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o.k. im new on here joined the end of December,was just wondering.ive never really seen any true great looking crappie mounts that really do the fish justice.they have all those beautiful colours going on.anbody got some realy good looking mounts and who mounted it
welcome jvar to CDC i had one mounted for my grand son that was 18 years ago but don`t know if he is still in business . there is a taxidermist in Cordele Ga . don`t know anything about his work .never caught one big enough to mount .ragflyjigman knows hem .
Welcome to Cdc sorry I can't help you with your question
That's a great question. As I too have never seen a great crappie mount. I have a LM bass that is amazing but he is out of business. Interested to see what people say about this subject
I would think the beautiful colors that crappie have in the spring could be painted back on during the process but it would have to be a talented artist and it would cost some money. That would take time and time is money. It would be a beautiful mount with the spawning colors. It does seem like I have seen some trout mounted and they had their pretty colors still even after being mounted. Trout are some pretty fish.
Attachment 226323 Had one of my Oconee crappie done by Storeys Fin and Fur near me in cartersville ga.
Where are you?
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Ragfly Jig Man [ rusty] has a beautiful crappie mount,
Trails End in Macon has done a good job on my fish mounts and my sons'. Little bit of a drive for you.Quote:
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Are you asking because you have a crappie you want to have mounted?
Hugh Bryant's work looks just like the fish did when they were pulled from the water. He used to compete in shows but I haven't been to his shop in several years so I don't know if he still competes or not now. That said though...his work is outstanding. He is located in Lavonia, Ga and the name of his shop is Antler Creations Taxidermy. I cant show a fish mount cause I haven't caught that "3" lber yet though. Very close but no cigar............yet!:)
Here's one I had mounted a couple of years ago.
The shimmering irridescent colors on crappies, especially blacks, rarely shows in photos of mounts even though it is there.
17"
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17 1/2"
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19 1/2"
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I had one a bit over 2 lbs mounted on an antique brass stringer. Now one that big may not be that all that impressive but I plan on adding more 2+ pounders to the mount and a whole stringer full of 2-3 pound slabs should be something to see. I was a bit disappointed because it looked like a smallmouth paint job. No blacks or blues and definitely no iridescence.
Crappie mounts are some of the nicest