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08-09-2013, 03:36 PM
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Need a recommended taxidermist
I was wondering if anyone on the forum could recommend a good taxidermist that could do a good reproduction of a couple of trophy pike for a friend and I.
What is important to us, is that the artist can mimic cuts in tails, the spot pattern and color etc. so the mount looks pretty well identical to the pictures we provide.
Any help would be appreciated. Currently we are looking at:
graytaxidermy.com
advanced taxidermy and americanfishtaxidermy.com
jeffrey 22lbs.jpg
kyle 24.25 lbs.jpg
Last edited by jeffgallagher; 08-09-2013 at 03:58 PM.
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08-09-2013, 07:12 PM
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I would use advanced taxidermy and talk to james he will do a great job!
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08-09-2013, 11:09 PM
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Grey Taxidermy does Ok job, but if you want better, thats not it,,, they are more into mass production than artwork. plus you dont have to go that far.
I have seen a Marlin they did for friend of a friend and it was ok from 20 ft away but the closer I got the faker it got.
Another fellow on here used Art of Taxidermy in Lethbridge to get a BIG pike replica done, I think it was chasing a bunch of Perch.. and that thing was amazingly detailed.
Ben is a great artist and you can see that Pike mounted on his Fish Gallery on his website,
http://www.artoftaxidermy.com/gal/fish.htm
or just go to artoftaxidermy dot com
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08-09-2013, 11:12 PM
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I toured Advanced Taxidermy this spring.
Amazing work.
They do the big displays for many of the Basspro/Cabelas etc in North America.
Their product is top of the line. Period.
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08-09-2013, 11:19 PM
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Replica mounts
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Originally Posted by Artistic Taxidermy
I would use advanced taxidermy and talk to james he will do a great job!
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08-11-2013, 09:04 AM
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Thanks guys, i will check out art of taxidermy and advanced as my first choice.i will update you when i decide!
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08-11-2013, 09:07 AM
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nice pics by the way . are thos alberta fish?
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08-12-2013, 08:32 AM
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Yup the fish were caught in Alberta. That being said we want to keep the work as close to home as possible and Art of Taxidermy has some GREAT photo's on their website... I am going to contact them today 
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08-12-2013, 02:49 PM
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Sorry to hi jack the thread but who does "real" mounts around. I got a nice fat 30" I was thinking of getting done. Oh in around edmonton or north. Thanks
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08-12-2013, 08:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirt2oil
Sorry to hi jack the thread but who does "real" mounts around. I got a nice fat 30" I was thinking of getting done. Oh in around edmonton or north. Thanks
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Why would you want to do the skin mount?
it will cost almost the same , takes probably 3 times longer to get it back and it wont last as long... the ones my father got mounted, they all ran into problem after 10-12 years. Fin breakage , grease leak, skin blister and alot of shrinkage.
There is a reason 9 out of 10 are going replicas.
No offence, Just my opinion.
good luck either way.
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08-13-2013, 05:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kiren
Why would you want to do the skin mount?
it will cost almost the same , takes probably 3 times longer to get it back and it wont last as long... the ones my father got mounted, they all ran into problem after 10-12 years. Fin breakage , grease leak, skin blister and alot of shrinkage.
There is a reason 9 out of 10 are going replicas.
No offence, Just my opinion.
good luck either way.
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No offence taken, I just don't like the fake looking replicas to me it's not the same. I want to look at it on the wall and know that's the one I pulled out of the lake!
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08-13-2013, 09:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirt2oil
No offence taken, I just don't like the fake looking replicas to me it's not the same. I want to look at it on the wall and know that's the one I pulled out of the lake!
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X five million!! I feel the same way
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08-13-2013, 09:01 PM
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Oh and to the OP - MONSTER pike, man - congrats!
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08-14-2013, 11:06 PM
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08-23-2013, 03:20 PM
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We decided to go with Art of Taxidermy as he is a local guy and is hands down the best at getting back to me in a timely manner.
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08-23-2013, 04:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirt2oil
Sorry to hi jack the thread but who does "real" mounts around. I got a nice fat 30" I was thinking of getting done. Oh in around edmonton or north. Thanks
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Guess that trophy fish wont see another day, If it was a replica it would.
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08-23-2013, 05:23 PM
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I would recommend looking up lax replicas,and joe Fontana on the Internet they are both out of Wisconsin and are Probley the best replica taxidermists in the world.they both only do replicas,they are mainly musky artists but do pike just as well,they build there own head and mouths out of there own forms and duplicate the teeth precisely bang on,lots of stuff to look at on there sites,and you should come away with paying about half the price as here,
Hope this helps you guys out a bit
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08-23-2013, 05:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirt2oil
No offence taken, I just don't like the fake looking replicas to me it's not the same. I want to look at it on the wall and know that's the one I pulled out of the lake!
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completely disagree just my opinion
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08-23-2013, 05:34 PM
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completely disagree just my opinion
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08-23-2013, 06:04 PM
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I like the skin mounts. The real deal. Killed it myself.
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08-23-2013, 07:24 PM
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Gonna have to go with a x3 on that but to each their own.
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08-26-2013, 05:40 PM
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Dave Booth Taxidermy
I would defiantly recommend Dave Booth Taxidermy of Slave Lake, Alberta. Does a great job on any skin or reproduction fish! Defiantly reasonable prices as well. Check out the website: www.daveboothtaxidermy.com
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08-27-2013, 06:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 208prov
Guess that trophy fish wont see another day, If it was a replica it would.
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Well that is true at least the big ol walleye can be immortalized on my wall just like my deer mounts. Maybe we should start getting fake deer mounts too lol
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