Reproduction Mount Question

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Permalink Reply by Chris Lambert on September 6, 2012 at 10:25am

I caught a 6 pound smallie at Lake WA a few years ago and had a replica made.  I did a lot of research and used Anglers Art Taxidermy in Wisconsin.  It seems that a lot of the good "artists" buy molds from the same company and the difference is in the paint, fins and eyes that are used.  I paid extra for a high quality mold/fins and it turned out great.  That might be a good starting point.

 

http://www.aa-taxidermy.com/aboutus.shtml

Permalink Reply by Willie Parsons on September 6, 2012 at 7:36pm

Didn't you mount that cougar you got in packwood last year?

Permalink Reply by Chris Blandi on September 6, 2012 at 10:35pm

This guy on one of the swimbait sites posted some pics of his work and it impressed the hell out of me.  I think you have to be signed up to the forum to see the posts, but I'd give him an email and ask him to send the pics he posted on Swimbait Underground.  He matched one fish almost exactly, down to it's messed up tail. 

LundysFishReplicas@gmail.com

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on September 7, 2012 at 5:43am

That was two years ago, and the cougar tried to mount me!

Willie Parsons said:

Didn't you mount that cougar you got in packwood last year?

Permalink Reply by Jeff Grimes on September 9, 2012 at 2:52pm

I have my PB smallie ( 6-13) replica on the wall, and I haven't seen one done better.  I used Wildlife Creations in Missouri.  They are affiliated with Bass Pro.

I have a 10 lb LM from a place outside of Lake Fork Texas....and it is a good one, but not worth what they charged.  Wildlife creations was reasonable and they did a great job of matching the pain to my photo.  

Jeff

Permalink Reply by Jon Sessler on September 10, 2012 at 1:22pm

All of your photos cause me pain....

Jeff Grimes said:

I have my PB smallie ( 6-13) replica on the wall, and I haven't seen one done better.  I used Wildlife Creations in Missouri.  They are affiliated with Bass Pro.

I have a 10 lb LM from a place outside of Lake Fork Texas....and it is a good one, but not worth what they charged.  Wildlife creations was reasonable and they did a great job of matching the pain to my photo.  

Jeff

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on September 10, 2012 at 7:02pm

Thanks for the input everyone....

Permalink Reply by Don Hogue on September 12, 2012 at 10:55am

Dave Campbell

Most reproductions I've seen do a poor job on the belly, making it all or mostly white instead of a mottled/grey look.  Campbell's work is the best I've seen at getting little things like the underside of a smallmouth right. 

Permalink Reply by Jeff Grimes on September 12, 2012 at 4:26pm

Says....the king of  Wafish Photoshop

Jon Sessler said:

All of your photos cause me pain....

Jeff

Permalink Reply by Ryan Brown on September 18, 2012 at 8:55am

Call Dave Campbell @ 253-847-6011.  He does amazing work.  Multiple time World Champion Fish Artist.  His shop is in Puyallup.  Best work I've ever seen.  Spendy but worth every penny.  He has a custom mold he made for a 7lb+ smallmouth. 

Permalink Reply by Ryan Brown on September 18, 2012 at 9:07am

http://www.davecampbellfish.com/home.htm

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