Recipes for Soft Plastic Colors

Hey fellas, how about we start a color recipe - # of drops, glitter etc. - post that we can all use. I will make the first one.

Watermelon/Brown Camo
Per Cup LC 502 Plastic
4 drops LC Brown
6 drops LC Watermelon
.008 LC Red Glitter
.035 LC Gold Glitter
LC = LureCraft
Hold it in your hand, it's brown. Hold it up to the light and it turns green. The small red flake really lights up in the water. The gold enhances it. I also cook in Anise Scent with this one.

M-F super soft plastic is what I primarily use.

Junebug:
drops are per one ounce of plastic
6 drops M-F Grape
1 drop M-F Black
Med blue flake

M-F= M-F manufacturing

Watermelon/Red:
10 drops M-F Emerald Green
1 drop M-F Black
Med red flake

Is much greener than most watermelons

What ya think of this one.


Pearl Amber and Pearl Green

Underground Brown

1 cup plastisol
16 drops motoroil (LC)
4 drops natural (delmart)
2 drops watermelon (LC)
.035 Gold Flake
.015 Black Flake

Amistad Craw

4 oz. plastisol
13 drops motoroil (LC)
4 drops signal green (LC)
.015 Red Flake
.062 Gold Flake

Goby Majic from berkley.
This is real close to thier goby majic.

4oz plastic
8 dps grn pump (LC)
8 dps watermelon (LC)
purple, copper and black flake.
1 teaspoon fine salt

Sprayed Grass
2oz plastic each color
1/2 tblspn fine salt each color
dark color
2 dps LC blk
2 dps LC pumpkinseed
med- purple flake
light color
8 dps MF amber grn
2 dps LC grn pump
sml- grn/blue flake

carl this is a great post for this section maybe the moderater will keep it at the top .I will have to dig up some recipes and post them.

Have tried some already. Awesome colors !

Bubble Gum / Cotton Candy
4oz Plastic

4 drops red

8 drops pearl white

Now Add red/blue/purple glitter for cotton candy


Zoom's Margarita


8 drops of florescent yellow (added to 1/2 cup cold plastisol)

.035 flakes of:

kelly green glitter

black glitter

chartreuse glitter

ICE

1 cup plastic

6 drops california blue

1/2 tsp pearl white powder

1/2 tsp Large Blue Flake

1/2 tsp Small Silver Holo Flake

Falcon Craw
1 cup plastic
50 drops motoroil (delmart)
10 drops red (LC)
1/8 tsp. blue highlight
.035 Moss Green Flake.
.035 orange flake
In your hand, it looks like a comparable tequila sunrise.
Hold it up to the light, turns red. Flake really gives it a neat effect.

Do you preheat the oven.. And Should you flour the pan before baking?? :-)

All depends on the sauce............

Does anyone have a recipe for Texas Shad, I need it if you do
Thank's
I would place a recipe here, the only thing wrong with that is I have never mesured anything out, on the glitter I just pour it into the plastic real slow, I do it all by sight. I'll try to see what I can come up with.
Duane

You talking about the white pearl with Del's iridescent flake ?

Hey Carl,
If your asking me I don't know, a guy from down there said he wanted to get some of my Dying Shad in that color, he was supposed to send me one but I haven't seen anything yet.
Duane

If it is the one I am thinking of, it is :

1 cup plastic
1 1/8 tsp white pearl
Small pinch of .008 black flake
2 1/8 tsp Iridescent flake (Delmart)

Hope this helps. Pretty much looks like the Texas Shad in the DD22 crankbait. Might even want to try a light violet vein too. Make it look just like the crank color !

Hey Carl,
Thank's alot I'll give it a try.

Carl, is that iridescent flake the clear kind that you can't really see unless the light hits it? And I guess I should also ask if you know whether it's solvent-fast as I'll be using it in an MIBK solution.

was playing and came up with this.
1 cup plastic
8 drops stawberry red (LC)
8 drops jelly red (MF)
1/4 tsp. .015 blue
1/4 tsp. .o35 blue
1 tbls. salt
comes out with a shade between plum and blue flek.

