bamabass Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I had a customer send me 2 musky lures to paint any color for him. Im a bass fisherman and I was wondering if you musky boys could give me a few ideas for these bait in terms of colors/ patterns. My painting skills are pretty good and I want to really do a nice paint job on these lures. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yake Bait Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Depends on where your customer lives. Sucker, perch, walleye, cisco patterns are great for natural pattenrs and the sky is the limit with anythign that you want to get nutty with. On stained waters I like to have a lot of flash with scales (gold or silver) which works real well over dark perch bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 send me your addy. i can forward a color sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jflures Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'm with Yake on the natural bait patterns. Perch is my favorite. Also black color patterns. And pink color patterns have slowly become one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikeMastaRapp Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I like pink patterns with some glitter to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeman Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 although I don't practice musky fishing , I have an obsession for yellow and black combinations for pike fishing ... good results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bester Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Yellow Belly Perch and Dark Frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 You can never go wrong with foil for a nice flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat28 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 All famous muskie magazines will claim that perch is an inevitable pattern that everyone should have in the tackle box. I'll second the perch yellow belly with gold sparkles anytime. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemidjibasser Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 A whitefish or tulibee pattern is tough to beat also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esox junky Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 In muskie fishing the sky is the limit, basic colors could be black, black / silver, high contrast is big in off colored water. through in some fluorescent orang, or fluo. red, I like fluo. red best in realy stained water with flat black dots or stripes for contrast. clear water, mostly natural type patterns with some room to play with color. throw in some red as a "wound". I have some in hot pink/fluo. org/electric blue, so anything is possible. Did your customer give you any peramiters? have fun Esox junky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusgunn Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Don't want to hi-jack the thread but does anyone know where to find a good picture of a Cisco I tried google images and there are not really any good pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yake Bait Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Here is the WI fish ID database including cisco... http://www.wiscfish.org/fishid/wFrmWisconsinFishList.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esox junky Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 here is the mn dnr fish id page http:// www.dnr.state.us/fish/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 If I could only have three colors in a crankbait, they would be firetiger (I've never fished anywhere for musky where firetiger won't produce), perch, or Tennessee shad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximusgunn Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thanks yake and Esox that will definitely help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
