Derek DeYoung was born on a bayou near the shores of Lake Michigan where his love of fishing was ignited. Over the years his art has veered from the classical fishing art, placing more importance on using a unique style and palette. Using oil paints on canvas, he artfully captures all the subtle intricacies fish possess; their patterns, dimension and texture. In his artwork DeYoung is constantly pushing the limits by painting fish in beautiful and original ways. Abel and Derek DeYoung first partnered back in 2009 to create two replications of his outstanding artwork titled Copper John and Serendipity.  We’ve put together several other limited edition graphic reels that have each sold out since then, but here we are over twelve years later featuring six currently available finishes in his Flank Series recreated by our own talented team of Abel factory artists with more to come in the future.  Get these while you still can!