Taxidermy or fish reproduction
Submitted by kane on Sat, 2009-03-07 20:37
Hey
Anyone ever looked into getitng caught fish reproduced or mounted? They seem to do quite a good job, Might be a nice idea, apparently all they need is a photo and the length and girth to recreate a model of the fish.
Curious to know of the costs of a decent sized fish like a billfish etc.
Have a good one,
Kane
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Adam Gallash
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All I know is taxidermy certainly isn't cheap! Think its something between 3-5 grand for a billfish head, but I'm not too sure on that.
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Hi Kane they are nice if you
Hi Kane
they are nice if you can get one, I got one for a present many years ago now, the one I have is a side mount of a blue marlin, approx 2.5meters long, looks lovely in the home office, and it still looks new, I hate to know what thats worth
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depends on who does it, i
depends on who does it, i have 2 marlin heads here at home on the wall, one is a 105kg blakc, actual real skin mount cost me $460 over east, fiberglass mounts can cost more, but its harder and harder to find people to do it, hense some big prices
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yeah its expensive hey
Might have to settle for nice photos on the wall, taxidermy would only be an option if the fish wouldnt release properly and was going to go to waste....
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A marron with a 128mm Carapace
Taxidermy for this beast cost me $120, but it still looks good.
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