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Hook Book recipe

Natural shrimp

Laminate: back and belly

Natural shrimp recipe, amounts by batch size
Ingredient 1 cup2 cups4 cups
Back
Back plastisol
Your preferred brand + Hardness to suit the bait 8 oz16 oz32 oz
Back colorants
Shrimp Brown 209 LureWorks 8 drops16 drops32 drops
Black 103 LureWorks 4 drops8 drops16 drops
Green Monkey Circle B Tackle 12 drops24 drops48 drops
25 Carat Circle B Tackle 2 drops4 drops8 drops
Back glitter
Jet Black .015 Circle B Tackle 1/8 tsp1/4 tsp1/2 tsp
Brite Gold .015 Circle B Tackle 1/8 tsp1/4 tsp1/2 tsp
Back powder
Nite Glow 011 Barlow's 1/4 tsp1/2 tsp1 tsp
Belly
Belly plastisol
Your preferred brand + Hardness to suit the bait 8 oz16 oz32 oz
Belly colorants
Shrimp Brown 209 LureWorks 2 drops4 drops8 drops
Green Monkey Circle B Tackle 12 drops24 drops48 drops
25 Carat Circle B Tackle 2 drops4 drops8 drops
Belly glitter
Jet Black .015 Circle B Tackle 1/8 tsp1/4 tsp1/2 tsp
Brite Gold .015 Circle B Tackle 1/8 tsp1/4 tsp1/2 tsp
Silver .015 Circle B Tackle 1/8 tsp1/4 tsp1/2 tsp
Belly powder
Nite Glow 011 Barlow's 1/4 tsp1/2 tsp1 tsp

*Salt to your preference and to suit the bait, but be mindful that salt will alter bait color.

Recipe as of October 31, 2026.

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