Gun Metal

[CTom]

Here's a color I stumbled upon last spring while messing with some new glitter ideas. I showed the Gun Metal in a box in another thread that appears clear while this one is definitely bluer. This is the color that I have had my best luck on since last summer. I have to try that gun metal in the box as a clearer plastic bait but the glitter is heavy enough that its almost the same as these. Basically all I do is cook the plastic to the 350 degrees and stir in glitter, Canada Blue one part to 2 parts of Gun Metal, then let the plastic cool if I want this bluer rendition. When its completely cooled I re-melt and then inject as I normally do. I think both glitters are bleeding slightly to get this smoky blue color into the plastic. There is some uv enhancer in the plastic too but that doesn't affect the glitter and doesn't show enough to make the baits this blue. Whatever it is, the crappies are nuts for the color and thru the course of last spring, summer and fall this color got crappies under every kind of water condition imaginable. Its also been a solid color in the cold water this early spring too.

[huntinslabs]

Thats a good looking bait. Very similar to Ice Blue/Chartreuse sliders that I use a pile of.

["G"]

very nice

[CTom]

Here's a 2 1/2" Stinger Wutzit from Do-Its like-up of crappie baits using the gun metal over a fire opal clear belly plastic. The belly isn't truly clear as the fire opal fogs it up making it look almost like a pearl. but yet not a pearl.

["G"]

oh yeh....you got it going on

[lowe175]

Them will fill the boat for sure.

[liftbite56]

Beautiful. Tom does that tail on the thump it. Wiggle wildly like the Charlie Breuer slider?

[CTom]

You bet it does.