Just got my Bass Replica back!! (pics)

[LEECH21]

Caught this bass back in August of 2004. Ordered the graphite replica from Artistic Anglers out of Duluth. Took almost a year to get, but it was totally worth the wait. It looks amazing! The pics are great, but still not as good as seeing the real deal. Simply amazing work they do! The painter matched it perfectly. The bass went 22 inches. Here's the actual fish...

And the repo...

[Ralph Wiggum]

WOW! It is beautiful!

[tisosy11]

Great fish!

[bassNspear]

awesome stuff man. Congrats

[Central Bassman]

That looks very nice!!!! I like how the color that same. Nice fish

[rockman]

You gotta love that.That replica looks awesome!

[Fever]

Leech, Nice fish.... Replica looks great. I too landed a 22.25 incher last summer. My personal best. How reasonable was the pricing for your replica. I have a few pics of my 22incher and have been thinking of taking that route. Your pics just reminded me of that issue. I'm sure the wife will like that....

[Coach Dog]

Awesome fish! That replica really turned out nice. How much did that cost to have done?

[LEECH21]

Fever, I ordered the repo at the Sportmans Show in Minneapolis last March. I got 2 bucks off an inch for placing the order then. Overall with 30 dollars shipping it was a little over $300.00. Well worth it because Artistic Anglers guarantees the mount for life! Even if you break it and its your fault....they'll replace it for free. Plus unlike a real mount you don't have to worry about the mount aging. It'll look the same 50 years from now.

[Eskimoman]

And the fish is still swimming for someone else to catch!

[Scott M]

Nice work Leech. Great fish and a nice deal. Matt runs a nice little camp in Duluth. I got a chance to tour the place once. His new showroom is going to be great.

[bassNspear]

that is a smoking deal for what you paid for it. You couldnt afford not to take that and run

[Fluker]

Looks great! My replica should be in this week or next. I like how you set up your display with a picture by it. Great idea.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Leecher- It looks awsome.. thanks for sharing!

[Tippman]

Great mount with color same as original. Congrats on the nice fish. That bottom split fin isn't matched up though...lol

[mamohr686]

That is a great fish. I'm getting a replica from lake fork taxedermy, that should arrive this week. I'll post pics as soon as I get it for a comparison. I wanted to use a TX taxidermist because I was concerned about the dimensons of a FL strain pre-spawn bass, wouldn't be the same as the molds they have around here. Artistic anglers was my 2nd choice!

[outdoor ran]

Jesse, glad you like it. Looks great

[HUNTFISH69]

Thats is a nice fish, and replica's are the way to go.

[Dan Brelje]

Nice, I like that a lot

[Ray Esboldt]

Agreed, very nice. That is a more than just a replica, that's artwork there.

[frogtosser]

great fish, I am looking for that 22inch now too.

[LEECH21]

Thanks for all the great comments guys!

A special thanks to Outdoor Ran for keeping me updated on the time that the mount would be ready. Hey Randy, did you assemble my bass? Whoever did, did an awesome job!

....now this year my goal is to catch that 21 inch smallie to hang next to this one!

[Deitz Dittrich]

Leecher- If you dont mind me askig, about howmuch was the mount?

[Fishing_High]

DD he says how much it costs toward the top of the thread 300.00 is a great deal on a great looking replica.

[mamohr686]

I just got mine unpacked.

here is the big girl

Replica:

I'm really happy with it, it took me about 30 minutes to get it out of the box. They built a wood frame around it so it wouldn't get dammaged during shipment. Mine was $365 including shipping and the driftwood. I've seen some older replicas that had really cheesy fins that looked like fat cardboard cut-outs, the newer mounts are really amazing.