Andi, the flake looks just like the strands of FlashBou we put on our spinnerbaits, except chopped up of'course. You can see it without light hitting it. Solid color. Very shiny so to speak. You would have to pose the solvent question to Del. I use it in Lurecraft plastic and have no problems. And beware, you spill it, it goes EVERYWHERE ! LOL.

Thanks Carl!

I sometimes put a pinch of fine .004 glitter in the letters I write to our dear friend up in Missouri. He's a manly man who runs cattle and he gets really PO'd over it!

Ivan says everywhere is when you drop a 5lb bag of powder coat in a room full of dogs!

You guys are making me want to start playing with plastic. I keep wanting to find a good mold and make some super soft football/finesse trailers, but I never have the time...

Our Glitters,Hi-Lites,Pearl Powders and Glow powder arrived today. They are currently on line. Our Colorants also showed up today and we are going to do our best to have them on line by the end of the weekend. Our 1st run of CNC molds are still not quite finished but we are hoping to have them next week at latest. For you guys that want the open one piece molds, Just to let you know we will also be carrying a line of RTV Molds that will provide baits that have as near to equal quality as our Aluminum molds. We are also doing some Custom RTV molds for those that are trying to stay within a budget. Keep watching for more products and services to come Soon!!

Thanks Bear

Tell ya what Andi, I will make ya one. How's that ?

Smokin' Green Shad

1 cup platic
4 drops black (LC)
1/8 tsp .008 black flake
1/8 tsp .008 silver flake
1/8 tsp .015 green flake

Excellent fluke color.
As an alternative , use 1/2 of 1/8 tsp green highlight to give a nice shimmer effect. Can make a nice blue glimmer as well with the same recipe above, but with blue highlight.

I like to add iridescent and/or halographic gold flakes to my smoke colors. Just something a little different.
Here it is in a purple smoke.

Those Look Great Skinny

Well Carl,
I said I would try to measure out a color so here it is.
Midnight Blues
2 Cup Plastic (LC)
50 Drops Jet Black (LC)
1/4 tsp Blue HiLite (LC)
1 tsp .035 Orange Glitter (LC)
I have shown this color to some local guy's here and they are all giving me order's for it, they are all going "wow that look's cool man".

Will give it a try !

Here Is my Watermelon Red
2 Cup's Plastic
8 Drop's of LC Watermelon
1/2 tsp .035 Red Glitter LC
it's a little lighter than some and not as much red glitter as most.
Duane

How about Bama Craw?
Duane

La Craw Bears Version
1 cup Plastic
30 Drops Root Beer
3 drops Candy Apple Red.

Blue.040
Red .040
Copper .040
All To taste

Sorry to highjack but where do you guys get your molds done? I am looking for a mold like this one to pour my own. It's the old Guido Ringworm. Lake Fork has them in 8" and 10" but they won't pour the color I need.

This is the size and shape of the worm.



And I would like it in this color

From looking at that one Skippygus that mold would have to be an Injection mold.we could make a one piece mold and make it work but it would have 1 flat side. We can make injection molds but a little pricey. Then you need injector to pour it.

contact del at del-mart molds you can also check tackelunderground.com , or shawn collins at collins custom molds.

Looks like Del mart is the place to go. Will be leaning on you guys when I finally get this mold made.

Get Del to make it for ya, then send it with him when he comes here in march. You can hand pour that one, just takes a little time.

I would like to pass it off to the Hag if possible. I like his style! If that happens, I will make sure you are the second in line, after me of course.

Anyone pour Mossy Pumpkin, I need some help with the recipe for the plastic color, I already now the glitter color's.
Thank's for any and all help
Duane

Duane, I'll see if I can look it up. I worked this one up this past summer.

Thank's Chadk,
I have a couple friend's here that have really been going threw the one's zoom make's, so now they want me to make it for them instead.
Thank's for the help.
Duane

Duane, This is what I had written down.
4oz plas
18 Del Grn Pump.
10 LC Pumpkin
lots of .035 black and Lime
.065 Gold and Black

I remember putting the sample the guy gave me back in the bag of ones I had made up and you could barely tell them apart.
I'd love to hear if it works for you.
BTW, this was without salt in a finesse worm.

Thank's Chad,
I'll give it a try in the morning and let you now.
I have to do the finesse worm and 6" lizard.
Duane

Amybody have a mix formula for a Zoom color... Muscadine?

