What is a Typical Reproduction?
There is a major misconception about the words Reproduction and Replica. Manufacturers and suppliers call them fish reproductions (replicas) and rightly so because they are a replica of a real fish, just not your fish! Ken believes the word typical best describes all of these reproductions as “Typical Reproductions” because at the very best they resemble, or have the same essential characteristics (species) as your fish. Again, a fish had to be destroyed in order to create a “Typical Reproduction”. Basically “Typical Reproductions” are made of fiberglass and/or graphite materials. In the industry these reproductions are called fish positives, blanks or castings for which are cast from a mold of at least two parts. Depending on the materials used for the mold, it is possible to cast hundreds of fish positives from a single mold. However, with each casting from a mold the detail can become less and less predominant. The quality of a “Typical Reproduction” is dependant not only on the mat
