Lets see your replicas...
thewal2
Posted 1/11/2009 7:31 PM (#354394)
Subject: Lets see your replicas...




Posts: 87


Hello all,

I am trying to decided what I want to do with a replica i need to get...I would love to see what other people got as far as how it looks in a house...Show us what you got, who did it and the size of it. I would love to see them on drift wood and not on drift wood.

Thanks for the help guys!!!!!!!

Tim
Dave T.
Posted 1/11/2009 8:39 PM (#354416 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 512


Heres mine!!

Dave
Dave T.
Posted 1/11/2009 8:45 PM (#354417 - in reply to #354416)
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Posts: 512


opps, sorry, to big to post..

Dave
muskie! nut
Posted 1/11/2009 8:55 PM (#354420 - in reply to #354417)
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Posts: 2894


Location: Yahara River Chain
Fittante, 51"


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muskyfvr
Posted 1/11/2009 9:04 PM (#354423 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 223


Location: Minn.
Here is a mount of my 52"er by Joe Fittante.Sorry can"t get it to upload.

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ShaneW
Posted 1/11/2009 9:17 PM (#354426 - in reply to #354423)
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Posts: 619


Location: Verona, WI
Here's my 54" from Fittante.




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Slimeball
Posted 1/11/2009 9:27 PM (#354427 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 332


Location: Michigan
Here's my dad's 53" by Lax.


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Ajohnson
Posted 1/11/2009 10:03 PM (#354433 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 229


those are all nice replicas! just out of curiousity, how much do replicas like these cost?
thewal2
Posted 1/12/2009 7:17 AM (#354456 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 87


it depends on size it is something like 13 an inch plus if you get wood the cost of the wood...so for a 50 inch musky somewhere around $700
LOTWbeachbum
Posted 1/12/2009 9:32 AM (#354462 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 134


Location: (South of the 218)
Here's my son, Tyler's, LOTW Northern that his grandfather had a replica made locally for Xmas -2007.


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AFChief
Posted 1/12/2009 12:08 PM (#354506 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 550


Location: So. Illinois
I have one relica that was done by Fittante and I just love it. I had him do drift wood mount and it turned out just beautiful.

Jerry


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Tim Anderson
Posted 1/12/2009 12:54 PM (#354525 - in reply to #354506)
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Posts: 32


Location: Brainerd, Minnesota
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn246/bigfishhunter65/55x26musky...

This one by Rick Lax. 55 x 26 Mille Lacs fish. Looks just like the real deal!
porterhouse
Posted 1/12/2009 1:05 PM (#354531 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: Apple Valley
Here is mine 51" from Artistic Anglers

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Brian


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mota
Posted 1/12/2009 3:17 PM (#354567 - in reply to #354394)
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wow those Fittante look really real,the cheif one look so awesome
thewal2
Posted 1/12/2009 3:28 PM (#354569 - in reply to #354567)
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Posts: 87


yeah I like the tail down look.

Tim
muskihntr
Posted 1/12/2009 8:46 PM (#354647 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 2037


Location: lansing, il
here are a couple more from joe fittante. just picked the walleye up this weekend!


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sworrall
Posted 1/12/2009 10:32 PM (#354663 - in reply to #354647)
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Rick Lax 56.5 Spotted Muskie. He nailed it...perfectly.


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Smokin Joe
Posted 1/12/2009 10:39 PM (#354664 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 311


Rick Lax, Walleye stringer.


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whitetails
Posted 1/12/2009 10:46 PM (#354665 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 112


Location: algonquin Illinois
Here is my wife & sons first muskie both 43.5
done by Joe Fittante


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rob.s
Posted 1/12/2009 11:03 PM (#354668 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 136


Location: Chicago
Joe Fittante 47''


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J Routt
Posted 1/13/2009 6:18 AM (#354679 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: Right Here

Check these guys out too. They were at the Chicago show for the first time this year. www.advancedtaxidermy.com/gallery/fish-gallery.html They are more than the $12.50 per inch that Fittante and Lax charge, but their art work is phenomenal. (Something like $19.50 per inch Canadian, which is currently around $16.50 US.) I went to the show thinking I was going to order a mount from Lax or Fittante, but walked out of the show with my cash still in my pocket. I’m trying to figure out whether or not I want to dump the extra dough on these guys. I really don’t want to sound like an advertisement, but my jaw dropped when I looked at their fish. They do mounts for most of the new Cabelas and Bass Pro Shops, including a 55’ humpback for BP in Boston.
Fittante and Lax do awesome work, but these guys are something to be considered too. The only unfortunate thing is that they only charge Canadian, so the US price changes daily.

sorenson
Posted 1/13/2009 7:28 AM (#354688 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 1764


Location: Ogden, Ut
I didn't get to pick who did mine...it was done secretly and presented to me when I least expected it. But Rick Lax did an amazing job of representing what may very well be the biggest tiger I will ever encounter. He truly captured the moment again. If I ever have another fish reproduction done, he'll be the one I call.