Think I may have found a muscadine solution. Not perfect but close.
1 cup plastisol
8 drops LC watermelon
1/8 tsp. LC lipstick red highlight
.008 LC gold flake
.008 LC red flake
.035 LC purple flake
Comes out chocolate in your hand, hold it up to the light, it is purple. Really neat color ! Found by accident !

Here you are Basstex, sorry I'm a day longer than I said.
Muscadine
1 Cup LC 502 plastic
75 drops LC Black Grape
3 TSP .062 Gold Glitter
Salt & or Garlic to your liking
For a little diffrent look add .035 Chartreuse instead of the .062 Gold. The chartreuse stand's out better.

Mossy Pumpkin
2 Cup's Plastic LC
15 Drops Green Pumpkin LC
10 Drops Natural LC
10 Drops Brown LC
1 1/2 tsp. .062 Gold Flake
3/8 tsp. .035 Green Flake
1/2 tsp. .035 Black Flake
1/4 tsp. .015 Black Flake

Think I will call the one I found by accident "Grave Digger" LOL.
Dang, 75 of LC Blk Grape ? Come out solid color ?

Yes Carl, I was told by a Bait & Tackle store up here in Southwestern VA. that I hit the nail right on the head with the color.

Yes Carl, I was told by a Bait & Tackle store up here in Southwestern VA. that I hit the nail right on the head with the color.

Sorry for the double post.
Duane

Swimbait color that won the 2009 Battle on The Border - Amistad
Also Top 12 the year before.

1 cup plastic
1 tsp. blue highlight
1 tsp. .062 gunmetal silver flake
Touch of .008 purple flake

Salt & Pepper Craw


2 Cup Plastic
1 tsp .035 Black Flake
2 tsp Fine Salt ( I grind my salt up to a fine powder)


This is a hard color to get, I sell them like crazy, and the store's around here can hardly keep them on the shelf.
Duane

Looking on how to get this color;
Scuppernong

Thanks, Basstex

Welcome Aboard the TFF Ken.. Great to have you!

I guess you are wanting the plain color, not with the gold flake
or not.
Well come the the TFF.
Duane

Black Sunrise
1 cup plastic
30 black LC
1/4 tsp .035 Chartruese Flake
1/4 tsp .062 Green Flake
1/4 tsp .008 Blue Flake
Match head of Copper Pearl. Not much as too much and it will take over. Can substitute red high lite as well.

I just noticed that I forgot to put how much color for the Salt & Pepper Craw. Here it is, 8 drop's (LC) Black.
Sorry about that.
Duane

Does anyone have a recipe for Ayu?

What two colors are used in Zoom's tequilla sunrise? Does anyone have a recipe for each color?

Does anyone have the receipe for culprit red,its transparent.

Does anyone have the receipe for Alabama Craw-a two color bait(yellow & brown)?

does anyone have zoom's gourd green & rootbeer pepper green

New to forums and i have done alot of reading does anyone have a recipe for tilapia coloring for soft plastics

Do you mean something like this.

Looking for something about like http://www.bigbitebaits.com/SquirrelTailWorm.htm there version of tilapia

Does anyone have a "Christmas Tree" color recipe?

Here is a Falcon Lake Crawl color for anyone like me that only has one supplier ofr my colors, I use Lure Crafts colors.
2 Cups Plastic
100 drops of Motoer Oil LC
50 drops of Bright Red LC
1/4 TSP .015 Orange Flake
1/2 TSP .035 Moss Green
Also I added 2 TSP of salt.
it looks a little more brown while laying on the table, but hold it up to the light and it looks just let Strike Kings color.

Thanks Duane for sharing the Falcon craw color. I'll have to try that one.

im sure i saw that color christmass tree at basstackle.com

Does any one have a good chartreuse recipe? Please help

Use Green or Yellow Chartreuse colorant from LC one drop at a time until you like the color. It is a strong color.

