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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: floridagrimp on 10/26/12 23:29 UTC
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yep, I confess being a rookie in pouring...but, I bought chartreuse X2 (looks more yellow) anyone know the right X2 formula for green chartreuse??
thanks
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I make a x2 chartreuse with 7 drops to 4 ounces and use an 8th of canadian blue glitter that really calms down that highlighter look.
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X2 chartruse rocks it is by far the best color on the market IMO.
CCM also has a green chartruse but I prefer the reg.
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Here in Minnesota I see panfish liking both the standard chartreuse and the green chartreuse. I use green chartreuse colorant, but it doesn't get it deep enough to really seperate it from the standard chartreuse so in a 4 ounce batch I add a drop at a time of plain old transparent green to the green chartreuse, mixing in well between drops, until I get the color intensity I want.
I will add a single drop of the same green to 4 ounces of the regular chartreuse if I have problems getting enough contrast when using the chartreuse as a seperate tail or belly color.
In either color instance, the transparent green colorant seems to be pretty strong so doing a drop at a time until a recipe is made is a must unless you want to add more raw plastic to thin things out.
Personally I find that the green chartreuse in smaller baits delivers more intensity than the yellower chartreuse and the sunfish and crappies react more positive to it. Another observation is that the further north in the state I use the green chartreuse the more productive the color is on panfish.
You should be able to see the difference in the colors I make in this picture I took for a friend to show some color and profile differences in a small ice bait I make as compared to a commercial bait [immediate right the dime]. The standard yellow chartreuse in this picture has a single dip of a toothpick in the green per 4 ounces. If straight X2 chartreuse were in the pick you'd see the difference in the standard color. The yellow chartreuse is X2. All plastic is Caney's Crystal Clear in soft.
(http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss184/crappietomtackle/IMG_0876-1.jpg)
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been in several of the largest factories that shoot baits in the country...green chatreuse is THE largest selling color (whether it be chart/red glitter, chart/gold/chart/silver et al) anyone have a chart/green formula w/X2?? or X2 and anything else THAT GETS COLOR DEEP GREEN CHART?? The yellow/chart doesn't work (or sell) as well down here 8)
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ctom, believe you 'splained it' after reading your post..using original cc color and X2...or using just older cc colors....or using some other colors....lol!! Thanks :P
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I add a drop of blue to the green Chart to get more of the green I am used to.
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in the X2, right?? thanks
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for the x2 blue maybe half a drop and go from there
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thanks..how about the yellow chartreuse. any good colors u make from that?? (besides chart/yellow 8))
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add some fl. pink and you get a good orange
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thanks