When do you know a bait is finished?

lazybaitsco wrote:

Couldn’t agree more, if I’m not having fun with the bait that’s a good indicator that something needs to be addressed. If I am having fun, the fish are biting, and it passes my durability tests… I chalk that up as a win 😁

100%, the durability is always a nice factor to have.  I remembered my first travel 2pc I poured, caught a 11lb catfish on it that night.   I was excited to catch the catfish, but more excited of the prospect that it survived a fish that no bass could produced the same force on the bait.

Right. When it functions as desired and does not have any features that irritate me.

yellowpineplugs wrote:

Right. When it functions as desired and does not have any features that irritate me.

This is huge... I know this sounds strange, but i forge my baits from hatred.  If i hate the feature, i try to find a fix.  After 6-7 months of testing, I've worked out most of the things that ruin my experience.

sacpigbaitco wrote:

yellowpineplugs wrote:Right. When it functions as desired and does not have any features that irritate me.This is huge... I know this sounds strange, but i forge my baits from hatred. If i hate the feature, i try to find a fix. After 6-7 months of testing, I've worked out most of the things that ruin my experience.

Right! It might look right at first, but once a new design hits the water things get found out.

yellowpineplugs wrote:

sacpigbaitco wrote:yellowpineplugs wrote:Right. When it functions as desired and does not have any features that irritate me.This is huge... I know this sounds strange, but i forge my baits from hatred. If i hate the feature, i try to find a fix. After 6-7 months of testing, I've worked out most of the things that ruin my experience.Right! It might look right at first, but once a new design hits the water things get found out.

Fishing and catching fish are so crucial to the process and can't be exported out to people who dont create.  Gotta do it yourself!