I caught a 48 inch red today (40#, 24 inch girth), and of course set him free after pics. What's the cost of a replica?

Are you going to post the pics?

You're probably looking at $500 or more. Fiberglass looks much better than a skin mount, but, great that you saved the fish anyway

Packery jetties?

I have...these guys are good.

http://www.kingsailfishmounts.com/saltwater-fish-mounts-redfish-c-1_65.html?osCsid=t2g22i3p6s0ac1ptg9c4jn8921

SanAntoneAg said:

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Packery jetties?

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Baffin

I was in a hurry. To me it's strictly a function of the artist.

A group of us went to the Chandeleur Islands years ago and the boat captain had framed a copy of a newspaper article. He had caught a 40ish pound calico redfish....in fact he had caught the same redfish twice....in separate years. The mount was exceptional.

After a trip to Brazil I did two of #21 plus peacock bass. I had sent trophy poses of each fish.....each one was held in a different direction. The final result looked like it had been Photoshopped.

You fishing with Aubrey?

Lance was the guide

I used american fish taxidermy for a salmon mount. Was 6 years between when I caught it and when the mount was made. You just need as many pics and measurements as you can possibly provide them (length, girth, etc). The more info and pics, the more spot on your mount will be. The artist even called me before starting to see if there was anything special about the fish I really remembered/liked. This way, the mount really reflected MY memories of the fish. Was very reasonable priced for painting both sides, I think I paid something like $13 or 14/inch, but this was years ago. The paint job is fantastic, I have been very impressed with this mount. Fiberglass replica is the way to go in my book.

The fish is currently mounted pretty high up on my wall, and I don't want to pull a ladder out to get a good pic. These pictures really don't do the detail any justice. But the fins are all translucent (like natural), the mouth has a ton of detail, and all of the spots, scrapes, and scars the fish had are all hand painted on very well.

Thats a very nice red, by the way!!! Great job