Carving an Arowana Out of Tupelo Wood | Fun Facts + Meticulous Bait Making 

I love the fact that you mentioned bama bass’s pond. It would be cool to see you make him a bait to hang in his cabin

I came home Sunday afternoon and the entire family is sitting around casually watching Marling Bates. Dad's trying not to fall asleep on the couch, the 9-year-olds loudly asking everybody what their favorite fluid is, and the teenagers are discussing the unfolding paint job. What a wonderful channel, keep up the good work.

The casual BamaBass name drop lol, its so cool to see when some of your favorite creators watch each others content. The hand carved scales look sweet, excited for the next part

I worked in the aquarium industry for a while, lots of people tried returning silver arowanas to my store because they didn't realize they got 4+ feet long as adults. Also, the ones we sold hardly ever ate pellets or floating food, and we had to substitute their diet with frozen mice like you'd feed a snake so they wouldn't search for food on the bottom of their tanks and develop droopy eyes

"HEATER FAN IS ABOUT TO TUNR ON" was my favorite part. Love u nate

I love the fun facts, you always put a funny twist on something educational. Keep up the amazing work. You’re really a step above the rest

A fun fact you missed: Asian arrowana are illegal to own in the United States. Cichlid is pronounced sick-lid You did pronounce Cuckoo right the first time and the lure is amazing. Love your content

The mythic Arowana bait has finally arrived

I've been following the channel now for 2 years or so and love the work. Id love to see you do a Murray Cod. Its an Australian native species, super aggressive fresh water fish which can grow over 1.2 metres (4+ft) and weigh up to 120kgs (270lbs) they have been filmed taking ducks off the water and have been known to eat wild piglets swimming across rivers.

Man I’ve had a heck of a week my dog got ran over and passed away on Monday and Thursday some lady ran a red light and I totaled my first and only truck (1989 Toyota pickup) I’m 16 and don’t know what insurance will pay but fingers crossed. and this really got my mind off things thank you

I loved how you mentioned bamabass.

You should follow this up with a peacock bass lure, also sick arrowana

Been with you since before you were talking in your video's. Don't let comments get to you, just keep doing what you like and we will keep watching. Thanks

Loved the bama bass reference

There has never, in all the time I've been watching this channel, a more Marling Baits episode. Just the comments to the camera, had me laughing so hard.

I have been watching Bama Bass since the start of the pond build. I love watching your videos. I love your since of humor.

Yes! Looking forward to that massive baking soda and super glue build!

Boy this is fun one to watch. Took a toke every time you said Arowana, almost didn’t make it to the end. Only to find out it’s gonna be a two-part series… WooHooo!!!😂😂😂

That video was of an unprecedented scale!

I was having a shtty day until watching this. Thank you 🙏🏽. Love the channel

An idea for the led eye lure is that if u take a plastic tube and wrap it in cooper wire and put a magnet through it it’s an infinite energy source and if u pair it with a batter u can charge up the batter with by shaking it . The magnet can also act like noise maker and weight adder . Just and idea love your videos cheers 🍻🍻🇨🇦

So glad he tunred off that heater fan

glad to see you enjoying you r self making the noise 😁😁

i come home expecting to do homework but instead find this waiting for me. this is 200 times better keep up the good work

Thank you for another wonderful video. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Very satisfying to watch the carving amazing

Love the chilled out vid. Always excited to see what you'll be making next.

When I was younger and into aquariums I bought a baby arowana that still had his egg sack for $40 and he was about 3 in. I had him for 5 or 6 years and he was 27 in and I sold him for $3,200

Love all your videos, my favorite was when you tried to experiment with different types of wood to see the different action and then again with the different shaped lips... Really like anytime you make an insect bait too

Your carving is precise like a swiss watch. Thanks for sharing all your vids. They are excellent and i also like your funny comments.

Making me remember architecture school, great work & keep your reel wet!

I'm glad we are both fans of Bama Bass and his 5 acre pond. You should definitely go fish there in about 3 years with a Bam Bass special lure.

Can't wait to see it finished.

Parabéns está ficando muito top eu sempre pego ideias suas para fazer minhas iscas aqui no Brasil 🇧🇷

Incredible and inspirational as always! Your videos got me into making some simple swimbaits that I have actually caught a fish or two on! Thank you

I have the same coffee mug (Pot Head). Love your content for the past 3 years. You are the only lure maker I watch. I just wish I could afford one of your baits. They are truly works of craftsmanship!!

Lots of details n that fine bait sir really like it so far have a good n safe rest of your week

A marling baits decal would be epic. Just imagining running into a fellow fan.

I love this fish man. Great detail.

Missing the Sunday morning regular posts, but still loving the videos and content. If someone traveled from sax Fifth Avenue uptown to the Twenty-Second street, they would be at a cross road Midway between the horse stables and the west creek, with a far better view than a busy downtown, but they now have to drive 10 times farther to check mail. The old caboose may have moved, but the maize is still around the corner. BTW, this took far longer to compose than discover!

