Too cold to fish, so....

...I've been spending some time at the plastics bench.

http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/IMG_0272.jpg

All of the back colors have Jacquard PearlEx pearl pigment in them. Good stuff and it can certainly change colors. The green back and brown back are the same color only after I shot the green I added antique copper pigment to the plastic to get the bronzed effect. You can see the green show thru in the brown backed bait's tails.

Its -23 below right now with a wind chill index of about -45 degrees. I finally had to get a jacket out to get the mail and fill the bird feeders. A sweatshirt just didn't do it..

nice job you did on your plastic baits keep warm buddy that's why I'm moving to Texas.

Those look really good... Great job

Very Nice CTom. Looks like a lot of pieces and parts. Complicated looking! Curious how you are getting the eyes in there. Doesn't look like an overcoat of plastic? Is this the PearlEx you are using? http://www.amazon.com/Jacquard-Pearl.../dp/B000BGSZFU Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

sweet! Love the colors! Cold here to buddy, left the house this morning for work and it was -10 !!! wheeeew

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sweet! Love the colors! Cold here to buddy, left the house this morning for work and it was -10 !!! wheeeew

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We haven't seen the top side of -18 degrees here today. Lots of wind too.

Ifish....those are the pigments. If you get any, go easy on adding them as they are really potent, much moreso than the pearls and hi lites we see at plastics sites. There is a cover dip on the eyes but I dip all the way back to where the tail starts at the end of the body. And yes there is a ton of handling on making these. I love the challenge of small baits and multiple colors.

that blue color would be a killer here so when you get ready for a field tester send those my way lol. Great looking baits

Ctom ,as always you do a great job on baits,i love to look at them

You did good my friend.

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You did good my friend.

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I like your signature ship the guy sleeping.

Those look great CTom

Thanks guys. I like natural looking baits most of the time but I have too much luck using those with brighter colors too so I have to shoot a few of those too. That blue is an outstanding color in its own right, but the other two look about as real as real gets. Again, thanks for the kudos!

Very, very nice looking baits you sure do a great job. Cold in Illinois also was minus 18 yesterday but today it go up to plus 3 degrees-supposed to hit 36 by Friday with freezing rain- Oh joy