4 colors....good job. I love that big eye. I think when eyes do matter, the bigger, bolder eyes create a focal point for the fish thinking about sucking that bait in.
You have the right idea Mo. When you have left-over colors hot and some time to play, that's the time to experiment and trial new ideas. Like color recipes, write down your actions in the order they get done so you have a solid reference later on when you come back and pick up where you left off. If you are anything like me, you'll take a couple minutes like you did when things are already set to go, then you'll come back to it when the ideas start knocking around in your head and you'll take a more serious look at it. This may happen five or six times until you just can't leave it alone. lol
I'll add here that you are taking the best approach to this stuff by making a bait that is easier to handle than real large or very small ones. I think you'll find that working towards the small end helps to cover messes a lot better than messes in larger baits where the size makes screw-ups more noticable. Any time you set out on a trail you haven't been on before you want to take your time but you also want to be working in a size range that you can handle with ease.
Don't be afraid to try any combination of colors. Sometimes the most unbelievable baits come from color combinations that start out with a finger down the throat. I've cooked up some super puker colors only to have them do a 180 when paired with something else.
The single most important concern when setting out is lighting. It is imperrative that you have strong, un-shadowed light while you work so you can see little things before they get to be big things. My heavy duty work area has a goose-neck halogen light that I can direct precisely on what I am working with and the more intense light shows every little ding, dent, crack or bubble without me having to so much as turn my head to check for them.