I’m glad we’re all following that bama bass series

I'm a big fan and I have been watching your videos for several years now

The no talking close up carving ending of this video is what i needed on this Wednesday

Your lure creations are worth EVERY $$$$$!! Can’t wait to see this one when finished!

Cichlid = SICK LID. Love ya!

Holy hand cramp batman.. Seriously that 4 hour carving ending was making my hands crap just watching it.

I lke the way you leave the line when carving not to lose your focus. Nice videos-Wonderful work and patience. 10's and 2's

Love to see you do some more trout fishing!

Awesome. Thanks for the new video, nate Edit: I am much eagerly looking forward to watching Marling baiting more often!

All that carving would drive me nuts.. Good on ya!!

Buddy.. this was one of the coolest videos I've ever watched.. you have every right to charge any amount you want.. your a damn artist with those blades.. Sometimes I feel baits are over priced but a completley hand carved bait... it's amazing.. $$$$$$$

11:10 This is what I'm here for. Can't wait for something real fun to be made. I hope its a fun shape. You make art into something that will catch fish love it.

They are awesome fish and this is gonna a be a awesome lure

you inspired me in making my own lures you‘re the best

Arapaima would be a great fish to model a lure after. Along with northern snakehead.

I used to own an Arowana so this is pretty cool!

I don't know about anyone else but I watch these to fall asleep I find his voice weirdly calming but he won't see this so he'll never know lol

Love the Bamabass shoutout!

Nice one dude; I just know this lure will look stunning when you are finished. Looking forward to part 2!

If making these videos shorter & in multiple parts means that we get more videos then I’m all for it! Keep up the awesome work bro!

You have impeccable comedic timing! We love watching your videos here in MI. You should think about making merch for the channel like your catchphrase on a tshirt. I’m just sayin we’d buy that..

The phenix m1 casting rod is my all time favorite

Just got my first arowana and more on an Amazon trip ❤️ nice timing

Amazing work! Can’t wait to see the next video! 😆🤘🏼

Incredible video as always

I really enjoyed your podcast episode with my buddy Brent I hope you do another with him! Cheers-Brendan

Awesome glad to see videos still coming. Get worried when Sunday rolls around and your not there

My golden Arowana just passed yesterday. But this video still get me excited

Awesome I needed this video with the day im having...

Love your vids so much! You should do a series where you buy bad baits from the store and repaint them/remake them to be perfect

Have you considered moving from Lead to Bismuth? It's not quite as heavy but less toxic and has a lower melting point.

Damn. Springs are a brilliant idea!

I literally never thought there would be a day where I would be watching one of my favorite RU-vidrs, and they would ask for a custom automotive decal direct to consumer program. I have a teeny tiny little tear in the corner of one of my eyes… But I may full on ugly cry if Marling replies here and asks for me to produce them.

Thanks for another marlin bait's video

Arowana is such a beautifull fish

Well done!

And sick lids

What? I was so not expecting your video to pop up today! What a great surprise! And fun facts to boot! What a win!

About 14 min in, your channel switches from baits to ASMR content. Had to watch 3 times just to get through it without falling asleep... In a good way.

I asked for you to do this like 3yrs ago,fu**ing awesome!

I admire your creativity in making these lures, you are like the Bob Ross of lure designing. Have you ever thought of making submarine or torpedo shaped lures?

It’s nice to see you getting better every video

YAAY! Marling Baits vid! Better late than never!!

Well, Looks like it's going to be a nice bait. The scale carving was amazing and amazing, and amazing, and amazing, and amazing. for a very long tim.

Love the Bamabass shout out lol

I've seen arapima in big city aquariums. They are really cool to see. Imagine a boa constrictor with fins.

Neat, the fish with a trap jaw that looks like a shoe with dragon scale

Thanks for sharing

Man those scales were clean!!!

Great vidyas bub, and I'd definitely buy one of them stickers

Great camera work on the scale carving.

We also have arowanas in some rivers of Brazil, mostly near where there are arapaimas. But the wild ones here are the silver ones

I said the last bait was my all time favorite build, but the amount of carving going into this, I have a feeling this could move into the pole position.

I would definitely rock a Marling baits decal on my back glass.

Fun fact! Ive actually had a few arrowanas in my aquarium keeping days! My biggest was a 26" long silver arrowana with a top dorsal fin deformation, usually they have 3 individual rear fins , mine had 2. the rear dorsal fin was integrated with the top fin, very unusual and unique, I also had a jardini arrowana and quite a few silvers. Very cool fish!!!!

Hey Nate that is some awesome carving , I would have no fingers left if I tried that. Also here in Australia that particular fish is called Saratoga, a lot of people love catching them as they are strong fighters. Cheers.

Crazy detail… need a led eye update!! N can’t wait for the lighting bug lure!!

Hearing you talk about wanting to potentially sell decals of your logo reminded me, awhile back I sent some stickers to you (one being a custom Ofishal one). Well, over Instagram I sent the vector and original too you incase you wanted it for merch things. It's totally up to you of course. I don't really have use for it now lol

Love the videos!!

You should make a gnarly musky lure. I would be cool to watch you make it. Also have a good night.