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| Just wanted to know who you think, has the best paint jobs, on their lures.
Quality first, and color.
I have fished a lot of different baits, over the years. My personal best are Phil's, from American Hardwood Lures.
His paint jobs are second to none, in my opinion.
I'm not talking about guys that don't sell them, on the market, because some of the "basement guys" are true artists!!!!
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| Big Fork !! |
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| Blue Water Baits |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | The Late Rolf Balansiak of Wishmaster Lures had the best looking stuff out there!!
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| I would have to go with Baker Baits. His lures always stand out from the rest when I am looking at the Musky Wall at the bait shop...
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Location: mad chain | Musky Train natural walleye or pumpkinseed
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Location: central Wisconsin | Out of buy off the shelf baits I like Phantom and Slammers. Very durable and eye catching. On the harder to get baits I like tuscarora with the snakeskin. |
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Location: northern indiana | Modivators from MuskyFix gets my vote. Wouldn't leave home without them! |
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Location: NEW | I agree with AHL. Mostly because they are such durable finishes. They look great too.
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| Supernatural big baits by big wood, the headlock and the supernatural have pretty awesome paint jobs along with great action and durabilty. Try one, you won't be disapointed. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Underrated for production baits - Drifter Tackle. Tons of choice, some wild stuff, too. Http://www.driftertackle.com
Custom baits - Bare Bones Baits. I drool at their website daily and have a batch of personal desires on the way. Http://barebonesbaits.com |
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Location: Sycamore, IL | Truglide baits have amazing paint jobs... |
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Location: Waconia,MN | I like hammer lures, lots of different patterns to choose from. |
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Location: Northern Illinois | I love the Phantoms the paint looks good and its real durable.
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| For Crankbaits- Muskie Train Mike Mordas does some fantastic work.
Kermit Good, Donato and Angelo Garofalo and Chris Cretu are great St.Clair crankbait painters also.
Jerkbaits I really Like Ben Modica's work his paintjobs on his modivators is great.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Rolf The Wishmaster hands down |
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Location: Greenfield, WI | Bill Schwartz of Slammer Crank Baits personally paints all his baits both standard colors and his annual Muskie Expo Show Custom Colors.
He has great color options that wear like iron! |
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| ----- a can of flat black spray paint ,,, with stick-on red eyes ---- jim |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | X2 for Paul Fec's Hammer Lures! Next best would be BCS Custom baits. |
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Location: ON | Hammer and Leo's. I have a Leo sunfish pattern that puts fish in the boat I am really fond of. |
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Location: midwest | My favorite by far is Trueglides! Jed from Bikini has done some awesome paint jobs too. |
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Location: Lake St.Clair | Slamr - 1/5/2014 9:20 AM
Underrated for production baits - Drifter Tackle. Tons of choice, some wild stuff, too. Http://www.driftertackle.com
Custom baits - Bare Bones Baits. I drool at their website daily and have a batch of personal desires on the way. Http://barebonesbaits.com
X2 on bare bones some incredible stuff |
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Location: Northern Illinois | I don't know if you can really say there is a best one. I think there are some that clearly stand out from the rest, but each has a different style and appeal.
Some that I really like:
-Hughes River and Terminator (retired) lures for being purely artistic.
-Wiley and Musky Train for great color and durability.
-Mark Smith for beautiful and unique paint jobs.
-Big Fork for creative new color schemes.
-Slammer for breaking out the flashy show colors. I think he (Bill) is very underrated when it comes to a discussion like this. Some people may not have seen some of his custom/show colors. See attached - no they are not for sale :).
-Novak for being realist and vibrant (Still trying to get one at a good price 
I also think there are a couple of other painters/lures that could be in this discussion, but they just don't hold up over time. I think the durability of the paint is just as important as the color scheme when naming a "best paint job". Sure you can still catch fish, maybe even as many as when you first bought the lure, but if you want to hang with these guys (and some of the others that people have listed) you better learn how to make the paint and the clear coat stick/hold up over time.
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| Durability is the most important element.
What good is a pretty paint job, if it comes off with hook ware, or fish! |
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| Paul Fec's Hammer Lures...Awesome paint job...A work of art ! |
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Location: Lakeville, MN | Musky treats have some nice jobs. Same with mulisha gliders (not as readily available yet) Kodiak paints them both |
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| Novak Lures. He sells a lot on eBay. Gliders and crank baits. Simple awesome and unique paint jobs. Lures average $50-100 though. Too pretty to throw maybe! Collectible artwork for sure. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I really like the paint jobs on my custom x cranks. And they catch fish! |
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Location: Lake County Illinois | Custom X, Musky Fix, Hoosier Handmade and Smuttly Dogs especially in bluegill are a few of my favorites. |
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| X 3.Wishmaster..Rolf is missed |
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| Ben Modica paints masterpieces and Tom Lebeau at Big Fork is another great painter. |
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Location: Aurora | x2 on Kodiak.
