DEVELOPMENT GALLERY
Photographs and findings taken directly from our tank-test logs, May–June 2026. Each set of images is shown with the observations recorded for that same test.
Overnight Still-Water Soak
MAY 20
Left in still water overnight, the matrix held its shape completely — no collapse, no rapid dump-release. It kept scenting the water at a steady rate through the whole soak. The structure stays hydrated, stays cohesive, and keeps releasing, which is the core practical requirement for a long-duration bait matrix.
Tank Test — Compression & Transition
MAY 20–22
Blocks compressed at 100 psi and frozen before going into the tank. These images show several important transitions occurring at once: the block holding its formed shape, the surface beginning controlled erosion, and the interior remaining connected rather than breaking apart.
30-Hour Matrix Test
MAY 25
After 30 hours the seaweed-fibre matrix was still structurally intact — hydrated, elastic, and still releasing attractant. Underwater the fibres are swollen and interlocked and the water partially supports the structure; lifted into air, gravity dominates again and the same matrix feels far more fragile. It did not melt: it retained large structural sections, produced controlled foam, and only failed mechanically when strongly disturbed.
Controlled-Release Plume & Foam
MAY 25
Close documentation of the plume itself — a sustained, controlled release rather than a single rapid dump. That steady dispersal is the whole point of the platform: bait that keeps working instead of spending itself in one burst.
Chinese Chub Mackerel Trial
MAY 25–28
The tests progressed to new species — originally milk fish and herring, now Chinese Chub Mackerel. The plume and foam changed while the bait’s consistency remained solid, breaking up in large fragments rather than crumbling. Same production method, same mechanical platform, but the release profile shifts with the fish used.
After 11 Hours — Chub Mackerel
MAY 26
At 11 hours the block is still substantially intact and the matrix remains connected, with erosion slower and more controlled than earlier trials. The water is smoother and more uniformly clouded — micro-particle dispersion and emulsified oils rather than large suspended fragments. The foam is finer, more stable, and spreads farther across the surface.
Tank Test Number Two
JUNE 2
A second full tank test run to confirm the results were not a one-off. What stands out is not the bait itself but the consistency of behaviour across multiple batches and tests — repeated behaviour under controlled conditions is what turns observations into credible experimental evidence.