Does anyone have a good recipe for Berkley's Blue Fleck or Yamamoto Cinnnamon (red) sm blue flake?
Those are two great colors for me but I have struggled to get them right.

does anyone no how to make the tequila sunrise colour and also as we cant get it in australia how do you make rootbeer colour hope someone can help me new to all this need good directions ty all

Lurecraft ships internationally and has a wide selection of colors including the root beer. Don't have a recipe but you should be able to figure it out with a little trial and error. http://www.lurecraft.com/content/

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can you use a colour blending block on side injection molds

Never tried it but I suppose you could if the injector block fits. I have a snake mold that shoots better if i lay it on its side . Be sure to push out the air in the injector first .

Side or top should not matter. Depending on the mold design you might only get a side by side color rather then a top and bottom. Usually a U tail worm will have a side to side color but a creature will have a top and bottom.
Ken

thanx mate be my first time making plastics need all the help i can get

this is the mold i am talking about http://www.basstackle.com/652_Minnow_p/652-1-2.htm

That will get you one side of the fish one color and the other side another color. If you look up the hitch mold you can do it because it is a single cavity. Here is an example of one I make that I think you are looking for.

thanx so it should work what about bloodworm colour anyone no how to make it

BLOODWORM colour anyone no how to make it please

You will not get a 2 color pattern like I posted in the picture above. You will get one color on both left sides and the other on both right sides. If you turn the block then one fish will be one solid color and the other fish will be the other solid color.
Ken

thanx mate

TTT

I think I need to get into making my own plastics and jigs. I like to tinker around to much.

I love this post, what happened to it. Why did it die?

bump

Hey guy's,
it's been awhile, been really busy pouring and injecting order's,
I'm looking for 2 recipes if anyone can help me out, first is
Strike King's Watermelon Meat, the other is California Craw.
Thanks for any and all help.
P.S. needed BADLY!!!!!!

Some of these gents may be in jail or deceased

regular color not X2..



bluegill(c)
1) Blue/Pearl Laminate.
More commonly used colors are:
(2) Pumpkin and or Green Pumpkin.
(3) Solid Black.
(4) Blue.
(5) Black and Blue Combinations.

BLUEGILL(d)
4 ounces Plastic
1 Drop Black (smoke)
Just a touch (or desired amount) of the following glitter: small blue, medium black and gold,
large green. Use less large green than the other flakes.
Another version:
Same as above, but drop the blue flake and pour a light blue vein instead.

Bubblegum(b)
Plastic : 1/2 cup @ 4 oz.
5-6 drops Florescent Pink
2 drops white
Notes : The florescent pink must be added before you heat the plastic.

Junebug
Plastic : 1 ounce
add purple color until you reach a medium to medium heavy shade.
add green glitter( enough to your able to see the green shade).

Bullfrog
1 cup plastisol
20 drops yellow
2 drops black
fine green glitter 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon
large black glitter 1/4 teaspoon
fine black glitter 1/4 teaspoon

Cotton Candy
Plastic : 4 ozs.
1 drop pumpkin
1 drop red,
green, red, black, & blue glitter.

Culprit Red Shad
1) black color (with or without red flake) with some red Hi-lite powder mixed in...this is the dark back
2) strawberry, again with the red HL powder mixed in, usually some red flake...the red belly
***I frequently adjust the red belly color by adding some drops of black, blue or purple to darken it a bit.

Frog Formula
4 oz Plastic
8 drops lc kudzu green
add 1/4 teaspoon of medium black flake. This is the top of the frog
4 oz Plastic
1/4 teaspoonful white pearl powder. This is the bottom layer of the frog.

Ghost hologram
1/2 cup plastic
1/8 tsp Large black Flk. 1/8 tsp Small Silver Hologram Flk.

Golden Punkin' seed
8 oz plastic
5 drops pumpkin seed
10 drops flo yellow
Add 1/4 tsp med. black flake
dont forget 1/8 tsp pearl white
Alt recipie instead of using flo yello use chartreuce, then substutie the pearl white with green hi lite's
Gourd Green
Root Beer or Amber Brown with medium and large green flake will both make nice Gourd Green colors. Pumpkin works too.

