This week in Nuvu studio my partner Tanner and I worked on producing our second working prototype of our crank bait that is ready for testing. We started by recreating the lure so it better fit the biodegradable mold.   We then moved to restructuring the hook rings so that they would be better fit to uphold the lures and not break off.   Along with this we hollowed out the center of the crank bait so that we could include small steal balls or something to make the crank bait work correctly.  Next week along with this, we plan to incorporate our motor design as we have in our first working prototype and then we plan to test it.  Once we have done this, we plan to start recreating our biodegradable molds and moving towards making attractant elements to the lures.  

This past week in open innovation, Tanner and I have been working diligently to produce the second iteration of our motor lure.  We started by reassuring the wires and the battery.  This was to ensure it was functioning properly.  We then proceeded to  reproducing and resizing the mold which one incapsulate the motor and battery.  Once we had accomplished this, we began to print out the mold for our new lure.   Although we faced challenges with reassuring, we overcame this obstacle and moved our project forward.  Next week, we intend to fully work our new motor lure and then work on transitioning to our new mold ideas and producing a larger amount of lures in different styles.

This past week in Open innovation, Tanner and I printed out and put together our first model of the motor lure.  This lure features a compact but durable 3d printed plastic casing with adapted hook o ring setups and a built in whole for the button that turns the motor on and off.   We took our previous motor setup with the battery saddered on and the push button and put it inside the mold to make the lure.  The design needs some definite tweaking but it sets a good president to move on from next week.  Along with this, we plan to re-sadder the wiring of the setup and smooth out the hole the button will come out of.  Also, we plan to include a more central hole for the prop to come out of along with setting the battery in place firmly so it does't move around inside the lure.

This past week in open innovation Tanner and I started by giving a mid semester presentation for our 3D printed fishing lures project.  We gave our presentation to the  4B studio along with some of our coaches in order to get feedback on our project.  In light of our presentation, we got a lot of positive feedback saying that people liked the project nd the new methods we are moving too with our idea for making separate molds out of different materials.  Along with this, we also got report the lures that we have successfully created are successful in there real world  fishing attempts along with positive feedback from the 4B class on the overall design and functionallity of the project.  Along with this,our constructive feedback wasn't necessarily negative but rather beneficial in furthering the project.  We were recommended to add enticing elements or elusive elements to the project by appealing to the bass' sense of smell and their adaptive taste buds.  Along with this, it was recommended that we also include a moving lure into our arsenal of lures.  So with these two ideas in mind, tanner and I decided to continue developing our project by utilizing all of these ideas and more.  So this past class tanner and I have started collecting materials for the plastic and putty molds to help move forward with that.  Also, we primarily began work on building the moving lure by adding in an all inclusive system for doing so.  We put together a battery setup attached to a button/switch which is rigged into the circuit of the revolution motor.  The idea of the motor is it will make the lure vibrate back and forth along with possibly moving a tail in order to entice the fish to attack the lure.  Along with putting the first circuit set together, tanner and I worked on making our rhino model cast of a crank bait to put this circuit system inside.  Next week in studio we plan to bring these two elements together along with making the molds to begin work on furthering our overall project.

After last weeks prototype failure with our first official mold formulated from our topwater casing, we decided we needed to research new materials to make our molds out of to best sustain a working lure.  So, this past week in open innovation, my partner Tanner and I have been researching better molds  and have decided to attempt to different prototypes with our molds.  The first is attempting to make a biodegradable plastic mold using the above ingredients to help make an all around more sound bait.  The second idea is to make a sort of putty that will be easier to formulate bu may not have the same beneficial effects in fishing.  After we make these two molds, we will analyze the results and further finalize our method of approach for making future molds and lures.  Next week we hope to be finished with these molds and begin work on making our first mold model of our project.

This past week in Open innovation, Tanner and I utilized the idea to further our project by making a mold of the topwater popper we had previously made using the 3D printer.  So we started by researching different biodegradable molds that may work to fit the needs of the lure.  We decided to start out by prototyping with a base papermacchet mold because it fit the base needs and we had plenty of materials to make the mold.  We proceeded to in turn make the mold by adding hot water to a large assumption of shredded paper and then let it sit till we had a fully produced mold.  We then put the material mold into the frame itself and allowed it to dry in the sun so it would be ready  to be finished.  Once it was done drying we realized that the first prototype didn't formulate how we wished so in turn we needed to produce a better mold.  This week we plan to research a better mold and begin work on our next prototype.

This past week in innovation studio, I began by printing out my topwater walker.  However, after printing the lurewe found difficulties when we found that the O rings made to hold the hooks were too flimsy so as opposed to redesinging the lure simply.  I in turn opted for a more beneficial idea to make the lure which was to make a mold for the lure.  So tanner and I along with the help of Aaron designed this mold that will allow us to make multiple lures quickly and with ease out of a biodegradable material.  Next week we plan to make a mold for the rattletrap along with printing out our first crank bait.

This past week in Nuvu, Tanner and I have been able to begin our prototypes of our basic types of fishing lures.  We were able to print out our first spoon, rattletrap, topwater popper and start the design for other types of lures.  Along with this we were able to do research into finding a different material wire or filament that is plastic and biodegradable that can be used by the 3d printer.  In turn we plan to incorporate this element as we continue to design and print out a wide variety of lures.

This semester in open innovation Tanner and I plan to remake and revolutionize the fishing lure.  The problem we are presented with is that all fishing lures on the market today are marketed solely based on the fact of efficiency and the overall likely hood to increase ones probability of catching a higher percentage of more mature bass.  However, there are no companies that take into effect the environmental effect of fishing lures.  

Every Outdoorsman that has ever spent time fishing can admit to not only losing one but loosing a large quantity of fishing lures while in the act of fishing.  If lures are lost, often fish will eat these lures and die or they will grasp onto to other terrain within the fresh water environment and inflict damage.

Tanner and I have come up with a solution to this problem by creating the worlds first biodegradable fishing lure that still holds the same attractive elements as regular lures to help save fish and our environment.  We plan to 3d print a variety of different lures and include these elements within them so that lost fishing lures will not bring harm to wildlife but help to protect them for the future.