heart breaker…….but you got a hook up and that’s what makes your heart race. Different subject, but I wanted to ask how your new onboard chargers are holding up…I am thinking about converting over to lifepo4 and I will need to swap out my charger…..it doesn’t work with lithium.

[@EngineeredAngler]

They're excellent so far.

[@mikehodges802]

A completely selfish request: floating rat-l-trap. I have recently gained access to a river dam. There are lots of logs and stuff to get caught on and I have been using a silver floating rat-l-trap but the gar have been killing it. After watching your plexi lure build, that was the first thing I thought about. I could attempt to create my own and have multiple colors too.

[@EngineeredAngler]

I like the idea...

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I remember floating Rattletraps

[@mariophillip1413]

What size screw eyes do you use?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Oh...well I don't have that off the top of my head, so I'll check that out and post it as a pinned comment.

[@mariophillip1413]

@@EngineeredAngler ok thanks

[@tylercasey1951]

What type of wood?

[@EngineeredAngler]

Camphor

[@camilofishing7332]

Good afternoon, I am your follower and a great admirer of your work on RUclips and I believe that only you can solve my problem. I make artificial lures with a propeller for fishing in the Amazon rivers of the great Tucunarés Açus. The bait that is very successful here in Brazil is the High Roller (14cm), however, some baits that I produce tend to come out on the side, when performing the work with a vigorous touch with the tip of a rod, they pull to the side, not swimming from straight shape towards the fisherman, which would be correct, with each vigorous touch, they come out a little to the side. I've already looked for information on the internet and I haven't found a satisfactory solution that could solve the problem. Therefore, I believe that you would be the only person with the necessary knowledge to approach this topic and all its variables that lead to this recurring problem and, as a natural consequence, a quality bait! Grateful for the attention!

[@EngineeredAngler]

There are a few possible contributing factors. First, if you are hand shaping the lure you could create an asymmetric shap that would not track straight. Second, if the propeller does not spin freely it will make the lure to drift to one side. Third, if the shape is too narrow at the nose it can cause too much turbulence. It could be a combination of these factors.
Send me some photos...
[e-mail]

[@camilofishing7332]

@@EngineeredAngler Good afternoon my friend! The molding I make is on a wooden lathe, the propeller rotates freely, I made a template with the perforation of the studs which are perfectly aligned, I use two claws on the belly. The format of the bait I am producing is with the head thicker than the tail.

[@FattyMateo]

PedoDexted just streamed this on the dw and the crew is in Colorado this month😬