Here's a couple of pics; one on the wall to get a good view of the artistry and one w/ me and my Mom to give you a sense of scale. (I still look dazed in that photo!)

Thanks again guys.
S.

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willeysbucktails
Posted 1/13/2009 7:52 AM (#354695 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 191


Location: WV
Here's a beauty Rick did for me , nuff said. jw


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Guest
Posted 1/13/2009 1:15 PM (#354766 - in reply to #354394)
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I think personally the detail work in Rob S. 47" look PHENOMENAL!!
fish4musky1
Posted 1/13/2009 4:49 PM (#354819 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: Northern Wisconsin
i need to catch a big one so i can get a replica lol
muskie_man
Posted 1/13/2009 6:00 PM (#354838 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 1237


Location: South Portsmouth, KY
My 53x23.5 done by a local guy here in ky.

Photobucket

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JimLang
Posted 1/13/2009 6:22 PM (#354841 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 170


51 done by Rick Lax. (2 years ago) It's an "S" curve, although this angle doesn't show it that well.

VERY happy with it...


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Chasin50
Posted 1/13/2009 6:35 PM (#354844 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
A 53 GLS Muskie and a 31" Walleye from Fittante.


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muskyfvr
Posted 1/13/2009 7:16 PM (#354856 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 223


Location: Minn.
replica by Joe Fittante.[IMG]http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg247/muskyfvr/th_52inch001-1-2.jpg[/IMG]

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iowalunger
Posted 1/13/2009 9:39 PM (#354881 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 28


Location: mankato, mn
This thread is making me freak the frick out!!! I'm waiting on my replica from Fittante which is supposed to be done in the next week or so. You guys are just making the wait worse...thanks a lot pricks! haha. But seriously, some of these mounts look amazing! I'm way impressed by Advanced Taxidermy's mounts. Crazy good detail, but I still prefer Joe's painting to any other. Congrats to Chadster and Rob S. for having some of the finest looking paint jobs i've seen!
Chasin50
Posted 1/14/2009 5:28 AM (#354916 - in reply to #354881)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
iowalunger - 1/13/2009 10:39 PM

Congrats to Chadster and Rob S. for having some of the finest looking paint jobs i've seen!


Thanks

I am pretty darn anal, so when I worked with Joe, I wanted to ensure this representaed the fish as closely as possible. If you put a tape on the fish it measures 53.5 x 22, which is exactly what this fish measured in the cradle. It was a summer fish that did not have a fat belly, but it was square like a railroad tie (broad back) and solid (muscular). Joe got it dead on.

Joe is a true artist. When I look at the replica, it doesn't look like a replica, it looks like the fish... He is doing a 54.5 x 23 for me for me currently. When that one hangs next to the 53, I know it will look just a s good and proportionate to the 53. I cant stand looking at grossly inflated replicas. I feel the mounts i have represent the fish as precisely as possibly without killing the fish. It's worth the wait! When I get a 45 or 50 pounder, Joe will do it.

Edited by Chadster 1/14/2009 8:20 AM
GETTHENET
Posted 1/14/2009 7:12 AM (#354919 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: Madison, WI
I just picked up my 52 x 27 repo from the Chicago Musky Show. Rick Lax did an awesome job! The attention to detail is simply amazing! It is a two sided mount with a wood base that is filled with rocks. I am very impressed.

