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Offline 2fly fishes

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« on: 03/13/21 18:32 UTC »
Trying to come up with a nice junebug recipe. I feel I'm very close but it's too light. I'm afraid to add black. Thought?

Offline Les Young

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Re: Help
« Reply #1 on: 03/13/21 18:46 UTC »
Just add more colorant. What colorant are you using?

Offline 2fly fishes

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Re: Help
« Reply #2 on: 03/13/21 18:49 UTC »
Lurecraft black grape

Offline Les Young

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« Reply #3 on: 03/13/21 18:52 UTC »
I have some of it that i use in some junebug baits myself & it makes a nice color. Just add more drops & you'll definitely get a nice junebug.

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« Reply #4 on: 03/13/21 19:05 UTC »
I'm at 88 drops for 2 cups of plastic.. Wonder how many it will take?

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« Reply #5 on: 03/13/21 19:31 UTC »
I have only used X2 colorants in Junebug and Florida Grape (which I liked a little better), so I can't speak as to lurecraft colorants, but if you want it darker, I would try midnight blue instead of black because black tends to shut down other colors.

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« Reply #6 on: 03/13/21 19:45 UTC »
2flky....I make a cup of medium smoke plastic up and and just keep it on hand and use it for toning other colors a small chunk at a time. Simply make your junebug and if its just on the edge of what is wanted stir in a small chunk of the smoke plastic. The smoke will pull the purple color down a notch without making the color opaque. Works wonders. When I first started with this plastics stuff I used purple and smoke to make my junebug andloved the results. I often still use the two colors to make junebug.
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Re: Help
« Reply #7 on: 03/14/21 17:58 UTC »
I have pretty big drops on mine so i don't know how many it would take with yours, but i know it will get there without adding anything else. This is strictly lure craft black grape colotsnt
« Last Edit: 03/14/21 18:04 UTC by Les Young »

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« Reply #8 on: 03/16/21 16:29 UTC »
I'm at 88 drops for 2 cups of plastic.. Wonder how many it will take?

 make sure it ( the black grape ) is shook up very well, it can settle some.