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Mint Chip
« on: 02/17/15 00:31 UTC »
Continuing my pearlex theme, I revisited a color that I had high hopes for: Duo Green-Purple.  According to Jacquard: "Duo colors change color depending on the light angle.".  So we're talking flip flop colors.  I hoped this could be a great addition to motor oil to give green or purple hilite shimmer depending upon light reflection. This was the first color I tried out of the assortment I got at xmas time.  What I got was a minty green clear bait with some violet hilite.  Added to motor oil it didn't change the color much and added little hilite.  Today I again worked with clear plastic and increased the dose of pearlex to a full 1/8 teaspoon for 2 oz; if you've worked with the Do-It hilites you know this is A LOT.  This is the amount used to achieve the MO Milk color w/ violet hilite.  Still gave me a clear green bait, the violet hilite looks a little more blue.  Interesting color, not sure how it will work.  I have not checked it under water, in water it might do cool things. You can see this unaltered in the bottom bait. For something a little different and to see how going opaque would affect it, I added 1 drop of white x2, not surprisingly it made a very light minty green.  Somewhat surprising is the hilite effect was greatly diminished.  3 drops of M-F watermelon and some .015 black flake and I got a dead ringer for mint chip ice cream.  Do fish like ice cream?