Thanks for the inspiraton CTom!

[H2oHammer]

now, i realize these are not on the level of the master himself....but this was easy and fast for me to try. i simply poured my smallest baits and then placed them in the mold for my larger minnows and shot transparent with 1 drop of silver and some green uv pigment. the bait in the center is fluorescent and phosphorescent, so they really pop. i like em. on several of the minnows, the smaller bait caused a distorted abdomen, but in a good way....it looks like a fish that just ate.this also cleared up a small denting issue i was having. AWESOME! thanks CTom!

introducing the "Glutton" Minnow!

p.s. if someone has come up with this idea already, then...re-introducing the "Glutton" Minnow!

these had the 1 1/4 stinger inside

these had the 1 inch minnow

1 inch minnow inside

2 1/4 inch minnows, top is "bluegill" with blue uv boost, bottom is transparent with an overdose of green uv pigment.

these are 1/64th oz/#10 jigs and tails. top is a 1 inch twister, middle is a 1 1/4 stinger tail, bottom is a 1 inch minnow. all my jigs are double vinyl painted and plastic pruf'd

[H2oHammer]

this is "round two" of trying CTom's signature line.

[DockShootinJack]

They look nice. The fish should love them.

[snake River]

good job I'm glad that you're enjoying making some plastic baits in experimenting with core shot.

[H2oHammer]

and here is round 3, the final round for me today. very glad i joined this community, the wealth of knowledge here is astounding.

the pictures dont do these justice...from the side they are transparent with a -very- bright and visable line...from top or bottom....chartreuse.

[CTom]

Wow. Hold this guy down. Nice work there and I'm really happy you tried this technique. It's easy and it's pretty ranked different. Good job there!

[shipahoy41]

Wow. Hold this guy down. Nice work there and I'm really happy you tried this technique. It's easy and it's pretty ranked different. Good job there!

Yes, he is doing a great job. We thank you and Snake River for introducing the technique of core shots to all of us. I agree with H2OHammer Fishing Tackle that there is a wealth of knowledge on crappie.com and the members freely share what they know. I personally have so many here on DIY Soft Plastics and the Jig Tying Forum to thank for sharing their tips and techniques with me. I have been using just the tail from my one inch stinger shad as a core shot in the belly cavity of my two inch minnow. Again, the minnow is transparent with 85% silver glitter to 5% blue, 5%red and 5%green fine glitter.

[H2oHammer]

today's go at it.

[CTom]

Those turned out great!