"California" Coppernose

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Comment by Bruce Condello on December 8, 2011 at 11:36am

The artists on this site are second to none.  Very nice.

Comment by Troy Dorman on December 8, 2011 at 11:07am

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.

Comment by Walt Foreman on December 8, 2011 at 10:41am

Beautiful mount, Jeff! 

Comment by Tony Livingston on December 8, 2011 at 8:57am

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!

Comment by Jeff Soto on December 8, 2011 at 7:18am

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.

Comment by Troy Dorman on December 8, 2011 at 5:30am

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.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on December 8, 2011 at 5:22am

Nice detail Jeff....cool looking pedestal mount!

Comment by Jeff Soto on December 8, 2011 at 12:32am

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.

Comment by cal okeefe on December 8, 2011 at 12:09am

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