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Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 6:44 pm
by Reel Cowboy
I've got a question any taxidermists on the forum or if anybody knows a good one?

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 7:54 pm
by Chalk
What's your question? I have done some ducks, pheasant and a pigeon :o Birddog has done some big game mounts.

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 8:21 pm
by Reel Cowboy
Chalk wrote:What's your question?
I'm building on a test blank and I'm using African Cobra skin between the rear grips and as a butt wrap. I had the idea this morning of possibly trying to scaled trout or redfish skin the same way.
The question is, can fish skin be tanned or processed for this application?
Wouldn't it be cool to catch a redfish on a rod with redfish skin as the wrap or for accent trim?

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 8:26 pm
by Ron Wilson
Chalk wrote:What's your question? I have done some ducks, pheasant and a pigeon :o Birddog has done some big game mounts.
Dude,
Are you kidding me? Where do you and BD's skills end? :thumbup: That said, what would anyone want with a pigeon mount? :roll:

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 8:36 pm
by Chalk
Never messed with fish...I have heard you can do skin mounts with saltwater...the color would be off once it dried and you would have to paint it then clear it. Sounds like a cool idea.

Ron - in the words of my favorite Panama City Beach tourist shirt, "I'm not a gynecologist.....but I'll take a look." :smt005 :smt005

Pigeon was a practice mount

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 8:39 pm
by Reel Cowboy
Chalk,
The snake inlay looks slick as owl #$@!

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 8:43 pm
by Ron Wilson
Chalk wrote:
Ron - in the words of my favorite Panama City Beach tourist shirt, "I'm not a gynecologist.....but I'll take a look." :smt005 :smt005

I heard that! :smt005

Pigeon was a practice mount
Roger that :thumbup:

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 9:22 pm
by Chalk
Saw a carbon fiber fore grip on a 12 wt that was nice the other day

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 28th, 2009, 9:29 pm
by Reel Cowboy
I saw a grip yesterday and the spinning reel was formed in to the carbon fiber grip. Very, very very light but if you ever had to repair the reel, the rod was junk.

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 29th, 2009, 8:49 am
by TroutTrent
Once you get it built I try it out for you RC :thumbup: :thumbup: I like the idea :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 29th, 2009, 11:21 pm
by Reel Cowboy
Here ya go Jeff, the pictures aren't that great because the inlays were still turning and drying.

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Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 30th, 2009, 7:32 am
by Chalk
No worky

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 30th, 2009, 8:31 am
by Reel Cowboy
I can see that.

Re: Any taxidermists?

Posted: June 30th, 2009, 8:50 am
by TroutTrent
Make it worky :smt009