I would highly recommend Lax for your next reproduction.

http://www.laxreproduction.com/

Adam



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MACK
Posted 1/14/2009 8:15 AM (#354928 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 1086


GETTHENET,

Very, very nice. Thanks for sharing those detailed and various pix. Often times in pix of mounts/replicas, it's very hard to get an idea for size due to not having anything within the photo for comparison, which, you've done for us nicely by putting your daughter in there, and then in addition to that, it's often tough to tell size of a mount/replica due to the different shapes, twists or positions the fish's body has been molded into, but you're various shots show it off perfectly. Very, very nice.
Chasin50
Posted 1/14/2009 8:18 AM (#354929 - in reply to #354919)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
GETTHENET,

That is one of the coolest mounts i have seen. Very cool! I will get a 2 sided mount when I get the fish truly worthy of it... Can you say Cha Ching... Yowzer!
PEteacher44
Posted 1/14/2009 8:28 AM (#354931 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 303


Location: WI
When you post your picture(s), would you put your 'original' picture of the fish along with the replica? It would be nice to see how close the replicas are to the actual fish. Thanks.

Edit: All the the above fish look great! I'm jealous of everyone of them.

Edited by PEteacher44 1/14/2009 8:30 AM
Smokin Joe
Posted 1/14/2009 11:13 AM (#354980 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 311


Here is a mount that Rick just finished before the Chicago Show and will be at other shows this year. He also figured out how to make a splash of water which many of you who were at the Chicago Show saw what he did with McNair's fish.

This mount is baby ducks swimming on water with a musky looking up at them for a quick meal. This one is my favorite!!!!!!!


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MACK
Posted 1/14/2009 11:42 AM (#354990 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 1086


GETTHENET,

If you don't mind saying, or mind me asking, how much more $$$$ did it cost to have your repro done in that 2-sided fashion vs. just a single sided, hanging wall mount on driftwood?

Smokin Joe posts a cool example as well...more of a "theme or concept" reproduction. That's cool too. Even more costly...but...very cool...
Jason Bomber
Posted 1/14/2009 12:23 PM (#355000 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 574


Very cool Adam!

All look good, but the 2 sided idea looks sweet.

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IAJustin
Posted 1/14/2009 1:58 PM (#355019 - in reply to #354990)
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Posts: 2058


If you don't mind saying, or mind me asking, how much more $$$$ did it cost to have your repro done in that 2-sided fashion vs. just a single sided, hanging wall mount on driftwood?


According to the LAX website its $19 per inch double sided mounts...only a grand for a fish of a lifetime
GETTHENET
Posted 1/14/2009 7:39 PM (#355071 - in reply to #354990)
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Location: Madison, WI
Mack, I believe Lax charges around $12.50 per inch for a one sided mount and $19 per inch for a two sided. Well worth the extra since you will have it forever.
Don Pfeiffer
Posted 1/14/2009 10:40 PM (#355119 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 929


Location: Rhinelander.
I think the walleyes look better then muskies. Something about the little dimple affect on some of the muskies I don't like. It just does not look like real scales to me. They are beautifully done but that one thing puts me off a little.

Pfeiff
muskyfvr
Posted 1/15/2009 8:54 AM (#355147 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 223


Location: Minn.
52" by Joe Fittante.


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Posted 1/15/2009 11:28 AM (#355174 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 155


Thanx Rick Lax!


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Reef Hawg
Posted 1/17/2009 12:09 PM (#355602 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 3518


Location: north central wisconsin
pic's don't show the true color well(lost the blue/purples when flash went off), due to low light. Joe Fittante's work. It's actually a replica of a 2 fish, or one caught twice. My friend caught it on a tip-up in early spring of 2001. I got her on my first ice trip of winter 02/03 with dad, a half mile from where my buddy got it. Joe had trouble skinning a smelt like it ate so he painted a sucker to look like one, and did very well. I bumped the tail of the sucker and broke a piece, hence the home repair on it. Attached is a pic of the second capture, to show how Joe painted certain markings that I noticed upon both captures(the little whale shaped marking above and just in front of fin is one example).

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bobtodd
Posted 1/17/2009 6:51 PM (#355667 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 337


Location: Central WI
Reef Hawg, that pike mount is amazing! How big was that pike?
Chasin50
Posted 1/17/2009 7:27 PM (#355673 - in reply to #355667)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
bobtodd - 1/17/2009 7:51 PM

Reef Hawg, that pike mount is amazing! How big was that pike?


I second that! Very nice!
CiscoKid
Posted 1/17/2009 7:35 PM (#355675 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 1906


Location: Oconto Falls, WI
48" Tiger by Fittante, and a 30" walleye by Ron Lax.

Next fish will be by Lax.


