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I have poured some baits and put worm oil on them. I noticed the tails faded and weren't as bright. Is this normal with worm oil. I have been experimenting with spike it chart 108 colorant also. From my understanding this is a non bleed chart. I am perplexed if it's the oil or chart colorant hat might cause the change or dull chart tails.
Are you curing your baits before bagging and oiling? My smaller baits are put on cookie sheets and slipped into the fridge over night. Larger small-baits get two full days in there. Larger baits are laid on white cardboard and put in crisper drawers for a few days. In the winter up here mother nature takes care of this in a big way, but baits should be cured a bit before bagging and oiling. I have had the same issue with large baits but only certain colors and colorants by maker. I haven't seen this using the X2 colors. In some locations humidity might be a factor. Right now where I live in Minnesota I almost need gills with the humidity we have along with dew points approaching 80 degrees. I keep my finished plastics in a dehumidified room when they come from the fridge.
Ok thanks. I have been curing in house for 24 hours then bagging. And it's been very humid here. Thanks for tips Tom. Will let them cure longer.
I have some I did early this spring (after curing) I put in baggies using spike-it garlic worm oil...looked at them yesterday...they were fresh as a daisy ..I have had my electric chicken bleed-fade but it was the chartreuse I was using..no other issues
I looked on spike-its' site and I can't find anywhere it says their colorant is non bleed. I say your experiment is giving you a chance to learn something and I do a lot of that. Never know till I try it.
ifish, on Spike-Its color chart, their colors that bleed are listed as dyes. That is what they told me when I called them with the bleeding question.