rockylinx Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Its that time of month, time to order more stuff. I'm having a heck of a time trying to get the color "blood red" im convinced that the people at lurecraft are color blind I haven't had good luck matching my colors, any suggestions ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAkwards Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Its good to know I'm not the only one with that opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Try M-F Red Shad it looked like blood in the bottle. I just got some I haven't used it yet. Your ides of the color blood may be diffrent from mine. We all seem to see the samething six diffrent ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAkwards Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 For some reason the Red I use from LC seems to turn out Pink or Magenta unless I add Red Flake to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 The Oxblood I got from LC turns a Ice Tea color doesn't look to red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Sock Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 My MF red comes out good, One thing to remember depending on where you get the flake and color, red in red can turn out bad if there is too much heat, big red flake tends to bleed real bad depending on manufacturer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Add green to the red.Works for me.This was how I did it when in art school.Wow!That was a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYqpHUNTER Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 try adding a drop of black to your red mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAkwards Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I added black to the red once and it made purple color. The one next to the swirls. Then I tried the red and black flake and came up with the color on the far right. .015 black and ..035 black. Doesn't look as good in picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockylinx Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hey thats a nice line-up. I've tried the black to red combo and had the same results (purple) I went to the tackle store today I was surprised with the fact none of the plastic baits had red in them and all the hard baits had some short of red shade in them. This is bugging me, I love the fact that couple of you guys mentioned the use of red flake thats the option I'm going with. Thank You for the inspiration. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAkwards Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I've only been pouring for 2 weeks, but it sure feels good to know I've helped out a little? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWO Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Try the LC "Lipstick" to make blood red. It made a very realistic blood color for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 BassAkwards was the black you were adding is it LC black. I added some to Amber Brown to darken it up and it turned green. I wonder if the black has a lot of blue in it when they make it? rockylinx I belive most softbaits don't have red on the color pattern is that they bleed a lot and stain the other colors. I have seen red on solid black baits but that is all I have seen red on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAkwards Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 yes king LC black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I have seen SWO's blood color,and it is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Newbe question who's SWO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 TU member. Look 4 posts up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 SWO - The LC Lipstick appears to be a pearl. Are you adding just the pearl to get the bright red color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bait Co. Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Sorry I thought SWO was a supplier like Lure Craft or Del's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWO Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 (edited) SWO - The LC Lipstick appears to be a pearl. Are you adding just the pearl to get the bright red color? Smallie, I mixed LC Lipstick with LC Bright Red and it gave me a very realistic blood red color (realistic enough to gross out my wife). Be careful with the Lipstick though - it is very potent. I started out with 2 ounces of LC 500 and about 1/16 of a teaspoon of Lipstick and it was too much. It took 300 drops of LC Bright Red (yes, I actually counted them) to turn the mix from reddish brown to blood red. I would start with about a match head size scoop of Lipstick in 2 ounces of plastic and then add Bright Red and more Lipstick a little at a time until you get the shade that you want. Edited May 14, 2008 by SWO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWO Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Sorry I thought SWO was a supplier like Lure Craft or Del's. Maybe some day King Bait Co. I can't quit my day job yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
