Crappie Mount

[Jerry Blake]

Just got an email from a client with a picture of a 16-inch crappie he'd had mounted. I thought it turned out real well - looks just like it did when it came out of the water. Here's the live fish:

And the mount:

I was surprised that it was done so fast - fish was caught June 23rd.

[ribit]

That looks good. lol

[crappie66]

That looks great, any word on where the fish was done? Is that a skin mount or repro?

[Tim The Lippa Rippa Mon]

That is an excellent mount! I would take my business to who ever did that. Very nice work indeed! Nice fish too BTW!

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[smallmouthking]

That looks great, any word on where the fish was done? Is that a skin mount or repro?

This is a skin mount done by a local taxidermist in Omaha, NE. I have obtained permission to give his name and number. His name is John Prentis and he can be reached at 402-455-1830. He has done several crappies for me. He pays special attention to coloring the fish correctly, male, female, white or black, tuxedo on, etc.

[Darryl Morris]

wow, that looks really great and really like a crappie, lol. I know a guy who caught a 4lb. crappie (if I remember correctly) on Ouachita several years ago and the taxidermist dressed it like a bass. Wonder if he would do my mount project I told you about at a more reasonable price. Plus, how in the world did he get the skin dried enough for painting so quickly?

[Jerry Blake]

I just realized I had a better picture of the live fish and replaced the one in the orginal post.

I thought it took a lot longer to cure the skin too but I guess not for a good taxidermist.

[Mike Sutton]

Awesome mount! I've got to get me one of those!!! :p

[smallmouthking]

wow, that looks really great and really like a crappie, lol. I know a guy who caught a 4lb. crappie (if I remember correctly) on Ouachita several years ago and the taxidermist dressed it like a bass. Wonder if he would do my mount project I told you about at a more reasonable price. Plus, how in the world did he get the skin dried enough for painting so quickly?

John tells me that the skin can dry in two weeks or less. John has been doing projects for me since 2000. They all have maintained their original quality. No grease bleed through, no shrinkage, no paint fade, etc.

I have been told that a warm water fish mount cures much faster than a cold water pike, lake trout, etc., because the skin is so oily on the cold water species.

John is also very creative with multiple fish mounts, stump mounts, brush mounts, etc. He mounted 5 crappies on a creative piece of driftwood with weeds for me. I used different sized fish from 12" to 15". Some males with their tuxedo on, and some females. It looks like a small school in the brush.

[smallmouthking]

This is a skin mount done by a local taxidermist in Omaha, NE. I have obtained permission to give his name and number. His name is John Prentis and he can be reached at 402-455-1830. He has done several crappies for me. He pays special attention to coloring the fish correctly, male, female, white or black, tuxedo on, etc.

Here are a couple more examples of John's work.