Hand-Painted Spoon Lures: How a New Batch Comes Together in the Workshop

This week the workshop looks especially colourful: the racks and trays are full of a new batch. Hand-painted spoon lures in orange, gold and green “perch” colours are ready for the final steps before packing. In this article we take you inside the workshop and show how a batch like this is made.

What is in the new batch

This time there are several colour patterns that complement each other well. There are orange lures with a dark head, green ones with an orange-yellow underside, golden olive-green ones with an orange belly, and blue-yellow ones with an orange accent near the head. One separate group is the classic perch pattern: a green body with dark vertical stripes, a pale belly and an orange underside.

Many of the lures have a fine scale pattern along the sides, a gill cover drawn behind the head and the OMERY name on the surface. The eyes are glossy, with a gold or silver ring.

Hand-painted spoon lures: airbrushed, not dipped

Every lure is painted with an airbrush. This allows soft colour transitions, for example from green to yellow or from blue to orange, and gives each lure its own character. Because the work is handmade, no two lures from the same batch are ever completely identical, and that is part of their appeal.

On the workshop bench you can also see paint containers and a piece of equipment with adjustment knobs used to set up the working steps. It is an ordinary working environment, not an exhibition hall, and this is exactly where these lures were made.

Drying on the racks

After painting, the lures are not piled up. Each one is hung on a small hook on a rack, so the paint can dry undisturbed without touching its neighbour. Rows of orange, green and blue-yellow lures look like a colour palette. The racks themselves show paint specks from earlier batches, a good sign that this place is in use every day.

Once the paint is dry, the lures go into a tray and are prepared for the next steps. You can also see how different the same lure model can look when only the colour pattern changes.

How to choose a colour pattern

There is no single recipe, and every angler has their own favourites. Some can offer advice on how to choose a lure, but honestly, your own experience on the water teaches you the most. Still, a few guidelines may help:

• More natural colours. A green perch pattern with stripes resembles a perch, so it is an understandable choice for perch and pike fishing.
• Brighter colours. Orange and yellow lures are easy to spot in the water, and many anglers choose them for exactly that reason.
• Golden colours. A gold finish with a scale pattern is a calmer alternative when you want something less conspicuous.

If you are not sure, take several colour patterns with you and compare them yourself. You can browse the full range in our spoon lures category.

Lures with your company logo

The same painting and printing approach works for custom orders too. If you are looking for an original gift for clients, partners or fellow anglers, a lure with your logo can be more useful than the usual souvenir. The minimum order is 15 pieces. Choose a model and a colour pattern, send us your idea and write to us on the contact page. We will make it!

In closing

The new batch will soon leave the workshop, and we hope some of these lures will end up with you. Tell us in the comments which colour pattern you find the most appealing: orange, gold or green perch.