Thread: My First Crappie Mount

heck of a fish and excellent mount too! i gotta ask what did it cost and what prep did you do to prepare the fish before you sent it off?

Originally Posted by Slab

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I didn't get to send a pic when this hog was caught on 12-15-08 I am very proud of how the mount came out
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How much did it weigh?

Originally Posted by Jameslin

Slab for posting my pic this crappie was caught at Guntersville Lake in Alabama,shooting docks the weather was cold and windy temp was 25 when we left that morning.and the water was 6ft deep.

Nice fish and it looks like a great job on the mount.

Congrats on a fish that's gonna be HARD to beat!! Whoever mounted that one did a heck of a job! Most of the crappie I've seen mounted dont look as good as that one. That taxidermist is either very good or got very lucky 'cause he nailed it!

Guys sorry for the delay on answering your questions when i caught the fish i took it home and wraped it in clear plastic wrap made sure the tail and fins where straight out flat.
I caught it in Dec shooting docks on lake guntersville alabama it weighted 3.2 on my scale and 2.66 on the offical tournament scale but to me and i tell everone it was 3.2
The taxidermist that mounted it lives in decatur alabama and was well recommended Swan Creek Taxadurmy he did a great job and if you ever need a mount done he is the man the cost was $170.00.well worth the cost for a great first mount.
Thanks for all the replies and i hope to have a bigger one to show off in the future.If anyone is looking for a good jig to use or spoon give laser doc a call he is the man for making jigs for big fish.

Thanks James

Nice "skin mount". Although I prefer replica mounts for better quality and lasting durability, this taxidermist, (Joshua Knuth) has my vote for doing one of the best Black Crappie skin mounts, Simply awesome coloring and airbrush work too...look at the irredesent blues and violet that live crappie have.

Very nice mount.

How much did it weigh and how long was it

What a nice crappie, once of a lifetime fish

Here's another beautiful Black Crappie mount... Perfect paint job and correct glass eye.