THE FEATURES OF OUR REPRODUCTIONS

Most of the fish replicas offered today have changed little from their original design and quality made from fiberglass molds created 40 and 50 years ago from skin mounted specimens. Using graphite materials they still suffer from the same inherent design problems: thick and unnatural fins, poor scale detail, a body pulled over a manikin, mouth interiors that bear little resemblance to a real fish’s mouth and gills that look more like pipe cleaners than the breathing organs of fish. The end result is “they just don’t look real”.

In 2004 we asked: With all the space age technology and materials available, why should we still be making replicas out of the same old stuff? After significant research and development along with some “Hollywood” molding techniques, we were able to develop fish replicas that set a new industry bar for excellence. The taxidermy industry quickly recognized their superiority and we soon became the largest freshwater replica supplier in North America. Hollywood enabled us thru the use of silicone molding techniques to create molds from the actual fish thus preserving all their original muscle tone along with unmatched scale detail right down to the pores in the skin. Our heads are molded separately so when you look into the mouths of our replicas, you will see teeth that are an exact reproduction of a real fish mouth, not points of putty made to resemble teeth. Our gills are cast from real gills. Our fins made from our secret formula are thin and transparent giving you that natural translucent quality that real fish fins display. All of these components are assembled exactly as they were disassembled to create a product worthy of the title “replica” and worthy of museum status.   

“PermaTrophy” Fish Reproductions will last a lifetime, unlike skin mounted fish.

  1. No continually shrinking heads
  2. No skin bubbling after a few years
  3. No need to bring them back after five or ten years to be “touched up”

Our advanced R&D ensures that all PermaTrophy Fish Replicas have the following features:

  1. They are easier to keep clean because they are less fragile.
  2. Translucent thin fins and no unsightly backing to keep them in place.
  3. Unsurpassed scale detail. No need for heavy layers of clear coat finish to protect the painted on scale illusion.
  4. A body with the original muscle tone and shape. Not like a fish skin pulled over a manikin.
  5. Unsurpassed mouth detail. A common criticism of most other fish replicas is when you look in the mouth “it just doesn’t look real”.  The teeth, gills and tongue of a “Perma Trophy” Fish Mount look real because they are all molded from the real thing.
  6. Because the head has been molded separately, all “Perma Trophy” Fish Replicas have gill cover separation from the body so you can see thru the mouth and gills.
  7. Our artists have been trained in the skills of fish painting and presentation by one of the top fish champions in World Competition. Just give us a picture and we’ll match it.
  8. We love it when taxidermists convince their customers to use our Fish Reproductions because of their unsurpassed quality.

If your desire is to present your trophy in an exciting and realistic scenic presentation, we are equipped with our own habitat artists trained by some of the top museum taxidermists in the world to provide you with that special centerpiece using an unprecedented “Perma Trophy” Fish Mount.