Tiderunner Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 To any of you that shoot core shot stick baits, what color combos are you making? Not looking to steal secrets, just looking for some new ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Fishing Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Chartreuse with a red core has been my favorite for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0MRAD Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 (edited) Solid black shell. Cut both ends off before you shoot blue pearl. You will have a black worm with two blue tips, great for wacky rigging. You can't see the core. Edited February 18 by C0MRAD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 22 hours ago, Good Fishing said: Chartreuse with a red core has been my favorite for years. This should make a good small mouth bait. Thanks. What chartreuse do you use? 18 hours ago, C0MRAD said: Solid black shell. Cut both ends off before you shoot blue pearl. You will have a black worm with two blue tips, great for wacky rigging. You can't see the core. Interesting....I do a lot of wacky rigging. My son swears by the black blue combo. And wacky rigging. Ive done silver shell, gold core, red with a black core.baby bass green with a black core. Baby bass green with a bright pink core. Interestingly, I have shot a bunch of different combos with a green core, watermelon, baby bass, etc, and for some reason the green core doesn't show up very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Core color will only show up good if the outer color will let it show through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 24 minutes ago, Bass-Boys said: Core color will only show up good if the outer color will let it show through. yeah. Got that,but for some reason, when using something in the green family the green core doesn't show up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psy Posted Sunday at 09:45 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:45 PM I do a glitter shell (clear plastic, or just a drop or two of black per cup to make the glitter stand out more without clouding the plastic much) with a blood-red core. I will sometimes use a red colorshift if it's a coreshot worm with a tail (I forget the name of the mold, AnglingAI makes it). Lots of variations with that using different glitters. I typically use the finest I can get with a fancy-sounding holographic name. "Laser Diamond Holographic Silver"? I mean, sure. Copper or gold pearl veins in a smoky shell work nicely, especially if you cut the tip so the tail end fills in with the core color. Fun trick to use when your cores don't completely fill for whatever reason - take out your tube slitters and make yourself a fancy solid-body tube wherever the core stops. It won't be perfect, but it's usually fishable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Fishing Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago On 2/18/2025 at 2:24 PM, Tiderunner said: This should make a good small mouth bait. Thanks. What chartreuse do you use? Transparent fluorescent chartreuse. The core almost ends up looking like a bloodline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago On 3/2/2025 at 4:45 PM, Psy said: Copper or gold pearl veins in a smoky shell work nicely This sounds interesting. I only have a mold for core shot stickbaits, but the tail color will still be the same as the core. I have enough variations of gold pearl because I tried a number of different ones until I found one I liked. And I even have a black gold liquid colorant that is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