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Mikes Extreme
Posted 1/18/2009 12:24 PM (#355774 - in reply to #354916)
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Posts: 2691


Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin
I will post Joe's(47), Lax(52), and Lake Tomahawk Taxidermy(53 and 57).

Sorry I don't have a good picture of the 57 repo. Going fishing now, no time to get pic and post it. Same as 53 but way bigger.

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jlong
Posted 1/19/2009 1:56 PM (#356024 - in reply to #355774)
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Posts: 1938


Location: Black Creek, WI
Here is my graphite replica from Artistic Anglers.



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JimtenHaaf
Posted 3/8/2009 7:25 PM (#364985 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 717


Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Just got mine back from LAX.




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Sam Ubl
Posted 8/20/2009 9:37 AM (#395040 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: SE Wisconsin
Fittante's work is simply amazing. As close as I look at his work in person, I can't believe just how realistic it is down to every little detail! He's working on a rep for me as we speak - can't wait to see it!
Joe V
Posted 8/20/2009 12:59 PM (#395075 - in reply to #354394)
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I would just like to say that Fittante's stuff really impressed me at the Chicago show.Well worth a grand to have a beautiful fish mount and still have it swimming out there somewhere.
Magic8Ball
Posted 8/20/2009 1:16 PM (#395078 - in reply to #395040)
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Posts: 90


Location: Ohio

These are ALL nice looking Replicas, I hope I get one big enough to warrant a Replica

esox911
Posted 8/20/2009 3:56 PM (#395097 - in reply to #395078)
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Posts: 556


Fantastic replicas !! Looks like there are 2 guys out there doing absolutely quality work--I looked at them over the winter at the shows--I can't wait to get to get that special fish so I can also have 1 of those fine replicas hanging on my wall. Haven't gotten her yet but got a special trip planned for late this fall and I am hoping that is the ticket---maybe even sooner--you just never know 1!
jerken jimi
Posted 8/21/2009 5:06 PM (#395286 - in reply to #395097)
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Posts: 253


Location: Birchwood, WI.
Here is my 49'' tiger done by Sprotsman's Dreams Taxidermy in hayward, WI.


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Bigman
Posted 8/21/2009 7:17 PM (#395295 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 281


Location: ROckford IL
Pretty Tiger Sorno
Dave T.
Posted 8/21/2009 9:19 PM (#395315 - in reply to #354881)
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Posts: 512


Heres my 50.5 and my nephews 50.5. Both done by Joe. love em


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MuskyStalker
Posted 8/21/2009 9:42 PM (#395322 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 317


advanced taxidermy mounts and detail are the best I've ever seen, but they still lack the three-dimensional look of Fittante's painting.
Pointerpride102
Posted 8/21/2009 10:19 PM (#395326 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 16632


Location: The desert
Some good looking replicas on here and there are some that I wouldn't have walked out of the shop with because they are pretty bad. I wont name any because I'm sure the owners are happy with them. I've got a 51 done by Lax and am happy with it.
rpike
Posted 8/24/2009 1:12 PM (#395669 - in reply to #354881)
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Posts: 291


Location: Minneapolis
Here's a 33" lake trout I caught in the BWCAW that Fittante did.

p.s. The photo was the day I picked it up at the MN Muskie Expo this spring.

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Chasin50
Posted 8/24/2009 1:27 PM (#395679 - in reply to #395669)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
The 54 Joe did that I mentioned in my earlier post. This was THE fish.



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Sam Ubl
Posted 8/24/2009 2:34 PM (#395694 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: SE Wisconsin
RPike, I'd be as happy as you look, too! The thing looks alive.
Johnnie
Posted 8/24/2009 4:34 PM (#395716 - in reply to #395694)
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Posts: 285


Location: NE Wisconsin
Are any of the fish on previous pages skin mounts rather then replicas??
JimtenHaaf
Posted 8/24/2009 6:44 PM (#395745 - in reply to #395679)
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Posts: 717


Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Chadster - 8/24/2009 2:27 PM

The 54 Joe did that I mentioned in my earlier post. This was THE fish.


I think you meant to say "This WAS the fish" [of a lifetime]. HAHA!!
Chasin50
Posted 8/24/2009 7:10 PM (#395751 - in reply to #395745)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
JimtenHaaf - 8/24/2009 7:44 PM

Chadster - 8/24/2009 2:27 PM

The 54 Joe did that I mentioned in my earlier post. This was THE fish.


