gone2long Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Is it safe to say that bleeding between two different color baits is a thing of the past with the colorants in use today? I've had some not so perfect baits lying together and it's been quite some time and I don't see any bleed occuring. Also does plastic still react with certain materials and melt? Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear21211 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 No Sir that is not safe to say. We only have a few colors that do not bleed. Most colors unless stated as non bleed will bleed. And yes sir that does still occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headshot Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 No Sir that is not safe to say. We only have a few colors that do not bleed. Most colors unless stated as non bleed will bleed. And yes sir that does still occur. Agreed, I had some black sticks in with some pink and over the winter, the pink ones became pink/black laminate. I kept them. They might still work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 "One sock" made a post on here maybe a year ago or so about purposely doing that with baits headshot. If you searched the posts by user name you might be able to find it. He came up with some interesting resuts. If swirl colors work, I dont see why yours wont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 They still bleed. Like stated above, you can get some interesting effects if you plan it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorshane Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Yep, even z**m and other big boys colors bleed it has happened to me even before I made my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 One of the best producing colors I ever found came by accident. I mistakenly put a red shad worm in the same pack as Berkley pumkinseed baits and didn't notice it for two weeks. What came out was a reddish; almost dark blood color; with black flecks. I tried to copy that color for quite a while without luck. I had forgotten about that (happened years ago) until I read this thread. I think I'll have another go at it when I get time. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Thanks for the confirmation guys just wanted to be sure! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Chris, True pigment will not bleed, but dyes do bleed. That's the reason that non-bleed chartreuse is a little opaque (you can't see through it). You can't really get a totally clear true pigment. Automate red (the color used in red shad), clear chartreuse are severe bleeding colors. Cherryseed, redbug and blue fleck also use automate red, so these colors will bleed. I've never had any trouble with watermelon or green pumpkin and you can make these in a clear plastic that you can see through, but you accomplish this by just weakening the color. But on all of our baits that are two colored be it laminates or tails, the non bleed chartreuse works great and I can honestly say that I've never had it to bleed once. I thought this might help you understand a little more why some colors bleed and some don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I think the only true charteause color I found that won't bleed is the Oil Pastels,but they are opaque,and sometimes if you mix colors before pouring you will end up with a weird color in a few days.Hard too recommend highly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
