How much would you pay for this mount?

[OntarioHunter]

Client is getting whiney about the price tag of this 31" lake trout replica he ordered.

 

[The Hedgehog]

I will trade you a book on bowhunting blacktails by Cameron Hanes for that fish mount.

 

[OntarioHunter]

I will trade you a book on bowhunting blacktails by Cameron Hanes for that fish mount.

You think it's that bad?

 

[np307]

$0. Then again, I don't care much about lake trout. Or fish mounts. So probably not the guy to ask.

 

[appaloosa]

A good skin mount is $15-20/inch. Is a replica worth half that?

 

[LuketheDog]

Was the price not discussed on the front end?

 

[ccc23454]

I looked at doing a replica big laker recently and all my quotes from quality places were close to $20 in. The one pictured is not the quality or size i am speaking of nor is that wood (maybe its a terrible pic) or maybe live fish looked like that but my guess...need about $350

 

[Derek44]

I will trade you a book on bowhunting blacktails by Cameron Hanes for that fish mount.

But will you throw in a taco holder???

 

[OntarioHunter]

Hard to get a good picture of the mount with low ceiling and glare from flourescent lights right overhead. It's a piece of diagonally cut poplar (I think). Lakers aren't my thing either. My daughter didn't have much to work with. The photo of fish was taken several hours post mortem and in poor light. It was almost black in color by then.

Big lakers are a pain for skin mounts. Too greasy.

This photo in natural light (what little there is in basement) isn't much better.

 

[Letthemgrow]

I would pay exactly what I agreed to pay on the signed work order contract.

Is he saying the mount is inferior to what he thinks it should be?

 

[shb]

You can get one on ebay for $200 to $500

 

[Dinkshooter]

A dollar 2 ninety eight.

 

[Derek44]

It’s a pretty cool mount. Good work. I’m not in the market and never have been so I can’t give a price. Any response given was in jest and fun. Looks nice. Hope you get top dollar.

 

[rjthehunter]

Appears to be a really good quality mount. Replicas are always more expensive than skin. Part of the reason if I'm mounting a fish, I'm keeping it. Last I checked which was a few years ago, replicas were right around $18-$20/inch.

Whats your price for it? I'd expect $500-$600.

 

[SC Living Outdoors]

I have a friend that does replica fish mounts like this. They are crazy good. With that said they cost way way way too much imo. I would guess a 31” fish would be $700+.

 

[brownbear932008]

Replica mounts are quite the price these days. I about flipped when my taxidermy buddy quoted my muskie. Then he showed me his price to order said materials. I probably could have mounted two deer for the price.

 

[OntarioHunter]

A good skin mount is $15-20/inch. Is a replica worth half that?

Replicas are not cheaper. Materials are a LOT more expensive.

 

[OntarioHunter]

You can get one on ebay for $200 to $500

Yeah, like this POS for $250. Wrong size repro head on a skin mount. Several tears in the skin glued together. Shit for a paint job.

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[Fire_9]

I will trade you a book on bowhunting blacktails by Cameron Hanes for that fish mount.

I bet you could talk him into it if you included the oil painting

 

[appaloosa]

Replicas are not cheaper. Materials are a LOT more expensive.

Boy, that surprises me. I just can't imagine a replica of anything being as much as the original.