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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Color Cook Book => Topic started by: grayth on 04/11/14 08:07 UTC

Title: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: grayth on 04/11/14 08:07 UTC

Well I was playing with some color...and I wanted to try and get a nice natural nightcrawler recipe.

The actual recipe I have in my notes at home I'll post it later per a 4 oz batch
but it's basically
Pumpkinseed and White all X2 colors..with a match heads worth of violet Hi's
Small and large Black Flake

(http://slamxbaits.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/natural.jpg)

Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: jmatheny9 on 04/11/14 09:48 UTC

Those are pretty cool looking. Never would've thought to use violet hilite but it works. Good job


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Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: MO QWACK on 04/11/14 12:28 UTC

Nice attention to detail! They do have a blue purple sheen to  em great job

Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: DF on 04/11/14 14:06 UTC

 Thanks for sharing, my buddy has been asking me to make some natural color worms, this color is almost exactly what he was looking for.

Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: Jerry V on 04/11/14 15:33 UTC

Very nice, realistic looking for sure.  Good work.

Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: grayth on 04/15/14 21:32 UTC

Finally got around to posting my exact recipe all x2

4 oz plastic
Pumpkinseed 7 drops
White 4 drops
Violet hi - match head worth
1/8 tsp black flake .40
1/8 tsp black flake .15


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Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: CrabbyBass on 04/16/14 21:59 UTC

Holy cow! You nailed it!!! Nice job!

Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: Lamar on 04/17/14 06:17 UTC

If you like that color you can buy in the 2X earthworm. For some reason you need to keep it shook up more than the others.

Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: ctom on 04/17/14 08:38 UTC

As Lamar states about the keeping it shook up you'll also find that the earthworm color tends to be a weak one and takes a lot of colorant to make a good color in the plastic. Your color here is very natural looking and I'll bet is easier to make than using a commercial colorant. I haven't checked but maybe Do-It has a X2 earthworm which has more substance to it.

Title: Re: Natural NightCrawler
Post by: Lamar on 04/17/14 19:48 UTC

Quote from: ctom on 04/17/14 08:38 UTC

As Lamar states about the keeping it shook up you'll also find that the earthworm color tends to be a weak one and takes a lot of colorant to make a good color in the plastic. Your color here is very natural looking and I'll bet is easier to make than using a commercial colorant. I haven't checked but maybe Do-It has a X2 earthworm which has more substance to it.

Yes that is what I was talking about. I use it all the time and works well. You just need to shake it a lot.