I know this isn't as big as some of you guys, but it's my PB at 6.74 lbs. I think it turned out awesome, opinions welcome..

 

 

great looking bass! replica, so she is still out there getting bigger!

2 minutes ago, Turtle135 said:

great looking bass! replica, so she is still out there getting bigger!

Yes Sir, still swimming around Liberty Reservoir somewhere...

looks awesome i hope to get one if i catch something over 6.5 lbs this year 

3 minutes ago, Scarborough817 said:

looks awesome i hope to get one if i catch something over 6.5 lbs this year 

If you do give Rob Smith @ R&S Taxidermy a shout he's in New Milford Connecticut. He's also on FB and the internet, in all it took about 4 months to complete. He sent me a ton of progress pics along the way to make sure I was happy with everything, which was cool.

 

2 minutes ago, MDBowHunter said:

If you do give Rob Smith @ R&S Taxidermy a shout he's in New Milford Connecticut. He's also on FB and the internet, in all it took about 4 months to complete. He sent me a ton of progress pics along the way to make sure I was happy with everything, which was cool.

 

sounds cool i definitely will but im also going to look at some local guys try to support the canadian guys too 

Looks great! How much did it run you, if you don't mind me asking?

Very Nice ~

Congrats

A-Jay

Good way to preserve your memory of your PB LMB, very nice looking replica.

Congraturaltions.

Tom

5 hours ago, BrackishBassin said:

Looks great! How much did it run you, if you don't mind me asking?

$16 an inch

 

That looks great!! Thanks for sharing it.

At my likes limit for the day, so I can't hit that button up there. I like that though. Looks really awesome! I'm new to alot of this still, so how exactly does the replica thing work? 

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

 

Make room on your wall for more to come.

 

Congrats!

What a beautiful job!  I'm assuming the crappie is still alive, too.

Cool looking.

beautiful mount. wish more people would do this.

Love it. That looks great! Congrats on the PB!

12 hours ago, MichaelCopeland said:

At my likes limit for the day, so I can't hit that button up there. I like that though. Looks really awesome! I'm new to alot of this still, so how exactly does the replica thing work? 

I've never had one done but I believe you measure length and girth and snap some pictures and they order a form the approximate size and work their magic. 

 

It's a talent and an art form all in one. What taxidermist do is absolutely amazing in my eyes. I wish I had the patience to do fish, because I don't think there is anyone around me that does replica fish.

Congrats and thanks for sharing. If you had told us this was a skin mount I would have believed it. That's probably the most realistic replica I've ever seen!!

15 hours ago, MDBowHunter said:

$16 an inch

 

 Thanks for the information! 

That came out great!

Very nice! Was this replica based on pictures and measurements or was this the actual fish? For a 6# sure does look nice!

Outstanding mount.  Absolutely beautiful. Happy Happy.

Good one!

 

Nice replica! They are the way to go, they'll last far longer and you won't have to worry about cracking or anything like that. My pb got mounted as a replica as well. Mine only took about 4-6 weeks and when I got the first one it wasn't right. The coloring was washed out, and the mount didn't look like the fish I caught. Fortunately, the company I went through guaranteed satisfaction. I called them up and told them about it and they told me to ship it back and they'd try again. Because my fish was caught prespawn the gut on it was bigger than the average bass of that size so they needed to order a different form and then paint it according to the pictures I had sent. The second one came back perfect and I couldn't be happier.

 

16 hours ago, MichaelCopeland said:

I'm new to a lot of this still, so how exactly does the replica thing work? 

Replicas are made on fiberglass blanks that are ordered based on length and girth and then the blanks are painted to match the markings of the fish caught. To get one you only need the length, girth, and pictures of the fish which allows you to release the fish to be caught another day. Some say that if it's not a skin mount, it's not the real thing....those aren't the real thing though either since the skin is stretched over a form shaped to fit into the skin and then the skin is painted anyway. Reproductions, are very comparable cost wise as well and usually run just slightly more.