Paint Patterns - Top 5

[Outlaw4]

As we roll into the hardwater season here in the north country means less fishing and more painting for me. 

If you had to pick your top 5 paint patterns what would they be? Do you like more modern stuff, or like the vintage look? Flashy colors or more natural? If you have pics or links to pics even better. I need some inspiration as i feel my artsy side is in a bit of a funk. 

 

[Arne]

Go to the gallery. click on the button at the top of the page.  Lots of different pics there of lures people have made or painted.  Probably more ideas there than you or I have time to copy.  Personally paint most of the lures so they look natural.  At least try to make them that way sometimes doesn't work so good.  Good luck with yours, Arne.

[Flaswimbaiter]

I like natural colors unless it’s a shad, then I want as shiny as possible. Have you experimented with foil? 

[aulrich]

I am a pretty unimaganative painter, probably has to do with primarily fishing for pike. It's scarry how fast they can ruin a lure. So I have a standard set of colors ranging from "natural" to loud

Perch
Blue/Perl Silver/white (Moving towards Silver Foil)
Pike
Rainbow Trout (sometimes)   
Walleye Green/Gold/white (sometimes depending on the lure)
Flo Purple/Pearl Gold/ Flo Orange (Moving towards Gold Foil)
Fire tiger Flo Green/ Flo Yellow/ Flo Orange - Black stripes
Tiger Tiger Black/Flow Orange/white - black stripes (Sometimes)
Pink Lady Flo Purple/Flo Pink/White - black stripes (Sometimes)

I 3d print most of my lure now so anything that is a pattern is painted with a stencil

[JD_mudbug]

Don't forget the difficult-to-paint patterns  such as the all-white and the all-black. And if you want to get truly artsy, you could add a bit of red to throat.

[Anxious Baits]

I like working with foil as I can get some really cool effects with it. Here’s some topwaters I did in various paint patterns. 

[Flaswimbaiter]

Those are some cool patterns. You got to make a post on how you did those. 

[bait_wolf]

I like painting natural colour baits usually, however I also love doing some oddball things like pink and chartreuse.

[woodieb8]

depends .clear water..tannic water etc.

[Outlaw4]

maybe i should retitle, you can only have 5 what would they be. you don't know where you're going or when.

I'm thinking id go:

1.  natural shad of some type

2. chartreuse sided something with a dark back

3. fire tiger

4. orange / red craw

5. natural craw

[eastman03]

Yup, boats put away, time to brush off the lure making stuff.  I like to experiment with painting and effects because it's fun, but I usually have a few standards when I fish.  

1. Perch 

2. Firetiger

3.cisco 

4. walleye 

5. Something wacky and bright, chartreuse with black dots.  

6. Jet black

Granted, cisco or walleye color patterns can vary a lot.

[Big Epp]

I fish mostly bass in the nidwest US, and I've really been enjoying a sunfish/bluegill pattern. So I guess my list would be:

1) Crayfish

2) bluegill

3) brown back, cream sides, light green belly

4) blue back, silver sides, pink belly

5) can't think of a 5th... should probably go sleep... something very shaddy I suppose.

Great question. Nice to see everyone's ideas!