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

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.

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.

Having fished multiple s in different sizes and colors, kzfaq.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.

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.

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.

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!

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. 😂

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!

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.

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!

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?

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

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

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

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!.

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.

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.

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.

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 !!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 ;)

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Not gonna lie, I flinched just a little on the first stroke of the sandpaper. 😂

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

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!

Good point , Cross section is far more intriguing than a whole lure

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.

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!

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

See now you can make two displays! One with your own build frame of lures! With the big one in the middle ;)

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!

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!

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

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

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 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.

That is such a bad ass cut away display.

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

love the channel man keep up the amazing content ❤️

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

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

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

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 !

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!

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 should review one of the big handmade lures for massive fish like GT's

You should make some saltwater lures. Molded shrimp and crabs, mullet, pinfish, croaker swimbaits. Stuff to catch tarpon, snook, redfish and speckled seatrout.

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

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 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!

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.

He is so humble I love it

the 1st second squeak in the vid gave me goosebumps

Do a hinkle trout!! Great video.

Those holes are probably screw holes to hold the two sides in a cnc router to get uniform sides to glue up. Have a great day.

That was some intense bandsawing😆

I seen the thumbnail and just about cried.

When you started sanding on it and said "it's not that bad, it doesn't hurt that bad" I died laughing bc I beat my homemade baits but anything I buy hurts to see get messed up lol.

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

The best $1000 a minute I seen spent!

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

Mystery holes; for fitting precisely onto a jig for routing out lead pockets/roughing out shape of lure (odd shape is dangerous to hold in a saw). plugs covering small lead adjustments PROBABLY after lure is sanded to final dimensions.

I’d love to see the same thing with an MS Slammer, a bull shad, and a Hinkle Shad or trout

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

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

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.

The holes are likely for fitting the blocks on a jig to make cutting the lure body quick, easy and symmetrical

I used to work as in a field sports shop ... we say we used to sell two sorts of fishing lures, ones to catch fish, and the rest to catch fishermen, this is the latter.

"...still a proud owner" LMAO 🤣😅😂

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

You should carefully remove some of the lead and glue in some small magnets that blend in then you can hang it on the wall all together so you can see the gorgeous paint job and pull it off when you want

LOL... the holes are for the painting process. they likely have small stands in their shop that allow each side to fit onto while painting and the finish coat. then hung up in a drying room.

Marling Baits: "I've reached wood." Me: "That's what she said!"

Lets get this video to 50k likes guys, cmon! Much love from the Philippines!

You won our appreciation with that scratch it my friend.

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.

Good that you are back

Wow you actually cut it up! Bet that was painful for the maker to watch, definitely worth a 👍!

you sir, are a master baiter i specifically clicked on this video to say that.. thanks