Tubeman Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Wow, Nil another masterpiece !! nice work, what does ST stand for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thanks Mike. ST stands for swim tube. These are just the prototypes. I'm waiting for special eyes I ordered so I can get to finished product. (I hate waiting for the mail; lol) www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooksLikeSinbad Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I can't wait to try that. If you take pre-orders let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Nice Nova! -very creative, one of these days I have to experiment with dipping! I see a bait trade in the works Nova. LOL. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGETBIT2 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Lets see how long it takes for zoom or another big company to rip it. Very Nice work Nova. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 That's exactly what I thought after I saw the members' reactions to this bait even in the prototype stage. After I put the Grumpy together and put it on my site, I got an order that was shipped to Asia. Wasn't long after that I saw a bait that was very much like the grumpy for sale on Ebay. Just so everyone knows; I do not surf through the "big" guy's sites for ideas. I do this on purpose so that I won't inadvertantly come up with designs that look like one or parts of their baits. I had one member tell me that the Grumpy looked like a Robo worm he had seen; I had to go to their site to see what he was talking about and what do you know. I don't know if they had their's before or after the Grumpy was out. Didn't mean to go on so much; I just wanted everyone to know how I worked. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Sorry this is taking so long guys. I got the blades I ordered the other day and now I'm waiting for the eyes. I hate waiting on the mail. I think that their good horse is sick. Soon as I get the eyes I should be able to post the finished product soon after.(couple of days). www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 promises, promises:yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampBaits Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 promises, promises:yes: He's a big tease...a couple days!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I know how you all feel. I don't think that I'll post a prototype again. All this did was frustrate everyone including me. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGETBIT2 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Kind of like thinking your going to get lucky with the wife you look forward to it all day then she falls asleep. Thanks Nova:lol: Just kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ok guys; here you go. Only two colors this time but I'm working on 2 more. One color is bullfrog; although I'm still going to tweek it just a little. The second color is my two color firetiger On the firetiger the pic doesn't show it very well; but the belly has a greenish pearl effect to it. I'll say one thing though; doing these ST Frogs is much more involved than I thought it would be. (very time consuming) Still going to be a little more till I'm ready to put them on the market. Anyway, I hope you like them. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGETBIT2 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Very very nice Nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Nova. Those really look great. I think they'll be a big success for you once they go into production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Real nice work, Nova! Those eyes you're using really work with is bait, not to mention the colors. The frog looks completely sealed. Will it float a hook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 oops, left off 2 letters......th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinfool/2 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 nice bait the colors work well together think you got another ringer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks guys. The frog is not sealed but it should float a fair size hook as the tube hollow section is probably better than twice the size of a 4 1/2" regular tube. Again, I'm amazed at just how long it takes to make these compared to a regular swimtube. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
