I am 49 years old and I was diagnose with Parkinson's Disease a couple of years ago. I have been looking for a hobby to help keep my hands mobile. I found painting lures is wonderful. i started out watching vids on RU-vid, including yours and love it. Because of meds cost and inability to work, I couldn't afford an expensive brush or paints, I have no way to make stencils and such, but I do love painting lures. I just wanted to thank you for showing me some techniques and giving me some ideas. It has helped me cope with this terrible disease.
I have been airbrushing for a while, I am a professional craftsman. I am so inspired by your videos that I spent $800 on everything I need paint lures. If they come out half as good as yours I will be happy. Awesome work on ALL your baits. Keep the video's coming.
right now here in south so hot I cant get outside to fish cause I have weak heart an I don't want to stroke out....but I do want to get some the stencils but cant afford to get a lot of stuff at one time but I got enough to practice on some old baits I have but I am started to learn what you saying about using different colors to bring out the color but love your video it helping me getting to paint baits good very fast that took you years to learn
i used this idea on my plastic swimbaits they came out looking great i cant use the kind of paint you do but use what i could but they came out looking great i was impressed
i made some blade baits with this kind of idea they came out great to not exact like yours but i started with this idea you a great teacher in over lapping colors
Great bluegill. I've seen those stencils but haven't been able to pull the trigger on them yet. 50 bucks is a bit much for me right now. Thanks again. The pattern I've been running had fluorescent orange on the belly and I have switched over to a blend of crimson with the golden yellow. Less bright and more real.
Awesome videos with lots of good info. Just one suggestion. I buy the mesh at Joann fabrics. You can get all sorts of sizes and patterns there and get a decent amount for cheaper then cutting a sponge up.
awesome job, could u possibly give websites to purchase what I need to make my own, the air Brush kit, the blanks,paint , the whole shabang.would appreciate it ty
Such great videos!! You've inspired me - I just got my first airbrush and have painted my first couple lures -- I love it! In general how much do you thin your paint down? I was cutting the wicked colors down by half -- but since I'm so new - wasn't sure if that's enough.
Joe Hardy you dont always have to thin your paints. Depends on what you are trying to achieve. More reducer, more transparent. There isn't an exact formula for how much reducer to use
I am just starting to gather supplies to try my hand at painting my own baits.. What I was wondering is where you purchased your clamping fixture to hold your baits.. ? Also, do you think that that paints would also work on led.. currently I am powder dipping them.. If I can use the airbrush on both crankbaits and also on my jigs and spinnerbaits it would be really helpful...
Thank you for being so great and replying to comments so quickly. It's very much appreciated. One last question what is the holder called that holds your lures while you paint them
I've been watching your videos for awhile now since buying one of your lures, which works amazing might I add. Now I'm looking into possibly getting started painting my own lures as a side hobby. Is there an airbrush kit out there that you'd recommend for someone to buy as a starter set to expand on in the future if I end up enjoying it as much as I think I will?
Excellent videos. During your crawfish pattern video, you touched on making your own stencils via vacuum forming. Also, you briefly addressed cutting the pattern into the stencils using a Dremel tool with the right bit. What Dremel bit have you found that works best for this purpose? Thanks.
So new at this so I hope you don't mind answering some questions. 1. Why do you heat set? 2. Are there brush paints I can use? And finally I know this sounds stupid however can I use nail polish?
Rachel Graeff I heat set so it dries faster and I can move on to the next color. I recommend paints made for airbrushing since they are thinner and pass threw the gun better. So avoid paints with glitter in them. It will clog the brush. I don’t know much about nail polish but I’m guessing it’s way to thick. Check out my Facebook page Brotherhood of Custom Crankbait Painting for help and how to tips
What type of airbrush and compressor set up would you recommend? I've finally bought a house with a shop so I can start my journey into painting lures. I'm looking for some pointers so I make good decisions and purchases in the beginning. I want to start with a good foundation. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Your video's are really super! Thanks. I have ordered some stencils from the Lure Colour Studio and would like to order some more, but haven't been able to confirm if the "S" series stencil ( used in your video) is designed to work on the Predator Bass Bait "SKO" bait. It appears to be the same, both on their website and in your video, but before I order I would like to be sure the stencil will work on the SKO's I already have. Hope you can help.
Bill Barber they are pretty much the same. For what it's worth the S Squarebills are better quality at Dingerbaits.com. Lure Colour Studios used Dingers baits to make the stencil
Great video. I am trying to find where you can guy com art paint and can't find anywhere. Can you refer? I can find Createx everywhere, but not com art. Any pointers to a distributor would be appreciated!
That looks great. But if I can make one comment. All the bluegills I have ever seen. Especially from this part of the country are more of a violet blue. I never see one that light of blue. Just my opinion
I don't have swimbait bodies to paint and I have not done a peacock bass before. There is a video on RU-vid by Lure Colour Studios that does a peacock bass
Lure Me In Custom Painted Crankbaits good deal. I'm from Ohio and have done several lures exclusively for Pro Angler Fletcher Shryock and been on a few podcasts and local radio stations. I'd like to get into it more but just so much competition to make a serious profit.
Steve Tucker Check out my website www.luremeincrankbaits.com. It's all custom. You choose the body then choose the color pattern and I paint to order. At the top of the homepage click "view/order lures. You can see what's available
I want to paint some lures just cause dr. said I need a hobby but I want to figure out how to cover paint smell I know you paint with nail polish don't work to catch fish
Hey one more question. What do you use to seal your baits, and put the clear coat? Thanks for the last reply. I already ordered some com art color kits.
Ronnie McHone they are on our website. The stripe pattern is only available on the S-Squarebill as shown in the video. Otherwise the stripes are as you see them on my website www.luremeincrankbaits.com
