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Conference wahoo::fishing

Title:	Fishing Notes- Archived
Notice:	See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference
Moderator:	DONMAC::MACINTYRE

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Sep 20 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1660
Total number of notes:	20970

377.0. "TAXIDERMIST WANTED" by GENRAL::HUNTER (from SUNNY Colorado, Wayne) Wed Jun 17 1987 12:11

    	My 10 year old son just caught his first fairly good fish (a
    little 19" 4#+ large mouth).  I want to get this one mounted for
    him.  When I was growing up, I stepped up the ladder the same as
    he is doing.  I don't even have pictures of the steps I took to
    learn how to fish.  Starting with little 8" brook trout at about
    2 years old.  I got an early start.  The only fish I have to show
    is the Colorado State Record German Brown trout for 4# test line.
    I know how much that fish cost me to get mounted, but, the mount
    is good enough that you don't have to guess what type fish it is
    or even if it is a fish.
    
    	Now for the question.  Has anyone used the Bass Pro mounting
    service?  If so, how good is the mounting?  Or, do you have a
    taxidermist that you would recommend that won't cost me an arm and
    leg to get the fish mounted?  This service would be preferable in
    the Colorado Springs, Denver, Pueblo area to hold down on shipping
    charges.  But, if the service is reasonable and good, I would ship
    it for him.
    
    ADVthanksANCE!     Wayne

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377.1 VAX4::MACINTYRE In search of the Largemouth Bass... Wed Jun 17 1987 12:32 10

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377.1		VAX4::MACINTYRE	In search of the Largemouth Bass...	`Wed Jun 17 1987 12:32`	10
	Wayne, check out note 151.* on taxidermy. I used BassPro last year and was VERY pleased with the results. And since then, I've seen alot of other mounts, and I have to say that mine really looks a whole heck of alot better that most that I've seen. BassPro does a REAL nice job - and much quicker than any other place that I talked to - and for less $$ than any other place that I talked to... Look at the mount in the BP catalog, they really do come out like that! (of course it takes a good looking fish to start with too 8^)

    Wayne, check out note 151.* on taxidermy.  I used BassPro last year
    and was VERY pleased with the results.  And since then, I've seen
    alot of other mounts, and I have to say that mine really looks a
    whole heck of alot better that most that I've seen.  BassPro does
    a REAL nice job - and much quicker than any other place that I talked
    to - and for less $$ than any other place that I talked to...  Look
    at the mount in the BP catalog, they *really* do come out like that!
    
    (of course it takes a good looking fish to start with too 8^)