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| About 20 years ago I caught my first legal at 45.5inches. Not knowing any better I kept it for a mount. Now the gill plates are folding in and the some of the fin tips have broken off from moving. Can these be fixed and just a basic refurbishing done? |
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Location: varies | There are some taxi's out there that do restorations. |
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Location: oswego, il | Agree with above. You should be able to get it fixed up. In the mean time, post a pic, we would be honored to challenge your size claim on the mount!:-) |
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| Many taxidermists will repair mounts. If you are near Green Bay, Marc Charles at Second Nature taxidermy has done all of my work on other species.. (have not caught a muskie worth having a replica done yet) I've seen him do pike and muskies for other clients and his work is second to none- I know he does repair work as well.. If you aren't near GB, am sure most taxidermists could help you out.
Edited by FishFinder87 11/26/2014 2:28 PM
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Location: Cave Run Lake KY. | ToddM - 11/26/2014 3:26 PM
Agree with above. You should be able to get it fixed up. In the mean time, post a pic, we would be honored to challenge your size claim on the mount!:-) XXXXXXXXXX This Todd guy is just plan BAD , challenging the weight of your mount!, Its ,EVIL ,DETRIMENTAL, HARMFUL,INJURIOWS,DAMAGING, ,HURTFUL,AND DID I SAY BAD. THAT BEING SAID I have photos of mounts that the negatives weigh 50LBS. Marv. |
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Location: oswego, il | Lets see the negatives! |
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| Marc Charles would do a great job on your repairs.
Problem is you need someone close by to do your work properly. I would never ship a fish if it could be avoided.
Tell us where you're from to get some other suggestions that may be close by.
You also want to be sure to get a repair worthy of the quality of your mount.
DougP
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| I live in Grand Rapids Michigan. |
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| There are a lot of qualified taxidermists in your area. Try Paul Borkowski at
Blue Ribbon Taxidermy and Supply in Grand Rapids.
http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/05/west_michigan_taxid...
[email protected]
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| Some of you sound like my wife ?ing my measuring skills. But I must say she was mad when she figured out how long 6inches was compared to what I told her it was. |
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My mount?