Garfish Swim-Bait Handmade Lure Part 14 - Series Conclusion as the Lure Takes to the Water

Incredible! Simply astonishing as this wood and wire construct literally seems to come alive. With the lure’s weight buoyed up in the water, its movements are spectacularly natural and realistic. Uninhibited joints give the Garfish a lithe, seemingly autonomous action as she dances and pirouettes at Greg’s command. This week’s episode is really all about the grand finale swim-test. Though challenging to capture on video, the underwater shots reveal the extra dimension of the Gar’s self-generated sounds... a call which no doubt will attract predators from far and wide. As this episode, and indeed this series come to an end, The Robust Garfish will find pride of place in the prototype cabinet, awaiting the day she is either cast at toothy critters, or perhaps set into a hand-painted backdrop of oil paints in one of Greg’s famous underwater oil-on-canvas masterpieces. As a collector’s piece of unusual mixed media, she is sure to find a home with a discerning connoisseur. Known by some as the "fast food of the sea", the garfish is a long and slender fish that grows to around 75cm (30in) in length. The pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins are situated well back on the body and the latter two are similar in appearance. In natural live fish, scientists believe that the positioning of the fins so far back, gives greater flexibility to the body, a characteristic Greg attempts to emulate in his 6-piece design of the Garfish Lure. #buddsbaits #handmadefishinglures #robustgarfishswimbait