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Can anyone recommend a good taxidermy place to get a bass mounted? Thanks.

Glen Smith of Shasta Fish Mounts in Redding. His number is 530-275-4321

how big is the bass...you got a pic ?

What area are you in, This is in Oakdale 847-5000 his name is ty.

Larry Newby's Taxidermy - Loomis Ca.

Over 30 years of experiance and you won't be disappointed.

Just don't mount it all bent up like that.. lol

Nice fish!


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How did it taste??

Tasted just as good as all the bass you've eaten over the years!!

Actually I would've let er go but my digital scale pooped out on me and I didn't have a measuring tape. I thought it was much heavier than it turned out to be and decided I needed to bring it home and weigh it since I thought it would be the biggest bass I would ever catch in my life. You may not believe me but I typically release all my bass I catch. I need to be better prepared for moments like this which happen way too infrequently.

Thanks everyone for the info.

I dont eat fish! Bad Karma.............

spotfin wrote:I need to be better prepared for moments like this which happen way too infrequently.

And its a good damn thing it happens infrequently.

Just for you Steve, I am going to try my best this yr to make sure catching double digit bass happens frequently!!

Get a replica mount, avoid a skin mount. Measure the bass accurately; length with the mouth closed to the center of the tail, girth around the widest area with the dorsal fine down. Send the photo and measurements, keep the fish, otherwise it will be in a dumpster with all the other frozen bass they recieve.
Roberts Fish Mounts, 626/222.1366 email; trophyfishmounts@tmail.com
Tom

spotfin wrote:Just for you Steve, I am going to try my best this yr to make sure catching double digit bass happens frequently!!

You aint good enough to do that.

[quote="spotfin"]Tasted just as good as all the bass you've eaten over the years!!

Actually I would've let er go but my digital scale pooped out on me and I didn't have a measuring tape. I thought it was much heavier than it turned out to be and decided I needed to bring it home and weigh it since I thought it would be the biggest bass I would ever catch in my life. You may not believe me but I typically release all my bass I catch. I need to be better prepared for moments like this which happen way too infrequently.

Thanks everyone for the info.[/quote]

You've never heard of using fishing line to take the measurements? Cut the line with the measurements and then check them later against the measuring tape. Let me guess you didn't have anything to cut the line with. Maybe drive around next time and find some one with a scale or just let the fish go. We need make sure the big ones are put back.

Sweet................how big was it???????

[/quote]Maybe drive around next time and find some one with a scale or just let the fish go. We need make sure the big ones are put back.[/quote]

Exactly! Ive driven all over a lake looking for both a scale and a camera. I even called a friend the other day who drove down to the lake for me with a scale (mine died on the water).

Bottom line is if the person really wanted to let the fish go he would have, and he would have found a way to get a good weight and a photo too without killing the fish.

Give Lyons & O'Haver a call.
They've been doing bass mounts for 56 years.
They should have the bass you want.
Call Mike at 619 697 3217 to get the details on what you need to do to get the best company in the country to do your trophy.

Steve wrote:

Maybe drive around next time and find some one with a scale or just let the fish go. We need make sure the big ones are put back.[/quote]

Exactly! Ive driven all over a lake looking for both a scale and a camera. I even called a friend the other day who drove down to the lake for me with a scale (mine died on the water).

Bottom line is if the person really wanted to let the fish go he would have, and he would have found a way to get a good weight and a photo too without killing the fish.[/quote]

Amen!!!!

Give Advanced Taxidermy & Wildlife designs a call 1-888-691-1216. I had them do my lake record from Oroville....



The soda can gives you an idea of how big the mount is. You really have to see this in person to appreciate the detailed work they do.

Someone catches a nice fish and decides to keep it for whatever reason, and every self proclaimed "conservationist" reacts like he's been gut shot! Get over yourselves. He (and everyone else that is licensed), has an absolute RIGHT to keep the fish if he wishes.

I haven't kept a freshwater fish that I've caught for many years, but that was, and is my decision to make.

The fishery has not been decimated because of keeping this bass.


Larry Douglas

stupid...

really...stupid


greedy and foolish people...









time to go kick some buckets over along the shore to make up for this one

Lyons and O'Haver +1

492slayer wrote:Give Advanced Taxidermy & Wildlife designs a call 1-888-691-1216. I had them do my lake record from Oroville....

