I posted about catching this Walleye in the Spring...

 

 

I debated about whether to get a Replica made of this Fish or not (as there are certainly bigger Walleye out there).  However, I realized a nice Walleye Replica would look better than any decoration my wife may choose (don't get me wrong, she has good taste in interier design, I just think a good looking Replica Display is like a work of Art and something I would prefer to look at).  Instead of shopping around for guys who could do the work, I went back to the guy who did my Smallmouth Replica Display and Musky Replica (Joe Fittante of Fittante Taxidermy & Fish Replica).  I figured why look around when you already found one of the best.  Here's the work he has done for me in the past...

 

 

As I like to do, I made a sketch of how I wanted the Fish and Rocks to be made and sent it off to Joe.

 

 

Well, Joe took that drawing and delivered gold, like he always does.  The Replica and Rocks arrived a few days before Christmas and were put up for a Christmas Day Surprise (the surprise was mostly for my wife as she didn't know I ordered it and I figured she couldn't tell me to take something down that Santa delivered, could she?)

 

 

Without the bow...

 

 

 

 

The best part of the Surprise was that my wife actually liked it.  She said it "had character with good colors and clean presentation," vs. the Musky replica that she is not a fan of, because it is "too big" (a problem I was happy about).

 

I hope you guys don't mind me sharing my Christmas Gift with you all as I do enjoy seeing other Replicas people have done.  Also, Happy Holidays to you all and may 2021 bring a Replica Worthy Fish Catching Year.    

 

 

Thats beautiful. Congratulations on the catch and the amazing replica. Looking forward to one day having a replica made of one of my own catches.

Great mount! It looks real, almost alive.

 

That’s a great one! 

Sweet!

Very Nice ~

One of The Best I've seen 

and I'm betting the pics here don't really do it justice.

Congrats again.

A-Jay

Nice looking display, and congrats again on a nice walleye! 

Amazing detail! Congratulations!

8 hours ago, Kyle S said:

Thats beautiful. Congratulations on the catch and the amazing replica. Looking forward to one day having a replica made of one of my own catches.

 

This was my 5th Replica and I love looking at every one.  I hope I am lucky enough to catch more Replica Worthy Fish and have my house look like a Cabelas (though, my wife might veto that idea, but that's my plan).

6 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Great mount! It looks real, almost alive.

 

 

Joe does a great job capturing that dynamic still pose.

5 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Sweet!

Thanks Dwight!  I know there are much bigger Walleye out there, but I figured I coulldn't wait as I never fish for them and just like designing replica poses..haha.

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Very Nice ~

One of The Best I've seen 

and I'm betting the pics here don't really do it justice.

Congrats again.

A-Jay

Thanks A-Jay.  No, the pictures don't really do it justice as the most captivating part is the merging of the 2-D image with the 3-D look of the Walleye, Rocks, and Lure.

5 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

That’s a great one! 

Thanks

3 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Nice looking display, and congrats again on a nice walleye! 

Thanks again.  I appreciate the comments.

2 hours ago, Dorado said:

Amazing detail! Congratulations!

Thanks.  Joe does incredible work.  I just need to catch more fish for him to do before he decides to retire one day.  I don't have a back up guy since Lyons & O'haver closed.

That's a very cool replica - one of the nicest I've seen anywhere.

He did a very nice job

Looks great. I'm on Fittante's waiting list! It was the only choice after seeing your smallmouth.

10 hours ago, Vilas15 said:

Looks great. I'm on Fittante's waiting list! It was the only choice after seeing your smallmouth.

 

That is the one thing about Joe Fittante, you will wait a while for one of his masterpieces.  In my opinion, it is worth the wait.  I remember you posting you were thinking about ordering a replica from him.  Make sure you post a picture when you recieve it.  As I mentioned, I love seeing different replicas.