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Fiberglass Replica Mounts
I have mine done by Rich Benedict in Upstate NY. Rich owns Angling Artisans Unlimited. He does fantastic work.
Although the photos don't do them justice, here are a few samples of his work:
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Permalink Reply by James Feasel on
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Looks good. What fish or fishes did this guy do for you? I'm considering having a salmon done by a guy out west.
There are more replica artist out there now and many are very good and expensive. Still, gotta research your artist just like you would check out a taxidermist.
How big is that jumbo?
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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Jimvision,
Rich did a 6-4 Smallmouth for me that came out fantastic. I am also having him do a large Bluegill Hybrid for me right now. He actually specializes in trout and salmon. Here's a link to the Coldwater Gallery on his site:
No idea how big that jumbo was, as it was taken from his site. I know several other people who have used Rich for their replica mounts, and they are all extremely happy with the results.
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Thanks for the link.
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Permalink Reply by John Cachel on
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Wow! Beauitful! Perfect for release big panfish and you still have big panfish on the wall! Do they have website and information for in the future that I might want big panfish on my wall when I relesse alive fish back to water!
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John,
That is exactly what thrills me about this. I released the 10 3/4" Bluegill Hybrid that I caught recently, but a nearly perfect replica will be on my wall in a few months. I hope Bruce doesn't mind me posting this, but here is the link to the website:
http://anglingartisan.webs.com/
I have no affiliation with the taxidermist/artist other than he has done GREAT work for me.
Mike
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Soto on
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There are several really good fish replica artists available, one is BigBluegill member Tim Overbaugh. My Wisconsin friend Joshua Knuth does awesome work also:
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Permalink Reply by Tim Overbaugh on
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I have to say, I've seen a lot of Rich's and Joshua's work and they are among two of my favorites for doing fiberglass replica mounts.
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