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I have neither a skin mount or replica on my wall yet And when the time comes I'll do whatever makes me the most comfortable.
I got curious though, since not too many people have pictures of replicas, but alot of people support them.
Here's a link with some info to help base peoples decisions. http://www.silverdoctortaxidermy.com/SDRvsSM.htm
You have 2 options there SP. You can have a taxedemist repair your fin or if it's too badly damaged, an artificial fin can be added to the mount. If you go with the artificial, you may have to replace to, just to marry them up.
I would go skin. After seeing that comparison, well let's just say it wasn't a comparison and I would not want it. I know I may have to take heat from some people about a muskie like that but it's my fish and I will do as I please...legally and ethically of course.
Scott, I certainly wouldn't judge all replica's by the job on that one.
I was hoping someone would have a before and after shot of a good replica job. CCB, do you have a photo of your bass replica?
I'll snap a shot of a cool replica tonight. My buddy down the road has a bluegill gill replica done from the one he caught. It's the Canadian Record. Two replicas were made from it and they even have the pike scar on them that the original fish had. And as a foot note, the MNR kept the original. I'll get a pic of it tonight.
I know both are painted. The skin mount will have the bars and stripes, and all the taxidermist has to do is blend his/her colours to the proper area. Where the replica he/she would have to make a best guess using pics.
I have a trophy brown trout replica done by Advanced Taxidermy. They do real good work if you can afford the ransom
Personally, I switched from mounts to blown up pictures. Its much cheaper and it's a win-win situation for me and the fish.
I would hate to kill a trophy fish that is on top of the food chain. There are not very many lunkers out there and think about the odds it took to get that big. Just my 2cents.
Markus wrote:Wolfe,if you accidently killed the fish. A 55 inch muski.Would you skin mount it for $500 or replica it for $1000?
Hi, Markus. Because the driving force behind my decision to replica mount is to let the fish swim away...well...if it absolutely was not going to be able to do that, I would probably choose the skin mount. Is this an entrapment question?
Good points made by all, and it is, of course, a personal choice & preference. I just like returning those superior fish to the waters to swim again and make superior babies.
W.
Thanks, Dad, for taking me fishing when I was a kid.
No entrapment Wolfe. Just trying to get the point of my conversation back on track. I know that replicas allow for the fish to live, my curiousity is simply whether a replica mount does the same justice as a skin mount for appearence.
down here we would go with a nice picture. over time skin mounts deteroriate. especially for muskies. they take to long to grow to kill. as richards motto is. release them all
Seems like more than a few people have said that skin mounts fade or discolor over time. I know lots of those older than dirt mounts on lodge walls do look sepia-toned, but I imagine times have changed and taxidermy has improved.
Can any of you folks that have visited the Bass Pro Shops in Auburn NY confirm whether my guess that all or most of the mounts inside the store are replicas?
W.
Thanks, Dad, for taking me fishing when I was a kid.
Check with your choice of taxidermist if you can repaint skin mounts that has faded. The paints applied by airbrushing now is more durable compared to what has been used years ago on skin mounts.
I know that Shawn and James from Advanced were doing restorations of record mounts from yesteryear.
And when the time comes I'll do whatever makes me the most comfortable.
Check with your choice of taxidermist if you can repaint skin mounts that has faded. The paints applied by airbrushing now is more durable compared to what has been used years ago on skin mounts.