Handlebarz Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thanks Pete I remember that pic above that is a great looking mount also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade67 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Very nice mount Mike! Pete is right on the money on all the positive factors in getting a replica. Nice mount as well! There are the purist who feel the only mount worthy is a skin mount but they just won't stand the test of time. I have a walleye on the wall from advanced that was done very early in their career. Its 25 years old and it looks like the day I received it! I've had to clean it a couple of times and its amazing how durable the finish is. My brother and friends have had mounts done as well over the years and they just got better. Especially with inside the mouth and gill details. Its best to take lots of pictures as soon as you can. They are masters in painting every detail. I'm still hunting for a G Bay ski over 50! If I get one its only a five minute drive to their current location. Always nice to have an excuse to drop in and see what is in their show room waiting for pick-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Replicas are more expensive that skin mounts. I'm thinking I should have stayed in the business if that's what it cost to have a replica done. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thanks 67 replicas are very durable Jimmer I wish I had talent to do them it would be a great business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Wow... $1400 with no background art... That's getting expensive... My dad got a 54" done with driftwood and rock/sand lake bottom etc... for $1000... But that was 20 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Just for comparison, I paid $125 for a 45" skin mount 4 decades ago. Seemed like a lot of $$$$ way back then. Edited March 24, 2014 by lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaredone Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Just for comparison, I paid $125 for a 45" skin mount 4 decades ago. Seemed like a lot of $$$$ way back then. Is that a smile breaking thru Lew? Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Is that a smile breaking thru Lew? Art Nope, I had gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Im glad Im not the only one that thought I looked trimmer and a studster in my younger years Lew. Great photo. Not meaning to high jack yer thread here Sir Parker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Absolutely beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Wow... $1400 with no background art... That's getting expensive... My dad got a 54" done with driftwood and rock/sand lake bottom etc... for $1000... But that was 20 years ago... Mike things have changed huge in 20 years with the replicas I did not want a background so I could easily use it for display at our booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Im glad Im not the only one that thought I looked trimmer and a studster in my younger years Lew. Great photo. Not meaning to high jack yer thread here Sir Parker. No biggie it's nice to see old mounts and how far things have come with what they can do from pictures. We have two old skin mounts here that are 25 years old and show it one is a SM bass the other a perch both cost less then $30 mounted on wood they hold a huge place in my heart but they look their age. If anyone wants to share there fish in this thread please do I love to see them I will post the other two tomorrow or later in the week. I will also repost dads walleye I had done at advanced for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mills Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Looks great and an excellent conversation pc for your home. Even better knowing its a replica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 The farther back we go, the smaller we were and the fish bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 beauty mike. if the mount fades send her in. I will make it any custom color free of charge lmao.. or do each side different , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokestackLightnin Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Congratulations on the fish and the mount. One of the concerns I have with replica mounts is what they are, a replica. For me, they loose the realistic charm that a skin mount provides. There is no doubt that Shawn and James at Advanced are very good at what they do, and many think they are the best, I don't dispute that. I think the reason why skin mounts get a lot of bad press is because there are a lot of bad skin mounts out there. Around 25 years ago I signed up for a special interest night course on taxidermy at a Toronto high school and it was there I met Grant. He seemed passionate about his craft and confident in his ability. He always stressed quality. The next year he held the class in his shop at Queen and Ossington and what an experience that was. Anyway, making a long story short, with Grant's help I did a skin mount on an 8lb walleye which to this day looks as good as the day it was completed. I even used the real gills. IMO nothing beats a properly done skin mount. I could only find a couple pictures of it where it now temporarily rests as you can see from the one photo, I am in the middle of renovating my cottage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 George I would love to send a fish over for you to paint I'm know that it would be an original tie die musky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Skin mounts can be very good if done properly; you just have to go to some of the taxidermy competitions to see the quality that some can put out. It's all in the quality of supplies used and the skill of painting. Even replicas can be critiqued to show the flaws. They just don't shrink and stretch with changes in humidity. I will post some pictures if I can figure out how to do it on a reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 That is massive! Good job getting the replica and letting that monster swim another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Just experimenting with trying to get photos on here. Sorry for redirecting the focus away from the beautiful replica of your trophy Mike P. These have been mounted for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Skin mounts can look great but no matter what a fish has to be kept. I have a couple old skin mounts but when it came to a musky if this size there is no way I am keeping one to save money on a skin mount. It takes so many years for that big girl to get to 54" it's the same as dads walleye we let it go and he kept some smaller ones for lunch. I don't know that I will get another done for myself but if my wife or kids want one of a big fish they will get I know I will buy them one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 she's a beauty! Someday I'll splurge...just waiting for a fish that big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Keep looking they will show up I had alot if hours in to get this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) I would also never keep a muskie that large, or any other muskie. That's the biggest benefit of replicas. This big ones get to live and fight another day. Edited March 28, 2014 by jimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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