Henegar Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Hey guys, just found this site. I'm totally new at pouring and was about to order the plastic and some color. I was wondering what are the few basic colors you recommend to start out with. I do already have a request from one guy for a 6" worm, color he wants is red with Blake flake. What else do you all recommend. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I mostly use green pumpkin, pumpkin seed, red, white, black, blue, chartreuse, and orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 black/blue flake...watermelon brn/red flake...green pumkin (light green)/black flake If you are doing worms sometime you just can't beat blue. I also like white for swim baits/trailers etc....but white is a tough color and I recommend you do it small batches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick reif Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 colors; pearl white powder, black, olive, brown, and chartreuse. The darker colors are nice for chunks and worms, and you can make your own green pumpkin with combinations of the olive, brown and black. The pearl powder with a couple drops of black makes nice swimbaits, grubs and flukes. Flake; red, blue, black are staples in my shop, but gold, silver and chartreuse are regularly used. Honestly, decide what baits you're going to be making, look at your favorite commercially sold baits, and mimic the colors from there. Try to remember that fish are basically stupid, and colors really have a minimal effect on most days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I agree with Patrick. More transparent baits for clear water, darker colors for off colored water, and use flake to get contrast, which is a key for attracting fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I have a bunch of colors, though not as many as some users on the site, but even with all the variety and options the colors I make the most are: watermelon varieties, green pumpkins, black and various browns. Flake wise I use black, red, purple and green the most but also have blue, silver, gold, copper, holos among many others. Since you're first starting out try and keep it simple and recreate the colors you use the most and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestarbaitcompany Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Another thing you can do is look through some of the recipes to see what you might want to make and get those colors. I would say black is a must, you can add that to many colors and really change the shade and make them less transparent. Experimenting is at least half the fun but right down everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipt Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 you guys missed one of the best ones! junebug or purple. watermelon / green pumpkin / black / chartreuse / brown / junebug are my most common colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
