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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: BLKBEARKLR on December 22, 2010, 03:00:00 PM

Title: Fish mount any suggestions??
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on December 22, 2010, 03:00:00 PM: So I am going to another school for ten days. I am doing 2 skin mounts and do replicas.

Skin
Small Mouth
Chum Salmon

Replica
Steelhead.

Just seeing if you can name off some more fish for me to look at and pick another replica. I am looking for something with a lot of colors to it.

Thanks
Joe
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Post by: gaddy on December 22, 2010, 03:07:39 PM: how about a lingcod or rockfish,or any of the wild looking saltwater bottom fish ?
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Post by: washelkhntr on December 22, 2010, 03:12:17 PM: Sturgeon would be a pretty cool looking mount.
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Post by: jackelope on December 22, 2010, 03:12:49 PM: Dorado or Roosterfish.
Does it have to be a Northwest fish?
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Post by: gasman on December 22, 2010, 03:16:08 PM: I have a 7lb rainbow trout with somegood color in him.

Maybe a rainbow or cut throat trout :dunno:
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Post by: Holg3107 on December 22, 2010, 03:20:15 PM: I would go for a Peacock Bass, lots of very bright colors and a very cool looking freshwater fish.
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Post by: Rick on December 22, 2010, 03:26:39 PM: Arctic Char

Brook Trout

Bluegill

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Yellow Perch
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Post by: jackelope on December 22, 2010, 03:31:20 PM: Westslope Cutthroat.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on December 22, 2010, 03:31:47 PM: I have been looking at the dorado, does not have to be a Northwest fish.

Was also thinking of the peacock bass.

Arctic char would be another good one.

Thanks everyone, keep them coming. I just want some fish that have multiple colors in them, the harder it is the more I will learn.

Thanks
Joe
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on December 22, 2010, 03:34:21 PM: Quote from: jackelope on December 22, 2010, 03:31:20 PM
Westslope Cutthroat.

Sweet fish, I am liking the shimmers it has in it. The pattern and the blending, this one will go in my pile of making a decision.

Thanks
Joe
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Post by: Skillet on December 22, 2010, 03:37:01 PM: Brook trout in fall spawning colors.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vacationrentaldirect.com%2Fclients%2F10239%2FWorldrecordBrookTrout.jpg&hash=7e58b93b8cdb644ffe050f8fb93a3eb236c93ffa)
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on December 22, 2010, 03:38:32 PM: Quote from: Skillet on December 22, 2010, 03:37:01 PM
Brook trout in fall spawning colors.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vacationrentaldirect.com%2Fclients%2F10239%2FWorldrecordBrookTrout.jpg&hash=7e58b93b8cdb644ffe050f8fb93a3eb236c93ffa)

Skillet that is a beast, do you have any close up photos of that? Would really like to see the colors closer.

Thanks
Joe
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Post by: Skillet on December 22, 2010, 03:46:36 PM: I don't - that is the world record fish, and actually the colors are a little drab in him. Here's another one that is colored up real nice-

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyrodreel.com%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2Fdsc02415-1-640-w.jpg&hash=98a524976c3017cc002481a627e7fe9e51b8ea38)

Notice the red dots with blue halos on the sides, white/red fins and the black "worm tracks" on the top of the head, along the back and on the fins. My favorite looking fish-
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Post by: time2hunt on December 22, 2010, 08:31:37 PM: Nothing like a big winter run steelhead or even a big northern pike
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Post by: phishisgroovin on December 22, 2010, 09:08:54 PM: parrot bass

wait!? African Tiger fish
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Post by: elkslayer069 on December 23, 2010, 09:32:21 PM: Brown Trout ;D
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Post by: JCClement on December 23, 2010, 09:52:01 PM: Peacock Bass

Always wanted one of those...
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Post by: dscubame on December 23, 2010, 09:55:02 PM: Squawfish...oh sorry that is no longer politically correct I should have said the Northern Pike Minnow.
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Post by: C-Money on December 23, 2010, 10:18:38 PM: I would love to see a Brook trout. By far the prettyest fish in my book!
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Post by: CountryslickR on December 24, 2010, 11:25:42 PM: German Brown!!! Love the golden hawgs!