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Finally got my mount back over Christmas. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. Now I just have to go find her cousin...;)
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Chris, that mount came out real nice. Congrats and thanks for the pic. She is a monster, how much did she weigh?
Thanks, Johnny. After sittin' in the livewell for over 24 hours, she weighed 2 & 15/16 on a seed scale. 16.5" long and about 3" across the shoulders.
Wow, I don't blame you for putting that one on the wall. That really is an impressive fish.
Wow, a couple of pics of ceb without scrubs on. I didn't know that was possible these days! :eek:
very nice looking mount.
Looks real good Chris. Good luck on finding her cousin or mabey even her grandma. wished I would have mounted the big one I caught a few years ago mabey one of my trips to Arkansas will produce a big one soon.
Nice mount Chris!!!! It's a hawg... I've had several bass and a Pumpkinseed done by Advanced Taxidermy out of Ontario and they do a great job too! Don't have any Crappie mounts yet but maybe one day...... ;)
Hey Chris, that's a good looking mount, they did pretty good on the colors. Who did you have mount it, I need to get my brothers done.
Man Chris, that's a big crappie! I would put that on the wall too.
Beautifull mount and very nice fish; I will get one someday LOL.
Thanks for the comments guys. I'm really proud of her, but now that so much time has passed since I caught her, I really wish that she was still runnin' through those trees with me hot on her tail...
The mount was done at the Cult just outside of Star City. The pic really doesn't do it justice. It looks much, much better in person. You can tell the guy really took his time with her.
Hey Ceb, where did you catch her?
Good looking mount.
They did a real nice job on it. Thanks for the picture buddy. Don
That's a beauty Chris. Do you think it may have been a hybrid? It has a faint vertical bar pattern and only see six dorsal spines indicating a white but it sure has the body build of a black.
That is 1 good lookin fish buddy, Congrats
I know the feeling....Quote:
Originally Posted by ceb
I caught my mount in December 05. It was the first fish I caught that day. I wrestled with my self the rest of the day about mounting it or turning it back. The next one will probably go back.
Yours is a quality mount though. Mine was done by Chipmonks in North Little Rock. I didn't have a clue who to take it to. I still don't know the fellow at all; but, he did a great job.
I don't think I have ever seen a mount with the mouth closed. Was that your choice??
DP
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Originally Posted by Jerry Blake
The 3lb 2oz that my brother caught looked like a cross between a black and white crappie, same marking as Cebs.
http://www.crappie.com/gr8vb3/showthread.php?t=49640
She was caught at Cane Creek. 1st fish of the morning...wasn't even expecting a fish at the moment...but boy was I surprised when she came up to the surface tryin' to climb that tree...:D
Not sure about Hybrid vs White. I've caught a couple of these out there, and they tended to be the bigger fish that I've landed. They do have a somewhat vertical bar pattern to them, but it seems that one side of the crappie will have it and the other side will not be very noticeable. Maybe they are hybrids? Regardless, I'd like to find out the answer, especially since Jerry and I have caught several that look like that.
And I decided on the closed mouth. I don't really know why, except that an open-mouth mount doesn't look very realistic to me. Maybe if I saw one with something like a baitfish or jig that the crappie was chasing...:confused: Oh well, that's what I decided on...and don't think I can change my mind now...:D
Chris,
That is a great mount. I know what you mean about pics not doing the fish justice. it seems like every big fish that I catch never looks that big in a picture. DP, I know chipmunk fairly well, he actually lives across the lake from me. when I get my 3 lb'er, I'll probably have him mount it for me, or I'll release it after measuring & taking pics & get a replica made. I just would have to make sure everyone knew that it was still out there, swimming around. I'm gonna hold out for a 3 though.