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Offline Fatman

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Re: Just "super" Fatman, just super!
« Reply #15 on: 04/12/16 20:46 UTC »
Tom

Glad you liked it!!!!!!!  the baits look great!!  Thanks for posting the links - I've been working on setting up my new laptop so I just got on. 

I love it in powder for my jigs.  Like Tom said a little goes a long ways - the Delphi site is pretty decently priced although it comes in bags.  The other thing about it is it goes airborne real quick it's so light. 

When I got it I bought 2 bags of the Super Sparkle and one of copper which I haven't tried yet. 

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« Reply #16 on: 04/12/16 22:01 UTC »
I'm afraid I have to do some shopping there...the Delphi site. The Seppleaf site is a spendy place to hang around. Have you gotten anything from there yourself Doug?
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« Reply #17 on: 04/12/16 23:57 UTC »
Nope the only thing I bought was the powder from Delphi

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« Reply #18 on: 04/13/16 06:09 UTC »
I just sent a order for two ounces myself. Should have got a ounce of copper; looks good. Thanks Tom and Fatman for clueing us in on this!

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« Reply #19 on: 04/13/16 23:03 UTC »
This stuff is intriguing so I got more of the super sparkle as well as the copper and bronze. If the bronze and copper are the same size of grit as the Super Sparkle they'll make some interesting plastic for sure.

I have the two shad baits sitting on the printer and the Sparkle is just something to look at. I'm going to dose the plastic up tomorrow for another belly shot...I want to see how it'll do at about three times as much as what I have in there to get the baits in these pictures done. I'll post my results in the morning.
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« Reply #20 on: 04/14/16 09:35 UTC »
Tom, Since plastic starts out "milky", I presume your heating the plastic first to clear; so you can see how much mica sparkle to add? (Lets you know the true color your getting?)

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« Reply #21 on: 04/14/16 10:07 UTC »
I bumped up the amount of the Super Sparkle to 2 about small heaps about the size of a small pea on a popsicle stick, added my uv and black flake then shot these 1 1/2" baits with a chartreuse tail. These are way more transparent in the hand but the sun absolutely ignites this mix.



They're already in the box for tomorrow's trek to the lake.

And Gary, I start with what I think is a reasonable amount in the raw plastic. In this case, 1 of the heaps. After puddling some of the cooked plastic in a frog mold's belly to get some density I decided to double up and this is what I got. I like it. I'm pumped with this one.

Playing off a violet plastic I stirred up earlier this morning for the Morning Dawn thread, I added purple and a drop of indigo to the mix then added about 2/3 of the amount of Super Sparkle used in the clear to the purple blend and popped up the blue hi lite as well. I hand poured the bellies of this 2 1/2" Fry, then shot that purple blend in to finish. One of the big factors in any of this mica powder for me is to see how well it plays when its added to color and this one is a winner but I'll cut back, way back actually, on the amount added here if I make this again.



It doesn't show well here, but with the uv enhancer, the hi lite and sparkle this purple is just short of electric. I've never seen this sort of color-play with any of the other pearling agents I've used. While in the clear it appears that this Super Sparkle used in the amount mentioned for a 4 ounce batch has "pearled" the plastic, its still clear when in the hand. If you look carefully at the purple bait in the lower right of the picture that's belly up you can see how clear the purple is yet even with a bunch of this in the plastic, also a 4 ounce batch. There's no doubt in my mind that this will pearl a plastic but I think its going to be more beneficial as an "add in" to conventional pearl were some zing is needed. The way it can be added to get a fair density yet hold onto the transparent side interests me a lot. I plan to do some serious toying with this when the other colors hit the mailbox.
« Last Edit: 04/14/16 10:26 UTC by ctom »
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