I think you meant to say "This WAS the fish" [of a lifetime]. HAHA!! ;)


Ya, go figure... What I meant was, I think he did a really nice job replicating the coloration and proportions...
shotgunlew
Posted 8/25/2009 10:39 AM (#395880 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 254


Location: In the cabbage
WOW those all look amazing!
Slim
Posted 8/25/2009 12:28 PM (#395913 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 59


lots of nice replicas for sure!
RiddingBaits
Posted 8/25/2009 12:43 PM (#395919 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 31


That one 31" Fittante walleye looks as if it has the head of a something else
Chasin50
Posted 8/25/2009 1:09 PM (#395924 - in reply to #395919)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
RiddingBaits - 8/25/2009 1:43 PM

That one 31" Fittante walleye looks as if it has the head of a something else


??? How so?
rpike
Posted 8/25/2009 1:12 PM (#395925 - in reply to #395694)
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Posts: 291


Location: Minneapolis
Sam Ubl - 8/24/2009 3:34 PM

RPike, I'd be as happy as you look, too! The thing looks alive.


It looks great in my office at work. Lots of prospective customers stop to admire it as they get the tour of the building. They always ignore me, the lowly engineer, behind the PC!
rpike
Posted 8/25/2009 1:17 PM (#395927 - in reply to #395679)
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Posts: 291


Location: Minneapolis
NICE replica (and fish!), Chadster. I like that Joe got the little nick out of the tail, too.
Sam Ubl
Posted 8/25/2009 1:22 PM (#395928 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: SE Wisconsin
I would say it looks like a walleye. Remember walleyes with small heads and big bodies means they grow fast, so they were eating good. I think it's awesome he can capture that charicteristic that's so especially unique to walleye.

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Posted 8/25/2009 2:56 PM (#395945 - in reply to #395928)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
I agree Sam. THis was a lake michigan fish, caught in November. It is dead on... Thats just what 12 pounders look like.
Chasin50
Posted 8/25/2009 2:59 PM (#395946 - in reply to #395927)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
rpike - 8/25/2009 2:17 PM

NICE replica (and fish!), Chadster. I like that Joe got the little nick out of the tail, too.


Thanks. That nick was a last minute detail joe asked if I wanted in the mount. I said yup, the fish had it...
RiddingBaits
Posted 8/25/2009 5:40 PM (#395994 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 31


Mike it's kinda weird I just messaged you asking for a pic of the 57" repro when you had the time...then I went looking at a post about Musky/Pike Attacks and ended up googling every way of "musky cat picture". Low and behold on page 11 of the results the words " 57" Musky " show up above a picture on some Crappie Killer website thats from some place that doesn't look like Wisconsin. Instantly recognized it just looking at the repro. Beauty..hope this helps you out too


Chadster, I'm well aware of what Walleyes look like up to 16.5lbs in the flesh...skin..scales, whatever lol...but the head shape kinda reminded me of a salmon or something, mount still looks great dude.

Here is Mike's 57", (pretty sure atleast)

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50orbetter
Posted 8/25/2009 7:01 PM (#396023 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 5


This is a 49 incher I caught on L.O.T.W Oct. 18 2001


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Chasin50
Posted 8/25/2009 7:06 PM (#396026 - in reply to #395994)
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Posts: 378


Location: Michigan
RiddingBaits - 8/25/2009 6:40 PM

Chadster, I'm well aware of what Walleyes look like up to 16.5lbs in the flesh...skin..scales, whatever lol...but the head shape kinda reminded me of a salmon or something, mount still looks great dude.QUOTE]


Boy, maybe its lighting in the photo. I used to do lots of trout fishing, and i don't see any remblance of trout in the mount. I thought you were referencing another one of the walleyes shown, but that one was not 31". I kept looking for another 31, cause mine looks like a walleye to me. This is my largest walleye to date, so I am a little defensive... Don't bash my walleye;)... lol... you know how it goes... If you can't tell, I am also very biased to Joe's work... I just think the realism is in a league of its own.

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RiddingBaits
Posted 8/25/2009 8:53 PM (#396042 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 31


lol...keep on keeepin on then holy cow, go fish your tribs. I haven't cracked 30" in the eye category yet(29.75") but I'm not going to make a bunch of excuses as to why I haven't lol..maybe it was the lighting, or the ganj.