That is an amazing mount. I have seen the Dottie mount and I am not impressed. I think that it is a Lyons and O'Haver. Sorry if I am wrong. As far as killing the fish, was it a 15 plusser? If not then BFD. Seals probably kill more big fish in the Delta than all the fishermen combined. Why don't you guys direct your anger to the seals?

Clearly you have no concept of cumulative effects. Think about that for a while, consult a dictionary if you need to. The seal argument doesnt apply to this situation (or any for that matter), but thanks for showing your ignorance anyway.

Your fish mount is absolutely beautiful and totally impressive. I love the table top mount. I think if I ever catch a 15 lber I will have the Ontario folks do it. I called, and they were very nice, professional. However, I discovered it would cost me quite a bit to ship my fish over there, (which would be my preference, and have em do a fiberglass mold of my fish). I suppose I could have asked them to do what you did, and that was to find a mold which fit my fish's specifications. However, I'm going to try Terry Schumacher (www.kevinsfishart.com) who specializes in skin mounts. He did the clear lake record bass. He actually comes to your house to pick up your fish and delivers it in person, for 50.00 extra. He charges 16/inch. Total price for my fish at 26 inches, 10 lbs, is 466.00, for a wall mount. I will post pics when I get it back.

492slayer wrote:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm Diet Pepsi!!!!

I figured had I put a beer in the picture, I'd have never got you guys off the computer...

That mount is spectacular.

Steve wrote:Clearly you have no concept of cumulative effects.

Clearly you have no clue about the bag limit for Black Bass. He only has one of the 5 he is allowed to keep EVERY day. Leave the guy alone and go hug your sea lion sitting in the middle of Victoria. Soon enough they will be sitting on your lawn killing your cats and dogs.

Robert F wrote:

Steve wrote:Clearly you have no concept of cumulative effects.

Clearly you have no clue about the bag limit for Black Bass. He only has one of the 5 he is allowed to keep EVERY day. Leave the guy alone and go hug your sea lion sitting in the middle of Victoria. Soon enough they will be sitting on your lawn killing your cats and dogs.

The sea lion is eating to survive.....men (that are supposed to be more intelligent) isn't eating the fish. He killed a Trophy bass because he was not prepaired and had to get a photo and weight.

Yes he has a right to keep up to 5 bass per day. With that said there is no reason to kill a Trophy bass only to get photos and a weight. Anyone that wets a line should be prepared because anything can happen while fishing. Yes anyone can catch a big bass!

Spotfin: Very nice fish and congrats to you. Next time "PLEASE" be prepared to successfully catch, photo, realease a trophy next time!! EVERYONE reading this can / should learn from this thread!

From the sounds of your posts you didn't want to kill the fish...but you were excited from the catch. (Trust me I still get excited over a big fish!!!!!) But I'm always prepared to weigh and photgraph a trophy anytime I go fishing....because you never know when it will happen.

Yes this was tragic.....but we can all learn from this!

kiss my bass

Talk to your local biologist. The really large bass are beyond their spawning prime. That is the reason for slot limits to protect prime spawning females. I know it hurts to think you won't have a chance to catch the same fish but it is legal to kill it and it does not hurt the genetic pool when they are that big. I throw all bass back including a ten pounder which is large over here but I don't complain about what other people chose to do. Not my business.

Ringer wrote:Talk to your local biologist. The really large bass are beyond their spawning prime. That is the reason for slot limits to protect prime spawning females. I know it hurts to think you won't have a chance to catch the same fish but it is legal to kill it and it does not hurt the genetic pool when they are that big. I throw all bass back including a ten pounder which is large over here but I don't complain about what other people chose to do. Not my business.

Ringer: Steve is a biologist...lol! Trust me bro 10+ lbers spawn every year...lol!!!!

I'm not really hurt that I won't ever have a chance to fish for that bass ever again......that is just the reality of it. It does hurt the genetic pool when a fish that size is removed....trust me!

The guy posted a public photo and all the trophy hunters are trying to do is teach someone/everyone the importance of C/R of all the big ones!

Not my business.

