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A pedestal mount I made of a Lake Perris male spawner. Fish was about 10.5 inches.
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Comment by Bruce Condello on December 8, 2011 at 11:36am
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The artists on this site are second to none. Very nice.
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Comment by Troy Dorman on December 8, 2011 at 11:07am
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What did this fish weigh Jeff? It looks VERY healthy and your work is stunning, the detail you created is off the charts good IMO.
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Comment by Walt Foreman on December 8, 2011 at 10:41am
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Beautiful mount, Jeff!
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Comment by Tony Livingston on December 8, 2011 at 8:57am
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That looks great! I haven't seen a pedestal mount before, but I believe now that I prefer it over a "flat" mounting. Very cool!
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Comment by Jeff Soto on December 8, 2011 at 7:18am
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Well I tried to charge more, but what that did is took away potential customers. They went to a less-expensive taxidermist. Plus I do not like working with fiberglass.
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What an awesome mount and good fish too. You're obviously a true artist but you could easily get $100-150 on top of what you were charging Jeff for this fish and probably all your other fish. That thing is tall for a 10.5in bluegill.
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 8, 2011 at 5:22am
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Nice detail Jeff....cool looking pedestal mount!
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Thanks Cal. It's fiberglass reproduction or replica as everyone seems to call them now. I made a plaster mold of the original dead fish, then made a fiberglass "cast" from the mold. I no longer am in the taxidermy business because I didn't make much of a profit, for all the time I put into each mount. My price in 2007 was $15.00 an inch with a 15 inch minimum.
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Comment by cal okeefe on December 8, 2011 at 12:09am
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man your work is awesome.. is this a replica or a skin mount?? if you dont mind me asking how much would something like that cost if someone sent you a fish or pic
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