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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Color Cook Book => Topic started by: onlykeepers on 01/02/15 21:24 UTC

Title: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: onlykeepers on 01/02/15 21:24 UTC
Anyone have the recipe for Yamamoto's Green pumpkin magic? Using do-its X2 color.
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: Lamar on 01/03/15 07:08 UTC
I would use CC Green and maybe a drop of white to flatten it out a bit. CC Green is a great bass color I use it a lot.
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: ctom on 01/03/15 09:44 UTC
Using the X2 Green Pumpkin I'd just cut back on the amount of colorant used. If you are making a 4 ounce batch and the lighter version on the color calls for 5 drops, add 3 to start and maybe a 4th drop after cooking and checking the color.

I did a color comparison using an already-shot M-F color against the Zoom site's color plate a near dead ringer is MF56, chartreuse pumpkin. 20 drops to 4 ounces.

Looks like some black and gold flake too.
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: ctom on 01/03/15 10:03 UTC
For those who would like to do their own color matching, here is a Zoom color plate link to help you out.   http://zoombait.com/colors/        Here's another color plate I use often from Lunker City.
www.lunkercity.com/ribster-c.html

Another thing you can do is mix up a batch of plastic using a new color and shoot it into a bait that gives a wide range of densities. I like the 3" glider because the body has enough depth for the darkest color while the tail offers color on the thin end. I don't add anything but color to this color shot. When the plastic is cold I bag both the bait and the slug from the cup in a 1 quart freezer zip lock, label it by color and recipe [include which plastic is used] and hang it for future reference.

I have tackle boxes with separate bait colors from both Do-It and M-F that sit right here in the computer room. Its darned hard to judge a color off a monitor because every one will have a given amount of "no 2 alike syndrome". I like to see what a color really looks like compared to the color plate. In the long run all of these suggestions will save you time and messing around.
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: bassinfool on 01/03/15 16:50 UTC
Recipe I have been using that would get you really close is
1/2 cup plastic
12 drops green pumpkin Lurecract
1-2 drops green pumpkin 156 Lureworks
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: onlykeepers on 01/03/15 19:02 UTC
Thanks for the starting point guys.... basinfool, what is lureworks? I Google it and can not find it
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: ctom on 01/03/15 20:48 UTC
I think he means Lurecraft.com
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: semi22lr on 01/03/15 21:23 UTC
Thanks for the starting point guys.... basinfool, what is lureworks? I Google it and can not find it

Go to Spike-it. Lureworks is one of their categories where they sell worm making supplies.

http://ispikeit.com/Store/c-35-lureworks-lure-making-materials.aspx
Title: Re: green pumpkin magic recipe?
Post by: bassinfool on 01/04/15 18:01 UTC
Semi has it right.