True so why are you getting in mine!?!?!?!?

kiss my bass

Ringer wrote:Talk to your local biologist. The really large bass are beyond their spawning prime. That is the reason for slot limits to protect prime spawning females. I know it hurts to think you won't have a chance to catch the same fish but it is legal to kill it and it does not hurt the genetic pool when they are that big. I throw all bass back including a ten pounder which is large over here but I don't complain about what other people chose to do. Not my business.

There are some private lakes around here that are gin clear and you can see many fish over 10lbs spawning daily ( in the spring ). Did you forget about "Dottie" the 25lb bass that was caught off a bed?

As far as the genetics of spawning bass. Who is to say that 4lber on a bed next to the 15 on a bed wasnt the 15's offspring? Therefore it would be the same DNA code. The only way you can tell is to do DNA sampling which non of us do.. minus the DFG guys.

I never said they stopped spawning. I just had a biologist at G&F here tell us not to worry about the occasional pig being harvested because they were past their prime. Continue with the flogging.

"Tragic" Any rational biologist would know it is absoleutly NO BIG DEAL to keep one 10 pound fish, do the math if you have that much time on your hands!! Nice fish, it is your right to keep it and not get hammered for it!

RMARX wrote:"Tragic" Any rational biologist would know it is absoleutly NO BIG DEAL to keep one 10 pound fish, do the math if you have that much time on your hands!! Nice fish, it is your right to keep it and not get hammered for it!

Maybe you would be a little more worried if that fish was out of Don Pedro, McClure, Tulloch, Melones, Turlock, McSwain, or Modesto.........

Yeah let everyone keep one 10lber......it's NO BIG DEAL!!!!!!!!!

So I did the quick math.....but here is the problem there are more bass fishermen than 10lb bass?!?!?!?!
So guess what...no more 10lbers?!?!?!?!?!?

Not trying to hammer anybody....just trying to educate!

kiss my bass

Kiss my Bass wrote:Yeah let everyone keep one 10lber......it's NO BIG DEAL!!!!!!!!!

So I did the quick math.....but here is the problem there are more bass fishermen than 10lb bass?!?!?!?!
So guess what...no more 10lbers?!?!?!?!?!?

So tell me how many people have caught a 10 this year? I am VERY lucky to have caught one this year and last at the Delta but they are the only two I have caught in ALL of my years fishing. I live in one of the best big fish regions in the Country. Actually our biologist feels that a too agressive catch and release philosophy may have damaged our Lakes here in San Diego. You very rarely see a DD and even the 8 plussers that would fill the fish reports are gone. I do not keep fish but an overzealous catch and release policy can have it's dangers as well.

RMARX wrote:"Tragic" Any rational biologist would know it is absoleutly NO BIG DEAL to keep one 10 pound fish, do the math if you have that much time on your hands!! Nice fish, it is your right to keep it and not get hammered for it!

You are correct Mr. Marx. However, there are a few things going on here.

1) Cumulative effects, these occur through time and its not any one fish that causes a "collapse". His fish was just one we know of, there are a ton more that we dont know of. Educating folks about harvest of large fish is important if we all want to have the opportunity to catch such fish in the future. Many lakes cannot sustain a high level of harvest on big fish and still provide a reasonable opportunity to catch a big fish. The more people that are aware of these "things", the less likely it is that big fish will be harvested. In most instances harvesting smaller fish actually benefits the quality of a fishery, thats why we talk about selective harvest all the time. Be smart about the size of fish you harvest and it benefits everybody. Harvesting a 10+ pound fish is not smart, it hurts everybody.

2) The fish was not harvested to eat, and I seriously doubt it was eaten. I have no problem with harvesting to eat (especially if you really need the food and many do), I do it all the time and my friends look at me like Im a jerk for doing it. I guess it was the attitude of the angler that prompted me to make my intial reply, and I know the ha ha, oops forgot a scale, yeah bass taste good attitude of the angler not only irked me but many others that read the thread.

3) Bioaccumulation. Does somebody really want to eat a big bass considering how polluted most of our lakes are and considering pollutants increase in concentration as a fish gets older? Just another argument against harvesting large fish for food.

We are all very lucky to live in a state where we have the opportunity to catch giant bass, and if we dont steward this resource ourselves nobody will. I have definitely seen the decline of trophy bass in lakes due to harvest, and when that happens in your back yard Im here to tell you it absolutely stinks! Smaller lakes are more susceptible and in real small lakes, yes, one fish matters. In larger systems, such as the Delta, Im certain there is no effect from killing one big fish, or many for that matter.

