Bass Replicas

$25 plus plus per inch. is the norm for top end work. Please answer this question. "you spend $80k or more on a glitter boat, 50k on a pickup to pull it, 3-500 dollar rod/reel setups throwing $20 bills,(i mean lures) and boom, you finally get your PB or DD! Now most guys want to get cheap! Here's the statement I hear almost every single day, "I know guys who charge less" My comeback is "I know a LOT of guys who pay more"......... My rates are based on production time to make a fair wage. I don't make deals, discounts or even favors for friends because my time is valuable. plus I have paid my dues for 43 years of learning ,changing and upping my game. I've always wanted a guy to surrender his hourly wage for the amount of time and expense to produce his bass mount he would win every time! I really believe you get what you pay for. Like the above post about Dave. He is worth every penny. You can buy of the dollar menu at Mickey D's or get a nice steak, which would you choose if reading the menu from left to right like we were taught to read. Most read right to left like the chinese ? My favorite saying" Fish mounts are like women.....If your gonna keep it around a long time it better be good!!"

Some people's favorite meat is Steak, others chicken. Try to convince a steak lover that chicken is better! I've been a fish "artist" for 43 years, having done over 7,000 fish mounts during my career. That being said I used to do hundreds of skin mounts. I have not done one since 1996. Why? Because in my opinion and experience between the 2 a correctly done replica is FAR superior to a skin mount. There are very few people in my opinion on the planet that do either to perfection. Skin mounts are only as good as the Taxi's ability to carve a detailed foam body with exacting anatomy. curves, concaves, exact measurements as well as fullness are seldom duplicated correctly. That being said to each his own! One guy loves Steak and the other chicken, or maybe even hot dogs.