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| I just had to share this with you guys!!!
I have always been an enormous fan of the lures that Tim Novak makes. Models like the GSB, The Infuriater, JB7, NRG, Waterweaver and The Secret Weapon are all lures I have had incredible and very memorative experiences with. I never thought that the high quality of these baits in combination with an awsome paintjob and dito action could ever be outclassed by him.....ever....until.....
Until Tim gave me a peak of the new line of lures he is bringing out ......right now. The TrueLife lures.....truelife indeed. You can judge for yourself but I am totally convinced and overtaken by them.
I immediately asked him if he was going to sell them, since I thought these might be one timers only. Lucky for me....eehhhh for us he will be selling these. As a matter of fact he just listed a bunch of them on Ebay.....check it out for the pictures....
I asked Tim if he was going to show these baits on MF cause I thought he just had to share them with us baitloving freaks. He didn't think about that so I asked him if it was ok if I did.....he said "go right ahead". Just so you know what to expect so you wont be blasted out of your seats....here are a few preview pictures so you guys know what to expect...
I am really interested to see what you lureloving fishermen think of these baits. I know I am hooked...but am I the only one????!!!!
Let me know...thanks! |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | they look cool. |
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| WoW!!! I got to get me a few of those things...simply amazing!!! Never seen anything like them before. Very impressive. I've always liked novak baits but these things are unreal. |
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Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada | I can't believe I'd never heard of him! Very nice indeed.
Actually they look kinda similar to some of my own baits. The man has talent. |
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| I agree they are amazing glidebaits, most realistic ones I've seen. The Novaks have been making muskie baits for along time 100 years or something like that. I use to fish with Tim's father 40 some years ago. One of the best Musky fishermen alive as far as I'm concerned. He always used lures his father and he made. They made lures you just didn't see back then. We always caught loads of muskys on his homemade lures and had tons of fun doing it. I haven't seen Tim in several years since he moved but still buy his lures when I can. They really have produced some nice fish for me. When my wife use to fish with me she would always get just follows on the infuriaters until I showed her how to snap the rod and speed them up which almost always made the musky hit them hard.
Amazing job with these baits. If they work half as good as they look they should boat some fine fish.
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| Knowing Tim, and knowing his other lines of his baits well enough to probably be a salesperson....
i'd say these things:
-i KNOW the construction will be spectacular
-i KNOW the finishes are already killer
-i was told he changed to a different, harder clearcoat in the past few months
-the action is probably second to none as with all his baits of similiar design.
i can't wait to get my hands on some.....some of you know that i'm not too crazy about the natural looking stuff most of the time....i can't wait to see if he'll do me up some orange firetiger, baby bass and glitter sucker..........can only imagine that the action is spectacular and they are perfectly weighted too!!
hats off to you Tim, if u'r out there reading..they look awesome man!!!
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Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada | Well, I appreciate the words in my defence but I have certainly had my influences (Hughes River, Bikinibaits etc) so if someone got inspired by my baits that's fine by me! Not to say that he was as I've not had the pleasure of chatting with him yet.
Tim, if you read this, shoot me an email dude. You do mighty fine work. |
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| Looks like the only thing novak copied is mother nature if you ask me. How can anyone claim rights on that! The perch looks like a friggin perch not a copy of a lure, and the gill how much more perfect of a body could you get to a gill than that!! Theres been tons of lures on here that look like stuff I've used years ago that are suppose to be all new. Take the weagle, sh!t was fishing with those things 30 years ago. I could go on and on with the different lures that copy the old. Sure novak's been making lures for a long time and snax is a new bait builder but sh!t snax can hold his own as long as he keeps making quality baits. No ones getting rich off of making musky baits anyhow, and another thing if someone wants to promote a guy's lures they believe in thats what this site is partly about. Ok, enough of this BS.. I'll take the 2 top novaks and might just have to get me one of those new sweet lookin snax cranks. |
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Location: Apollo, PA | There are alot of talented people out there making great looking baits, guys like me ( who can't make diddley) are lucky to have them. Nice Job!!!!! |
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| Incredible work on those WOW |
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Location: Iowa | How and Where do I get these...those look awesome...
Big Perc |
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| they are on ebay now or you can reach Tim at [email protected] |
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Location: Oregon | Hey Overthehill, that's really interesting that lure building has been in Tim's family that long. He had a jump start on many of us, it's in his "genetic code", lol.
Tim is one of the finest builders/painters in the business. The perch pattern on the bottom is simply amazing. Beyond that, Tim is a good guy.
jed v. |
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| And a new member of the TrueLife family is born......here is the Northern Pike.....keep your opinions comming...love to read them
PS. And Overthehill....loved your story....didn't know it was a family thing either.....but looking at the lures......I could have guessed |
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| What a beauty!! |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | wow that pike is sweet. any one know a price for these? |
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Location: big cove tannery pa | WOW those lures look so amazing,i wish i had that talent. |
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| fish4musky1 - 7/24/2006 11:20 AM
wow that pike is sweet. any one know a price for these?
I believe it said you have to bid on Ebay to get these lures, so a price.....perhaps you can email Novak, I see that his email is mentioned in a previous quote. Awsome lures btw.....big compliment! |
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| Super nice baits!! |
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| I just received these pictures from Tim and I just had to post them. Another Walleye and I think it is a beauty. A real nice imitation of mother nature again.....
What do you guys think of this one????
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Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada | Another great Job. Tim and I have a mutual respect for each others work.
It's great to see people pushing their own abilities like this, I love it. |
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Location: Oregon | That's as nice as any bait I have seen. Tim has a very good eye for color and accuracy and would make a good taxidermist. The only thing I would personally change is the pectoral fin on the side. I think the fin on the side detracts from the quality of the rest of the bait.
jed v.
Edited by RiverMan 8/10/2006 6:46 PM
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| Love the bait, very realistic indeed. I would like to see one with carved on fins. |
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| Now this is what the basement section is all about....enjoying the lovely work you see all these artists make but also creating space for some changes that will even improve the best looking baits.....so Tim....you got your work "cut" out for you.....show us some baits with carved fins. HAHA |
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Posts: 93
| Not a TrueLife this time but a one of Novaks new big deep diving cranks.
The specs are:
13 inch body 15 inch with lip.
Aircraft Aluminium deep diving lip
Redwood body armed with 0/6 Mustad hooks
3 coats of epoxy
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Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada | I like the paint work on the head in particular. He has a nice artistic flair. |
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Location: Minnesota | Nice monster bait there Novak! |
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Location: Oregon | I saw that bait some time ago.....that monster crank should get the eyes of a few people that are into trolling "big, big, baits"!!!!!!
jed v.
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| Very cool paint very nice work |
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Location: Minnesota | I just bought one of his glide baits a few weeks ago off of eBay and I was very happy with it! Aslo happy I got it for $21. I watched one of his crappie glide baits go for $51 the week before. Would be nice to have a following like his!  He does do a great job on painting those baits. Must spend some extra time for that detail.
Again, A+ Novak!
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