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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | I am looking for a replica for my clients 53-inch fish he released. He wants me to get it done for him.
Who is the man for the job. I am thinking Joe Fitanti(spelling). What is the phone number or web addy. Slamr.....
I might have my sons 47-inch done for him and I also have a friend that is going to do a 50-incher.
Whats the recomendations............
Edited by Mikes Extreme 7/26/2004 4:10 PM
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | www.fittantereplicas.com
I'm having Joe do a 41+" Tiger. Wait is about a year. Price is about $12.50 per inch
www.laxreproductions.com
Ron Lax studios is about $12.00 per inch
Edited by Gander Mt Guide 7/26/2004 4:16 PM
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | I talked to Joe and its a done deal.
He gets $12.50 per inch and replicas get preferance over dead fish.
7 to 8 months he said for the replicas.
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Joe is the best, I have two Muskies done by Joe and they are simply beautiful
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Location: lansing, il | you will be very very pleased with fitanttes work, he did my 50 incher and it is awsome, hes a great artist and paints the fish like they are alive, with awsome colors and red fins, verses other guys who paint jobs are all brown and look like a dead fish.
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Mike, also you might wanna check this out:
http://www.customfish.com/captlog.html
Also, does Smokey's shop there at the boat ramp sell fishing licenses, or do I need to go to his shop in town again? thanks, m |
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Location: Madtown, WI | Good choice! Joe is doing my 52 as well!
Cory |
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Location: New Baden IL | Fittante's work is head and shoulders above anybody else's! If you dont believe me, just go to the Chicago show, and see for yourself.
Joe's work looked like the fish were just lifted out of the water. Almost dripping wet looking. They were simply amazing! I really liked how he has different looks on all the fish. Different colors, different curves and twists in the bodies.
Now I have to catch one big enough for him to do a replica for me!
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| I agree w/ Fittante as your choice. He did mine and I'm very, very happy with it. The only thing I might have had him do differently - and this is very minor - is put in larger eyes! The real fish I released had "cow eyes". Huge! Be sure to send Joe photos. He matched the coloration and patterns of my fish, including pattern abnormalities, almost perfectly.
I think Lax does great work, too. But his paint jobs all look Wisconsin strain to me. Brown. Had my fish been a Wisconsin fish, I wouldn't hesitate.
BrianF.
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | does fittante's do the replicas with open gille paltes and gills, or the boxed in version? |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | You can get them either way
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Location: Madison, WI | Add another vore for Joe. His work is excellent and he's a big supporter of Catch & Release.
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