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Title: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: DF on 07/27/14 16:27 UTC

  This toad is done by pouring green into the spru hole and shooting in red right away. The trick to getting this to work good on this mold is clamping it flat, I made a spru extender out of copper pipe with a 90deg. bend to make shooting possible with the injector vertical. 

(http://i.imgur.com/qug2vSL.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ZAxsLc5.jpg)

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: ctom on 07/27/14 16:31 UTC

Nice work guy!

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: andrewlamberson on 07/27/14 17:52 UTC

That turned out really nice.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: DF on 07/27/14 19:29 UTC

 Thanks you guys, got any ideas for color combos? The color you pour first has to be somewhat transparent so the "core" can show through.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: matt on 07/27/14 20:10 UTC

very nice

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: pjmcla on 07/27/14 21:07 UTC

Cool looking bait.  Good idea on the elbow as well.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: ctom on 07/27/14 21:26 UTC

Chartreuse, then pump the purple.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: WALLEYE WACKER on 07/27/14 21:46 UTC

Great core shot. I've tried with less than favorable results. Have better luck with tip from matt at get together. Tom has also done some great tricked out baits. 8)

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: DF on 07/28/14 05:34 UTC

Quote from: ctom on 07/27/14 21:26 UTC

Chartreuse, then pump the purple.

I'll try it, thanks

Quote from: WALLEYE WACKER on 07/27/14 21:46 UTC

Great core shot. I've tried with less than favorable results. Have better luck with tip from matt at get together. Tom has also done some great tricked out baits. 8)

My first core shots were not that great but everything seemed to come together on these, and I always love to see what Tom is shooting, gets the wheels turning.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: ctom on 07/28/14 09:43 UTC

Try pouring black and then shooting in some real bright fluorescent orange. Or the black, then chartreuse.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: BareKnuckleJigs on 07/28/14 10:43 UTC

NICE.  That's hittin' as a Frog, but BAngin' as a Craw color.  Makes me want to get set up to melt two colors!

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: BareKnuckleJigs on 07/28/14 11:01 UTC

Black and Blue!  One thing I have learned...Do NOT Stay Away From Dark-colored Frogs, for fishing as topwater Frogs!  I fished dark colors and the bite was killer, then switched to natural colors and brighter colors (in gin-clear water) and the bite almost stopped completely, switched back to darks and the bite got back to what it was...I've shot a LOT of dark Frogs since.  Maybe try Grande Bass' "Trophy Hunter" (Junebug on Green Pumpkin/Red).  College/School colors come to mind.

While Black and Blue is a Classic Laminate (though not always a laminate), Junebug is always a Mono...so how about a Junebug that's styled after a Black and Blue?  Green with Green Flake as the 1st pour then shoot a Deep Dark Purple down the middle?  Call it "D's JadeBug".

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: efishnc on 07/28/14 11:03 UTC

Quote from: ctom on 07/27/14 21:26 UTC

Chartreuse, then pump the purple.

C'mon, you know that's only for fish on that side of the Mississippi... DF should maybe try a blue/silver combo where he lives.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: DF on 07/28/14 16:21 UTC

Thanks for all the great ideas guys,  Here is blue fleck with a green char core.

(http://i.imgur.com/aPaayUV.jpg)

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: ctom on 07/28/14 17:01 UTC

BINGO!

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: Bass in the hood on 07/28/14 21:53 UTC

Great looking frogs. I have to try that core shot.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: Billmo on 07/29/14 00:21 UTC

DF are you pouring the color into the extended sprue and then shooting or pouring into the regular sprue laying flat then adding the extender and shooting 2nd color?

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: DF on 07/29/14 05:16 UTC

Quote from: Billmo on 07/29/14 00:21 UTC

DF are you pouring the color into the extended sprue and then shooting or pouring into the regular sprue laying flat then adding the extender and shooting 2nd color?

I clamp the mold flat, place the extender in, pour into the extender until its almost full, then shoot the second color.

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: Billmo on 07/29/14 14:55 UTC

Thanks DF,
you do awesome work... cant wait to see your next baits

Title: Re: Green Pour Red Shot Toad
Post by: DF on 07/29/14 15:44 UTC

 Billmo, you were one of the first people to help me out when I joined this forum, so your very welcome!