Panfish Swimbait with Ball Joints

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This is a prototype that I'm literally printing as I type this. I found a file for some ball and socket joints and added them to this sunfish lure in Fusion 360. It has 3 holes for BB's and with an 80% infill it should sink. I'll add pictures once the print finishes. UPDATE 4/6/20: Prototype 1.1 came out well. I printed it small and rough on purpose just as a test run. Next I'll print it bigger and with a .10 or .15 layer height instead of .30 UPDATE 4/7/20: Prototype 1.3 was a great success. I printed it much bigger and with a 0.12 layer height. My first try printing I just used a brim, and it came off the print bed. So I ended up having to use a raft, which added to the print time, but gave me a better print overall. Unfortunately, the size I used did not allow me to put any BB's into the print, so I plan on just tying a couple of lead weights to the lure or jigging it up specially depending on where we fish tomorrow. I also plan on oiling up the joints before we go to give me a little extra movement. By trimming the balls (ew) and moving the sockets around, I was able to get each piece to move very freely for plastic-on-plastic contact.