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| who is the best painter on muskiesfirst...let me know your votes...
steve
muskyfix
tylers basement creations
stan durst
fat fingers
zach2626
Mullhead
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| I would say they are all very talented. |
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| tigger 
but its all personal opinion. there are a ton of amazing painters on here. |
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| If you look at this site at all you can see they are all very talented. Some have been painting longer than others. To watch the progress of the new painter is just as cool as watching bowhunter wrap snakeskin on a lure. That question you asked is like asking a parent which one of their kids they like better. |
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Location: South-Central PA | I would say that everyone on that list is very talented and you have to put Tigger on that list!
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| Then who is the most afforable |
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Location: Richfield, MN | Are any of those on the list part of the Holland bunch. I know Derk is one heck of a artist for sure. THere are a few from the holland bunch that deserve mentioning as well.
As far as the best I would say they are all very good. Espeically when comparring them to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I need to sort through some of the used lure I bought and see who is out there that needs work and will paint some for me before the season rolls around. |
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Location: neenah, wisconsin | count me in for one vote.....fred pearson....any pattern you want done....imo especially on his baits anyone of those also....
Edited by muskie54956 1/15/2011 10:42 PM
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| Guest - 1/15/2011 9:37 PM
who is the best painter on muskiesfirst...let me know your votes...
steve
muskyfix
tylers basement creations
stan durst
fat fingers
zach2626
Mullhead
muskyslayer96
newmuskyz
best painter must be fat finger or tigger
but if you want someone who paint the pathern that fish really like to bite go with stan
Edited by pepsiboy 1/15/2011 10:48 PM
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| Stan is a master at layering paints. His baits shine like nobody elses can imo. I am just an amateur so you guys can take me off that list. I look at some of these guy's paint jobs and just stare at them awestruck. Those guys overseas blow my mind and I get inspiration from lots of guys on here! I think that we as musky fisherman are enjoying the best looking baits that have ever been painted. These guys are that good! Fatfingers and Tigger paint the most realistic color schemes I have seen and maybe one day.... but until then I just enjoy looking and dreaming! |
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Location: VA | I can't say who'd be the best or who'd be the cheapest, some of the work I see here is nothing short of amazing......but I CAN say that newmuskyz is very affordable and did a GREAT job on my lures if that matters any.
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| DR, thanks for the props...cant wait to see you stick some on those baits..as far as who's the best, well- all have different styles. Picasso is the only one who paints like Picasso. John Snow paints his baits different than i do, mullhead paints his different than Zach2626...but they all kick a$$ in their own way. Fred Pearson is also one of the greats. I am proud to say that i now own some baits from him and they are awesome. I recently recieved 4 Baker shads built by Zach, and his talent and craftmanship are like no other. cant wait to troll those babies. Mullhead shot a triple D for me last weekend and the color is nothing short of amazing. I enjoy everyones work, and I love catching fish on my paint patterns. When it comes down to it thats who's opinion we need to be asking- that fat chick with sharp teeth that lives in your favorite lake! thats all i can say, keep the pics of new baits on here so we can all enjoy them! By the way- never forget Jack Cobb, he may as well be the pioneer of half the bait builders in the US, got to give him credit. |
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| Derkbait is the best.....kodiak has some cool stuff |
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Location: manchester,england | From the states tigger,fatfingers,trueglide,danczyk and Jerry Podmarsky all make great looking baits but apart from these i'd have to say from what i've seen the dutch and scandanavians have taken there finish's to another level |
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| Thanks for calling my name in this Topic!!! It gives me a boost to try things even better!!!!!
And as they say it is verry Personal... Me, i like all the artist from that list, all with different skils...
I will post some new baits soon...
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| markb - 1/16/2011 4:18 PM
From the states tigger,fatfingers,trueglide,danczyk and Jerry Podmarsky all make great looking baits but apart from these i'd have to say from what i've seen the dutch and scandanavians have taken there finish's to another level
feel free to post names or any link |
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Location: midwest | My favorite painter from this forum would have to be "Uptown". Some other incredible work is out there from the Bass world like this: http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu120/BrockHiroshima/?albumview=... |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | haven't tried them all but dollar for dollar I'v e been very happy with everything I've gotten from tylersbasementcreations
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| The two best up and comers are Zach 2626 and Muskyfix. |
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| novak has some baits on ebay right now. ebay user name shadezone44. go to his feedback and look at some of his other work as well. |
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| Yes, Tim Novak is at the very top of the list. Fantastic Lure maker and painter. |
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Location: Oregon | Lots of good painters but Novak is doing some spectacular work right now.
