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+1 Any Zoom with the word "candy" always equals purple glitter mixed with whatever. The disco glitter is something I don't believe was available when I made baits, but I used a bunch of holograph glitter. I think either would work well. That base color (on my monitor anyway) looks to be a light green pumpkin. Looks like a pretty easy single color to make. Peace

Sorry if you misunderstood. It's a free country. If you want to give a company money who just drops off the net for 4 months without any notice to their loyal customers, spend away! For those who have asked me about MF being down......and trust me they have!!.......I say the same thing to all of them: How should I know? I have nothing to do with MF!! Then I proceed to tell those same people who are "in the game" to go elsewhere. There are plenty of other options out there now. Like I said, there were a dozen or so that contacted me regarding this. 8 of them were pissed enough to vow to never give MF their money IF the site comes back up. I would absolutely do the same if I was still "in the game." You all have the right to choose whoever for your products, but I'd be with those 8. Even though I'm not "in the game," I feel for those people who rely on a company like MF to supplement income or even feed their families. Hope this helps. Have a rockin' new year!

And without mentioning any names, he's lost at least 8 customers that I know personally, simply because of zero notice. And to be clear, I'm not even in the game anymore LOL. "We are moving our business and plan to be back up and running by the new year." How hard was that?? I wouldn't spend a penny at MF and I don't care who knows it. Now that my heart has settled a bit, Happy New Year......even to those who don't agree with me

Sure was a ton of talent in that area. I haven't heard of the first 2, but MGM was awesome!

Same here. I was never a big producer by any means, but I always kept a gallon or 2 of plastic set aside with added stabilizer for re-heats. Tails, claws, etc.

I don't know anything about that plastic, but yes stabilizer would definitely help. Start with maybe a 1/2 cup per gallon.

Ditto. I've mixed just about every brand available at the time with no problems.

There were 2 really good ones in that area at the time. Probably this one and also Paradise Worms. I believe he's been out of business for about a decade.

We just keep deleting and banning! It slows down eventually. Thank you all for continuing to let us know.

Tough color to find. It doesn't look like LPO offers that color and MF has been down for 2 to 3 months with no explanation whatsover. Wish I could give you better news. Maybe someone else has a source.

I have a couple of their molds and honestly couldn't take a guess, but I'd call/email and ask them. They just might be cool enough to tell you.

Anything you like. Play around with it and find what works best for YOU! Personally, a really good base flake would be lots of small red with a touch of large black flake. I used that on many of my baits. When it comes to flake color and size, the possibilities are endless. Oh and welcome to TU!!

Nailed it.......for now.......

Check out the sticky thread above called "List of Lure Mold Companies." Most of these companies also sell plastisol. Good luck!

Couple of things I'm thinking..... Is your plastic mixed thoroughly enough? How long are you waiting before removing the worms?

Brother I'm sorry we've had so much of it lately that it really looked like i!! LOL Personally, I have messed around with stencil art on some baits, but I'm not anywhere NEAR experienced as those who I hope help chime in on your topic. Good luck and Blessings! Chris

First glance I thought this was SPAM.......we've had so much of it lately!!! LOL Carry on.....

I would agree 100% about MF. Hoping it's a bad batch, brother. Good luck!!

How are they packaged for the customer? That dull finish looks to be easily fixed by oiling your baits in the package. A few drops of worm oil in each bag should do the trick. If you are salting them, hopefully the customer doesn't notice. Either way doesn't sit well with me, though. I'm calling the plastisol being the problem and anytime you have to hide an issue, not good. If I'm making those baits, I'm checking out samples from other companies. Sorry, brother, but that's just my

Very strange thing to happen with ANY brand of plastic. My first instinct was the mold, but if you say they are nice coming out, gotta be something in the mix. Are you using heavy salt? Changed your mixture or coloring by chance? I'd still consider trying a different mold and also I'd love to see a picture of the problem. As said, never had to worry about anything with MF. Emails and phone calls have gone unanswered. Hope you all find something comparable.

Sorry to upset you, brother, but like I've already mentioned, Jeff and Robert and are like me and my dad when we ran a raisin farm. My dad, Rich, had the fire. I did not. I will never apologize for something that was said as fact......and I'm not the type of guy who will say "I told you so" when they are still not open in February. As you mentioned, I don't make baits anymore, but I know many who do.......and they are not happy. I really hope MF pulls it together for future service. That said, I think we've spent enough time on this. Gladly shutting this one down

I believe he was talking to me LOL. Bottom line is when Robert owned MF, it was a streamlined business that people could count on. This Jeff person I've never spoken to and have had no contact with. I don't know about you guys, but when I made baits, this was the beginning of the busy time of year. Fishermen are now buying instead of fishing. Y'all can draw your own conclusions, but if I'm being told MF might be back in business by Christmas, I'm simply looking for a new supplier. It's obvious Jeff has his own agenda. I honestly think it's sad that a major company like MF would do this, but unfortunately it happens when there's a takeover from a person who already has too much on his plate. BTW.......try as I might, I couldn't post this with one eye tied behind my back and couldn't quite beat that 2/10 (1/5 for those who have had a math class) of a second, but it only took 2 minutes and 12 seconds to write the entire post. Hard to believe a guy like Jeff doesn't have a couple of minutes to spare, but maybe that's just me ;-)

That video is over 90 minutes long. At what point does he say they are closing down?

Can't ever go wrong with old school motor oil!

Personally, I'd go with Pro Cure anise or crawfish