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A full skin mount is going to give you the most authentic mount of your fish. So what do you do with that trophy fish you have just landed prior to getting it to the taxidermist?
Getting some good pictures is a good thing to start with. Most people have at least one good picture which is adequate but getting some close ups of the head, mid-section and tail section helps me replicate the patterns and colors in better detail. After pictures, don't let the fish dry out. Wrap the fish up tightly in a wet terry cloth towel. Then wrap that up tightly in a plastic garbage can liner. Make sure the fins are tucked up tightly against the body and the tail stays straight. Now keep the fish cool or better yet, get it in a freezer until it can be delivered to the taxidermist.
Although a full skin mount is going to give you the most authentic mount of your fish, many times it is not possible to keep the fish for the taxidermist or sometimes you might only have a photograph from sometime back of that trophy fish that you have now decided you would like to have replicated.
I can do replicas from pictures with some standard measurements. The length of the fish is important to have. Also, if possible, a girth measurement around the fish just in front of the dorsal fin helps get the fish as close to authentic as possible. When you land that trophy fish and you know you are going to have a replica made, take some pictures. A picture of the entire fish with some close ups of the head, mid-section and tail section help me to duplicate the colors and patterns as close as possible.
I can also do salt water mounts such as Marlin and Sailfish from. your photographs and dimensions.
Please text or call me with any questions you might have or if you are ready to get that
trophy fish mounted to hang in your den or office.
Mark Etherington
Morgan, Utah
801-882-0281
Current Rates: Skin Mounts, $14 per inch
Replicas, $16 per inch
Fiberglass Reproductions, $17 per inch