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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Color Cook Book => Topic started by: SBuck88 on 03/02/14 09:10 UTC

Title: Crappie Color
Post by: SBuck88 on 03/02/14 09:10 UTC

Hey guys, I only use CCM products and I was wondering if anyone has come up with a color combo similar to a crappie?  I was thinking using clear plastic with a drop of X2 Chartreuse and then adding black, gold and either silver or holographic silver.  What do you guys think?

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: Botanophilia on 03/02/14 09:22 UTC

I think I recall someone using a thin smoke and loading it w/ large white square flake.  It was different and nice.  A thin pearl w/ large black flake would work too.  I don't know that I'd use chartreuse, crappies around here are usually solid black and white with maybe a little gold sheen, but if they show some yellow by you when they're young, go for it.  It would depend on the mold you were pouring I think.  If I were doing the 3.5" swim shad I would start with a pearl belly, poured smaller than I normally would.  I'd use the above mentioned smoke white flake or pearl w/ black flake w/ maybe some holo silver for the middle and a smaller than normal smoke w/ maybe some black flake for the top.  All of those colors would probably see a lite dose of gold or bronze hilites.  Maybe some green hilite in the top color, depending on the water I was going to fish. 

I'm going to try and shoot a video of 3 color swimshad pours this week after work some time.  Maybe I'll try this out as well. 

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: CrabbyBass on 03/02/14 11:48 UTC

Here is my version of a crappie color:

(http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad69/cubfanatic77/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps968e4618.jpg) (http://s922.photobucket.com/user/cubfanatic77/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps968e4618.jpg.html)

I made it real simple. Clear belly with a small amount of pearl powder with big black flakes and then a black back. I hand poured the back and injected the belly and tail. I was happy with how it turned out.

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: Jerry V on 03/02/14 12:24 UTC

Nice looking stuff CrabbyBass.  Yet another combo I need to play around with, thanks for sharing it.

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: jmatheny9 on 03/02/14 13:36 UTC

How did you get the belly and tail to be that silver color? Those look great


      -Jeremiah      @bullfroglures

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: siscojj on 03/02/14 14:36 UTC

Id you make a smoke and add green hi lites to it that gives it that greenish black color that is on they're back id post a pic here but not sure how so ill post it in the gallery.i think you'll like it.Jay

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: siscojj on 03/02/14 14:46 UTC

I just posted a pic and hope that it helps get you to what you want. Jay

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: Botanophilia on 03/02/14 17:00 UTC

Yep, Crabby and Sisco have good colors.  Both similar to what I'm thinking.

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: CrabbyBass on 03/02/14 17:18 UTC

Thanks guys!

Jeremiah, I hand poured the back and then injected the rest.

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: MonteSS on 03/02/14 17:57 UTC

REALLY NICE Crabby. Love That one

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: Yves on 03/02/14 18:00 UTC

Nice color combo , like it

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: SBuck88 on 03/02/14 19:16 UTC

Crabby, that's sweet.  I may go that route with the black top and use different glitter than yours.

Title: Re: Crappie Color
Post by: ctom on 03/02/14 19:50 UTC

Nice work on the crappie look-alike.