Transparent baits

For my panfishing I have really settled in on using baits that are really transparent. Part of this plastics shooting stuff is getting a good transparent color without having it either too light or too bold. Lots of the natural minnow forage have nearly transparent two of the colors I see most frequently are the blues and purples….almost holographic colors. Then too the backs of these small fish has a near black, yet semi-transparent hue to them, so I have been on a mission and think I may have narrowed this down.

The two on the left have a smoke back, but getting the colors to show up is something else. The smoke back is there on both baits but the back and belly colors simply melt into one another and a distinguising line is not going to be found in a picture….at least none that I can take.

The two shads on the right are blue-smoke transparent and purple-smoke transparent. Seeing these colors in the hand in natural light is a head game in its own right. Smoke back or straight up solic color, one minute they are one color, the next minute they are entirely different. Just like Mother Nature does with her mioonows.

Your baits look great. Can you show one rigged and with a coin in the photo or something for size comparison?

That one on the top right really catches my eye…

dude. you need to start making drop shot baits for bass!

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dude. you need to start making drop shot baits for bass!

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ooooohhhh I like that idea as well.. I know the problem is getting a mold. Am I right tom?

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Your baits look great. Can you show one rigged and with a coin in the photo or something for size comparison?

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I hope this helps. The top plastic is the larger but the camera angle makes the two look almost the same size. The top plastic is actually 1.75″ while the other is 1.3″. Body mass is proportional to each size. Both are mounted on 1/32 collar-less heads. The larger plastic is sitting on a #4 Sickle hook while a #6 Sickle holds the smaller bait.

The rpimary difference in the two baits falls in the tail. The larger’s tail is very active. The smaller plastic has a tail that would resemble a worm on a hot plate. If you hold the small bait by the body you cannot hold the tail still. Period. Both baits have a very soft, yet tough plastic.

Thanks!

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dude. you need to start making drop shot baits for bass!

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ooooohhhh I like that idea as well.. I know the problem is getting a mold. Am I right tom?

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X3 – I’ll take me some of that

I really like those, and would love to fish them, winter, or even more so in the summer. Those and the colored ones last time are great. If you ever get into bulk, I have no doubt we would line up to buy them….

They are great looking baits Tom. I like both the upper right and left baits with the upper left for smallies. Any chance you could inject a smoke colored gut mass with the clear over it, for thier stomachs. I’d say they would be killer on bluegills on thier spawning beds with a 1/32nds jig.

I haven’t ventured into core shots yet, MD. Too many other things to focus on right now.

does hooked on fishing in roch. handle your baits.?….rrr

A few Randy, but not many of these shads yet. We’re talking about getting some transitioned in when the spring tackle goes on the walls.