Sometimes I wonder if our focus in the last couple years has moved too much toward realism and not enough on lure action. We all have lures that are missing half the paint and one eye and still consistenly catch fish. Every time I see a lure that has perfect scales, realistic fins, mouth, eyes, etc., I wonder how it runs. I have tested a hundred different glider shapes, maybe more, and very few run "really well". You can get almost any shape to glide but only a few will consistenly stay deep and work fast without problems. A good example being the Hellhound....simple paint jobs but spectacular action, wish I had developed it.
Jed
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| good point jed
for me even if the action is good,the ultra realistic lure simply dont produce vs a traditional ugly pathern.of course something that look 100% natural sound good to human eyes,but i think its not the case from a fish eye point of view
i think sometimes the problem came from ease of detection who knows,bait fish have not been created to be easily located.
strawberry,red &white,pikie,firetiger,black have duped tons of fish over the years and they will continue for a long time |
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| thru the years painting has pushed forward immensly. realism is eye candy, but to whom. after squirting for a few years contrast is second to the nu.1 thing action.. |
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Location: Pigeon Forge TN. | Jed and others, Take a good look at Mike Richardsons new MDR CHopper. It will stay down and do it's job.
I don't feel like my name should be a part of the original post as I am not an artist like some of the great painters on here. But I do thanks the fellows for their kind comments. I am just a "blender"and I like to stick to the traditional style of painting ugly colors as I fully believe the same as Woodie in that the contrast is very important ( as well as a good working lure) and where on the lure the contrast is layered has a lot to do with it also. I try to make my patterns to get the fishes attention but have to "pretty" it up a little to get the fisherman interested in it too or the fish will never get to see it in the first place. I have a couple colors that are ugly as he77 that I use ,and people wouldn't look twice at them, but they are good producers. One, a Crane bait, was all but destroyed the first time it was used. That fish crushed it so I keep it in my collection to remind me that " ugly" does work.
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| This is a prime example of how the world of musky angling has changed. Bait makers are now grouped into different categories than bait painters, and artists are classified differently than craftsmen. The person who is the best painter in my opinion is not even on the list of best baitmaker. The people catching the most fish aren't buying baits because they are pretty. So, to each their own... |
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| Heck, it would be very informative to know the approximate percentege of muskies caught on natural/realistic patterns as apposed to so called ugly patterns by some of the guides and others with lots of time on the water.
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Location: Norway | RiverMan - 1/23/2011 7:27 PM Lots of good painters but Novak is doing some spectacular work right now. Sometimes I wonder if our focus in the last couple years has moved too much toward realism and not enough on lure action. We all have lures that are missing half the paint and one eye and still consistenly catch fish. Every time I see a lure that has perfect scales, realistic fins, mouth, eyes, etc., I wonder how it runs. I have tested a hundred different glider shapes, maybe more, and very few run "really well". You can get almost any shape to glide but only a few will consistenly stay deep and work fast without problems. A good example being the Hellhound....simple paint jobs but spectacular action, wish I had developed it. Jed IMHO your 8" Turmoil will outfish a hellhound any day. The only thing that I dont like with it, is the paintjob I did to it  I want that perch color back. Even tho I love watching natural paintjobs, and intricate details, I prefer old school style lures/paintjobs, like Jack Cobb, Mark Smith, Jim Wilson, Beaver, Durst (I think these are those baitmakers that frequent my inspiration folder the most). Michael
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | "This is a prime example of how the world of musky angling has changed. Bait makers are now grouped into different categories than bait painters, and artists are classified differently than craftsmen. The person who is the best painter in my opinion is not even on the list of best baitmaker. The people catching the most fish aren't buying baits because they are pretty. So, to each their own..."
This is an excellent point for all of us to remember. Beautiful baits that do not run & catch fish are wasted space in the boat. I have a couple baits with very little paint left on them...but they never leave my boat all summer...because they catch fish. I also have a beautiful painted bait that just got the clear coat touched up from last years battles.
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