Taxidermy Poll
Last Post 01 Feb 2013 07:51 PM by skewl. 7 Replies.
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skewlUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1009 skewl
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26 Jan 2013 07:46 PM
    Taxidermy Poll
    Skin mount (5)
     71%
    Fiberglass mount (2)
     29%

    Something I've been wondering lately as the winter dreams of landing the big one in 2013 begin to surface is whether a skin mount or fiberglass mount is the way to go once the fish of a lifetime shows up. Theres the obvious advantages and disadvantages to each, like having to maintain a skin mount or the expense of a fish recreation, but which one would you go with, or have you gone with? Anyone have a mount that they like or don't like? I might be counting my chickens before they hatch but it's a legitimate concern for the occasional striper fisherman in Boston

    wellsleyUser is Offline Senior Poster Senior Poster Send Private Message Posts:5999 wellsley
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    27 Jan 2013 04:16 AM
    I went with a skin mount. Not because I think it's better but because it was easier. I was fishing in a remote area and took it to the first place I could get it mounted.
    Lifemember & Bushwacker SMF
    ROD TENDERUser is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:729 ROD TENDER
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    27 Jan 2013 10:03 AM

    Skin mounts!
    Fiberglass replicas are OK however in my opinion it’s just that a replica... it’s not the fish you caught! Unless you find a taxidermist that makes a mold /and casts a replica of your fish. which would probably cost you double

    " Life is God's gift to us...what we do with our life is our gift to God"
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    Jerry K.
    YellowBearUser is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:297 YellowBear
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    27 Jan 2013 10:08 AM
    Anyone can have a replica.
    You don,t have to catch it just give the guy the measurements and you can have the same fish as anyone else.
    A skin mount on the other hand is one of a kind.
    I like the real deal, no replicas here.
    skewlUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1009 skewl
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    27 Jan 2013 01:16 PM
    Hmm, interesting responses. I'm with you guys, skin mounts all the way, but to play devil's advocate, what about having to maintain a skin mount or eventually throw it away if it gets nasty? Fiberglass mounts last forever.
    wellsleyUser is Offline Senior Poster Senior Poster Send Private Message Posts:5999 wellsley
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    27 Jan 2013 02:50 PM
    I would consider the plastic mount for fish such as a big musky if I could get enough pic's and measurements. As long as I could release it alive.
    Lifemember & Bushwacker SMF
    YellowBearUser is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:297 YellowBear
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    29 Jan 2013 10:42 AM
    I have a few mounts that are more than 30 years old.
    They still look good and other than wiping them down from time to time, I have never done anything to them.
    skewlUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1009 skewl
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    01 Feb 2013 07:51 PM
    Hmm, thats interesting, YellowBear, I always heard that skin mounts needed touching up every few years. I think I may have gotten that info from either the local rod and gun club or maybe even a show about taxidermy which depicted a shop which occasionally got a touch-up job in.
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