Hey guys thanks for the comments and posting the picture for me. Sorry it took me so long i have been busy and i have also been hunting in Montana.
This bass is a little over 8lbs. Caught him out of my home state of washington. Caught him in about 13 feet of water over a deep weed bed in the middle of summer on a top water plug. He hit like a cannon. Caught several big bass doing this in this lake which we had a cabin at for many many years.
The good news about this fish is that he is alive and well far as i know. I caught him, took some pics and measured him and got his weight then released him to fight another day.
This mount hence is a reproduction mount done by an amazing taxidermist. His name is Garry Blew and he does a great job, it is definitly art. it is all hand painted and looks indentical to my fish, the patterns, the color everything. He just went off of my measurements,weight and 4 pictures. I am having him build me a glass case with black velvet bottom that should be done in about a month. It will look sitting next to my dads 26 pound native steelhead that Dave Cambell(sp) did for him a few years ago.
