Replica

[erikwells]

Sorry for asking however I tried searching and just looking back at previous posts but I was unable to get a return on a search for replica. I also couldn't just page back to look so I'm sorry for asking the question that gets asked many times on this forum. Is there a big difference between wood and fiberglass for a replica in appearance and cost? Also what are the expected costs for each. My son got a 29 inch walleye and I took the measurements and a couple of pictures and wanted to look into it. Anyone out there that has had this done that was happy with what they got back a name, number, HSOforum anything would be appreciated. Below is what a guy in California quoted which seemed rather expensicve to me but maybe I am a little out of the loop on this topic.

29" walleye - $522.00

Driftwood - $45.00

Name Plate - $30.00

A shipping rate would be added if the fish mount needs to be shipped. A 50% deposit of the total price is required to start.

Thanks,

[JohnMickish]

$13.5 to $14.5 per inch is what I have seen. You can usually save some money if you order/pickup at the sports show.

[erikwells]

Thanks you MNfishinguy. My 7 year old caught it all on his own only with his 9 year old at the net and my 5 year old giving advice to keep the line tight and rod tip up. It measured 29 girth 17 1/4. In my mind I thought 29 was kind of a kid threshold for getting this done and they got one which is still bigger tham my PB 28. It's not cheap but I'll check around and see if I can split up the cost a bit by maybe half up front and half when I pick up. Thanks again for the info and letting me retell the story.

[BartmanMN]

Take a look at some of the recent Replica work done by Artistic Anglers in Duluth. I know a Boar and Leech just received their Northern and Walleye back and both look great.

[Greybeard53]

I agree with the other posts. $14 is about average for a repro. and that often includes driftwood. Artistic Anglers does nice walleyes. So does Fibertech in Nisswa. You should get by at least $150 cheaper than your quote from California, and more importantly I can't imagine quality being any better than you can get at either of these two places.

As far as size, there is no magic number. More the circumstances. It sounds like you've got a great memory to warrant a reproduction.

[Fish Head]

Artistic Anglers has done 2 walleyes for me and I'm very happy. If you want to see there work in person, go to cabelas in Rogers. They did the walleyes that are on display there.

[LEECH21]

I second Artistic Anglers. Just got my pike back and had a largemouth done a few years back. They do great work. I haven't been lucky enough to get a walleye big enough to mount yet, but I'm trying! Here's pics of both. The pictures don't do any justice to the real things. They look like they are ready to swim off the wall! If you order during the Sportmen's Show in the cities they charge 12.50 an inch I believe.

[erikwells]

Thanks all for the responses. Those pictures are awesome. Yup got to get the replica made. Pictures and having the mount/replica is so great to have to continue to relive the awesome memory.