I dunno...just my opinion. different species need to be hung on a wall differently. Catfish, sharks, 99% of all saltwater species, trout, salmon, and panfish are better as replicas. replica walleyes, however, just dont look as nice as a skin mount. Half the problem is most walleye blanks available are ridiculous looking, and many of them are cast from old mounts, back when it was cool to have a boomerang shaped walleye in yer man cave. Ive seen maybe 2 walleye replicas i liked so far. The worst part is, theres not much price difference in quality. You pay just as much for a shit blank as a decent one. and theres only photos available on maybe a third of the walleye blanks on the market. So most of the time youre ordering blind....you could open that box and find the Brad Pitt of walleyes....or you could end up with Lotney Fratelli.
In my experience so far the replica blank market is a joke, and its primary focus is on dimensions, length n girth accuracy, quality is optional.
Going rates on most replicas are usually 17-22 bucks an inch.
