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    Default Tweaking chartreuse


    I made some 1.5" paddletails using a fluorescent green pearl as a tail color after getting my eyes opened lately. I'd made some baits a while ago using this green and had some left over so I shot tail stock with it for the smaller paddletails shown. I had to make some more today as Tuesday's and Weds" fishing ate up my meager supply of the baits in the colors shown. But I'm sitting good now.

    Its nuts how by greening up a chartreuse you can turn lookers into hitters.



    I whipped up 40 of each of these three colors which might get me thru this spring season if the bite continues as is.
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    Looking good! I like the "Bluegrass' like color on the far right - that is a winner.

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    Looks great.
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    I like those.
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    Nice lookin baits

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    Man those look great, where did you get the mold? Can you post a link? Id love to check those out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by egg358 View Post
    Man those look great, where did you get the mold? Can you post a link? Id love to check those out.
    Here you go egg....1.5" Thump Grub (5 cavity)

    These guys are 1.5" long and the tail has action like nothing else you can out in the drink. Sunfish. gills, crappies....they all smack this bait. I have 16 different panfish bait molds and this one and a basstackle 1 1/2" stinger are the two most used and productive baits I use. The pricing on this paddletail mold is such that I have two just to be able to shoot ten baits at a time. The molds are 5 cavity. As far as simplicity goes, there isn't a more simple bait around and shooting these is just plain simply and fun.

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    Great thanks!

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    What is your green recipe? Looks bright !! Thanks Tom.
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    I use 6 drops of X2 chartreuse in 4 ounces of plastic. I add one drop of fluorescent green X2 colorant to it then dip a toothpick in white and stir what comes out on the pick in. I add a little blue hi lite, then cook it up.

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