Thats a good looking mount 50, where from? what i could piece together anyways! wicked headshot :D

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madmusky
Posted 9/14/2009 7:40 AM (#399580 - in reply to #396042)
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Posts: 157


LAX -

sorry will resize photos later


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tmag
Posted 9/14/2009 7:43 PM (#399721 - in reply to #395679)
Subject: RE: Lets see your replicas...




Posts: 513


Does anyone know who did 50orbetter's replica?
Fishboy19
Posted 9/14/2009 10:38 PM (#399772 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 299


50orbetters replica Looks like a Fittante.
Slimeball
Posted 9/15/2009 2:40 AM (#399800 - in reply to #399721)
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Posts: 332


Location: Michigan
tmag - 9/14/2009 8:43 PM

Does anyone know who did 50orbetter's replica?

I'll guess Advanced Taxidermy or Artistic Anglers.
ArmPit
Posted 11/19/2009 12:29 PM (#409236 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 450


Location: Waconia, MN
From what I seen/read Joe will be getting my business for my 55x25 this season! Now I just have to place the order with out the wife finding out... hmmmm lol
rpike
Posted 11/19/2009 12:42 PM (#409241 - in reply to #409236)
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Posts: 291


Location: Minneapolis
ArmPit - 11/19/2009 1:29 PM

From what I seen/read Joe will be getting my business for my 55x25 this season! Now I just have to place the order with out the wife finding out... hmmmm lol


Placing the order without being found out - should be possible. Proudly hanging it in the den without her seeing it - GOOD LUCK!
Rmac
Posted 11/19/2009 1:06 PM (#409244 - in reply to #409241)
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Posts: 4


Location: Mahtomedi, MN
Does anybody else notice that one of the big two's repo's have really black eyes. I won't mention who to see if anybody picks up on it, but they look very unnatural. I am wondering if you actually have options with the eye balls.

I will be getting a reproduction this winter but haven't made my decision 100%.
Kstenz
Posted 11/14/2010 11:07 AM (#466655 - in reply to #399721)
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Posts: 6


Location: South Beloit, IL
tmag - 9/14/2009 7:43 PM

Does anyone know who did 50orbetter's replica?


Based on my many years experience as a Fish Taxidermist, I would guess Advanced Taxidermy did it. And if anyone wants to really see a really good detailed Fish Replica, you should visit your state Taxidermy Association's annual competition or better yet, if you are anywhere close to St. Charles, MO this next May (2011), check out the World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships. Most would see quality you never knew existed...

This is my 1st post here, if I can figure out how to attach photo will show one of my Musky Replica's.

Kevin Stenzel
Artistic Creations
www.stenzelfish.com


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Posted 11/14/2010 4:03 PM (#466664 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 281


Location: ROckford IL
50.5 by 20 done by lax, I love it


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TET62
Posted 11/14/2010 6:58 PM (#466683 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 109


Location: Spencer, Wisconsin
This is my 45" Tiger, made by Fittante great work.


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Sam Ubl
Posted 11/15/2010 8:21 AM (#466752 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: SE Wisconsin
Fittante
JeffinPickering
Posted 11/15/2010 8:25 AM (#466753 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 97


Location: Pickering, ON
My 54" by Advanced Taxidermy.
My wife suprised me with it on our wedding day - October 30. Do I have the best wife ever, or what?!!!



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Posted 1/6/2011 2:06 PM (#473790 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 6


Location: South Beloit, IL
Some great looking fish on here! If anyone is interested in seeing how a Muskie Replica is done, I just finished my last in a series of videos on YouTube about the process. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0JhrRxJnuo
pepsiboy
Posted 1/6/2011 3:12 PM (#473803 - in reply to #466655)
Subject: RE: Lets see your replicas...


Kstenz - 11/14/2010 12:07 PM

tmag - 9/14/2009 7:43 PM

Does anyone know who did 50orbetter's replica?


Based on my many years experience as a Fish Taxidermist, I would guess Advanced Taxidermy did it. And if anyone wants to really see a really good detailed Fish Replica, you should visit your state Taxidermy Association's annual competition or better yet, if you are anywhere close to St. Charles, MO this next May (2011), check out the World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships. Most would see quality you never knew existed...

This is my 1st post here, if I can figure out how to attach photo will show one of my Musky Replica's.

