owenbyc Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Hi everyone I'm new to pouring plastics but I feel I'm doing pretty good by reading on this board. My question is I can't get close to rootbeer like zooms rootbeer pepper green flake. I bought a ton of colors from lurecraft. I'm using medium plastic from baitjunkys. First I did 4 oz plastic 4 drops rootbeer and it looked good after I poured. So I put them on a cookie sheet. Next day they all turned to a really clear color. So I tried again 8 drops to 4 oz plastic. They looked like rootbeer but a little more orange. I thought ok if they lighten up I should be close. Next day same thing clear again. I shook up the rootbeer color a lot before putting in the plastic. Any help guys? God bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) That's kinda weird I have not tried rootbeer in a while. Edited November 5, 2015 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenbyc Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yes it is weird. That's my favorite color and I don't know what to do. Does anybody have a recipe or uses rootbeer from another place besides lurecraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I had the same exact thing happen.. not sure if heat was issue or not.. but i used 9 drops rootbeer - LC - to 4 oz plastic.. stated with 4 drops also and looked ok but next day it was to lite. last batch was 9 drops and seemed ok next day it was not as dark as at 1st but pretty good,, have not made this color much but maybe watch the temp ?? never had the root beer do that with other colors ,, very odd .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenbyc Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Ok thanks I'll try that. I did 8 on last one so I'll try 9. I have orange too I wonder if 1 drop of that would look closer. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 MF also makes a nice root beer.....unless their formula has changed. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWJigs Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 To 5 ounces of plastic I use 14 drops of MF Rootbeer and 3 drops of non x2 black. Then I also put that green hi lites in it with moss green glitter. Matches the rootbeer jig I make pretty well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I have a big bottle of old Bears Rootbeer. I just tried it (20 drops to 4 oz plastic) and it looks pretty amber colored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) I dont know. Is this what root beer is supposed to look like? A little green hi lite would be a good motor oil Bottom has 040 red and 060 black Edited November 6, 2015 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Here is Zoom's rootbeer. I guess not that far off When I think of rootbeer I imagine more of a red cola color like Scuppernog Edited November 6, 2015 by MonteSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) I made some worms in rootbeer, cant remember how many drops of color i added, but it was alot!... Still they didnt look right, more like a translucent gold'ish color Just to use the rest of that plastic up, i poured some minnow style jigs and they look great (to me) http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/gallery/image/14904-rootbeer-minnow/ My conclusion, rootbeer is best in thicker bodied baits I got some motor oil to try on my worms instead, but havnt used it yet Edited November 6, 2015 by JRammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Here is Zoom's rootbeer. I guess not that far off When I think of rootbeer I imagine more of a red cola color like Scuppernog X2... Thats about the color my worms came out...... Ive never drank any rootbeer that looked like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenbyc Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 This is gonna be hard ain't it. This was the first one I poured looked great at first then turned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 This is gonna be hard ain't it. This was the first one I poured looked great at first then turned This is the before pic?... Looks good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenbyc Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Yes it was the before picture. That was 4 drops for the 4 oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I guess root beer to some is not root beer to others. When I think of root beer, I think of the drink, which a dark brown with maaaaaaaybe a slight tint of orange. Monte's looks dead on; Zoom's looks more like amber/yellow to me. If you are trying Zoom's color, I'd stay away from root beer altogether. Looks really close to MF's amber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenbyc Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I hear you and yes I'm trying to get close to zooms. Here's a picture I found online the tails is exactly what I'm shooting for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Try spike its root beer. It's more like the drink color but using drops you will get real close the that picture. I use 20ccs to 32 ounces. That is like the drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
