You guys are right on that. I do have a couple of customers who use my sticks and a few other baits for this presentation but it is still not the same.
There are some colors that will bleed no matter what. But all the color manufacturers make colors that are non bleed. They will usually mark them on their sites or books with a star or some thing. You just need to try to find non bleeding colors.
I noticed this last year about this time, and everyone seemed to think it was due to the "fishing seasons" being over and winter setting in. Not as much pouring going on is what I assumed.