Kevin Stenzel
Artistic Creations
www.stenzelfish.com

good job on that one,that pics make me prefer a closed mouth,look way more natural
Esox Madness
Posted 1/6/2011 4:20 PM (#473815 - in reply to #354394)
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Here are two GB fall fatties. Lax got the call and just like a lot of other comments on here.... simply impressive artist work with two very happy costumers!


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Posted 1/6/2011 4:35 PM (#473817 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 551


Location: Columbus, Georgia
Those replica's are fantastic!
muskyNR
Posted 2/18/2011 8:12 AM (#482408 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 40


Location: B;acksburg Virginia
Beautiful Replicas!
Hammskie
Posted 2/18/2011 9:07 AM (#482421 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 697


Location: Minnetonka
Thank you Rick Lax and M1st.


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Posted 2/18/2011 9:08 AM (#482422 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Sam Ubl
Posted 2/18/2011 3:41 PM (#482485 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: SE Wisconsin
A true work of art like that of Fittante or Lax is something to behold. It takes an artist to bring even a skin mount back to life.

TET62
Posted 2/19/2011 8:44 AM (#482553 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 109


Location: Spencer, Wisconsin
This is my 45" tiger Muskie by Fittante very happy with the fish and colors..


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Posted 2/19/2011 3:29 PM (#482610 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 57


Location: Marinette
Very nice musky porn.....need to figure out how to get some $$ for a replica next time I get a good fish.
Don't have any dead stuff on the wall other than deer.
Muskyflo
Posted 2/19/2011 3:42 PM (#482612 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 43


Location: Bonn, Germany
has anyone of you a replica in down-arch, out-curve style?

hope to get mine replica pike in a few weeks:)
FUBAR
Posted 2/20/2011 4:04 PM (#482752 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 216


Location: Middletown, Ohio
Here are a couple shots of my muskie reproduction. It's a 42" that was my first muskie that I caught at Cave Run, KY. The repo is from Jim Alred Taxidermy and I painted it myself.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/FUBAR_IV/Fish%20photos/musky...
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Here are a couple shots of a Largemouth that I also did. It is a Dennis Arp 3D repo

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Mark




tmag
Posted 4/21/2011 9:09 PM (#494388 - in reply to #482752)
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Posts: 513


Nice work. Particularly on the fins and tail. Looks like a skin mount to me, the work is so nice.
KARLOUTDOORS
Posted 4/22/2011 7:12 AM (#494422 - in reply to #354881)
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Posts: 956


Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs
iowalunger - 1/13/2009 9:39 PM

freak the frick out!!! !



supertrollr
Posted 4/7/2018 11:25 AM (#901513 - in reply to #354394)
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great pics guys .i think fittante is in another league.doe's anyone know if it's possible to get one with a closed mouth ?
UglyPike
Posted 4/7/2018 1:04 PM (#901522 - in reply to #354394)
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Posts: 101


Location: Niagara on the Lake, ON
Hand wood carved 57 inch musky. Not mine, something that Hans the Carver brought into our studio when we had him on the show to talk about carving musky out of wood and fishing the Niagara (Hans is a cofounder of red october baits)



true tiger tamer
Posted 4/7/2018 1:15 PM (#901525 - in reply to #354394)
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Kent; beautiful mount and what an awesome Pineview Reservoir fish.
supertrollr
Posted 4/7/2018 3:28 PM (#901533 - in reply to #354394)
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sweet !
musky507
Posted 4/7/2018 5:15 PM (#901552 - in reply to #354394)
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Some really nice mounts


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Esox715
Posted 4/7/2018 6:27 PM (#901555 - in reply to #354394)
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Wow :X
Rudedog
Posted 4/7/2018 9:13 PM (#901581 - in reply to #901513)
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Location: S.W. WI
supertrollr - 4/7/2018 11:25 AM

great pics guys .i think fittante is in another league.doe's anyone know if it's possible to get one with a closed mouth ?


Yes it is. I just inquired a few weeks ago. Fittante, a pic of one he did.


