Made this for my father-in-law's 70th birthday, last week. He absolutely loves fishing, so going with a fish style cake was a no brainer! This was my first attempt at sculpting something out of fondant with no template, and I loved it. I found it very relaxing. The waves on the other hand were very tricky and took me much longer than the fish - not quite as relaxing! The water effect and the fish eyes were from piping gel, the hook is made from wire, lightly covered in fondant for effect, and the inspiration for the cake was from many of you guys here on CC, so thank you all so very much. I did the fish as a topper, so dad could have something to keep as a memento, which he was pretty thrilled about!