Gourd Green(b)
get real close to Zòöm's gourd green using LC pumpkin and medium green flake.
I don't remember an exact formula for it, but use it sparingly and you'll get there,
I am thinking around 3-4 drops per 8 OZ. Try adding some small black flake too, really cool effect.

green weenies
Mine is amber brown on top and lime green on the bottom (black & red flake).
Another popular one is straight brown over avocado. Makes a darker version
4 oz plastic
3 drops watermelon
2 drops Moss Green
black flake to taste
PART 2
4 oz plastic
3 drops straight Brown
1 drop Jet Black transparent
2 drops pumpkinseed.
NO FLAKE!
You can stick with 6 drops of brown if you have to but the formula above makes a far nicer chocolate

Ice Blue
1 cup plastic
2 drops blue
1/2 tsp pearl white powder
1/2 tsp Large Blue Flake
1/2 tsp Small Silver Holo Flake

June Bug(a)
1 1/2 cups plastic
40 drops of black grape
55-60 drops of red

June Bug(b)
Plastic : per ounce of plastic
add three drops of \"indigo\" (black grape).
when plastic is hot stir in green glitter until you get the desired effect.

Motor Oil Camo
4 oz Plastic
5 drops natural brown
20 drops motor oil
2 drops green


Motor Oil
4 oz Plastic
2 drops black
14 drops golden yellow

motor oil.
4 oz Plastic
2 black
4 amber
5 yellow
10 flourescent yellow
Add your choice of flake. If you want it just a tad darker, try adding 2 drops of purple.

Motoroil
1/2 Cup Plastisol
10 drops Chartruse (must be mixed with plastisol before heating)
10 drops Motoroil
If you cut the colorant to 7-8 drops each, the color comes out more on the watermelon side.
Add a little fine red flake to this produces a very nice color.

Motor oil pepper
1/2 cup plastic
2 drops yellow
1 drop pumpkinseed
1/4 tsp Large Black Flk.
1/16 tsp Small Gold Flk.

motoroil red color
motor oil red is simply motor oil color with red glitter.

Motor Oil camo
4 oz. Plastic
5 drops natural brown
20 drops motor oil
2 drops green
brown/silver/red/and green glitter

Motor Oil
4 oz Plastic
2 drops black
14 drops golden yellow

Mustard Seed
Plastic : 4 ounces
6 drops Transparent Yellow
4 drops Amber Brown
3 drops White
black flake
green hi-lite (optional)

Natural Worm
4 oz. Plastic
4 drops pumpkinseed
1 drop natural brown
glitter your choice

Oxblood Lite
4 ounces of plastic
1 drop of purple
1 drop of red

Plum
Plastic : 4 ounces
6 drops Black Grape
5 drops Strawberry

Plum Crazy
1/2 cup plastic
2 drops rasberry
3/8 tsp Large Purple Flk.
1/8 tsp Small Gold Flk.

Purple Camo
4 oz. Plastic
14 drops purple
14 drops natural brown
green glitter

pink shades
3oz Plastic
5 drops red
3 drops Yellow
3 drops chartreuse

Hot Bubble Gum
8oz. plastic
12 drops bubble gum
8 drops florescent pink

pearl peach
8oz. plastic
8 drops bubble gum
4 drops yellow
8 drops minnow silver

Pink
1 cup plastic
6-10 drops red
1-3 drops white
1 cup plastic
4-6 drops of red
silver flake

Purple Camo
4 oz Plastic
14 drops purple
14 drops natural brown
green glitter

Rainbow Trout
In 4 ounces of plastic
Belly: 1/2 teaspoon of pearl white powder, 3 drops red color, large black flake
Back: 6 drops green color, pinch of blue hi-lite powder,
large black and medium holograph (or silver) flake

RED
1 cup plastic
20 drops red




smoke with flake
Plastic : per ounce add one drop of black per ounce of plastic
for light \"clear\" smoke and two drops of black per ounce of plastic
for a \"medium \" smoke color .
Add silver and black flake to imitate baitfish ,Red to imitate crawfish or another
good crawfish imitator is made by adding red,green,black,and copper (or orange)flake
to smoke colored baits. This is essentially the Yamamoto grub color #180

Tubeman's Magnetic Wammo Camo
1 cup plastic
9 drops rootbeer
13 drops amber
8 drops carmel
small red glitter 1/2 tsp (estimated)
small green glitter 1/2 tsp (estimated)

transaprent metallic green pumpkin
8 oz Plastic
6 drops Pumpkin
3 drops Watermelon
3 drops Amber
A SMALL quantity of metallic silver powder (about the size of a match head?)
I like this bait seasoned with either Large Back Flake or LC Holo String Glitter.

