Mars at Midnight

[Botanophilia]

Spent a short time in the lab today.  Might find some open water tomorrow, 62 and sunny.  It's cloudy today so the dark color shows up black, but it's a dark smoke with a blue tint in full sun, blue glitter as well.  Made from scrap, don't ask for a recipe.

[ctom]

Other than red and black, not even a hint, eh? lol

Around these parts that red/black is great northern chow. Bass like the combo once in a while too. I can see a muskie putting the whoop on those too.

[pjmcla]

Now that is RED.  Nice looking bunch of baits.

[BareKnuckleJigs]

I have stumbled upon some fine colors blending remelts.  My favorite minnow color, called, well, Minnow, was found this way, but I was blending mixes that I had the recipes for.  I figured what all was in everything then crunched some numbers, then made a batch that matched it close enough, adjusted a few drops from there and it was on.

I also have made batches that were straight-up one-offs...Vomit and Burnt Mustard...those are only in my box.  I have a lot of fun doing what You did here, Mr. Nick.  Melt on, Sir.

[Botanophilia]

Tom, the black has A LOT of different remelt in it; hd, uv, different hilites, blue, black and purple baits, glitters... it's a big pile of junk!  Thin appendages look grey if I shoot it straight up, it's an opaque dark smoke.  To make the color on purpose I would probably start w/ 4-6 oz plastic, 2 drops black x2, 1 or 2 drops blue (or purple of your choice depending which way you want to go) x2, blue or violet hilite, .04 Canadian blue and blue holo string glitters.  The red of course isn't straight up red either, and worked with scrap to match the following recipe: 4 oz plastic, 1/4 tsp russet pearlex, 1/8 tsp red .04, 15 or so drops red (non x2)- basically enough to pull it away from russet towards being red.  Also a touch of violet hilite. 2 tubes and the swimshad pictured are shot with this recipe, everything else in this red color is worked from scrap.

[DF]

Nice Bot... and good timing on the title, Mars, Earth and the Sun will be in almost a straight line tonight. It will be 10 times brighter than the brightest star.

[BigFoot_158]

Tom, the black has A LOT of different remelt in it; hd, uv, different hilites, blue, black and purple baits, glitters... it's a big pile of junk!  Thin appendages look grey if I shoot it straight up, it's an opaque dark smoke.  To make the color on purpose I would probably start w/ 4-6 oz plastic, 2 drops black x2, 1 or 2 drops blue (or purple of your choice depending which way you want to go) x2, blue or violet hilite, .04 Canadian blue and blue holo string glitters.  The red of course isn't straight up red either, and worked with scrap to match the following recipe: 4 oz plastic, 1/4 tsp russet pearlex, 1/8 tsp red .04, 15 or so drops red (non x2)- basically enough to pull it away from russet towards being red.  Also a touch of violet hilite. 2 tubes and the swimshad pictured are shot with this recipe, everything else in this red color is worked from scrap.

Sounds like alot of work, stick with the junk pile. They look great. But it not my cup of coffee.lol