kidlizard Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Anyone have a recipe for Zoom's "Olive Blue"?? I have a customer requesting this color, but I cant find it locally and I dont trust the colors I see on my monitor to be accurate enough... Any help would be greatly appreciated..... Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Kid: I don't have a recipe nor have I even seen this color but my local bait shop has 3 walls of Zoom baits so I will check them out. If they have a bag, I will grab them and send you a couple!!! Still owe you for the great tips on POP!!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlizard Posted March 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 That would be great man. Let me know. How did the molds turn out by the way?? I am pretty sure they only made this color in chunks. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Went by the "local" store, they say they never heard of that color and looked in their supply book and it was not listed??!!! Maybe it is a discontinued color???? Anyway, the guy from there is going to call Zoom for me and give me a call about the color.... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Kid: No luck ...Area Zoom rep has never heard of the color??!!! He called me directly but did not have any suggestions other than emailing Zoom directly...strike 3!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 I'm stumped on that one too John. You sure it's a Zoom product? Perhaps your customer meant flippin' blue?? Can you post a picture of the color? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 here you go: http://www.backwatersonline.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=416&CFID=7406&CFTOKEN=72072995 great folks to deal with...ordered a bunch of mask and Lucky Craft jerkbaits from them last month. FYI...the color looks FUGLY! I was thinking it would be more of a "pro-blue" in watermelon or green pumpkin. Looks like something I would hide to protect my reputation LOL! Might work in clear water on a brow/green jig, but so does blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 There is also supposed to be an olive green, but can't find a good pic of it. Best I can do is this: http://www.landbigfish.com/tacklestore/showcase.cfm?PID=672 Color #173, but if you can see anything but greenish smoke you have me beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 My local shop actually has the green olive....good job Dave...I would like to see some pics when Kid gets done with his baits!!! Might look good in a big 10" with some pearl white.... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 WOW! Blue Olive looks like a smokin' color! The picture looks like a grape with green hi-lite & black flake?? Am I close Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 I don't think it has any hi-lite. If it does it would almost have to be gren hi-lite. My guess is they are trying to duplicate some of the blue crawdad colors (like the old blue wiggle wart) and match some of the green pumpkin/blue flake or w'melon/blue flake silicone skirt materials. Probably a good clearwater color, but that would mean I'd have to cut off my brown and purple jig to find out. Not gonna happen. Think I would heat the plastic then add black to get to sort of a lite to med smoke, then a green (thinking green pumpkin LC or MF brown w'melon) to green it up, then LC blue to blue it up. Looks kind of like a GYCB fade color. I think the hi-lite is from reflection in the pic, but could very well be wrong. One easy way to find out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 I like that Fugly color. I'm with Al on this one, I think it would work good out here in CA! I've been finding out that sometimes I have to throw something besides smoke, watermelon or green pumpkin to catch fish...only sometimes!LoL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
