We have all seen those fish mounts in the local cafe or bait shop that looks like someone dug it out of a wet garbage dump. I guess that's what happens when a mount wasn't skillfully done or wasn't taken care of. I assume that kind of deterioration is not expected from a reproduction mount. I know nothing about mounts but like the idea of releasing the fish to pass on those excellent genes and having its plastic twin on the wall to enhance the memory of the catch.