Purt ner too nice to toss. |
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| Have to say the Hammers! Paul is a true artist! |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | I would have to say the Baker Baits stick out above the rest, especialy the foil colors.Bluewater Baits would be next on my lidt.
Edited by LarryJones 1/6/2014 6:34 AM
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Location: SE Wisconsin | Big Game Lure Co. gets my vote. More practical patterns IMO. I prefer to fish with solid colors or just bold colors as opposed to the detailed jobs for the sake of holding a more visual profile. Although, if I were to pick a pretty bait that I just like to look at, Roger Waters does a great job! Love my HardHeads. |
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| X3 Kodiak....fish like em too. |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | without a doubt - Hammer Lures
www.hammerlures.com
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| for classic colors with a hint of personal touch my choice go to todd leopardis(leo lure).if you are lucky he will paint some lures but it's not occur frequently
for jaw dropping pattern and unique painting technique i'll go without a doubt with SolarFall |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | genesisperformance - 1/5/2014 4:37 PM
Musky treats have some nice jobs. Same with mulisha gliders (not as readily available yet) Kodiak paints them both
I second this...
I will also add another +1 to the trueglides |
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Location: Canada | Custom and durability = Hosebait's & LML's
Custom paint on production lures = Bare Bones Baits
Production lure paint = Gotta go with Drifter Tackle
Bait makers that stand out = BWB, Bakers, Wiley, Muskietrain, Modivators, Hammers
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| Another vote for Paul Fec! "FIB Warmouth" The BEST COLOR EVER!!! |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I've seen a bunch of cool paint jobs over the years, from John Snow to Novak, but I'd say the best I've ever seen were Joe Peterson's Trueglides. I've seen a few of his new baits this winter, and they are unbelievable. If you're going to the MN show, you've gotta check them out. |
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Location: Okoboji | True glides and it isn't even close. |
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Location: Chicago | kodiak - 1/11/2014 6:06 PM
True glides and it isn't even close.
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| lots of painters out there, not too many at the level like Joe at Trueglide takes it. Knutson and Furman are getting close. I wish I could have those and others on a table in front of me and really see the fine work in person instead of a projection on a screen. |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | Trueglides are incredible. I also like baker foils a lot. |
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Location: mpls | Thanks Guys.
There are a ton of great painters out there. Don't forget Todd and Phantom! He told me that he paints 5000 lures a year! I can't even image that! In addition to those already mentioned I also like Knooter, Kodiak, Duff , Mark Smith, Anders at Wolfcreek, MB79, etc........ 
I don't have a chance to post on this site as much as I used to. I am all Ipad these days and I haven't figured out how to upload pics yet. Pretty much everything goes right up on my blog or facebook page.
Here is one though that I just finished
Joe
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Seriously, open your tackle storage do you see any ugly paint jobs? Todays baits are done in so many man catching colors it's a shame to put them to work! The most amazing one's I own were painted by Stan D. they change colors as they flash. Once I got them to walk a bit they absolutely look like different baits when they come in.
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| Andy from fat a.z. Musky products has some quality stuff out there, durability is top notch |
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| x10 on the comments for Paul Fec - Hammer Lures! |
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Location: Oregon | As a painter and builder myself there are only a couple of painters that really amaze me. First is Novak, he has some serious paint skills, better than any other IMHO. Others I find to be really good are John Snow and Joe from Trueglide, excellent painters!
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| X2 Smuttly Dogs and
True glides |
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| An interesting thread, for certain!
Like many of you, I've come to appreciate Manufacturers which develop their versions of standard color patterns which become our favorites (Slammer, Leopardi & etc. & etc.) Yet, colors and finishes done by the custom "craftsman" have taken those standards well beyond that to an entire other level (HR, Smuttly & Trueglide & etc.) reflected by their prices. Yet, IMHO, they're just lures, made to fish with and if I buy it, it will probably get wet!
God Bless You, Rolf! If you didn't know him as Michelangelo before, he certainly is so now!
I'm surprised I didn't see them mentioned yet: Talonz Lures of Western Michigan. Simply an outstanding array of color patterns!
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | For me durability wise while still looking great it's phantom and slammer. They take a beating. |
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