Watermelon (dark)
4 oz Plastic
12 drops motoroil
4 drops watermelon
glitter of your choice.

Watermelon Gold
1 cup plastic,
6 drops Avocado Green,
1/2 tsp Large Black Flake
3/4 tsp Small Gold Flake
1/4 tsp Small Silver Hologram Flake

watermelonseed- non bleeding
Plastic : 5 gallons
6.8 grams school bus yellow.
4 grams black.
1/4 cup small black glitter.
1/4 cup large black glitter.

Watermelon Candy
Plastic : 4 ounces
4 drops MF Watermelon Brown
Lots of small & medium purple flake
touch of medium red flake
touch of medium black flake
touch of medium blue flake
touch of large green flake

Watermelon red
Plastic : 2oz
2 drops LC watermelon
1/8 tsp fine red glitter
a hair over 1/8 tsp med black glitter
1/2 tsp salt.

Yamamoto's cinnamon
is just very light brown; 1 drop of brown
per every 4 ounces of plastic with medium black flake.

Yamamoto Watermelon with large green flake
1/2 cup Plastic
16 drops watermelon
1 drop black(just added this part to try and darken it up).

heavy salt watermelon
4oz plastic
8 drops Watermelon
4 drops black/grape

Dark Watermelon
4 oz Plastic
12 drops motoroil
4 drops watermelon
glitter of your choice.

Zoom's Margarita
1/2 cup plastic
8 drops of florescent yellow
large chartreuse and black glitter
medium green and black glitter
*add flakes to desired amounts.

zoom green pumpkin
In 4 ounces of plastic
6 drops of watermelon
6 drops pumpkinseed
medium black flake.
. You can also add a couple drops of brown to Lure Craft's
green pumpkin for a darker effect.

Zoom's Red Bug
4 ounces of Plastic:
Plum (6 drops black grape
5 drops strawberry)
medium and large green flake
small copper flake

aarons magic(a)
Plastic : 4oz.
add 4 drops of green
add 6 drops of blue pearl

aarons magic(b)
Watermelon top (1 drop watermelon per ounce of plastic)
Blue Neon vein (per ounce of plastic: 1 drop blue, 1 drop black, touch of blue hi-lite)
Brown belly (2 drops per ounce).
Add some red flake in the watermelon for an added effect.
the flake is optional. You may have heard of "Aaron's Magic Red". That's just red flake
in the watermelon. Gives the worm a little more of a crawdad look.
Another option: just add blue hi-lite in the watermelon, then pour your brown. Doesn't
look as good as the triple pour, but it's just as effective.


berkley Camo
1 cup plastic
4 drops of moss green
3 drops of watermelon
2 drops oxblood
now the key I found to give it the brownish effect was the brown Fleck and the
gold fleck added into it. I only had .035 and it should be fine fleck

"Berzerk Berry"
8 oz Plastic
6 drops White Pearlescent
5 drops Black Grape
4 drops Purple
2 Drops Red
Add the pearl before heating...Mix Colors in thoroughly.
I like green and blue flake in this one...The color looks crazy in the water,
it works well when the sun is up.

Basic Green Pumpkin
4 ounces of plastic
6 drops watermelon
6 drops pumpkinseed
desired amount of medium black flake

Bluegill(a)
Plastic : 1-2 ounces of plastic
Mix : black color-add 1 drop of color to plastic until you get a light to medium shade of smoke.
.035 black glitter
.035 gold glitter
.035 blue glitter
put the same amount of black and blue glitter in the plastic.
put only a very light amount of gold glitter in the plastic.

bubblegum(b)
6 oz plastic
5 drops red
10 white,
Turn this into cotton candy by adding red and blue glitter

1 drop of X2 Motor Oil per ounce of plastic
1/8 tsp (or so) .040 Black Glitter per 4-6 oz. batch

Does anyone have the recipe for zooms cajun craw?

I am new to making soft plastic baits so the recipe for colors is great. Thanks to all

does anyone have recipe for Tilapia Majic