I like catching big fish just like you do, its all I think about. However, if I showed up at Pedro and killed a bunch of big fish then posted on the internet that I killed a bunch of big fish from Pedro you would not be happy. And, how would you feel if this kept happening again and again through time? Would you tell all those anglers congratulations on a great fish and you have every right to kill that fish. Or, would you say something like "ya know, if you take measurements and good photos you could let those fish go and get a replica mount made." I know what your answer would be.

With all that said, congratulations to Spotfin, that truly is a great fish and a great accomplishment. Nothing beats the excitement of sticking a DD! My apologies to all for playing the devils advocate, seems I have a talent for that

Robert F wrote:

Kiss my Bass wrote:Yeah let everyone keep one 10lber......it's NO BIG DEAL!!!!!!!!!

So I did the quick math.....but here is the problem there are more bass fishermen than 10lb bass?!?!?!?!
So guess what...no more 10lbers?!?!?!?!?!?

So tell me how many people have caught a 10 this year? I am VERY lucky to have caught one this year and last at the Delta but they are the only two I have caught in ALL of my years fishing. I live in one of the best big fish regions in the Country. Actually our biologist feels that a too agressive catch and release philosophy may have damaged our Lakes here in San Diego. You very rarely see a DD and even the 8 plussers that would fill the fish reports are gone. I do not keep fish but an overzealous catch and release policy can have it's dangers as well.

Many people have caught DD's this year. I really didn't count the number of people just the bass. According to my records....there has been 40 over ten caught since January 1st. These are the ones that have been reported to the public and caught by some of my friends. Whoops just thought of one more so the total is 41. And then there is this guy I know that has caught 4 of him but I don't know the dates or lake so he isn't included in my data! These have been from a variety of water ways. I honestly don't have too much San Diego data.

kiss my bass

I believe the topic was about a taxidermist recommendation, not C & R. We can start a new thread and hash out C & R and big bass survival rates, etc.
Nice looking desk top mount and that is what bass mounts should be about; the artistry. Today there isn't any reason to kill a bass intentionally to have it mounted or to send a frozen bass to a taxidermist when replica's require the same detailed painting as a skin mount and last a very long time. Skin mounts deteroirate, crack and fade over a few years time.
Rates run anywhere between $12 to $20 per inch with a minimum around $175, plus whatever additional artwork desired, like drift wood, etc. Good photo, length and girth measurements; note how the measurements were taken: mouth closed to the fork in the tail, for example. Most taxidermist have molds of every size bass in left, right, up , down, mouth open , mouth closed, whatever you desire.
Tom

Oldschool wrote: Rates run anywhere between $12 to $20 per inch with a minimum around $175

This just may be one hell of an expensive Crappie for a Skin Mount !!

Wow I didnt know Billy Mays has the Oroville record.

Larry Douglas wrote:Someone catches a nice fish and decides to keep it for whatever reason, and every self proclaimed "conservationist" reacts like he's been gut shot! Get over yourselves. He (and everyone else that is licensed), has an absolute RIGHT to keep the fish if he wishes.

I haven't kept a freshwater fish that I've caught for many years, but that was, and is my decision to make.

The fishery has not been decimated because of keeping this bass.


Larry Douglas

Amen,poor guy asked a question and....never mind.

Mike Nance

I agree he had the right to keep the fish, he has a fishing license and can do what he wants. He didn't have to respond back to some comments like he did. That is why I offered alternative ways to preserve the fish and yes I put a little twist into also.

If he would have posted I caught this large fish and want to get it skin mounted, can ya help me out, thats a little different. He wants a mount done, people are informing him of ways to get it done and also educating him on what to due in the future if this happens again, to help preserve the fish.

If he wanst to catch some more 10lbrs mount them and eat them then by all means let him do that.

Nice fish by the way spotfin, hopefully you can catch a bigger one and be prepared now on how to get what you need from it, unless you want dinner for a week also.

Gixxer, That's funny... My kid's friends ask me what I'm selling next

gixxer464 wrote:Wow I didnt know Billy Mays has the Oroville record.

OK that was pretty funny, I'll give ya that