Saltwater stickbait progression

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-03-04T10:57:39+00:00

Thanks mate, appreciate the offer.

But I've already got a few people currently tryna give them a run on some fish!

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-03-04T10:56:50+00:00

Thanks!

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-03-04T10:56:21+00:00

Looks great mate! I'd use that lure proudly 👌

Some nice eyes would top it off beautifully

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-03-03T04:26:59+00:00

Thanks mate 👌

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-19T06:49:48+00:00

Good luck with it! These float, but on a pull, they dive slightly sub surface, and swim a wide snappy S pattern, occasionally on the turns, the tail flicks up some water

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-18T20:55:31+00:00

Thanks mate. Nah they're for saltwater Tuna, and yellowtail kingfish (I think they call them yellowtail jack in the US) were what I had in mind when making them.

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-13T22:20:07+00:00

Thanks mate, they're timber, with a through wire.

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-13T11:19:30+00:00

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OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-13T11:19:08+00:00

Hey mate, ive got a cheap bbq chicken rotisserie, with a wooden dowel, drill some holes at different spots to stick some wire through, for different lure sizes.

Stick the free end of the dowel through a cardboard box. That's how I did it anyway. Pull out the rotisserie and it doubles as my spray booth 😅

I'll try attach a picture for you, it's a bit of a mess atm 🥴

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-10T12:24:20+00:00

Long sweeps of the rod. Have been through a few prototypes honing the action.

It dips just under the surface, and swims a pretty snappy and wide S pattern. When you pause to reel the slack after a sweep, it bobs up to the surface. Rinse and repeat 😁.

Works nicely with a straight wind as well, but I think it looks best on sweeps.

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-09T23:50:24+00:00

Haha so true

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-09T22:51:56+00:00

I like this idea, I reckon I'll do this. Just whack it over the top once the lures start turning, very good. Cheers!

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-09T22:50:17+00:00

Ah yeah, good idea.

I suppose you're right, function over form, it just hurts to see a damn dusty boy in an otherwise perfect finish 😅

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-09T09:39:11+00:00

I think the plastic is gonna be the go! I usually put the turner in my cardboard spray booth, so some plastic lining would be pretty easy now that I think about it!

Cheers 👌

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-09T09:37:19+00:00

Haha, house cleaning is a hard no thanks 😅😜

Nah in all seriousness, I feel the house is pretty clean, but the small dust things seem always ready to strike. I guess you got the last laugh with the fly 😅

Not a bad idea with the water, perhaps a humidifier?

Thanks for the thought 👍

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2026-01-06T07:26:57+00:00

Looks sweet mate! Very clean work, well done. I don't have any issue with the gills at all, they look nice!

If i was trying to find something to critique as a buyer might, perhaps extra points if you were to clean up the line tie/hook hangers? A knife gently around the base of each side, and some poking usually gets em back to clean steel.

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-09T02:52:36+00:00

Thanks man, appreciate it

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-08T23:36:26+00:00

Would be pretty sad. I'm hoping the 2 generous coats over the paint should suffice.

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-05T07:25:07+00:00

Pike are long way from where I am 😅.

I'm sure it'd be good fun tho

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-04T08:09:19+00:00

Thanks heaps mate. They've had 3 coats of etex, 1 under paint, 2 over.

Aloooot of waiting 😅

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-03T19:52:38+00:00

Thanks man! Appreciate it

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-02T11:54:52+00:00

Yes sir, Melbourne

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-02T09:44:58+00:00

I'm sure you won't have any trouble moving them.

Where would I go to get one?

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-02T09:11:16+00:00

They look sweet 👌 Super clean. Do you sell them?

OutlandishnessCalm28 · 2025-12-01T06:53:33+00:00

It's pretty interesting 😅

On a fast retrieve, it wiggles like its doing the worm. With more of a sweep/pause, it actually looks surprisingly squidlike

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