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Offline T-REX

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Glitter size for Crappie Carrot
« on: 02/17/14 11:48 UTC »
What is the best &/or largest size glitter to use in the crappie carrot?

Offline Botanophilia

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Re: Glitter size for Crappie Carrot
« Reply #1 on: 02/17/14 12:56 UTC »
I use .015 and .040 just like I do for bass baits.

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Re: Glitter size for Crappie Carrot
« Reply #2 on: 02/17/14 20:06 UTC »
Agreed.  Any size glitter will work.  Most use .015 & / or .035 / 040.  On transparent colors I will put some .008 in to add a twinkle in the sun a fair bit.  Some even use .004 in some of their small baits.

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Re: Glitter size for Crappie Carrot
« Reply #3 on: 02/18/14 08:52 UTC »
thanks, i was wondering if the large flake would cause a problem.

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Re: Glitter size for Crappie Carrot
« Reply #4 on: 02/18/14 10:54 UTC »
The larger glitter sizes won't cause a problem with the bait per se, but it can look real ungainly in a plastic of that size.
Twice I have cooked up some great color and added large flake glitter thinking it would set fire to the finished product and both times the baits and left-over plastic went to the can.
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Re: Glitter size for Crappie Carrot
« Reply #5 on: 02/18/14 11:38 UTC »
good to know

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Re: Glitter size for Crappie Carrot
« Reply #6 on: 02/18/14 12:32 UTC »
Yeah, definitely takes some experimenting.  Start with smaller amounts of the large glitter.  I use about half what I would if I was doing a larger bass bait.  Black and Red glitters seem to be the nicest looking, with blue behind those 2.  Most other colors might be best in .015.