Taxidermy work.

[PREDATOR]

I thought I would post up a pic of the replica I had done up for me.
This is a fish that was caught and released this year, and the replica was done by Lake Fork Taxidermy in Emory Texas.

Heres the actual pic.
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Heres the replica.
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And the side view of the replica.
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Sorry about the picture angle.
And I should have taken that lure out of its mouth for the picture, but I was not thinking about the quality of the picture at the time I took it.

Anyways, I just thought some of you would like to see it.
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[Theekillerbee]

Looks nice. The replica looks a little more brown, but it may just be the lighting. How much does a replica cost?
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[maniac]

It looks good Mike! But on the next one you might wan't them to paint a little more green, on the fish to match those critters up there. I look forward to seeing the next ones.
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[DonInDenver]

That's a nice job they did, Predator. Real pretty fish. Thanks for posting that.
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[Xman]

did you have to pay extra for the base? they did a great job and that was relatively fast. i think im sending them some of my bass to do also.
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[PREDATOR]

TKB, replicas generally run $12 - $14 an inch.
The guys at lake fork do it a bit different, they dont really give you a by the inch rate, they ask you what you want done, then give you a price for the fish. Then they work on the type of mount. A wall mount doesnt cost extra, but if you want a habitat type table mount like I got, or a water mount, or something else, they deal with that later.

X-man, if you want to see the colors that didnt get captured by the camera, or see the extreme detail like the scales and the sand and rocks on the base, you are welcome to take a look at it in person to see before you buy.
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