MazyBaits Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Happy New Year! So I have a question. How would I make these colors? They are my favorite colors and I am new to lure making. I found the recipe link but it does show the colors so I couldn't really tell what was what. Thank you for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Bluegill is a basic smoke and loaded with flake of your choice. You should be able to see what colors are in the bait your trying to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I have two different blue gill colors I make, one light and one dark, the dark being mostly used for swim baits. The light color is 1/2 cup plastic with 1 or 2 drops black and 2 drops of green pumpkin to give it a greenish hue and then you load it up with whatever flake you like. I usually use a lot of .035 and .008 blue flake, a dash of black flake, a dash of orange and a dash of chartreuse. The dark color I use for swim baits is a laminate that I pour which is a dark green pumpkin on top or the back of the swim bait that is loaded with .015 black flake and .008 blue flake with a fair amount of .035 blue flake added in as well. The bottom is a lighter shade of green pumpkin with orange, gold, and a little chartreuse flake but I go pretty light with the flake on the bottom or it gets too overpowering. I've even poured the bottom color just at the throat of the bait and then injected the rest but that is a little bit more tedious and time consuming so I tend to just inject the entire thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick reif Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 what they said. Smoke color with a little GP thrown in and the flake of your choice. I would add a little orange spike-it pen along the bottom of your bait after it's threaded on the hook. I don't put as much stock in color as many anglers do though. I will do this though; I just like the look. I guess I'm as guilty as the rest in my own way. I can live with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazyBaits Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Oh wow! Thank you all for your great responses. I will put all of your advice to work. Because I am new to this I am grateful for any advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 It's why we're all here, hope you can come up with a recipe of your own that you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Couple drops of black. Blue, orange, black, and gold 035 A touch of purple hilite looks good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) Edited January 2, 2014 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 That's one good looking bait! Is that a custom Bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Nice lookin' bait, Monte. A very basic bluegill color....... 4 ounces of plastic: 1 drop black pinch (just a matchhead size) of blue hi-lite small gold and medium black flake to taste Get yourself some blue hi-lite and you won't be sorry. Just my Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazyBaits Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Such great feed back! I am very glad I found this forum. I was a mold maker for over ten years. So far I have only been able to make a frog mold and a tube mold. I am in the process of designing a few more lures. Right now they are only in CAD form. I am hoping to actually machine the molds soon but, I do not have the complete access to machinery like I used to. I really want to get them done before Spring and try these colors out that you all have so kindly shared. Thank you all again for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I forgot to add in green flake in my recipe but oh well. It seems like the bream in my lake have a lot of green in them so it always adds a nice little touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 This is probably going to bring a bunch of different comments, but I was the originator of the bluegill color. It originated with a company that I produce for in Texas and the original base color is not smoke, the knock-off guys trying to copy it used the smoke color. I really can't tell you the base color but I will say that there are five different colors of flake involved, Some .025 and some .035. To see the original color go to hagstornadobaits.com. This was the original bluegill color of this type. It does take a whole lot of flake, the light reflecting between the different colors is what makes the plastic look smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 That's one good looking bait! Is that a custom Bait? Basstackle mold I dont have anymore. On later pours I ground the mouth down in the mold so it was not open. Looked and worked better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipt Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 bluegill is a pretty tough color to nail without using laminates. i'd say a smokey body with blue and orange flake would be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazyBaits Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 This is my frog design. I am going to shoot double colors for this. The tubes I want to make the bluegill color for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 This is probably going to bring a bunch of different comments, but I was the originator of the bluegill color. It originated with a company that I produce for in Texas and the original base color is not smoke, the knock-off guys trying to copy it used the smoke color. I really can't tell you the base color but I will say that there are five different colors of flake involved, Some .025 and some .035. To see the original color go to hagstornadobaits.com. This was the original bluegill color of this type. It does take a whole lot of flake, the light reflecting between the different colors is what makes the plastic look smoke. Far from smoke, I can even see that in the pic. Going to have to get a bag to see what it is LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bflp Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 This is probably going to bring a bunch of different comments, but I was the originator of the bluegill color. It originated with a company that I produce for in Texas and the original base color is not smoke, the knock-off guys trying to copy it used the smoke color. I really can't tell you the base color but I will say that there are five different colors of flake involved, Some .025 and some .035. To see the original color go to hagstornadobaits.com. This was the original bluegill color of this type. It does take a whole lot of flake, the light reflecting between the different colors is what makes the plastic look smoke. I have never seen that bait before, but I made my own bluegill color that is very similar to that one. I was never a big fan of the smoke based bluegill colors, always thought they should be more green based. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I have never seen that bait before, but I made my own bluegill color that is very similar to that one. I was never a big fan of the smoke based bluegill colors, always thought they should be more green based. Very cool. I agree. Every bluegill I've ever caught or seen has a basic green-green pumpkin color, with darker bars and turquoise blue gills. I think green pumpkin, blue and orange flake, with a chartreuse tip is as close as you can get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I use one drop of black with green pumpkin just to get a darker effect without having to go super heavy with the colorant and refer to it as smokey green pumpkin haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I get an error when trying to open hagstornadobaits.com . Would like to see that version.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hum It opened for me with IE 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bflp Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I get an error when trying to open hagstornadobaits.com . Would like to see that version.................. I believe it is hagstornadobait.com not baits plural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I believe it is hagstornadobait.com not baits plural. And it worked. Can't believe I didn't think of that. Nevermind...........yes I can. I'm not getting any younger, and I'm obviously not getting any smarter. LOL Nice bluegill pic. There really IS a ton of flake in there! Looks like a real fishcatcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Very observant bflp, and Mark you got two out of five flake colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
