What is the smallest crappie you guys would have a mount made from? I think I will hold out to hopefully get a 3 pounder one day. Caught a few over 2.5 last year but I REALLY would love to put a 3 pounder on the wall.
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What is the smallest crappie you guys would have a mount made from? I think I will hold out to hopefully get a 3 pounder one day. Caught a few over 2.5 last year but I REALLY would love to put a 3 pounder on the wall.
3.5 or bigger you can catch 3,s on all the big4 in MS
I've never caught a 3 lber so I'm waiting on that one.
I mounted a 2 3/4 pounder this spring. It was my biggest ever and I'm glad I got it mounted.
I'm mounting the first 3 that comes along, and a 2 3/4 better be afraid, very afraid.
Thats good thinking ATM :highfive
OK how much do you figure one that was 19 1/4 inches long would weigh ?
Last year was my first year to really get into crappie fishing. I got to fish Sardis, Enid and Arkabutla but never made it to Grenada. I'm hoping to get to fish more this year and get down to Grenada. My buddy caught a 3.6 and a 3.2 at Arkabutla 2 years ago and I am hoping some of that luck rubs off on me.
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An honest 3 goes on the wall for me. Put my knife to a 2.95 a couple years ago. Tastes great.
Some folks told me they wouldn't mount a 2 lb 12 oz crappie like I did. They would wait on a 3 pounder. The way I see it, one more shad for breakfast that morning and it would have been 3 lbs. lol That's just numbers, if you're proud of it, go for it.
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Originally Posted by yikess
4lbs. I have filleted dozens of 3lb fish.
That is a pretty mount, Scott!
Thanks, I'm enjoying it.Quote:
Originally Posted by feelay
Tell the truth Scott. The only reason you got that fish mounted was for when Steve gets uppity and all I have to do is quietly point in the mount's direction and he'll get quiet and put his nose back into his Hatsboy magazine. BTW, does he still pin the centerfolds up in his garage?
Wannabe...
Wannabe...
He's got a big selection of stylish hats, for sure.
[QUOTE=Wannabe...;1746041]Tell the truth Scott. The only reason you got that fish mounted was for when Steve gets uppity and all I have to do is quietly point in the mount's direction and he'll get quiet and put his nose back into his Hatsboy magazine. BTW, does he still pin the centerfolds up in his garage?
WB, you are soooo jealousssss of me and my fine hats that you turn green with envy every time we post pixs plus you are such a tight wad that you won't even buy a new hat but once a decade. I guess the only thing you will spend money on is ketchup. Now be quiet and go bum some used sandpaper and go back to work and leave us stylish people to have fun.
I myself wouldn't mount anything under 3.5 to 4.0 lbs.In most of ms. lakes 3's are common.A fish over 19" would have to be over 4 lbs. I would say. I really don't know the equasion to determine weight by girth and length. I'll have to check into it. I'll mount a 3lb.er with a fork and some tartar sauce.
OLD FISHERMEN NEVER DIE, THEY JUST SMELL THAT WAY!!
It'll take a 3.3ish fish for me to mount it. NEVER have caught a 3 pounder yet though but do have several at 2.7 to 2.8 and all of those came out of barnett. NEVER caught anything over 2.3 pounds at a COE lake
Only seen one three pound male fish in my life. Them aigs can make a fish grow pretty good size.
I know when u choot a monster deer an b4 u get to it it can have a bad case of 'ground shrenk'... What do u call that when u dealin wif fish?
A wannabe fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by E-Z Poleholder
lol.....good one majorQuote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
Well since I do deer taxidermy I know what you are asking. Each person that has a deer mounted has different reasons each time. Its their first bow kill, their child’s first buck or doe, actually doe are very good looking when mounted. But each has something in common. They have a good hunting story to go with it and the deer means something to them whether it is a large rack or just a hard hunting season where the person put in tons of time and effort to get this deer. At any rate same would apply to a fish or crappie in this situation.
If you catch one and it’s your personal best, why not mount it? It means something to you and you have a great story to go with it that you will never forget. I think sometimes we get too tied up in trying to catch the most or the biggest fish we can that we forget to remember why we are fishing in the first place, because we love it!
If it means something to you I would say get it mounted and get a small brass plate put on the mount to have something on it that always remind you of that day. You can even take a picture the day you catch it and have it added to the mount, this adds more memory to your story over the years.
Soon he will b known as WB-RodneyDangerfield ifn y'all keep this up. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
i have a 4lb crappie mounted.........have 3lb 14 oz on the plaque, thats what 2 scales read...........but it was on ice for over 5 hours.
I have wondered what would make me put one on the wall, and now, thanks to Sheeter's post I have made up my mine. If it is over 3.lbs and if it wins a tournament, it goes on the wall.
Well I think you meant me in that post maj, lol
I like seeing people come in all excited about a animal that they have taken. I like seing the face and the eyes of those people as they tell their stories, makes for a great time and helps me when mounting animals, as I can try to put something into the mount that will help trigger their memories over the years to come. Sometimes details are forgotten over the years so anything added that can help recall that day a little better is worth it.
You hit the nail on the head Little Skeeter. You don't mount a fish for other peoples benefit, you do it for yourself. So each case is different.
I have a few mounts in my own home, not a lot cause I dont have time to mount my own stuff, but hope to one day, lol.
I will get into fish eventually, but I just dont like painting that much to be honest. I can do it, its just time consuming to do it right, and I dont do things half arsed!
Key thing is take it to the best taxidermist you can find, yes it will cost a bit more, but trust me you will enjoy it more and for a longer period of time if you pay more for the best. I have seen way to many that were not correctly cleaned and or prepared and they started looking bad within a year or two. Done right they will last a lifetime as long as you take care of them.
, I have to agree with Scott. I don't have one mounted but I caught one at Dale Hollow Lake a couple of years ago I wish I had, but can't cry over spilted milk. Mount what you like and be happy till you can do better.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
Really nice mount. Where did you have that done?
Your eyes are bigger than your scale! And they shrink in that livewell for sure!!
OLD FISHERMEN NEVER DIE, THEY JUST SMELL THAT WAY!!
Would have to be over 5 for me but i plan to start taking my 2 grandsons this summer and if one of them catches a 3+ it will get mounted.
I think a trophy is in the eye of the beholder. If its a personal best, and YOU like it, mount it. Sometimes the memory of the day is more important that the size or weight.
Any 3lb + fish is a real trophy, but I should have mounted the 2 3/4 fish I caught this weekend because it represented a GREAT day on the water with friends!!! He ate good though!!! LOL. I have a 4 1/4lb fish on the wall now from Butla. 22" long male I caught in the spillway on a minner in 96. He's a brute, but prolly never catch another that size. 3+ on the wall for me!!! I have filleted some 3's since I caught the big one, but I'm ready to get a few more mounted for a display
BRM
Thanks, Ferrell Taxidermy in Union, MS mounted it for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure