Sooo, since you are the cosumate "insider" would you be willing to volunteer to update his website or do you just want to be the snarkey, pompous ass constantly posting about not having "time" to properly inform your customers of what's happening?
If you are a vetran, join vet tix. We saw the eagles and just paid a $15.00 processing fee.https://www.1sttix.org/ref/4738276
I think this tip and surcharge crap has burned out a lot of us.
Yry some gold pearl powder from your local auto and boat repair shop. Most of those guys fish and would be glad to help out with some new colors for a bag of baits.
You could go to a local boat or auto repair shop and see about getting some pearl micea they use in their paint. I know the Toyota pearl white is color code 051 and it will get you real close to that color.