Where's the best place to get replica mounts done

Would like to know where is the best place to get a replica mount done. And how much does it cost.

I got a pair of monster Sea run cutts about 6 years ago that I took pics of and let go. I measured the length but never did the girth but have good pics. Im sure they could come close to the actual size with the pics.

Got em on a small river fishin for salmon.
Theese were two of the nicest cutts I ever seen. The buck was 25 5/8in. and the hen was 23 1/4in. . They were really nice once in a lifetime fish.

Id like to get the pair done together.

Any info would help.

Try David Campbell out of Tacoma or Jeff Lumsden of Still Life Taxidermy in Silver Lake(?) just south of Everett. Nice cutties

Jeff Lumdsen's mailing adress is Everett but he is in the Silver Lake area.

I went to school with his son and having been to his house once or twice over the years he does EXCELLENT work and has won many awards.

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Ryan S. Petzold
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Sparkey and/or Special

You might look into Blackwater Trading Company's offerings as well. He does fiberglass reproductions from photo's. I saw some of his work at the Puyallup show and was very impressed. Also being a huge cutt fan myself, I have seen one of his cutt reproductions and will definately have him build one for me. his number in Olympia is 253 584 2817 - Luke Filmer- I think he said he charges around $18 an inch.
T Wolf

Dave Campbell is without a doubt the best! You will not be disapointed, gaurenteed!! He's backed-up, and expensive but you are going to be looking at those two fish for along time so it's worth the wait and the extra money...

Rich G, I would love to see your pics of those fish. I stil haven't caught a searun over 21" and would be thrilled to see those fish.

Rich G, I also had a chance to see the work from Blackwater trading Co at the show last weekend, some of the best work I've ever seen. the prices are $18/in for hand painted and $13/in for air brush, these are the prices quoted to me at the time, I don't know if they were show special prices or not. My next 20# + steelhead is going to pose for some pictures for this guy. I'm going with the hand painted. I really liked this guys work.

Rich G. Another place you may want to check out is Lyon & O'haver, their located in San Diego and they make the best reproductions I have seen. I had a king done by them a few years ago and everybody thats seen it comments on the excellent detail it has. They aren't cheap, cost me almost $1000 by the time everything was said and done, but I doubt I'll ever catch another fish like that, so it was worth it to me. A friend of mine had one done a year before by someone in Seattle which only cost him $450 and it looks like crap next to mine. If you would like to see some of there work, here is the address, http//www.lyonsandohaver@abac.com

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I would strongly suggest trying Rick Leach. He is located in Portland, OR. He too has won many awards. His work and scenerys are amazing. Give him a call, 503-256-0363.

Thanks for all the help. Made some phone calls and looks like its gonna cost me about 1,000 bucks from whoever does the work. Will let you know who I decide to go with.

You know, I have yet to see a good reproduction of a chum in colors. I have pictures of a 24lb buck chum I caught a few years ago. I wanted to have a mount done, but even the "award winning" mounts looked like crap. One blue ribbon mount I saw at the Puyallup Fair a couple years ago looked like a green fish with airbrushed streaks. They looked like crap. I looked at the Blackwater mounts and wasn't impressed there either. Luckily I have a good picture of the fish, it has the most brilliant colors I've seen on a chum. If I'm gonna pay that type of money, I want a quality mount. If any of you have seen a decent Chum mount, let me know.
Thanks...

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