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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Color Cook Book => Topic started by: Dave on 12/22/11 12:40 UTC
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OK guy's, does anyone know what the recipe is to this Alabama Craw? I absolutely want this color...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wWZ6VT-ZfPQ/TvN5Ew_YOfI/AAAAAAAAADM/IW2kGTHdErk/s720/022-256-alabama-craw-brush-hog.jpg)
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Not exactly. I would start with some Mayfly, Brown, and a hint of orange and tweek it from there.
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Thanks BD!
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This is a laminate color.
I don't have the exact recipe as I try not to duplicate others colors if possible but make a color that is mine.
Make your GP recipe for one side and add 2-3 drops of brown + medium black flake. The black flake and brown will give you that brownish color. Use orange pumpkin (M-F) for the other side + medium black flake or orange (LC) and a drop of white + medium black flake.
PS Who has Mayfly colorant? Looks like roadkill camo a bit or are my eyes crazy this morning??!!
Jim
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Right on Jim, thanks! ;)
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PS After further review, I might go with amber brown vs brown and I bet you can get close to that orange with CCM Floro orange and white mix...
Maybe any of those will get it!!! I might have to do this color tonight just to see how it comes out!!! LOL!!!
Jim
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I am a sucker for anything with a food name. I had to buy Lurecraft's Sweet potato as a non- Fluoro orange color. If you have any of that; it looks to be a good base color for the orange-ish bottom, add more browns to it for the top; maybe. This color looks a sort of "Baby Crawdad" color in crappie baits; which is a good color. A little crawdad orange never hurts.
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Excellent color also. Oxblood is another good one....
Thanks for that thought Paul, now I am going to have to try the recipe 4 ways!!!
:D :D :D
Jim
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Got something I feel good about calling Alabama craw. Will post pics and recipe in a.m.
I will say, the darker brown affects the color alot and the orange has to be more orange and opaque or you see very little difference in the two sides.
I had to use straight up orange plus a little sweet potato (thanks Paul!!!!) to get the orange good. Orange pumpkin and any fluorescent orange probably will not work unless you add a REAL lot of those. They are just to translucent of colors. Even with salt, you would be adding hundreds of drops.
Jim
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Here we go (finally!!!) Had these pics for a week now!
I took a shot of the colors seperated and you can notice how bright the orange is when not laminated with the brown color. Some may want a little more sweet potato or even golden yellow for this color but I like the more orange color in the water.
(http://www.ghostbaits.com/baits%20001.jpg)
(http://www.ghostbaits.com/baits%20002.jpg)
Recipe:
4oz plastic: 3 drops LC orange, 3 drops LC sweet potato, pinch medium black flake.
4oz plastic: 6 watermelon brown (M-F), 4 green pumpkin (LC "old" color),4 drops pumpkinseed (LC), 2 drops of LC amber brown, 1 black (CCM) and 1 brown (LC). Pinch of medium black flake.
Hope this is a good jump off for other recipes or get you close if you want to replicate Zoom's.
Jim
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That orange is a great color. Those laminates will catch fish.
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Jim, Alabama Craw or not, that color will put fish in the boat now. :o :o :o :o ;) Looks real good!
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MAN, Jim. I turn into a Largemouth Bass every time You do this kind of stuff. You post some pics after a little work on a color, and all I can do is shake my head. Awesome.
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Jim when you post that recipe be sure and put it in the gallery cook book! That's a winner.
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All set.. Maybe Jason can merge these 2 posts together as when I posted in the cookbook, it made another alabama craw post. Put recipe in both for ease.
Jim
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(http://nextlevellures.com/Documents/Bama%20Craw.jpg)
That's a zoom trick worm in the middle...perfect.
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All set.. Maybe Jason can merge these 2 posts together as when I posted in the cookbook, it made another alabama craw post. Put recipe in both for ease.
Jim
I can split topics, but don't think I can merge them. Jason
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Jim great color nice job!
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Looks like the one in the middle..great match!