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supertrollr
Posted 4/9/2018 9:08 AM (#901789 - in reply to #354394)
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look so good,i think it just look more natural like that,that's how they look when they don't have a 7/0 in their mouth
BNelson
Posted 4/10/2018 7:44 AM (#901871 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: Contrarian Island
50" Wisco top. 54.5 x 26 MN fish. Lax did em


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fishhawk50
Posted 4/10/2018 8:14 AM (#901873 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: oconomowoc, wi
awesome looking fish Brad! top ones back fins look like that on live fish?
BNelson
Posted 4/10/2018 8:20 AM (#901875 - in reply to #901873)
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Location: Contrarian Island
thanks, yah, they were like that on the fish I caught...he did a nice job on both
fishhawk50
Posted 4/10/2018 8:37 AM (#901878 - in reply to #901875)
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Location: oconomowoc, wi
BNelson - 4/10/2018 8:20 AM

thanks, yah, they were like that on the fish I caught...he did a nice job on both

JakeStCroixSkis
Posted 4/10/2018 3:31 PM (#901949 - in reply to #354394)
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Location: St. Lawrence River
Nice looking fish. Im not sure if i could pick between Laxy and Joe..
Schultz345
Posted 4/10/2018 6:23 PM (#901963 - in reply to #354394)
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I think my first replica will have to go to Hans the Carver. He just finished up another fish and his wood replicas look better than any fiberglass on here. $65 an inch though.
supertrollr
Posted 4/10/2018 7:23 PM (#901975 - in reply to #354394)
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the top view of that wooden fish is amazing ,but fiberglass musky are molded with real fish ,not easy to beat
Jeff Hanson
Posted 4/12/2018 10:26 AM (#903164 - in reply to #901975)
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Here is a hand carved wood Walleye and a Crappie that Hans the carver did also. His work is incredible. If you want a wood carving Hans is the man.
He is truly talented and a great guy.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com

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North of 8
Posted 4/12/2018 11:50 AM (#903169 - in reply to #903164)
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Jeff Hanson - 4/12/2018 10:26 AM

Here is a hand carved wood Walleye and a Crappie that Hans the carver did also. His work is incredible. If you want a wood carving Hans is the man.
He is truly talented and a great guy.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com


Those cross over from craft to true art. Really remarkable.
true tiger tamer
Posted 4/12/2018 1:21 PM (#903181 - in reply to #354394)
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There is a gentleman named Seth Ewing who did a wooden carving of a giant grass pickerel I caught in Kentucky Lake who does awesome work. His business is Ravens Nest Miscellenary and has examples of his work including my grass pickerel.
talmooner
Posted 4/12/2018 2:01 PM (#903187 - in reply to #354394)
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Wow, the walleye and crappie are incredible.
Works of art indeed.

Does Hans have a website that someone could share?

Thank you
Jeff Hanson
Posted 4/12/2018 2:11 PM (#903188 - in reply to #903187)
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Hans The Carver
716-982-4935
Hans C. Mann- Owner
Website: hansthecarver.com
email: [email protected]
He will be sharing a booth with Red October Tubes next year at the Chicago show so you will be able to check them out in person also.

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North of 8
Posted 4/12/2018 2:24 PM (#903189 - in reply to #903188)
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Some of you may remember Frederick Aman who started as a taxidermist in the Conover, WI area and then transitioned to doing bronze sculpture and had a studio in Milwaukee. His musky and other wildlife sculpture were remarkable as well.
talmooner
Posted 4/12/2018 2:43 PM (#903193 - in reply to #903189)
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Indeed. Aman's work can be quite valuable.

An exceptionally talented artist.
talmooner
Posted 4/12/2018 2:50 PM (#903195 - in reply to #903188)
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Thank you for all the info Jeff.

Look forward to seeing his stuff in person.
trout_tapout
Posted 4/12/2018 2:58 PM (#903197 - in reply to #354394)
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I have a Fittante 53" which is very nice, but I just got my 46" Tiger muskie hand carved out of wood and hand painted by the super talented Hans the Carver. This thing is unreal. The detail is mind bottling. And instead of just being a plastic mold that is painted, this is a handcrafted one-of-a-kind piece of art. It was considerably more expensive than a plastic replica, but I honestly couldn't be happier. I feel like it I own a Rembrandt or Picasso. Check out some of these PHOTOS:
https://joshketry.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-zwKvTT5/A
https://joshketry.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-4jdVmxX/A

trout_tapout
Posted 4/12/2018 3:04 PM (#903198 - in reply to #354394)
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Hans the Carver's premium work. Replicates the markings (to your liking):

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talmooner
Posted 4/12/2018 3:25 PM (#903199 - in reply to #903198)
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Man o Man, that is incredible.

Simply beautiful.